[stecal]

The ability in the game creator to specify exactly the # of planets you want in a generated map (without having to change settings.txt)

Scrolling, or repeat on hold button, for ship design screen component list so I can quickly get to the other end of the list, esp if "hide obsolete" is not checked.

Make phased shields a separate class from shields for upgrade purposes.

Add a component ability: "Works only X % of the time" This would be very useful for mines and unreliable components.