I don't know about control improvements... I'm open to any suggestions as to how to make it more user friendly.

One thing that has changed is that on Easy levels, your guns will Auto-Activate their shields. So if you do go off on a mission across the other side of the map with one gun, you can be fairly safe in the knowledge that your other guns are safe...ish.

I'm going to implement Freespace style enemy location markers that move around the edges of the screen to show you where the bad guys are.. I may even include a range indicator too..


The basic controls are..

You have 4 guns (some levels you will have less)
You aim with up and down
You select with 1-2-3-4
You thrust with shift, once airborne you fly with left and right
You fire with space (hold for power)
you activate shields with Enter
F requests Fuel
S requests Shields
G requests an extra gun


I don't know what else would make the game easier.