Especially now with the expansion of “datapacks”. I hate to say it, but Bedrock version of Minecraft might be the way to go. Java would be fine too, but unless they’re a bit more technical it can be harder to get multiplayer going for mods.
I used to play a ton of Escape Velocity back in the day. I still consider Nova to be one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. Naev is ok, pretty good even, but it’s not quite up to what Ambrosia did with EV.
Especially now with the expansion of “datapacks”. I hate to say it, but Bedrock version of Minecraft might be the way to go. Java would be fine too, but unless they’re a bit more technical it can be harder to get multiplayer going for mods.