Hi there,
quite a big topic but I have to bringt it:
THE NAME OF THE GAME!
Avorion.
It sounds good at first glance, but I can assure you, as a 35-years old gamer since the first small bits of gaming, the name is important. Avorion sounds quite good at first glance, like I said, but you really need something more .... hmmmm.... something that will stay in mind, have a glitter, something you will remind at first if someone asks you what you want to play....
I doubt many players will spout out "AVORION". If you'd ask me, I'd say, WHAT?
Okay, you will kill me now, but I will bring the example: SPACE ENGINEERS. Why not? It's quite simple. Everyone will have some connection to it. Something very easy but quite connecting. The "Space". The "Engineers" who will build the future community.
Another example, now you will kill me completely: Elite.... THE Elite... DANGEROUS! It's the ELITE, this game is PURE DANGER, hence the name DANGEROUS!....
Another example: The citizen that lives in the stars.... Star Citizen... DAMN! That will be kept in mind.
What is Avorion? Can you connect something to it? I couldn't. And neither could any of my friends. It's a good name for work-in-progress for pre-alphas but after that?
You really need a name that fits the ambition of your project. Something powerful, something easy as well, something that will be kept in mind, even if you don't think about it.... you know what I mean?
Your project is fantastic, you deserve the attention. You need a better name, in my opinion.
Keep up the good work, kick the throne-holders out of their places.
Yours,
The Doc
P.S.: Sorry for the bad english, for I am not a native english speaker...