Launch date dropped

The game it is now wouldn't ever turn anyones heads to a huge degree,
it is however a very competent niche game if at least half the things it does right appeal to you.
I turn it on every once in a while and explore a random planet and it's a very comfortable experience for the most part.

The new update is supposed to be 3 updates in one package so lets see if it'll at least target about half the problems people still have with it.

two+ years of huge free content updates will do that.

Are they increasing planet variety? I got tired of playing it because every goddamn planet was the same.

I enjoy space travel, but I dislike grinding for mats to constantly upgrade ships.

It seems like I should avoid getting into this, but exploring space is wicked. I could just go on Space Engine, but it runs like ass on my computer if I want to make it look pretty.

planet variety was greatly increased last update

You dont need to grind mats, once you have a base with a few converter and refineries you can just make unlimited shit if you arent retarded.

I want to know more about the online part of the update.

>huge free content
No, you already paid for it, it wasn't included in the base game like promised. You're literally gloating that you got content that was promised for launch TWO YEARS AFTER IT WAS PROMISED.
Cultist tier like Scam Citizen.
>I enjoy space travel
You're not going to have many options. Maybe the new X game, if you don't mind rogue likes there's that rogue like game everspace.

I honestly recommend watching Vinny's streams.
You'll get a pretty unfiltered representation of what to expect.
It also just helps to know what to do, where to go and what to exploit in the game to have a relatively grindless experience.

If you get it for like 20 bucks I think the game has a good amount of stuff to offer imo.
Or just, you know, pirate it and check it out yourself when the update drops.

I personally bought the game for 20 dollars on sale when they released the underwater update. Not everyone is a complete retard and bought the game on launch when it was so obviously not gonna be good.