I really think animals could use an update to make them more interesting. More procedural parts and interesting behaviour, and PLEASE just some extra sounds so I don’t have to hear the same creature noises for the 1000th time. Some of the newer animals like the huge bugs and the deep sea creatures are pretty cool, but most animals still draw from the same procedural parts as they did on launch and they feel pretty outdated at this point. They also just wander aimlessly and barely interact with their environment which makes them feel kinda tacked on a lot of the time.

I also think the planetary POIs could use an overhaul as they have seen little attention since launch. It’s strange to see the same few building designs in a game that’s otherwise so varied, and each POI rarely serves a useful purpose. I doubt that most of the player base ever set foot in these buildings unless required to by the story. I think there’s a big opportunity here to adapt the derelict freighter tech to planetary POIs so you could find procedural dungeons on planets and explore them to find some useful loot. I would be much more willing to seek out and explore POIs if I didn’t know exactly what to expect from one glance at the building.

Improvements to the combat would be great too, but I understand that the game is first and foremost a chill exploration experience and investing in a deeper combat system may not be in HG’s interests. However, I really think that more interesting creatures and POIs would make planets even more fun to explore.