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I would love something like this, if only for pirate drone swarms.

I'd rather the game not use fuel at all to be honest. Either it's so common that its existence in the game is pointless from a mechanics standpoint, or it becomes a pure hassle, slowing the games already slow pace down. I really think fuel should be the realm of mods, not part of the core game...

I'm fairly sure that when NPCs (specifically NPC factions) get improved many of the stations won't be abandoned. And I do like your pirate attack idea, assuming they aren't too frequent.

I doubt anything in the rail system is 100% "finished" really. But yes, turret speed and functionality at the minute needs some serious improvement.

Food I'm not too sure about. Fuel and the like I'm pretty much against. But what I would like is to be able to grow healing items/buffs and some craftable resources, giving a more sustainable If slower and more complex) alternative to strip mining.

Something I always thought would be cool is having dynamic music with different layers of the music playing in different situations. For example fast, tense drums kick in when pirates spot you, peaceful twinkly fade in when you're on an ice planet etc.

To be honest I would rather have the GUI system proposed already. While it's less "realistic" it's more interesting from a gameplay perspective, since you have to decide whether or not you want the speed or the manoeuvrability.

Would it be feasible to select a rail block that the AI recognises as a "return" point and then dock to it? I'm aware that one of the main reasons AI has been unable to dock in the past is path finding with custom shapes, but now we have rails the AI would only have to find a straight line for...

A default ship, or better starting gear, I could get behind but I'm not sure that really solves the main issue. What I feel Starmade needs is a better "early" game altogether, ie giving the player stuff to do other than mine and craft and do a better job of easing players into the games intricacies.

I don't see why not, having them in one place is more useful.

It's not just about loading screens. The biggest advantage we have now is we can interact with a planet from space, or vice versa. Instanced planets will go against that.

A logic activator I would love is one that activates when there's an enemy AI, for alert lights etc.

I love that this was generalised enough to get a "planned" stamp.

Depending on how NPC control is handled it may not be a space issue. Likewise, depend on how its implemented Point Defense might be one the most useful places to put custom AI in, setting up blanket firing patterns etc.

Farming was mentioned a while ago, which should be interesting to see. On the subject of Procedural mobs I'm definitely looking forward to, it will definitely make the planets feel more fleshed out and station exploration more exciting. I just hope that we get something worthwhile for...

It was my understanding that Bobby AIs where going to be phased out almost entirely for NPCs, with customizable AI. However, that's not really been brought up for a while and is a fair way off, since that kind of thing is easier to implement when more of the games features are set in stone.

Something I would like to see for planets is a way to mine them without strip mining. Something less server intensive, and possibly giving you more resources in the long term. Gives you a reason to build planet bases as well.

The ship building mechanics are definitely worth the price of entry for me, even if I'm personally pretty terrible at making things that look good. Everything else is a bit lacking at the minute, I like the crafting system but it takes a while to make anything viable for taking on pirates...

The existing tutorial is pretty poor, and expecting everyone who tries the game to check youtube for how to make the most of it (especially considering how many of the tutorials on youtube are incredibly dull) is ludicrous to be honest. And like I said, this isn't really a suggestion for the...

I feel you have missed the point of the thread, this isn't about how Starmade markets itself (which for a large part, it doesn't, Schine deliberately do a minimum of marketing). It's more looking long term, for what the community feels would make the game feel more approachable. And CyberTao...