There is a FreeFlight going on right now until the 15th if anyone was thinking on trying out the game.
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/p...-Free-Fly-2022
If you need a referral code, there is a randomizer that you can use that will give you someone's random code.
https://gorefer.me/randomizer/STAR
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While they have mapped out 100 systems in lore, I don't think it's fair to say they've failed if they don't deliver 100 systems. That goal was before they decided move the game from a map and loading screens between space and planets to a full 3D solar system in space.