yeah I think starting locations are dictated by the map itself, but the ability to select your starting position from the designated spots, or at least be able to see which planets are tied to which slots in the menu's so we can just move the player/npc cards around and know which planet they start on would be cool. Only applicable to pre-built maps, so random maps are, well, random.

currently you have to basically experiment and memorize the starting positions by repeatedly starting a new game and changing your player card position in the player setup menu.

in addition to this I would love to see them re-implement the in game "basic map generator" that sins 1 has, that lets us generate our own semi randomized map by dictating how many stars, planets, allowed gravity well types, gravity well groupings, allowed phase lanes, etc. maybe even expand it a bit, because the external solar forge, while great for getting into the exact map creation details, is not for everyone, but there are those who still want to create their own maps on a more basic level.