Wish the "Defender" ability stacked... (1-nullifychance)*number_characters_with_skill=chance to receive dmg would be great. But, great game. Auto-Reload+Shotgun is also great; if enough time passes to have reloaded, you get a shell in, otherwise you can fire without pause.
Fun enough. Speed is right b/c of the small amount of screen-space possible.
If you go through the Transponder (unmarked) gate ahead of time and take the item, you break the missions and will have to restart. You'll know because a totally NEW jumppoint will not form nearly on top of the starbase.
I got different artifact items the second time through. I wonder how many there are. Nice touch.
Try to keep whether or not items have stats that display consistent. Havoc showed no stats in the starbase.
Smooth game.