I am thoroughly impressed, visuals and music are amazing. It also boots surprisingly fast.

Some minor issues:

• Malevolent/Merciless used interchangeably between different menus and random encounters.
• Icons used for planets are not consistent between map and planet list
• there is no report after a battle. Some indication of victory/damage taken/units lost would be nice. Currently the sort of indicator is whether or not your ship is still there.

The game is a little odd without many of the features but definitely has the makings of a great game. looking forward to future updates.