This game is really interesting! Just wondering, is the current api final (except maybe new features) or could it change at any time? I might try to create an autopilot script, because I had a lot of trouble getting to the first station (although I didn't realise I could just get close and latch onto the station and not worry about orbits). Keep up the good work!
Also, I wasn't able to figure out how to create a new file (the manual for "map" said you could) so I had to resort to editing the savefile to create the new script. I also don't remember Ctrl+S being mentioned in the manual, but that might just be me. I was kinda confused at first when Ctrl+R didn't enable the map correctly, then I went back and pressed Ctrl+S for both src.map and src.config. Then it worked.
I’m glad you like the game! The last beta release was in 2017, so it’s really not under active development any more. I would like to pick it up again some day, but it might be a year or two before that happens. If it does, it’s quite likely that the API would change significantly. I have a branch where all the default in-game code is ported to Fennel instead of being written in Lua, though Lua is still available. We’ll see!