I think some are possibly thinking about what you want from this sim instead of what 1C might do to repair this game.

The reason why people make mods is to offer a different choice over the stock, and the stock sound code is broken, both Jafa and I mithered about wether to let our beta's out because of this issue and what you have from us is probably half of what we could do given time, but that right there is the point. If you think what we have done is good your wrong, it just shows how bad the state of the code is right now for sound. 1C have recognized this and a process of fixing is in progress. Leave them to it because it will be a difficult job to fix it.

Tiger, The guy making the ship isnt just doing it of his own accord mate, he is told to, and leadership thinks we need a ship instead of having re-worked AI, clearly having a functioning game ie AI needs to work correctly to have exciting gameplay.

On the sound issue let me re-illiterate, the code is damaged that is the problem right now.
They have the re-write the sound engine because it was broken, sticking a sound mod over the top wont fix anything at all because the code that runs that mod is broken.

So this is why they need to spend the time to do this.
I'll say this also, if they do start using peoples mods instead of fixing issues, I dont know how long i'll play the game because we'll still have broken code within the game.

I'm sure they wont do this as they want to create a great game that will last, a game that is theirs and not a patchwork of different work from the different people. Just so we are clear. That is the reason why the game is the way it is because of different peoples code all mixed in, Luthier said they are trying to find and scrub out that code left by people gone from the team, using users mods surely would defeat that object.

So just lump it and leave em alone to fix it their way, stop encouraging development quick fixes and think about longivity.
if you dont like the sound use a mod and play single player for a bit, but if we start telling them to use usermade mods to fill in the holes in their game we will end up with a big mess, if it dont get fixed properly then the user made sound mods out now will be the best you'll get. Personally I'd like to make a proper one on a better written engine.