Race setup sucks

. What I want most in SE V are setup choices that are real choices. "Choices" where you have a must-do value (like maintenance, ground combat, etc) just suck, choices that have a very obvious optimum setting with narrow margins due to personal play style just are not good.
Same applies to weapon "choices" but these can be modded at least.
Wow, thats an idea - how about moddable setup choices??? Not just changeable costs, but free selection/invention of setup choices?