Episode 2: Setback

While the Timeless Prototype we recovered in the last video is extremely strong, it's also ridiculously expensive to field, so it will have to be benched for the time being. As we resupply after doing our long-range surveying, we're approached by a distinguished academician to meet the Galatia Academy's new provost, which begins the game's main story in earnest. We also get started on the Midnight Dissonant quests added by Nexerelin, after a quick injection of funds via drug-running. Unfortunately, while transporting a VIP, we're ambushed by pirates and we severely overestimate our chances, losing most of our combat-capable ships. While we are able to escape and finish the rest of the missions without incident, our fleet is severely diminished and we will have to rebuild it. We hoped to avoid off-screen grinding, but we will do a little between this video and the next in order to get our fleet built back up. Plus, just flying from system to system to survey wrecks and planets isn't terribly exciting. See you next episode!