I haven't played since 1.40, I think. Could anyone please tell me how this game feels now?
I remember it was very fun and cozy at first, but then I figured that the grind was too much and those fetch quest are unnecessary (except the ones where you trade hull plates in bulk - a million or a half for every occasion): you'll need dozens of millions of money to progress; a million here, ten millions there.
I've never managed to progress much, but I suppose the loop repeats in the next system, and then in the next.
There is a lot of new art - is it all available or there are some placeholders?
I remember I was dissapointed that the Holodeck or something was of no use - is it available now? Can I use a hologram there?
If you were turned off by the grinding back then, I don't think it has changed any since then, so you probably wouldn't like it now.
I will say that when you start a new game, there should be an option to skip to Day XX. I never tried it, but my assumption is that it lets you skip over some of the basic grinding and unlock more of the content.
I only found this game when it was on 2.0 and, personally, I enjoyed it.
The grind is still there and can be a bit tedious, but I broke it up with copious amounts of smashing raiders for bounty missions.
The game can actually be completed. The holodeck is used now, but it isn't some interactive VR you can go into, it is part of the story line with Space Bimbo.
When you look at the Gallery, there are 10 or so pages of scenes or achievements to unlock and I don't think I encountered any placeholder images.
Bots in the Sex Arcade is your ticket to making money.
With 10 bots you can make a million credits a day and once you unlock all the systems and start getting higher end bot parts and shells you can, easily, bring in 5-10 million credits a day (and probably much more).
By the time I reached the Quthor system, I could drop 50-100 million credits and not even blink. Well trained, high end, bots pretty much eliminates any need to 'grind for cash'.