Have you considered allowing boarding pods to operate at range?

I have to say that I honestly thought that is how they would work until I tested them out. The fact that I can still board an immobilized ship without them seems to limit their utility. From a purely technical standpoint, I think ...

Currently fighters return to the carrier after every attack. I do think it's a good idea to allow them to attack more than once per sortie.

Please do this. At the moment, strike-craft feel simply like reusable, low damage missiles. It would be best to have them either stay out and only return to ...

As a visual person, I would really love to see the visualized tech tree you posted in this thread actually present in the game (or a variation of such), rather than just the sidebar we currently have in the beta. A visualized tree is generally easier to follow, rather than requiring us to click ...