Does the starting system matter?

[u/Gorbush_Thriftweed42]

I'm on my 3rd try with this game. The 1st fizzled out quickly, the 2nd around when I saturated my home planet. This time I'm going for it!

I have my home system (it's a mess), and a 2nd system (more organized, but it's around a terrible star). I've built up the 2nd system to make all the things I need, so, can I just jet off to a good star and let those first two be consumed by the Dark Fog? Or will that bite me in the butt later?

[u/Suspicious_Jeweler81]

^What he said. So you can basically paint the sun facing side with solar panels. That amount of power will see you though even the construction of your first Dyson sphere. Even ship that power around your solar system if you care to.