You know what, we need some kind of hardlight bridge platform thing that has to be powered that bridges from one side to another and energy cost scales based on distance. Yes this idea came because of how much of a chore the overhang is to combat and control. Though this would mean the device can be powered only on one side and nothing can be placed on the platforms. Being a sort of semi platform like the elevator. Though this would ironically be easily exploitable since again, slime AI is weird and they tend to get easily confused with the vertical nature of the game.
I'm also wondering if it's possible to move the crystal condenser up the tech tree as it is very strong in my opinion and neutralizes the need for drills. Like... Laughably so. Why use a drill if I can just have this box that draws in crystals like a vacuum? Though the downside is the fact it has to be higher to be more efficient, which again... WIND TURBINES. Cheap and easy with reactors being costly, very large and overall terrible for basic defenses. Like the basic reactors are two units large, with the last one being three units.