Hi all, just a quick question: How much time do I have to complete the quest? Is there a specific date that marks the end? Can I afford wasting time on experimentation, or do I have to be really efficient?

Thanks. I actually met the Elowan yesterday, and got that message.

I'm on the third month already, so I guess I'd better start being a bit efficient. OTOH, I don't think I need to spend much more time mining and such. And with the help of the starmap I'm getting better at using those fluxes to cut down travel time.

Once you've maxed out your ship and crew upgrades, mining becomes almost unnecessary. You can get fuel and repair materials easily by destroying Gazurtoid ships. At that point your goal should be to talk to aliens about each other to try and piece together the main plot puzzle, and collect artifacts.

Although 1 game year does not seem like a long time, once you're done strip mining every single planet and mapped many fluxes, the game speeds up dramatically and you'll be making solid progress. Then you'll bump into a Uhlek battle group and wish you were back at Starport cuddling in your bed!