Ok, I have only played a couple hours so far. And most of that time has been dying after two, three or four missions in, many, many times.
I just don't get what I should be doing, why I should be doing it, and how anything affects anything else. I get that helping a race gives you more influence with them. So, what do I do with this influence? I get more "things to do", but I have no idea why I should do any of those new things, or how they will help me progress in the game.
I get combat, but everything else, not so much.
In no particular order, things that make me go hmm . . .
1. Why would I want to bribe a leader, or duel a leader?
2. Why would I want to get more influence? How do I use this influence to accomplish something?
3. How do I help a race be more compatible with their planet? Who should I do this?
4. Why would I want to do a hostile act towards a race? If I want them to all join me, what benefit could a hostile act possibly accomplish?
5. Tech research? This is completely baffling. I guess I understand getting my own techs to give me better ship capabilities, but why would I give tech to other races? How do I get them to use this tech to do something that helps me progress in the game?
Other bizarreness . . . can races move to other planets? Moons?
I have never rage quit a game, in fact I hate the term rage quit and do not appreciate rage quitters. But this game makes me want to rage quit because I just don't have any idea how and why things work.
Thanks for reading my ramblings. I will continue to play. It really is a game I really want to learn, and I think I will love it, but right now I hate it and am completely clueless.