[Atrocities]

What would be nice is if Aaron would add for each component an EXCLUSION line. IE Component cannot be combined with Component Family X

And yes, I would be worried about engaging the Federation at such a disadvantage. It doesn't cost them much at all to build the combination of sensors or at least it is not nearly proportional to the advantage of the stacked bonus. Who wants to go up against at least 80-90% bonuses when they can only max out at 40-50%? If it was a difference of 10-15% it wouldn't be such a big deal, but we are talking like a 2:1 hit ratio at best - and let's face it, the Federation's ships and weapons are no slouches without the extravagant modifiers either.

I think the best way to deal with this is for you to specifically tell me what components have to much of a bonus so that I can degrade them. This way no other changes have to be made, and the components, when combined, are more equaled compared to other races.