Awesome! :) I like the effects you made :) Only... It could get confusing with all of those exploding bits everywhere... Because it could get hard to see and stuff
World brightness setting -- A good idea! This won't happen until the world loading system is revamped.
Lasers emit light as they move -- Interesting! Scheduled for addition. Will be visible only in beautiful/fantastic.
Random bot names from a list -- This is a high-detail setting and will have to wait for the settings revamp
More interesting laser hit effects -- I like those effects! I am happy to recreate them myself, but you may wish to share the changes you made if you want them to stick.
More interesting lasers -- On simple+? Dunno, depends on how laggy the effects you want on simple are.
Rate of Fire setting for vehicles! -- Planned, but will take place after the settings revamp
Rate of Fire setting for bots -- Planned, but will take place after the settings revamp
For maximal chance of these features being added, you may wish to PM me the modified project
btw none of these changes will show up in the next release -- I have actually already completed the next release and I'm just sorting through images. However, they may appear in releases after that :)