Hey GrayBardGaming,
We are glad that you had a good time. Thanks for your kind comments, we have put so much work into the game, every nice comments makes it worth while.
About finding the starbase, you'll be happy to learn that there is a scanner on the ship that points out the interest points. It's E on the keyboard or B on an XBOX controller. We added the mini-map to our to-do list a while ago, you can expect it in the next month or so.
Thanks again!