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Chop some wood, add it to your fuel and fly around to a new planet. You won't run out of places to visit even without the quest system being complete yet.

I just found a massive castle and have been spending the better part of the morning clearing out the guards. Stocked with materials (crates and chests everywhere) and some non-aggressive citizens this fortress just might become home.

Once you kill the UFO you get a unique crafting item that allows you to advance to the next teir.

The same happens the next two teirs after that, just make sure you are 100% ready and have a boat load of bandages or medikits before you start :P

Fought it tooth and nail, it destroyed 2/3 of my base and I had to retreat into my mine shafts and exit from my emergency exit, trapped it by sealing it into the big hole it made when circled around. throw bombs (if you found any from chests) from the top if you are able to trap it.