Really hope that Sean/the dev team see this.

I love the idea of Companions, but they desperately need a TLC pass to be better. Here are a few ideas that hopefully would be kind of easy to implement:

1. MORE SLOTS – when you include the recent Twitch drops and the last 2 Expeditions, we’ve been given more Companions than we have slots for, and that doesn’t even allow for any that we may have “found” during exploration. We really need more slots – at least 12, if not maybe 24?
2. AUTO SUMMON – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been playing for an hour or two before I remember “Oh yeah, I got a cool pet the other day” and go summon it. I should be able to set a default/primary pet (and change it easily) that automatically pops out whenever I’m in a situation that supports it.
3. FUNCTIONAL GEAR – Many of the attachments or whatever look really cool, and their names/descriptions suggest that they could be really handy. Unfortunately, they’re completely non-functional, which is a complete waste.
4. BUILDABLE ENCLOSURES – It would be awesome if there was a new building part(s) that allowed me to build various enclosures for my pets. Functionally this would be similar to the existing specialist stations. I’d love to be able to have a zoo or menagerie on either a planetary base or my freighter. I could stock these up with pellets maybe for an auto-feed, and they could also serve as a breeding chamber.
   1. BONUS #1 – even better if there were different variants of this for the different types of pets
   2. BONUS #2 – would be handy if I could also unlock and construct an egg sequencer on my base
5. SIMPLE GAMES – can I please, for the love of Atlas, just play fetch with my Diplo?