I've never played nexus, but after reading the kickstarter page I'm a little confused as to what type of game it is. It's tactical space combat, so like an RTS? Do you pick your fleets in a separate screen before battle, are they assigned, or a different mechanic entirely?
It sounds interesting, but the kickstarter page is definitely geared to people familiar with the first, (either that or I'm missing something obvious, which is a possibility). But based on what I read, it seems kind of like the "Close Combat" series in space.
That is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. I loved Close Combat: A bridge too far, and the world lacking in similar games. Is that a fair assessment of it though?