tulip heath
This is a bit more of a long-term thing, but it would be interesting to have more variety in ship parts. Living ships for example, might have a different part/tech tree to regular ships, and would offer some visual variety, besides what paint and designs can do.
Functionally, they might be identical (for balance reasons), or have some different/unique weaponry that can't be obtained on regular ships, at the cost of not being able to use conventional ship weapons.
uncut pewter
can be a fun idea, but i'm unsure if it is something for cosmoteer.
graceful flicker
unrelated but that is a jarring pfp
terse veldt
already suggested as an alien faction
pure flame
Yeah, would be good for a potential alien race faction. No Man's Sky-like living ships wouldn't fit the game.
candid peak
https://discord.com/channels/314103695568666625/1026938875383398450 Was discussed here at length.
Someone needs to make a mod. All it needs is new textures.
Blood cells instead of crew.
Eye - Cockpit
Neural stem - Control
Rib - Bunk
Bone marrow - Quarters
Heart - Generator
Veins - corridors
Shell - armour
Fin - L and T thruster
Flagellum - Long thruster
Siphon - Big thruster
Brood bed - Missile launcher
Spitter - Blaster
Stunner - EB
Psi emitter - Shield
Build a lot of small ones and let them wreak havoc.