Well I finally managed to get the game, but I sort of hate the gamepad and trying to get my X45 working is a nightmare.
The game REALLY needs like a training simulator where you can fart around with controls and try to understand them. Hell my first 40 seconds of playing I left a planet and was under attack from a pirate with zero context on what any of my buttons even did. The cops took care of him but that sort of thing feels really crappy.
Going to try the gamepad again.