Haven't given this a proper play yet, so I can't comment too much on balance/performance, but here's my initial thoughts:

THE GOOD:

• Aesthetically it's fantastic. Crusty, cramped, covered in ♥♥♥♥ dredged up from the sea floor.
  
  
• The layout is awesome. Feels unique and super interesting, the little crawlspace to get to the main junction boxes, the stacked ballasts, the two engine pods. Absolutely in love with the layout. I love how all the respectable jobs are basically on one deck, and then the nasty stinky jobs are relegated to the maze (being a little hyperbolic, it's very navigable) in the backside of the ship. Even the bits that I don't think are super unique are really nicely executed, like the rear flak gun pod.
  
  
• I really enjoy that it starts with only disposable suits and I want to steal that idea. Having to really invest some effort (and money) into real preparedness is cool.
  
  
• I like being able to open the top docking port manually.

THE BAD:

• It's a matter of personal taste, but for me the level of crowding is a bit excessive. In some parts it feels like you can only see 10% of a machine directly, and the rest only in x-ray when you're hovering it. Obviously this is integral to the aesthetics being quite so grungy, but it does bother me a little bit.
  
  
• The amount of preplaced loot feels kind of insane. There's so much gear. It feels at odds with the grunginess and some other elements, like starting with disposable suits. 12 oxy tanks in racks, like four full racks of railgun shells, free coilgun and flak ammo boxes. Extra meds, extra batteries, and a hazmat suit, plus materials, all on top of the normal starting stuff. I assume this might be the normal starting gear you'd buy in your campaigns or something but it seems wild and definitely makes it a bit harder for me to really feel good about starting a campaign.
  
  
• Very minor thing, but it maybe feels a little too well stocked with extinguishers. Maybe leave the extinguisher mounts but remove the starting extinguisher in a few.

THE UGLY:

• I'm sorry, but the exterior lights that blink, that are visible from the inside of the ship are absolutely awful. I will absolutely change those to render behind sub before I play a serious game on this. I feel like I'm being too harsh and I'm sure for some that's a non-issue, but I wanted to give honest feedback and I really do hate them. If I couldn't see them through the interior walls it'd be fine, or maybe if they pulsed instead of blinked.

I don't wanna give the impression that I dislike this at all, I'm really inspired by the layout and I'd love to try it out, but I will definitely make some small edits for my tastes first. I think this is a really sick sub.