I've begun playing with a group of friends, and we enjoy exploring the galaxy together, but the Navigation system needs a couple of upgrades to really make it a good tool. 1. Address Bookmarks and Information System. The user needs to be able to save the coordinates of a planet they've found, and make notes to remind themselves what's there, so the planet can be easily found later. A simple bookmark system consisting of name, user notes, and coordinates would be a tremendously useful addition. Then if the user wants to go back to a previous favorite, instead of being stuck with a single "home" planet, they could choose a bookmark to load the coordinates in one click, then hit "Go". 2. Broadcast Bookmarks to Party. Once the Bookmarks system is in place, the player should be able to use the Navigation console to forward a bookmark, with all of the information included, to the rest of their party. I know that this game is about exploring and finding new things, but when playing with a group of people exploring in at different times, being able to come together and share an experience is the best part of the game. 3. Shared Party Coordinates In addition to being able to forward bookmarks from the Navigation console, party members should be able to go to their ship, and use their Navigation console to go to a selected party member's current ship location. That way, if a user happens to be deep in a mine shaft on a new planet when a friend joins, that friend can go to their ship and make the jump to their planet with a single click, rather than dealing with a recitation of coordinates and a very out-dated manual entry system. I'm currently using an Excel spreadsheet to do this, which is far from optimal. When someone types in the coordinates, they then have to back up to make the interface refresh to the right place, then zoom back in, double check the name, etc. My cell phone is capable of saving, notating, and forwarding GPS coordinates to my friend's phones, which is great when traveling out of town to meet them, or going on a road trip in multiple cars. That experience is not remarkably similar to party exploration in Starbound. This feature addition would make the experience much smoother.
