Thanks so much for sending this in! A fix for this is really simple on my end, just me failing to double check it so it will be fixed next patch.
The pause thing is a weird one to explain, but simple put the game is intended to be multiplayer so the esc screen isn't intended to pause, where as the upgrades will pause for players to make their choices. I have had a lot of feed back around this and I still haven't come up with something I'm quite happy with yet. But feed back is important for me knowing what I might need to make a higher priority.
And I agree, it's really about time I have something for the controls (Keep forgetting to do something about it). Will see what I can hobble together next chance I get for that.
Again, thanks for the feedback, it really has helped!