GBX likely threw this mod out there just to keep the community happy while they worked on the next big update, which is looking likely to have functioning formations, along with other new features and mod support.

No doubt many of the changes that this mod made will eventually be implemented into the core game, but the GBX devs have had bigger fish to fry since the release of this mod than simple balance updates, such as completely replacing the ship movement code

To stay more in-the-loop over the next few weeks, head over the GBX forums, and look at the recent post(s) on /r/homeworld