Nice instructions for OCL, Flenser. I've been using Melting Pot and Pick Hack to keep the game interesting and challenging, but had never tried this utility. The shortcut trick was especially helpful.
If anyone is interested, I created my own mod over the last few days:
moomod_06.zip
It's mostly an attempt to more balance the weapons, buildings, ship systems and armor (to my understanding, anyway.) For example, significantly improved weapons include: torpedoes of all types, pulson and zeon missiles, maulers, and particle beams. Gauss cannon, phasors and disruptors have been toned down a bit.
There are lots of other little tweaks that are documented in the included readme file.