Board Thread:News from DSFISHLABS/@comment-27866167-20161103171938/@comment-30202282-20161103223809

Well, it happened. The game now has "Exploration mode." I've tried it out on the soft-launched version.

You hit a location on the map and jump there - you can freely explore the area, find cargo and bits of lore, or even ship parts. You can jump between sectors in the same region. Sometimes you get attacked by pirates, or "kamikaze" ships that crash into you - while spewing a cone of plasma from their front. Absurdly deadly. Supposedly there's "UFOs," but I don't know what those are.

Fishlabs added an old freemium trapping, in the form of cargo crates you can buy for premium currency. When you open them, you can get credits, blueprint parts, or even a new ship.

It's got some weird bugs right now that are hampering my enjoyment of the game right now - I'll give it another shot once that's worked out. Right now it all just feels kinda "meh."