After playing it a few hours I agree with your assessment. I liked MOO1 better than MOO2 as I found MOO2 too micro. So a decent update of MOO1 is what I’ve been looking for. Staying within that expectation I’d say this small development shop has delivered. I also like that I can select all my ships in combat and move/attack. Speeds up the battles and reduces the tedium somewhat from the MOOs.