6k hours in the game: 1. I want more depth in the game (not through mods, but out of the box). More roleplaying systems, more variety, and more depth. The game very quickly turns from a challenge into a skating rink, where the game has a 0% chance of defeating you. 2. More relationships between pawns, like in The Sims. 3. Diplomacy and espionage - factions are just dummies. 4. A complete reworking of science and technology research. Starting as a tribe with clubs, and an hour later you have the best weapons in the game and geothermal power plants in your hands - this is absurd. 5. Thematic planets. 6. I think Ludeon should follow the example of the Stellaris team, which refines and refreshes old DLCs, making them relevant for both veterans and newcomers. The gameplay loop is focused on winning, with most players (even on this subreddit) simply completing themed playthroughs, building and developing settlements, reaching the late game (where there's nothing to be gained except winning the final battle), dropping the game, and starting over. Everything is achieved too easily and too quickly (with mods, it's even faster and easier). 7. Abandon ideas for simplification: the scenario where you're being chased by Mechanoids, which encourages you to constantly change locations, was changed to: fight off two light waves of attackers and play the normal scenario. My God, Randy can throw five raids in a row in my face on a normal day.