Unfortunately, we have to accept the current half-assed broken mess this game has become and it's highly unlikely that this will change in the near future (and of course not in the distant future too, because with MSE's stubbornness, this game won't have a far future), no matter how much we cry, beg and plead.
Now that MSE no longer make this game for the players and fans, but ONLY for themselves, they should probably play it themselves and be happy and proud of it, I'm definitely not playing it anymore.
RIP Spacelords