IMO with the removal of the body lab, the early game needs to be rebalanced. Even in the level 1-3 planets, you frequently encounter groups of 3-4 enemies which becomes rough to deal with minimal tools and no allies. You need to grind just to unlock basic pregnancy now and it's very rough when one group of enemies can halfway kill you. Also Sea Snakes specifically need to be nerfed, they are just way overtuned. They have too much HP and deal more than twice the damage of other enemies in early planets.
I also don't like the removal of the body lab in general, because it makes this already rather grindy game even MORE grindy and means you take longer before you can start unlocking the spicy content. I have to say it very much does not feel like a good decision.