In 1.5, Will there be useful Galaxy changes???

[jmpveg22]

Will there be any useful Galaxy changes in 1.5? Like stuff that is in mods, but often times buggy and problematic.

Among them are:
-Larger Maps sizes. OFFICIAL 1200 and 1600star maps would be most welcome
-Realistic Sol and Neighboring systems maps, Maybe even an option to include only a realistically researched "Orion Spur" as a map
-More Starting System options
-Realistic locations of Nebula
-Option to select amount of primitive populated planets
-Option to set planet/population border influence strength

 

[SolarGuy]

-Realistic Sol and Neighboring systems maps, Maybe even an option to include only a realistically researched "Orion Spur" as a map
-More Starting System options

I'd love those two the most. We have Sol and Deneb, and they're only needed for some backstory on the two prescripted human empires (UNE and COM). And the starting systems you can find in various mods are often either copies of what's in the game already (like Fallen Empires Extended allowing you to start at Beacon of Stability, which already exists) or too special to believably exist in the galaxy. Having a binary home system would be cool, but not if it's the only binary system in the entire galaxy and simply looks out of place there.

-Option to select amount of primitive populated planets

I wonder how this isn't an option in the settings already. Quite an important thing in my opinion, especially because primitives can turn into FTL nations later on.
But rather than setting the amount of planets directly, there should be two dots with which we can define minimal and maximal values. And it should be the percentage of planets in the galaxy, because you can't always say how many planets there are going to be.
So possible setups would include: Exactly 0% (none), between 24% and 48% (random value between those), Exactly 100% (every single planet in the entire galaxy is inhabited unless it's spawned after the primitives, for example a special planet like Zanaam). The description of that setting should tell you the standard values (whatever those are).

 

[jmpveg22]

Binary Star systems would also be a welcome addition...

 

[jmpveg22]

The next DLC better be expanded galaxy options... people will get tired of paying for skins really quickly

 

[BlackUmbrellas]

The next DLC better be expanded galaxy options... people will get tired of paying for skins really quickly

Only 1/3 DLCs so far have been purely cosmetic.

 

[jmpveg22]

Only 1/3 DLCs so far have been purely cosmetic.

By my count 1/2 of all paid DLC has been purely cosmetic... which was my point to begin with... as i did have the "paying" part included in the statement.

 

[Elothan]

1 of 2... Not the largest sample size, but sure.
Still a far strech from "tired from paying for skins", since its not obligatory.