Make the planet actually a planet.

NotAnNSASpy

This is a really petty thing but nevertheless, here we go.

So, I'm guessing we've all seen the giant planet above us that even eclipses the star (nice touch devs). But is it really a planet and not just a moon. A planet would orbit the star and not us but in the game the planet orbits us and not the star. This makes me think that it is not a planet but a moon. If it were a planet then its orbit would be erratic and experience retrograde motion. It would also become a lot smaller (visibly) as it reaches its occultation phase. If it is a planet then we know that it is a superior planet and so occultation, conjunction, opposition and transit should all be visible. Not to mention that fact that this planet is only visible from one hemisphere.

Sorry for all this but as an Astronomy buff I felt like it needed to be said. Overall, none of this would have an impact of gameplay and would only be aesthetics based.

Sigil_Thane

I think the idea is not that the giant red orb is a planet, which orbits the same star as the planet that we are on (which from our perspective would result in retrograde motion and all), but rather that we are actually crash landed on a roughly earth sized moon which orbits the giant red planet.

NotAnNSASpy

That's makes sense but I think (but only think) that the devs stated that it is a planet.