Welp, just started the GG game.  it looks very cool, however I am lost 
 
  
There are no freighters/colony ships anymore?  it seems like a colony ship has to be a Battleship or greater?  I made a cruiser size one, and I could only really get a movement speed of 2.  
I can pump out 15 scout ships a turn from 1 yard!  I know they are small, but its just shocking 
 
Having all that tech available at the start is overwhelming.  
There seem to be 7-8 different research areas for missiles and only 1 for torpedoes?  
Sensors are not available at the beginning?
Legacy Sensor network?