And a gas giant planet, possible to jump inside/outside, but no atmospheric border?? With lightnings that cripple radae, and very dense "fog", 50m visibility max... only instruments flight, and failling. Weird and serves to lose pursuit.

Another weird idea:
Relate ion storms to hive's mining... that explains why they happens on roid fields and usually there are bots inside, and gives more reason to hate hives...

Why not a FLARE STAR? Very rich roids near it, but periodic energy bursts fries all ships electronics/engine, or you suicide or ask EMS help. Those bursts are preceeded by static on radio... the louder, the closer, not much visuals required, just a flashing sequence.

Even more crazy, a Variable Magnetar... will periodically attract your ship...

And at last, supreme beast: the smaller of a double star goes into Supernova 1A, and generates a rotating black hole with its accretion disk? It happens, open WH to new sectors, and due limited speed of light it appears on different moments on various sectors.

Less LSD for the noobs, please.