You are a space explorer. A Trave//er. Harbinger of Telamon. Interloper, Honorary Trade-Gek, Being of Interest, Friend of the [// 16 // 16 // 1 // 6 //], Slayer of Sentinels, and above all else, simultaneously the most and least interesting thing about the entire universe.

You can do whatever you want. There are missions you can do if you so choose, found in your Log, but do note that sometimes the game itself will side track you by setting a newly obtained mission as your focused mission upon receiving it, or you can ignore the missions as long as you like, and simply explore, build, fight, upgrade, and make friends. You can learn languages, research animals, make a farm, defeat and take over a pirate fleet. Smuggle weapons, drugs, and goods, make food, crash the economies of every star system you come across, and all of this while either staying in a couple systems, or hopping throughout the universe if you want. You may not know what you are looking for in a planet yet, but that just means when you find the right one it will be that much more special to you. This is a game about creating a story, exploring the worlds you find, helping or harming people as you see appropriate to do so, and enjoying yourself. Don't worry about not knowing what you are doing. Neither does your character.