I have enjoyed my first 2 hours of play, I love this game and some mechanics or changes that I have noticed look good, for example:

• A single structure for research: it is much more comfortable and flexible and allows you to adapt better during the game.
• Planet improvements are a very good idea to give more importance to expansion and not just for income
• The new system of excavations and rare materials with which to build capital ships and their structural improvements will make the fleets more unique

The start is very slow, the costs are high and it takes time to get a reasonable income, reducing the necessary research tier for the trade post would help, also some kind of loot in the nearby planets (there already are but I mean a few smaller ones)

"BUGS" I have noticed:

• When zooming in or out on a planet or ship sometimes moves the camera abruptly, I think it's not an intentional movement, that's why I describe it as "bug"
• Big structures disappear immediately as soon as you move away a bit and are replaced by an icon, I don't know if it's done on purpose but it feels like it doesn't render well

I haven't had time to test it much more but I hope my impressions will be useful to you. Keep up the good work