Well, in mass shipbattles, you can always lure enemy ships and shoot them with other ships of yours.
But if you have only one ship, there's no real strategy against enemies...Or maybe you can lure them to allied town with a tower? Triggers that give player advantages, based on how they move, could be interesting though.
And maybe storms. You get caught in storm, and then your ship is damaged...You could simulate that you lose crew in the storm, so the attack of your ship is decreased...Let's not forget the rom.
"Especially awe-inspiring is the fact that any single brain is made up of atoms that were forged in the hearts of countless stars billions of years ago... These atoms now form a conglomerate – your brain – that can not only ponder the very stars that gave it birth but can also think about its own ability to think and wonder about its own ability to wonder. With the arrival of humans…the universe has suddenly become conscious of itself. This, truly, is the greatest mystery of all." - Rama