few suggestions
my biggest problem with this game is the in game utility section that's up in the right corner of the screen. it's really annoying because it's just on top of what's going on so when there's a ship that's just off screen to the right, i can't always see it and that's really not good for things like planning.
what i would suggest is actually taking all the stuff on that section and making an actual frame for it somewhere, like a bar along the bottom edge. that way, you can see where all the ships are generally located without having to remember to mess the camera around every turn.
another thing that's really annoying is the ship info screens that come up anytime you roll the mouse over them in play. like if im trying to line up a shot and im near alot of other ships, accidently rolling over a different ship can really screw up trying to focus on the nearly invisible white dots.
what i would suggest is that you make it so that it will show the ship info screen if you click on it. they're useful pages, just really angering when you dont want them but they're still there.
also, it would be really nice if the options to turn the music and sfx off were accessible from more than just the in play screen. like maybe having an options button somewhere on the map would be nice.
but one last thing is the mouse graphics. they're nice and all but after a while, they kind of get a little annoying. it would be great if there was an option to turn the mouse graphics on and off.
other than that, this is a really cool game and it kind of reminds me of another piratey game that i used to play but they changed and it sucks now. this game is like the good version. it's a fun game and i hope there's more on the way!