Yeah go nuts with the house rules. Could even make terrain spin the ship instead of damaging it too. Would lower the amount of incoming damage while still hindering the player.
I wanted it to be more like a dog fight between planes rather than a traditional ship battle. Where the ships cross paths at speed and have to out smart each other. So basing the mechanics on x-wing or gaslands made loads of sense to me. Heavily influenced by those games for sure.
Really appreciate the comments, thanks mate.