For a few years now, I've been building a mod for the game: "Empyrion Galactic Survival". I call it "ReImagined".
What's the point?:
EGS seems to be focused around conflict...fighting other factions. The vanilla game starts you off as an enemy of the various Zirax factions. They will immediately start attacking your base as soon as you create it. I hate that...so I changed how the game plays in MANY ways with the new focus being on survival and exploration....NOT as a base-defense game.
The result is a MUCH more laid-back experience. You are free to roam around looking for building locations and resources. You only need to worry about predators (like alien insects) attacking you.
I also dramatically changed several things that allows you to get exploring the galaxy faster. For instance, most all items can be crafted from "Basic Matter"...and most all items can be broken down into BM as well. Which means, even on a planet/moon with limited resources, you can still get to space...it'll just take longer.
There's too much to this mod to list here...but if there's interest, I'll create an overview video and make my mod available to my supporters.
Thanks for your interest! I appreciate you all!
~JT