In short, power armor is too high-tech and doesn't really fit into steampunk game theme. So idea is as follow:
-Remove all armors from game (and picks too)
-Replace them with vehicles
-Make vehicles have equipment grid by default (possibly expandable by research)
-Add more vehicles (especially a 'mech' type, allowing walking around without turning like player do to keep QoL advantages of current armors over vehicles)
-Add more equipment (i.e. drills when handpicks are removed)
-Add more research to upgrade everything related to equipment, maybe even specific new research color just for that
End of suggestion main point.
Additional notes:
-After that being done, early 'armor' could be a vehicle called just 'exoskeleton' and allow 'speed modules' to run faster for example (seriously, 'exoskeleton' by its name is not something you put inside an armor, especially multiple of them. You 'wear' it, one at the time). Later 'mechs' would be heavier, have more eq slots, etc.
-You could create 'rocket launcher' equipment, similar how mechs have in almost any mech game over their shulders, it would consume rockets instead of power like personal laser defense, plus would give more uses to rockets. Plus that would add some flavour with that new mech game from Paradox just released lol.
-Tanks with replaceable turrets sound super cool, if it had more customisation, double cannons, laser turret, etc.
-Helicopter mod really fits well into this, just make it consume fuel fast like real helicopters do and crash if you dont' land before it ends not to make it overpowered.
-That new hovercraft mod is nice too and could also run out of fuel in the middle of the water and only way out is drowning.
-At the late game maybe there would be some 'universal weapon platform', which would let you chose everything, from drive type, to weapons, fuel capacity, trunk size, etc.
More vehicles instead of power armor
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I don't like the idea of removing armor and axes.
I am for more vehicles, and modular vehicles, but not at the cost of armor.
I am for more vehicles, and modular vehicles, but not at the cost of armor.
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+10 for Mech that walks like player
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This could be fine if done right.