The question we get most isn’t which systems the game has, but what you actually do when you log in for the first time. So we recorded a whole session from zero.
The run
It starts at sign-up, moves through the decision that shapes your entire playthrough — Coalition or Axios — and drops you at your faction’s base, with the station ahead and a ship that has never fired a shot.
From there, the full loop:
- Quantum jump out to the working sector, countdown and arrival included.
- Deploying the mining drone, which works in batches while you cover the area.
- First combat: cannons, guided missiles and rounds landing on hull.
- Back to the station to sell, buy and equip.
- A new ship in the hangar.
Why it matters
That run is the game in miniature. Everything else — the war over sectors, the campaign, the Custodian bases — is built on top of this loop. If this half hour doesn’t feel good, nothing that comes later is going to fix it.
