After playing Dark Avatar, Twilight seems like a beta...

First time I played, I ran out of money.

Second time, played exact same way, went down to $100, then suddenly started gaining $5000 per turn.  Nothing changed either.  I kept doing what I always do, find new planets, put things on them that'll up production and make money.

Problem is, I play the way I played in Dark Avatar, I play with the intent to make money.  So something's wrong.