It's unclear why the two triads of buttons were placed so close together in the previous version; it was perfectly fine in the original version of the mod, when the settings and other options were far in the upper left corner.
A long scale (20+) is still essential and shouldn't be removed.
I agree about the long scale.
Another question for the mod developers: is there a possibility to improve the Neutral dwellings so that it would be possible to recruit basic units + upgrade and alternate upgrade them?