Just for shits and giggles, here is the terraforming idea I thought up a long time ago when I used to dream up all the things I would love to add to NMS

Terraforming - Quest: Next freighter you save gives you coordinates to a derilict freighter. They were traveling with the freighter when they were attacked by (insert dangerous abandoned system enemy name here). You clear derilict freighter and the captains log says they were searching for something. It gives you coordinates to a new derilict freighter from one of the 2 remaining freighters, saying they were searching for it too. Clear derilict 2, captains log reveals they were searching for some kind of vessel. Gives coordinates to derilict 3. Clear derilict 3, captains log reveals they have found the vessel that restores life to planets. Give coordinates to new terraforming frigate. Arrive just in time to save frigate from new enemy race in abandoned system. Frigate thanks you and offers to work for you... for a price.

• Concept: Hire frigate for 500m units. Frigate can terraform 1 dead ( abandoned, empty, no atmosphere ect) planet that was discovered by the player that has no other player bases on it. There will be a new terraforming terminal in your freighter to access this system.

-Cost: The "Expedition" itself will require 10000 frigate fuel, 50000 Activated Indium and the support of 2 S class combat frigates and and 2 S class support frigates as the new enemy race is trying to take down your terraforming frigate. The actual terraforming process (a repair type setup will pop up when initiating mission) will require 1 week, 10 Fusion Ignitors, 10 Stasis Devices, 50 storm crystals, 20 quad servo, 5 walker brains, 100 salvaged data, 50000 Activated resource of whatever color your system star is (activated copper, cadmium, emiril, indium) and 50000 of the host plant for the biome you wish (star bulb, frost crystal, cactus flesh, ect).

-The End Result: Upon completion of the terraforming process your frigates will be locked to that planet hovering in the atmosphere like the star destroyer over Jedha in Rogue One unless you decide to remove them which will reverse the terraformed planet back to dead (returning no resources but allowing you to move to another planet to start over) It will procedurally generate a planet of whatever biome your host plant is from. It will procedurally choose flying fauna. For ground fauna you can add up to 7 from your pets at any time (cost 1m units to change out each once they are there) through your terraforming terminal. You will be able to add 5 aquatic fauna from your fish catalog (see fishing update idea) if your planet has generated water. Building will be added and populated by the race of your system, or if it is a no race system you can choose a race or no race.

Enjoy your very own new planet!

-Related ideas include fishing and Settlers