How to start a mission and kick some ass? The game menu is kind of weird, and I don't know what to do? I'm on earth and there are only peaceful factions, is there any incentives to visit them? Also what do we gain from subcribing factions, how this whole thing even work? I honestly have no idea how this game even works.
You visit peaceful stations to trade. Which is basically just dumping the goods they want into a box and hoping they'll give you useful stuff in return. You can see the stuff they have to give you in the stock market tab, and when they grow in power, they get better stuff.
You can see available missions in the system map. Yes, the stupid time system means most missions will be cleared by the time you arrive. You can't really fast-forward enough to wait for new missions without moving.
If you want to break the economy of the game, craft morphine to sell. It will make the game slightly easier.
It is really fucking hard. A good mind for tactics and knowing the game will help you survive, but even then sometimes you get 1-shot from across the map by an unseen sniper. Missions are way too long, takes like 30+ mins to clear them. Defense missions are the best bet for now.