So I started an expedition this evening and - oh wow. I don’t really know how to describe this because I’m not sure if it’s a spoiler for the main game - I mean I assume the expeditions don’t contain features that aren’t present in the main game? I guess maybe I’ll spoiler block it just to be safe -
So I managed to get to my ship, repair it, get a hyperdrive in place and fueled and then blast off. I think two hops on I ran into a pirate attack on a massive carrier - I help these guys drive off the pirates and I’m prompted to land on the capital ship and talk to the captain. I do this, and he then suggests that I take over as captain of the ship - which I did, and now I have a massive capital ship, along with a frigate I can send on missions! This is kind of nuts, I am blown away with how things escalated this quickly, and now I guess I need to figure out how my new little (big) command is going to work. I guess I thought I knew what the game was about, but now it’s kind of ballooned into something different. It’s pretty awesome.