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❤ Overview

You take control of an industrial fabricator on a drifting spaceship that has been awakened by a mysterious "phantom signal". Your task is to construct an energy grid, gather resources, upgrade the ship, and defend against enemy attacks to reach the signal's source. The gameplay blends real-time strategy and tower defense mechanics within a non-linear, sci-fi setting.

❤ Resource Management

Effectively managing your resources is crucial. You must balance harvesting minerals from depleting asteroids with carefully placing various buildings - power generators to provide energy, mining nodes to extract resources, and an array of weapon turrets (lasers, missiles) to defend against enemy waves. Strategically connecting these buildings via a network of relay nodes is essential for success.

❤ Adaptive Enemies

Enemies come in different types, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. The adaptive AI means they will adjust their tactics to overcome your current defenses, forcing you to continually reassess and reconfigure your setup to counter them effectively.

❤ Research and Upgrades

As you progress through the campaign, you earn research points that unlock new technologies and upgrades. These include improvements to construction speed, resource recycling, and unique abilities that can impact the battlefield. The ability to freely reallocate these points allows you to experiment with different strategies.

❤ Mission Variety

The game provides a mix of main story missions and optional side objectives, such as protecting convoys, eliminating waves of foes, and collecting resources to reach targets. These varied tasks, combined with the non-linear approach, encourage you to devise custom solutions rather than relying on a single winning formula.

❤ Pacing and Difficulty

You can adjust the game speed to your preference, from a slower, more deliberate pace to a faster, more intense experience. Difficulty levels range from Easy to Hard, starting fairly accessible but ramping up the challenge as you advance, particularly on the hardest setting.