sfcop is great!!! and i wouldnt change too much in another trek game.
but i would love to see some things added
here are my suggestions:
-stay tmp era or all earas beginning with tos
-true 3d space
-ingame mission/campaign builder wich supports browsing the soundfolder (u could make ur own ingame voices via microphone for mission instructions and such)
-collisions
-weapons should be modable (adding some new ones at least on a limited base,strength , range,recycle , etc)
-real cloaking (one out of 2 things i like in sfc3)
-real class names (the other thing i like in sfc3)
-better damage effects (i never liked the way the ships exploded in sfc3 or bc - ka wasnt so detailed but it looked better!)
-mouse and keybord control like in sfc2 (the mous whel could be used for the z axis)
-a little more canon
-environments like in ka
-commandships should have a tactical overview screen wich alowys u to give orders to a whole fleet
-a bit of a cool storyline (maybe like a grafic novel between the missions (like in max payne but moddable) that would allow to make real cool storries for the game and give it more of a deeper feeling
-movie/series missions : wrath of khan, balance of terror,the undiscovered country,etc.
something that would be cool but i dont think it will ever be done:
a second cd with away missions (moddable like the other part of the game) which are connected to the simulation part of the game. u arive at a planet with your ship - u get a mission-u insert cd2 and u complete that mission as a character on the planets surface. that would be soo uber cool.
and beside the fact that it would be cool - it could bring a whole lot of money - just think about all the expansion pacs that would be possible ..WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !
a name for the game: just pure and simple STAR TREK - the game
just my 2cents:)