I'm owning Starbound and the mod itself for about a year now, or actually exactly a year. And truth be told, despite replaying the game and the mod itself for a couple of times now, I don't remember seeing anything major which has been added to the game. I still see the same planet types, the highest tier still seems to be 8 in terms of non-upgraded equipment, the highest tier bars are still Aetherium/Nocxium and I think the highest tier missions are still level 8. (Not saying that's a bad thing)

But will there ever be new planet and star types, higher tiers and story elements which prolong/enhance the playtime and replayability in the future, or is the current mod state the "finished" state? Or even anything in-between offering just generally something new? Would be interesting to know to be honest.