The game has definitely seen some improvements since beta first started. I appreciate the map panning and the general ease of getting around the map now.
I still think a zooming out/in function is desperately needed. I still think that having to click move before every move is clunky and obtrusive. I think having to click on any action before doing something in combat is also clunky. These things should be a priority, IMHO. Also, having to left click each ship in my fleet to see what role it plays/its name is not ideal either. I'd also much rather left click to select/deselect ships in the fleet. These are just UI sticking points for me.
I'm a bit worried about the pace of patching, though. Maybe it's just that I'm not seeing some of the backend stuff, and I know it's just Sven, but there's still a lot of work to do. I don't know your target release, but progress is a bit slow. Again, understandable, but I worry to a degree.
That being said, the game has a lot of personality. It has an insane amount of potential, too. It's good to have more testers coming in because I think our feedback has sort of tapped out and a lot of what needs to be added is already known. I hope that this game realizes its potential and I see the only way to do that is more feedback (and more hours in the day for Sven).