I agree that there are a number of things missing from the new player experience compared to many of the early access games on steam. This is something that really should be addressed soon. I think some detail on what you feel is missing would be appreciated here:
The game is very much at the early side of early access games even though it has undergone a few major improvements in the last year. For the size team the game is making great progress in my opinion.
From your review it would seem you were expecting a much more mature game. I hope you stick with it and look past the current state as being early, early access. It really does have great potential and the devs are quite responsive to the community.
See ya in game!