Have you tried the Blackbox mod?
I am one of the Blackbox developers and we took it upon ourselves to make the game better. We are working on this for free, as a hobby and because we think the game concept was really good, but the code quality was lacking.
Blackbox mod is actually direct code changes to the game (yes, we have been working on the code with permission from the dev for several years by now).
We fixed a lot of bugs/crashes and added many new features to the game.
you can check https://stardrive-blackbox.fandom.com/wiki/Stardrive_-_Blackbox_Wiki
Maybe you'll find Stardrive with Blackbox (and the Combined Arms content mod, which I also helped develop) a more pleasing game to play.
Explorminate video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqYa6gOiD-g&feature=youtu.be
Note that the game is not complete yet, we have many plans and ideas for it and we are still active.
our Discord Link - https://discord.gg/NvxfTD