generation

So this is based on some real science, presumably, because I saw it on the science channel, right? Anyway, there is such a thing as as dwarf galaxies. Compared to the milky way, which contains billions of stars and has a spiral shape, these are pretty formless clusters of a few hundred thousand...

This is pretty simple, add a planet chamber (or one for stations within a nebula/close enough to a planet) that allows for passive resource generation. This could be done with logic activated salvage beams or with a new set of "drilling" blocks. It would make planets valuable and something to...

You know, I've seen a few randomly generated cities on a couple planets. As empty and oddly generated as they were (at least half of the buildings were missing their roofs), I thought they were really cool. For once, I didn't feel so alone in the universe! Why stop at cities, though? Why not...

Is there any way to severely limit (like 1 or fewer per system) station spawning? I know it can be done for shops, but I haven't seen a way to do so for other kinds of stations. I personally like having a very sparsely populated universe, it increases the potential and importance of every station.

One thing that's always bothered me about galaxies is that everything seems so square. Take this picture for instance, the stars seem to line up in rows: Outside of the general shape, there is no galactic geography, no chokepoints or clusters. In short, every star within the galaxy looks...

Just a quick suggestion to add to universe generation; Debris Fields. Simply, a sector full of derelict ships, and/or parts of ships, that would behave like asteroids. They would spawn mostly in asteroid belts, and rarely elsewhere. Also, with the new fauna update coming up, this could be a...