"Captain, we've got incoming... it looks like a whole... multiple fleets!"
An easy raid on a fringe system just turned into a battle against the whole Loyalist Armada. All your ships fancy gadgets are in the shop. Shoot and loot whatever you can get your hands on, and hope engineering can cook up something to keep you alive. Choose new items or upgrade the ones you have, and warp to the next sector. Each captain brings their own abilities and ship to the battle, while your crew mans the rest. Unleash a heavy broadside or deploy the rail gun against a cruiser, while missile launchers clear the fighter wings.
Charge the warp drive
Warp gates are for nerds and loyalists, use your personal drive to travel to new sectors. Planets may be heavily defended but have orbital goods for the taking. As long as you know how to fly, an asteroid field is a great place to make your stand.
There is no escape
Four different loyalist factions are sending everything they've got to end piracy once and for all. The Royal Watch will attack from afar while the Mercenary Knights attempt to slice your ship open with the plasma glaive. The longer the battle goes on, the more ships will join the fray. A handful of fighters will turn into an onslaught of destroyers. 30+ enemy ship types will follow you across the stars.
