att first i thank u that u spend so much of ur time to create a mod like CF. now even more i thank u for effort with this new project.
u asked for our ideas. well, like the most here i prefer a game like FL. in my case simply because i didnt play any other space sims 
i like the way how to control the ship and a lot of other things. but of course there some things i would like to see changed in a new game:
1. the diversity of ships should increase, i mean more of the big ones. since u create the game from the scratch u can surely avoid the behaviour of the big ones what concerns docking at tradelines/jumpgates etc.
2. the universe should be more interactive. just like the clanbase stuff in CF now it should be possible to create new content by the players. new bases, new trade lanes, new jumpgates or jumpholes, all created by players, that would be realy great. all u have to do then is just adding some new systems with some surprizes (maybe new alien races).
3. dynamicle market. we have something like this in CF, but it is not real dynamic. the prices should change with each buy/sell event. means when u buy a lot of commodities of the same kind in the same station, the price should increase. when u sell a lot of commodities of the same kind in the same station, the price should decrease.
4. players should be able to meet not only in space. what about meeting in bars? 
5. what about a teamspeak server?
6. more physics. pls add gravity effects, planets circling around central stars.
so far for now.
