Game is not changed in a significant way you're just better at the start.
This mod will boost your starting power and makes the game less about winning the lottery for the first half. So I thought I'd share this mod to unaware players. I love this game, but it's frustrating on Normal to be very good yet often still get screwed just because of bad luck. Most ships simply aren't strong enough to get far without a very lucky run to power up. I see a lot of people saying the game is too hard, and on Normal, they're basically right, because Normal is far too gamble/luck focused.