This should be an easy one: Make the SRV's hull a little sturdier when it comes to the environment. Those little racers could be real fun to drive fast on some lonely planet's surface (especially given how far apart the shootable rocks usually are). It's also quite recreational when you get out of the cockpit for a bit.
But of course basically every little bump costs at least 1 percent. That can't be explained even by realism - driving a scrappy beach buggy over flat terrain doesn't destroy it. So space buggies shouldn't hurt that much when you drive them a little recklessly.
I think the sturdiness vs. weapons fire is spot on. It's just that the slightest bump into a rock or landing after a jump costs some hull points.
But of course basically every little bump costs at least 1 percent. That can't be explained even by realism - driving a scrappy beach buggy over flat terrain doesn't destroy it. So space buggies shouldn't hurt that much when you drive them a little recklessly.
I think the sturdiness vs. weapons fire is spot on. It's just that the slightest bump into a rock or landing after a jump costs some hull points.