Mk I is fine, but it's spine is really off. It looks too weak, and even in sci-fi concept I don't see how it would work. So spine definitely needs to be changed. As Darker7 said - Hard Driver mode should be the standart spine.
The creature looks too abstract. What kind of energy does it use? Does it have a digestive system like live beings, or uses other sourse of energy more like a machine? Can't see any eyes or ears either.
Better to launch a polished game with less content but without "Early Access" tag, cause it will turn people away after so many early access indie games have fucked up. And then make a regular content updates, even is they're small. Small frequent updates is much better than a big update once in...
To be short: seeing white text on the pure black background makes my eyes hurt when I read posts on this forum. The contrast is too extreme. Or is it just me? I understand that it's a trend to have a completely dark background nowadays. But can it be tuned just a little, for a more grey color or...
Ember will never have a map the size of the planet, lol :D We might see different planets, but only a small chunk of each of them will be avaiable for us, and this chunks will probably be smaller than 100 square miles.