Bats not well liked?

I'm a new player wondering if I should add any DLC for my first playthrough. People seem very happy with the frogs overall from what I can tell, but generally don't like the bats species?

Would you recommend a vanilla playthrough first before adding any DLC?

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u/Riddlr01 — 3 days ago

What should your early game focus be?

I'm at a point where I have my first ship (Tier 2), and I have built two pirate camps, there are no new buildings for me to build and everything is automated. Seemingly, the only thing I can do now is run missions?

I feel a bit lost and it feels a bit boring, running back and forth with my ship without being able to build anything new...

Am I supposed to build more pirate camps and ships to speed up and make this "exploration phase" more interesting? If so, how many camps/ships do people run at Tier 2?

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u/Riddlr01 — 8 days ago