We find everyone and do some back tracking and boss fighting. Some plot twists again that are interesting. 

    The prince of the evil empire joins us after being fed up with their killing ways. And we steal an airship he helps us get.

  Then it feels like the game opens up way more. Building a base, collecting crew members, ship upgrades, discovery searching. Even some humor and light hearted banter in-between. I'll finish fighting the empire after more exploring and building up for awhile.