There is an error in the comments in red. The bottom one is pointing to the wrong section. It should be pointing to the section next to the bottom, which is the one about running out of fuel. Otherwise I agree with all the comments in red.
[quote who="BionicDance" reply="12" id="3727665"] I thought I did both, but I can check... ...yes. Both. [/quote] I have one last idea. I know you were in the beta. Is it possible that the directory chosen in SteamApps is actually the beta directory? The screenshot doesn't make it clear. If it's not the beta, then I'm out of ideas.
[quote who="BionicDance" reply="9" id="3727608"] I don't know how you guys are gettin' that. I did all the steps above and my load times are still more than a minute. [/quote] Did you exclude the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Star Control - Origins directory or the C:\Users\[Your Name]\Documents\My Games\Star Control directory. The first one is the correct one. I originally did the second one, which didn't help. 
I also tried it. My loading time decreased from 2 minutes to 13 seconds.
I read through the Codex and found some errors. Rather than post 13 screenshots, I zipped them together. They are available here . Here is one example.
I had seen what looked like a problem with Uranus in an earlier video or screenshot, so I installed the Adventure to see if I was right. In the game Uranus is tilted on its side like it really is, but the moons aren't. The reality is that the whole system is tilted, not just the planet. The orbit of the moons should be around the equator of Uranus instead of the poles. Here is a screenshot of how things are in the game. <img src="https://cdn.stardock.us/for
[quote]TOP CHANGES IN BETA 3 New Ships Arilou Observer Now you see them...and now you don’t! The Arilou are a race of green-skinned aliens who admit to having been watching the human race for a very long time. Creepy. [/quote] [quote]The Arilou™ Captain’s Log, 26 September, 2088 How many aliens out there are actually watching us? We’re up to two or three now, and we&rsq
[quote who="Frogboy" reply="2" id="3719165"] Quoting Old-Spider, reply 1 I see someone has probably violated the rules and installed two games on that system. I wonder if they were installed because they are "oldies but goodies" or if they are new releases. I suspect one of them is brand
I see someone has probably violated the rules and installed two games on that system. I wonder if they were installed because they are "oldies but goodies" or if they are new releases.
[quote who="Inferno83" reply="4" id="3714806"] Learner pilot - number of asteroids you run in to [/quote] I don't know if these need badges (maybe someone can think of good ones), but I have encountered all of these in battles against the AI. How many times you have lost a battle because you were destroyed by running into an asteroid. How many times you have won a battle because your opponent was destroyed by running into an asteroid. How many t
Space Virus SC1N1 A reason why it's dangerous to travel through the unknown areas of the galaxy. Rumor has it that, long ago, a virus found a tiny rip in the fabric of space and was able to cross from this universe into an alternate universe. There it found several forms of life that were similar to life found in this universe, but were also different. Attempts to infect the life there were not always successful. Some virus particles made it back to this universe a