Hey Alex, I'm really stoked on the new release!
About colony economy:
I have two colonies, one is actually on a planet that is orbiting the other. On the orbital colony (A), I have mining and tech mining and some basic accessibility and military facilities, given it's a high hazard planet but has very rich ore/rare ore/ruins. On the other colony (B), I have refining and industry, as it's low hazard but also low resource. The UI does not show any internal trade, despite A making more than enough ore/rare ore/metal/organics for B.
Maybe they're leveraging nearby exports and imports with a trade differential? (more advantageous to buy+sell than to use internally?) Is there a way for me to figure that out easily?
I'll try to get some screenshots here in a bit.
Also, is the blue symbol on the right that looks like the "import from external sources" to mean "exporting to external sources"? I don't see that symbol in the F1 UI explanation panel.
About combat: I'll echo others that there are a few weapons which seem very powerful right now.