you don't bounce back after jumping in the centre part of the ship so you don;t have to jump straight forward. you can jump diagonally if a fence blocks your way
strategy for void eater: since there are other blobs around it will explode when they get close. theer is a second after the explosion where you can kill it. if it charges up the death ray, just get close and kill it
suggestion: have an upgrade\build queue for the workers. meaning they will upgrade stuff when theyre done with the stuff you ordered them to upgrade while youre out of the game. (if they apply this it will be in a form of a "work center" or something)