In this video I will give you a beginner's guide and essential tips for Distant Worlds 2.
0:00 Introduction
0:33 Dealing with creatures and dangerous locations
2:55 Retrofitting and other fleet commands
3:36 Dealing with stranded ships
4:20 Navigating the fleet screen
5:16 Admirals and Generals
5:57 How to use the enemy targets button
6:45 Clearing out systems
7:05 Dealing with Independent Colonies
10:05 Dealing with Pirates
12:23 Research
15:45 Spies and Espionage
17:26 Exploration
18:40 Finding abandoned ships
19:25 Special locations
19:44 Resource management
22:20 Multi-species planets
24:34 Taxation
24:56 Automate and Delegate
27:01 Private vs. State Economy
28:55 Keeping an eye on Garrisons
30:39 How to load troops
31:23 Enemy targets screen
32:05 Customizing ships (topic for another video)
32:14 Conclusion