BTW - Starsector is an excellent, truly amazing game, and the absurd amount of data that a single run can produce also makes it a great candidate for anyone who wants to do Data Science/AI on things in the game.

Basically, Mount and Blade in space but frankly, I think it's a better take on the formula. Excellent modding community (though I'm upset that the Knights Templar and Blackrock mods are still not updated...)