Update : Now in BETA!! V0.8005
I myself have been playing since Alpha (September 2013 release) and I have seen SPG2 come along in strides. Below is a basic list of what is ingame and can be done whilst playing. SPG2 brings back many memories of quite a few spaces games I have played since the mid 80's onwards.
EDIT: V0.8005 - Most systems in place (being polished to perfection as LGM does!).
Star Point Gemini 2 - So much to do ingame already, as of latest patch V0.8000 Beta:
Collision system now in place with damage (No more flying through stations, asteroids etc or you will pay the price hehe)
Fighter wings for ships with hanger bays are a blast to play with.
70 ships to buy/capture/destroy
Equipment/Weapons that can be modified with enhancements
Customizable ship - Can re-color certain parts of your ship, add decals etc.
Consumables - Shield boosters, damage boosters, repair nanobots, etc
Power ups - Boost your Railgun damage, or Beam weapons etc for a few seconds to turn the tide in battle (Use them wisely though as they have a cool down for re-use)
Ship cloaking (Ships that have cloak devices) - A lot of fun with this one :)
Hero Characters to hunt down and kill for excellent credit reward. (You can kill a few of us Forum members now as Hero Characters! - Thanks to LGM's competition)
Global events - More fun things to do outside of freelance missions etc.
Junk yards - Cruise the junk yard like a junk yard dog looking for some possible cargo and or poor unsuspecting ships that might contain some nice cargo to liberate from them.
Trade your wares in stations and planets that you either bought elsewhere or collected from combat or mining. (Price balancing to still be finalized)
Board and capture ships - Hire troopers and grapple a ship, send in the troops and take over that ship for some extra credits or to take as your own new ship.
Worm Holes appear around the galaxy and can whip you to somewhere else in no time (Be warned you might turn up somewhere "You dont want to be")
AI Security forces scan you ship for contraband and give you an option to dump it or duke it out (Pirates life for me, damn the pollice hehe)
T-drives work as personal T-Gates to quickly jump to other areas very quickly (Same as using T-Gate, but on the spot usage, instead of finding a T-Gate)
Ability to hanger (Personal hanger accessed via stations and planets) upto 5 ships, which you can swap out when needed. Have a freighter parked in your hanger when you want to do those big commodity runs for the big bucks, or some large scale asteroid mining. Drag out your carrier to go out and take on fleets of enemies with your weapons and your fighter wings.
Travel the Galaxy map by normal engine power (I have done this and it takes quite some time - grab a coffee and some food), Power to engines (faster travel speed) or by Fast travel ways (Real fast movement across the galaxy)
Freelance missions, Combat, repair, scan, VIP Courier, Cargo courier the list goes on.
Steam Workshop - Mods are coming along and many more to come as modders get busy!
Did I mention how bloody good the galaxy looks, Nebula's are amazing, Asteroid fields are real special (I like to play a pirate, so I like to hide in the dust clouds of some asteroid fields and wait for passing freighters/mining ships for some easy kills and loots. Junk yards look great, and just a reminder again don't run into them they not hurt hehe :)
Oh and Mod Tools,
Want to add a new ship into game, can do!!
Want to add new sectors into game, Can do!!
Want to add anything virtually into game, can do!!!
Probably the best thing of all about SPG2 is the Dev Team, These people are one of the best I have had the pleasure of enjoying an alpha/beta release with. They are always responding to members posts, questions, technical help, and ideas.
The Dev Team have even taken ideas from members and have put into game those ideas, what more can you ask for in a Dev Team who cares just as much for the player base as their game, that is simply priceless and a quality lacking in many AAA title Dev Teams.
All I can say is, "If you enjoy space gaming, Buy SPG2 today. You wont be disappointed"
And drop by the official forums and say hello as well :)