I think Helium Rain is great, and you don’t ever need to dock manually again if you buy the docking upgrade (which you can do in the first couple hours of the game). And manual docking isn’t any worse than any of the lockpicking minigames in Western RPGs of late. I liked what they were trying to do, and I appreciate that the game gives you the option to never dock manually again beyond a certain point. :)
Anyway… refunding Helium Rain: booooo. Buying Heat Signature: yaaaaaaay!