First of all dont be a traider of the start. Try to scout the systems and get some credits. Than buy some salvage rig and destroyers => go to any fuction and just destroy pirate where is bounty on. After 1 year buy some cruiser better option is egle and some cargo and fuel ships and go exploring. ( orange yellow and red star have a grate chance to find good planet dwarfs too ) after thats find 2 good planets nearby. It can be 75-125%. better in 1 star. start building and give people money to make them make more people. than 2-3 years grinding money (bounty or exploration) and upgrading our colony. Than buy op feet (4 carrier 4 destroyers 4 cruiser and 4 Monitor-class Frigate) it is golden standart to explore. After thats grind alfa core and turn in Tri-Tachyon u can get 450000 credits for 1 (after getting 5M and 5-6 colony expand agressivly build ur power use AI and destroy all. Good luck to beat this game