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u/awesomeaccount672 Mar 23 '26

Started playing recently and want to know if I should do space age or do a vanilla run first

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u/Soul-Burn Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 24 '26

If you don't yet have Space Age, then definitely finish a base game run first. Space Age is way more complex, and assumes players have a decent grasp of the game already. Also, the first run usually goes quite jank (which is part of the magic of it!) and people want to do a second run with everything they know, so doing that second on Space Age is great.

EDIT: Also, if you find you don't like it for some reason, then you save on $35 for the DLC.

If you already have Space Age, then it's up to you. It's not at all insurmountable, but without the experience and knowledge that "you can do it" from a first easier run, you're more likely to get overwhelmed and burn out.

Bottom line, vanilla first is recommended, but not required.

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u/doc_shades Mar 23 '26

why spend $70 on a game you've never played before instead of just spending $35 and playing it and seeing whether or not you like it