I've a game dev myself and I love this game. I can't wait for creatures to appear, and I saw in Trello that you're already working on it. Please don't get discouraged, your game is already great. I had a great time playing it. Thank you.
Hi,
I also really enjoyed this game.
I'm "veteran" of Rimmworld, Gnomoria, Subnautica and other similar games and this game gave me a lot of relax from that "too much complex and complicated games". I had a fun and looking forward for more content!
Maybe if this game is split into some missions/campaign where new features/advanced technologies and objects are open/accessible only at higher levels of campaign it will give more time of playing. Start with easy missions like "build 1 atomic plant" through "grow own 10 vegetables" to "build own space ship to leave the planet" in the last mission.
I think that people that likes these types of games are ok to start again and again and optimise the building process :)
And with new technologies can come new info in tutorial (for example how to ride with cars or harvest with drill :).