Suggestions for the future?

Hey all,
I’d love to hear your thoughts & opinions on the future of Stratos. What kind of gameplay elements would you like me to feature/prioritize in upcoming updates?

Some ideas so far-

[h2]Encounters[/h2]

• Increase the variety of encounters, e.g.
  
• Pirates can intercept the player ship while travelling
  
• Storms that can damage the ship
  

[h2]Story, Quests & Characters[/h2]

• Create a Story Mode which drives the player through several steps
  
• Different quest types, e.g. Collection, Bounty Hunting
  
• Work on social immersion, giving the crew their own character, motivation & social relationships
  
• Increasing the kinds of activities crew conduct, making relaxing and working seem more natural
  

[h2]World events & Mutators[/h2]

• World-size events that occur randomly or as an option on a new game, e.g.
  
• Drought – no water resource islands
  
• Severe weather – blocks tiles and creates storms
  
• Region prosperity/celebration – boosts economy, mining yields etc…
  
• War / blockades- increased military presence, blocks tiles
  
• Civil changes/rebellions – affects economy
  
• Plagues – illness among crew
  

[h2]Factions[/h2]

• Introduce custom factions with their own attributes
  
• Affects seller costs & stock
  
• Unique quests & rewards based on faction
  
• Island relationships, e.g. farms provide food to villages, influences economy
  
• Trade routes that create merchant vessels on relevant tiles
  
• Royal hierarchies
  

[h2]Objectives & Achievements[/h2]

• Turn the objectives into Steam achievements
  
• More small scale objectives
  
• More detailed objective rewards
  

[h2]Combat & Gear[/h2]

• Synergy between weapons and armour
  
• Improve tactics, e.g. taking cover behind obstacles
  
• Bosses
  

[h2]World[/h2]

• New islands, e.g. Towns, shipwrecks
  
• Village names
  
• More detailed island purchasing and management, e.g. resource production