And for planets I don't think a starship entering the planet just to say hello is idea so maybe a Beam effect under the ship and or a SHuttle?
Also one thing that annoys me with freelancer is the planet and sun size, they are VERY VERY SMALL. I feel like I might accidently bump one out of the way sometimes, so it be REAL cool if you made the planets quite a big bigger, this would just add bundles to the realism and the fact you will have much more room to HIDE behind planets, dunno if you can make a upper amosphere but if you used a round layer of nebula gas or whatever it is you could make gas planets which you can fly in low orbit and use it for cover.. just a thought..
This mod is the best sounding so far, a total conversion with a LARGE selection of ships is just what Freelancer needs.. Warp will be cool if you add a warp effect