
Multiple stargate systems. You would think that whoever built the stargates would have a lot more systems to visit than just a string of them! Maybe have some stargates that have powered down (somehow) and have an item that you can use to restart them. Transcendence equivalent of locked doors

And last but not least, have the mining laser actually DO SOMETHING!!! I remember the first time I played transcendence, I bought a mining laser and spent about 15 minutes firing it at an asteroid, before I realized that nothing was happening. What's the point!