I've noticed a problem with the Hyperion Shrinker planetary improvement... It seems pointless. The tool-tip says it provides: "+10% hull capacity for ships manufactured on this world". How does that benefit players? The ship designer appears to be universal, so any ship design built on that planet will have an additional +10% of wasted space. 
I don't know about you, but cramming another pulse cannon in all that extra space sounds like fun to me!
Thank you for providing this open beta! You're making another fantastic game! Thank you!