Absolutely an amazing game, especially in VR if your system can handle it. Become completely immersed in a sci-fi space sim with this space based MMO for lack of a better term.
The game also works in desktop only mode, but I think you are missing the true experience this game has to offer if you aren't playing it in VR.

Personally, I avoided buying the latest expansion pack Odyssey as if I wanted to run around on foot all day, id play one of those other star based games like no mans sky or star sh*tizen. Also, the new expansion doesn't fully support VR, so no thanks anyway.

I recommend playing through the tutorial at least twice to get a feel for ship operation and take-off/landings. most ships come with auto landing and take off systems which makes it pretty easy, but sometime down the road you're going to want to take off the training wheels.

In this game, you spend hours exploring distant stars as you jump from system to system and either stop to explore or keep on to your destination. Be wary as you will lose track of time in this game quite easily. You can land on almost any moon or planet you can see and can even get out and explore in your SRV, or, Surface Recon Vehicle (provided you have one in your ship, hint: you have to buy a vehicle hangar bay and an accompanying SRV).

You can have multiple SRVs that you and your friends can use to explore together but separately in case you're utilizing the multicrew feature, which allows you and your friends to fly in the same ship as pilot and gunner etc. Basically one person flys the ship and up to 3 other people man various turrets or weapons systems.

Personally, I think the multicrew function needs a little work.

There is PvP in this game in the form of arena battles which can be fun, or in the open world of the game. You can pretty much do as you wish, even act like a pirate, but you will become a wanted player as a result. There can be ganking by other players out to give people a hard time, but in my entire time playing this game, I have yet to encounter any issues with other players. Not to say the gankers aren't out there because they are, they are just scattered mostly.

If your ship is destroyed, whether by another player or an npc or because you flew too close to the sun, there is a rebuy cost that equals a percentage of your ships overall value. If your ship is destroyed and you have no funds to rebuy a new one, you will be placed into a new starter ship and you'll have to pick up the pieces of your failed venture, and this can be a stressful feeling, especially if you just lost a really expensive ship. Trust me, i know...

This game can be relaxing, but it can also be a nightmare. Thargoids, an alien species that lives in open space and spew corrosive acid at your ship (a nod to aliens no doubt) are invading and they like to chew up new players. be sure to ask for advice around or do your research before attempting to get involved in this ongoing interstellar conflict. One tip I will concede is that they will lose sight of you if your ship remains under a running temperature of 20%. This is known as cold engineering and i implore you to do some research online about it.
Lots of resources like https://inara.cz make it easy to look up anything in the game. It's essential in my opinion.

The game does have teaming, though cross platform play is not currently possible, so if you're on steam and you have a friend on xbox, you will NOT be able to play together in the same universe.

That being said, i recommend this game for PC, as consoles are trash anyway.

I also recommend some sort of flight stick and throttle assembly. The thrustmaster hotas is a good set at a decent price, but there are more expensive and realistic setups out there if you're willing to pony up some cash.

If you really want to increase your immersion, I recommend a 3rd party application called Voiceattack. It allows you to fully customize voice commands to control various functions of your ship, and it also works in any game really, by connecting voice commands to hotkeys, or macro sequences. Buy it once, and you own it for life with free updates. It offers a free trial as well.
https://voiceattack.com/

I also recommend a steam app if you play in VR called OVR Toolkit. It's a must have for VR in any application.

Highly recommended and feel free to drop by and say hey if you have any questions.
https://twitch.tv/Spreadicus
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Absolutely an amazing game, especially in VR if your system can handle it. Become completely immersed in a sci-fi space sim with this space based MMO for lack of a better term. The game also works in desktop only mode, but I think you are missing the true experience this game has to offer if you aren't playing it in VR. Personally, I avoided buying the latest expansion pack Odyssey as if I wanted to run around on foot all day, id play one of those other star based games like no mans sky or star sh*tizen. Also, the new expansion doesn't fully support VR, so no thanks anyway. I recommend playing through the tutorial at least twice to get a feel for ship operation and take-off/landings. most ships come with auto landing and take off systems which makes it pretty easy, but sometime down the road you're going to want to take off the training wheels. In this game, you spend hours exploring distant stars as you jump from system to system and either stop to explore or keep on to your destination. Be wary as you will lose track of time in this game quite easily. You can land on almost any moon or planet you can see and can even get out and explore in your SRV, or, Surface Recon Vehicle (provided you have one in your ship, hint: you have to buy a vehicle hangar bay and an accompanying SRV). You can have multiple SRVs that you and your friends can use to explore together but separately in case you're utilizing the multicrew feature, which allows you and your friends to fly in the same ship as pilot and gunner etc. Basically one person flys the ship and up to 3 other people man various turrets or weapons systems. Personally, I think the multicrew function needs a little work. There is PvP in this game in the form of arena battles which can be fun, or in the open world of the game. You can pretty much do as you wish, even act like a pirate, but you will become a wanted player as a result. There can be ganking by other players out to give people a hard time, but in my entire time playing this game, I have yet to encounter any issues with other players. Not to say the gankers aren't out there because they are, they are just scattered mostly. If your ship is destroyed, whether by another player or an npc or because you flew too close to the sun, there is a rebuy cost that equals a percentage of your ships overall value. If your ship is destroyed and you have no funds to rebuy a new one, you will be placed into a new starter ship and you'll have to pick up the pieces of your failed venture, and this can be a stressful feeling, especially if you just lost a really expensive ship. Trust me, i know... This game can be relaxing, but it can also be a nightmare. Thargoids, an alien species that lives in open space and spew corrosive acid at your ship (a nod to aliens no doubt) are invading and they like to chew up new players. be sure to ask for advice around or do your research before attempting to get involved in this ongoing interstellar conflict. One tip I will concede is that they will lose sight of you if your ship remains under a running temperature of 20%. This is known as cold engineering and i implore you to do some research online about it. Lots of resources like https://inara.cz make it easy to look up anything in the game. It's essential in my opinion. The game does have teaming, though cross platform play is not currently possible, so if you're on steam and you have a friend on xbox, you will NOT be able to play together in the same universe. That being said, i recommend this game for PC, as consoles are trash anyway. I also recommend some sort of flight stick and throttle assembly. The thrustmaster hotas is a good set at a decent price, but there are more expensive and realistic setups out there if you're willing to pony up some cash. If you really want to increase your immersion, I recommend a 3rd party application called Voiceattack. It allows you to fully customize voice commands to control various functions of your ship, and it also works in any game really, by connecting voice commands to hotkeys, or macro sequences. Buy it once, and you own it for life with free updates. It offers a free trial as well. https://voiceattack.com/ I also recommend a steam app if you play in VR called OVR Toolkit. It's a must have for VR in any application. Highly recommended and feel free to drop by and say hey if you have any questions. https://twitch.tv/Spreadicus https://youtube.com/@Spreadicus [CMDR]Spreadicus https://inara.cz/elite/cmdr/188624/ o7