The problem here is that the entire mod depends on research. You can't use the mod without having to do the time-consuming and now boring research every time you restart. It's an improvement over the previous version, but it's still annoying when you've done it several times already.I found it exciting the first time. I don't anymore, though I still feel the need to do it. I can understand where people come from when they complain about it's monotony and it's semi-broken "impossible" bug.
But that's no reason to just dismiss the entire mod. That's a very defeatist attitude that I just can't fathom.