I avoid planets that have large bodies of water because of lassophobia. The last thing I want is to accidentally crash my ship in the middle of the sea.

I also try to avoid planets with those giant worms. I have come across them in 4 different star systems now.

I avoid crashes freighters because I’m scared there might be something there to attack me.

I avoid the bases that are infected with eggs too.

All of these give me anxiety to I avoid these bits in the game.

Apart from the top 2, what am I missing out from not doing the others?

Also is there anything you avoid?

I just don’t see the fascination with the Living Ships. Most (if not all) of them look like wriggling raw oysters.

Hatching them from an egg is tedious, getting upgrades for them is a giant pain the ass, and they are technologically inferior to their mechanical counterparts.

Just one travelers unpopular opinion.

I’ve picked up a few civilian & sentinel interceptors with the number of engines ranging from 1 to 5.

All things equal, does the number of engines on a star ship matter? Is there a core difference (overall performance, speed, maneuverability, etc.) between a single engine ship and one with 5 engines?