Advice ?
the best approach is from a scientific point of view and all scientists agree, alcohol is a solution, not a problem, so bring on the solution!
Welcome aboard!
Actual advice? Steep learning curve and you are going to have questions that will be tough to locate with even the best of google search keywords, so expect a little frustation at first. Iit gets better and turns into serious fun & addiction pretty quick. Just fire up, have some fun and keep that google open for reference/questions/problems/solutions and remember to tag every search with "2017" and/or "reddit" (stuff that helped me)
Also, let's say you went with a dogfighting ship for your first ship, but find that gameplay is not for you. If you are unhappy with the ship you have upgraded to or bought and maybe want to ditch the dogfighter for a career ship that can handle pirating, or get something that can mine or explore instead of pure combat, or run cargo, you are not stuck with any ship currently, you can "melt" it for store credit and re-buy a different package or upgrade.
Lots more, but you'll pick it up as you go
