Step 1: Look for the file called Blueprints.xml in the data.dat-unpacked folder
Look for this part in the code:
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<shipBlueprint name="PLAYER_SHIP_HARD" layout="kestral" img="kestral">
<class>Kestrel Cruiser</class>
<name>The Kestrel</name>
<desc>This class of ship was decommissioned from Federation service years ago. After a number of refits and updating this classic ship is ready for battle.</desc>
<systemList>
<pilot power="1" room="0" start="true" img="room_pilot">
<slot>
<direction>right</direction>
<number>0</number>
</slot>
</pilot>
<doors power="1" room="2" start="true" img="room_doors"/>
<sensors power="1" room="3" start="true" img="room_sensors"/>
<medbay power="1" room="4" start="true" img="room_medbay">
<slot>
<number>1</number>
</slot>
</medbay>
<oxygen power="1" room="13" start="true" img="room_oxygen"/>
<shields power="2" room="5" start="true" img="room_shields"/>
<engines power="2" room="14" start="true" img="room_engines"/>
<weapons power="3" room="10" start="true" img="room_weapons"/>
<drones power="2" room="1" start="false"/>
<teleporter power="1" room="15" start="false"/>
<cloaking power="1" room="8" start="false"/>
</systemList>
<weaponSlots>4</weaponSlots>
<droneSlots>2</droneSlots>
<weaponList count="2" missiles="8">
<weapon name="MISSILES_4"/>
<weapon name="LASER_BURST_3"/>
</weaponList>
<health amount="30"/>
<maxPower amount ="8"/>
<crewCount amount = "3" class="human"/>
</shipBlueprint>Do you see this part:
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<weaponList count="2" missiles="8">
<weapon name="MISSILES_1"/>
<weapon name="LASER_BURST_3"/>Change the
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<weapon name="MISSILES_1"/>Code: Select all
<weapon name="MISSILES_4"/>This will make it so instead of the usual missile launcher it will spawn you with the weapon you made in the previous tutorials.
And thats it!
I don't know the reason for asteroid's unique hatred toward spaceships, lets leave it as is for now and think that all asteroid fields are pretty intensive. Just use cloaking while at asteroid field. Cloaking + 8 bars FTL drive with crew give you 105% evasion and 15 seconds is enough to charge jump-drive 
