Ships are often scaled to be more "lore-accurate," meaning Titans and Super Capital ships are significantly larger than in the base game.
Lowering your texture settings can help if the UI becomes sluggish due to the high-poly models included in this version. File: Imperium_045.rar ...
Because of the sheer size of the assets in version 0.45, the game may appear to "freeze" or stop responding for several minutes while it loads the new textures and models. Do not force-close the program. Key Gameplay Changes Ships are often scaled to be more "lore-accurate,"