will there be better food ? i think the colonists would be very happy to be able to enjoy a nice big juicy mofalo steak with potatoes. i know there are "cooking" abilities so that, i bet, will be coming soon enough.
yet here is my idea.
the ability to brew alcohol. and the behavioral effects it has on people.
you speak of "cheap ideas". well i think this should be in the range of possibilities. colonists not walking straight, shooting less straight than usual, becoming violent and obnoxious, and the effects of hangovers -20
how about also:
the possibility to grow hemp for materials n such? of course, some of the colonists might get high every now and then ? cause you know, not ALL plants are male... SOME are female. so SOME of the colonists could get high... with some it could have benefits like becoming creative and philosophical or question authority, with others it could negative impacts like wandering off and finding one of them bomrats a bit too cute, or get lazy while mining out a mountain.
i just saw, you, the maker of this game, are planing on implementing police. as alcohol and hemp/weed like substances would be great for trading n such, that would go great with the police part.
also, i would find it very interesting, id i did not need to arrest every single person walking by. couldnt they just find it oh so beautiful and comfy at my colony that they volunteer to live there?
either way... i freakin love this game already and cant wait to see it evolve