So that an Assault Mech takes less than 90 minutes a day?
Yeah, I'm still trying to justify a shortened Maintenance Cycle. I thought that if I could easily double the time per Mek, then I'd shorten the cycle by half and call it a day.
I suppose I could just make sure my dedicated Tech is only using half his/her allotted time each day, as a reasonable work around, but only if one accepts the premise that the maintenance cycle can be shortened in the first place.
Which, btw, I think I still do. I think that if a player came to me in a game I was running and said, "I want to set up a Refurbishment Center back behind the lines, maybe in a city on a different continent, where newly captured and repaired, but low quality, Meks can be put thru their paces. The specific goal will be to identify weak or malfunctioning components in order to improve the overall quality. To reflect this, I'll have the techs spend twice as much time on maintenance, and I want to make a Maintenance Check twice a month instead of once."
I think I'd say, "Yes."
Of course, as I type this, I realize what I'd probably say would be, "How about a bonus to the roll instead?"
To which I'd reply, to myself (don't judge me), "Because I'm running an A-rated unit with Elite technicians and three supporting tech teams (each) so every world is a factory world and every Tech has all the bonuses left to be had. We look at Meks, and they get less rusty. I don't need anymore bonuses. And, yes, that's my fault because I'm a dirty optimizer, but also yours because you insist on playing during the 3rd Succession war with Era Mods on."
"It's more of a challenge."
"Like the one where you confused Tech Rating with Quality Rating so that all the loot was F-rated and therefore next to worthless. Then you decided that you liked it that way-"
"It's 3025! It's supposed to be gritty and dark!"
"All I'm saying is don't blame me for trying to make a living. Plus, it kinda makes sense that if you dedicate more time to maintenance that you could sneak another roll in if you were trying real hard. That's all."
And, then, I'd probably roll my eyes and say, "Okay, sure, whatever."
That is hard coded based on rules that I doubt anyone would change. You can of course download the source code and make the changes yourself :)
Byte me, Code Monkey!
Change the duration between checks? Yeah, Repair and Acquisition tab in Campaign Options... Maintenance cycle length in days = N
Why is there not a children's show called Code Monkey?