I will always hold a special place for starbound in my heart. it's my most played game on steam, second only to minecraft which I can't even get an estimate of. FFXIV is definitely also up there but I can't check my playtime since my sub expired and also that's not important right now.
point is, I love that game. but unfortunately I literally cannot seriously play it seriously anymore. all things considered it's not a very good game, not well put together and not an interesting story. it's not a bad game but it ... leaves you wanting.
I'm sure FU is a fun mod if you can actually get into it but I really can't care. when I played it yesterday all I did was kill people and do drugs and go mad and look at some weird planets. I can't take it seriously. and I guess that's okay, but that still says something about the game I think.