So yeh, don't be afraid to leave the first system and/or pick up Mercenary Guild work, but do get ready to run the moment things seem hairy.

I miss Outlaw Star.

I mean, unless it's a single player thing. Then it doesn't matter I guess.

Verily, tis single player only. It was also a Steam sale.

Reading the Reddit forum for this game I stumbled upon a message that the systems are randomly generated when you start a new game. Sector layout, station layout, resources and economy, factions... all procedurally placed so no one play through is the same as another.

Makes sense as to why my buddy didn't understand when I told him about the super sweet Space Slave trading route I found.

Okay, that's a neat touch. I really can't get over how much I dig this game. I'll definitely get back to it when I need a break from No Man's Sky.

When's a good time to leave the first system? I bought Jump Drive, but I'm still flying around in a Mastadon and have just now done the Reliquary quest. Am I going to get destroyed in the next system?

I mean, unless it's a single player thing. Then it doesn't matter I guess.

Makes sense as to why my buddy didn't understand when I told him about the super sweet Space Slave trading route I found.

This is great for just getting started faster, but it can also work to get you out of tricky situations if the enemy is swarming you. You may be pulled back out of Warp immediately, but you it's typically enough to give you a bit of distance and can usually get to Warp on the second try.

On the first try while zooming back in, the presence of enemies doesn't prevent warping?

It does, but it still gives you the full acceleration right up until you actually enter warp, so you can get some distance from them. And you can definitely enter warp at a closer range than usual. You have to be pretty far to get the prompt during gameplay, this trick works at much closer range than that (or it seems to).

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This is great for just getting started faster, but it can also work to get you out of tricky situations if the enemy is swarming you. You may be pulled back out of Warp immediately, but you it's typically enough to give you a bit of distance and can usually get to Warp on the second try.

On the first try while zooming back in, the presence of enemies doesn't prevent warping?

It does, but it still gives you the full acceleration right up until you actually enter warp, so you can get some distance from them. And you can definitely enter warp at a closer range than usual. You have to be pretty far to get the prompt during gameplay, this trick works at much closer range than that (or it seems to).

This is great for just getting started faster, but it can also work to get you out of tricky situations if the enemy is swarming you. You may be pulled back out of Warp immediately, but you it's typically enough to give you a bit of distance and can usually get to Warp on the second try.

On the first try while zooming back in, the presence of enemies doesn't prevent warping?

This is great for just getting started faster, but it can also work to get you out of tricky situations if the enemy is swarming you. You may be pulled back out of Warp immediately, but you it's typically enough to give you a bit of distance and can usually get to Warp on the second try.

No idea what Flak Cannons are good for though.

I find that combining specialty weapons that damage shields and armor specifically is more effective than having all weapons that damage both.

Completely agree. Got me one of these today from the Merc Guild: http://rebelgalaxy.gamepedia.com/Ships/Sturville

I've loaded it with three Mining Turrets up front, two Flaks on the side, Heatsinking Missiles and my new favorite toy: Neutron Beams. VERY effective.

Just grabbed Mk5 Neutrons. There is no way to overstate my excitement.