Hi, I bought TOM yesterday, and I'm hooked ever since. I've got a few ideas to add to the game, and I'd like feedback on them (possible yes/no, already planned/dismissed)
1. Error fixing.
I get random errors on my wheels whenever I'm rovering around, and sometimes it just gets annoying. Therefore, perhaps add a mini-game that allows you to fix errors, and only errors, in wheels, arms and the like. I understand that you can't actually fix anything on a rover, but I get those errors randomly, and once started off with a rover (which had landed perfectly) that could barely move due to all six wheels malfunctioning (that's a fully equipped medium rover down the drain).
Perhaps make the mini-game a power rerouting game where you have to find matching circuits or matching pieces of code.
2. Control of the lander/rover during decent.
Sometimes it just doesn't land where you want it to. I've had to reload missions a couple of times now due to Landers not landing in the correct location, making it impossible to complete parts of the mission and once even making it impossible to continue the game (a lander that had to photograph an area landed in the wrong area to photograph all nodes, and because of that I did not have enough money to send another.
)3. A minimap.
It wouldn't be very useful for much things, but it would just be cool.
4. (Potentially) Human Crews.
Eventually, you'll get bored with just driving around. If you add human crews, you could perhaps make the game a bit different, where you also have to keep an eye on the supplies of oxygen and food for the crew.
5. Passive Multiplayer.
It would be incredible fun to just see other players driving around, and who can forget the massive shenanigans that happened in Moonbase Alpha? (aeiou)
6. Weather effects.
Sandstorms are assholes on mars, and it would be fun to have those come by once in a while, making you panic and run (drive) for cover if you're running on solar power.
In any case, looking forward to the updates!
