I learnt a lot in this run through. The Contingency were kicking my butt. But then I realised that you can press the ‘Take Point’ button to call upon allies.
After that, it was quite easy! I did have to heavily invest in winning this war though; using an Acendency Perk to get the damage bonus.
I didn’t go full Angry Mode this time. I decided to do some diplomacy and it was much easier to take control of most of the galaxy that way.
I’m excited to start my next run with a few more DLC. I bought some more in the Steam Summer sale.