One thing about expansions is that in multiplayer games, the expansions that are enabled are the ones the host owns. So if you want to try some multiplayer at some point in a group that includes me or somebody else who owns a bunch of expansions you could try them out that way...
Of the expansions, I'd say that probably Utopia modifies the gameplay the most, but if you were going to buy three I'd say you'd got the right ones. Expansions in order of desirability for a new player are probaly Utopia, Leviathans, Distant Stars, Apocalypse (higher if you really want to blow planets up, or loved the idea of the slave shield in Ur-Quan Masters, Synthetic Dawn, but the major feature of Apoc is probably marauders and a new player doesn't really want them around...)
"People enjoyed it for ages before 2.0 which I can barely imagine now, and there are more changes coming."
You do realise you don't have to imagine it? All the previous versions of the game are still available to be played (if you've got a Steam install) via the Steam betas tab. If you really want to experience the game as it was on release day (or, more practically, see what the different FTL types were like in 1.9), it's there.....
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Date: 2018-07-19 01:50 pm (UTC)Of the expansions, I'd say that probably Utopia modifies the gameplay the most, but if you were going to buy three I'd say you'd got the right ones. Expansions in order of desirability for a new player are probaly Utopia, Leviathans, Distant Stars, Apocalypse (higher if you really want to blow planets up, or loved the idea of the slave shield in Ur-Quan Masters, Synthetic Dawn, but the major feature of Apoc is probably marauders and a new player doesn't really want them around...)
"People enjoyed it for ages before 2.0 which I can barely imagine now, and there are more changes coming."
You do realise you don't have to imagine it? All the previous versions of the game are still available to be played (if you've got a Steam install) via the Steam betas tab. If you really want to experience the game as it was on release day (or, more practically, see what the different FTL types were like in 1.9), it's there.....