This is definitely ambitious, but I'm afraid I found myself almost completely lost: I didn't manage to generate a single research point, and I think it might have been because I never managed to work out what counted as a "staffed" city (though I definitely managed to beef up my ship-producing power over the course of the game). A full on tutorial might have taken too much time for the jam, but I think this desperately needs a few notes in the description to explain how it works. I get the impression I'd like it a lot if I knew how to play!