Hey Lophatkao, I Love your mod, always have, and i have been enjoying it for years.

But I was wondering if there was a way to make a separate hard mode for the mod?

In it the cost of repair would be higher. (increased auto-chip consumption?)

That would do a great bit in balancing their use. As it is now it only cost 500 pix to repair any one of these awesome beast, and there are those who pocket many, so there is little in the way of someone just getting in one and steamrolling an entire planet.

But what if the cost were increased to say anywhere from 3k-15k for a full repair. (3k sigma, 15k theta or something like that). It might make things a bit more interesting for the game as a whole as there is little in the way of a money sink. And having an actual cost to your wallet will mean choosing when to deploy or retreat, and the more mechs you use the more you have to spend.

This would be great for roleplaying a mech pilot as having to actually maintain your mech would in my opinion really make the pilot treat his/her mech with care and respect, and cause them to deploy mechs more tactically.

I think this would be great for a sperate version of the mod. I think it could serve as a balance. And if it pleases you you can test even more balance changes without upsetting those who dont like losing out on power on the other version of mod.

I hope you consider it, and whether you do or dont know that you have my thanks, both for taking the time to read through this, and for this already awesome mod.