Fun, bit it's not near as deep or wide as it thinks it is. You quickly figure out certain types of weapons are basically useless and stick to the 2-3 styles that are far better. Fighter/ bomber designs basically come down to what is the cheapest basic design you can spam as even basic low tier fighter lazes enjoy "lucky shot" chance to penetrate the thickets ship armor enabling death of a thousand cuts on any capital ship. Plasma at least for me is the best thing for frigates and capital ships as its range enables you to put the cheapest engine on your ship to get it into the fight and just rely on the range of your guns to win the day. Fleet deployment as a concept would be cool, but there is no benefit to spreading your fleet out vs just crowding one corner to out number the enemy as they trickle into the fight. Fun to just watch the show as your plasma platforms wipe out the hardest enemy fleet deployments with ease, but the challenge missions can all be beaten easily doing it and you have to become a masochist to limit your self to make the challenges any kind of challenge.

Fun, bit it's not near as deep or wide as it thinks it is. You quickly figure out certain types of weapons are basically useless and stick to the 2-3 styles that are far better. Fighter/ bomber designs basically come down to what is the cheapest basic design you can spam as even basic low tier fighter lazes enjoy "lucky shot" chance to penetrate the thickets ship armor enabling death of a thousand cuts on any capital ship. Plasma at least for me is the best thing for frigates and capital ships as its range enables you to put the cheapest engine on your ship to get it into the fight and just rely on the range of your guns to win the day. Fleet deployment as a concept would be cool, but there is no benefit to spreading your fleet out vs just crowding one corner to out number the enemy as they trickle into the fight. Fun to just watch the show as your plasma platforms wipe out the hardest enemy fleet deployments with ease, but the challenge missions can all be beaten easily doing it and you have to become a masochist to limit your self to make the challenges any kind of challenge.