Good game, I expect it to be the next "Empires Player's Game of Choice". Might give the multiplayer a go once I found that thing you need to construct buildings.
*SPOILER* It's in high and medium-high tech (economy) Systems, closest to Saphire would be Pearl, Atlas-Minor and Aries.
a trading and mining game! why don't they make more of these games they are the only reason I live. What would be hilarious would be an Empires-Monopoly, get on it sprayer!