Thoughts after playing 5+ hours..

[5CHiZO]

I bought Distant Worlds 2 last night and already put 5 hours in. 2 hour learning curve but things are starting to make sense and form up nicely. I like all the micro and simulation of leading a space-faring empire. Really in-depth and there is still much to learn. I come from a rival space 4X game that shall not be named so I have a little history with the genre and will be sticking with DW2 for some time as the sheer scope of everything with DW2 is far greater.

Right now I've come across 2 independent factions and 3 pirate factions, 2 of which are destroyed. However the 3rd pirate faction is much more powerful and has laid ruin to my entire escort fleets. Their tech is far better than mine and they are harassing every station I own. Currently they hate me too much to pay them off so I'm in a bit of a pickle. Hopefully I won't need to restart as I'm doing well otherwise.

Any tips for a newbie would be appreciated.

My only real gripes with Distant Worlds 2 is the graphics could be better (minor complaint) and the UI could be more fluid. Learning the UI is really key to everything from what I've learned so far. Wish it was a bit more streamlined. I just have the base game and will most likely purchase the DLC at a later date. Overall I'm having a great time. Thanks Devs for your hard work.

[MaximKI]

Thank you for your feedback and we hope you enjoy DW2 as you continue playing!

We are constantly considering and aiming to include more UI improvements in the future. Any feedback and suggestions on what you'd like to see would be greatly appreciated.

We are a small team that doesn't quite compare to resources of much larger teams that make games such as Stellaris or Endless Space 2 in the graphics department. However, we do our best to maximize are use of graphics by characterizing each of the DW2 factions with their own ship design language, architecture, and playstyle. In fact we're currently working on additional content that I think many will appreciate the artistic effort put into it. Overall, our own art team is improving and has been praised for the most recent content updates, such as the Quameno and Gizureans and we hope to continue bringing high quality improvements to the game's visuals in the future.