This game has a lot of systems that are hard to understand at first. I would recommend starting with a buddy that's played it a bit or watching some guides or something to get you up on how to manage your economy and such. Once you figure it out, very fun and addicting, especially with friends. (100% don't need friends to have a good time w/ it though) And you don't need any DLC to have a really good experience, they add more content obviously but I bought my first dlc at 200 hours and didn't feel like I was missing anything. Also, only the world host has to have the DLC and everyone can use it so that helps if you have a friend that plays it. The game and the DLC goes on at least 50% sales very often so grab it then. Also, if you choose a smaller galaxy size it runs fine on weaker hardware, and bc you don't need a mouse or interenet and can pause at any time it's a great laptop game. Would recommend.
