Thank you, Kang-Dae – this is exactly the kind of read I need. All three points are going on the list: the first continue in 1-1 should not cost 15 of your 20 diamonds (a free or near-free first continue makes sense), the tutorial text will move out of the play field, and the vanishing point vs. ship position is now the first item of a design pass I am doing before the next update.
On the hull: the rookie hull is meant to be tight, not a wall – if 1-1 reads as a wall, that is on me, not on the armor upgrade.
Since your run, 0.7.1 went live (the version is shown in the settings). If you get a second run in, I would love to hear whether the breaks feel better now. I will play leap and leave feedback there too.