Thanks very much to the devs for nowing the soon, and here's to many more soons to now. Clink!
Loved the footage, and how the gameplay mechanisms were kind of hinted at. The Fed Cruiser requesting assistance, message popping up in the player's cockpit, they accept and hyperdrive to join the battle. If you were allied with the imps, you'd presumably have got a help request from the Imperial Cruiser instead.
Also, some awesome details, like the cockpit window frosting up as the ship prepares to jump, and then melting away as the auto-defrost function does its job. Just a thought, but it would be really cool if you started to get condensation if the atmosphere in the cockpit starts heating up...
One good thing about this footage is that it keeps me occupied until the Godus beta is released later today. I can just watch it on repeat. One bad thing is that the Godus beta is now by far the least exciting thing of the day.