Figure this would be something to put in the art thread. After recently checking out the game after leaving it for a while, it appears that the ship construction interface is a LOT more refined and easy to use. Also has been allowing for a lot more customization. I feel like designing ships, so here's one that I made in like... ten minutes. The Aeonian (Destroyer)
Still not a WHOLE lot to do. Combat is a little bit better, but not so much yet. Most random missions just involve either destroying a group of pirates or... protecting a ship from pirates. Some stuff has been optimized, though. I know there was a huge memory leak when using the Warp Drive, last time I played. Caused framerate to plummet. It seems perfectly fine now, though.