As both a casual spectator, as well as promoter of competition streaming, here are some things I would like to see to improve the viewing experience.
- Mini-map. Allow the viewers to get the top-down perspective of what's going on without having to obscure the action with the normal map. There's a nice place for it above the chat (or swap those positions).
- Highlight the ship you're locked to on the map. Just like when you're crewing on a boat, highlight the ship to make it clear which arrow is yours.
- Spectator arrow when you are free roaming. Just a little grey/beige arrow to see your current position and orientation.
- Ability to use free roam spectator movement while locked to a ship to apply offsets. Sometimes you want to follow a ship, see it's various components statuses, but not necessarily have it in the center of the screen.
- Game timer. This is something I would like to see in the normal play interface as well.
