Just got the game. Very impressed, it's great fun!
I had a very similar idea a couple of years ago, using the Gratuitous Space Battles game engine:
http://positech.co.uk/forums/phpBB3/vie ... =25&t=4327
For me, FTL is the realisation of my idea. For which I am very happy ))). Great work!
(Of course, this is its own game with a lot of depth to it. To encounter something that I really wanted in a game is just really fantastic, you know?).