Thats fair enough and perfectly understandable. I think a stripped down version with a few options like choosing between "if this enemy moves/attacks/uses a system, skirmish/hack" would work very well and be more than satisfying.
Sad to read pilot combat isnt gonna be a thing since its one of the things I have a lot of fun thinking about, having a pilot fight with their mech and AI or be its support, but again, its a fair and understandable choice. Wish you all very good luck developing the game, from what I have seen and experienced until now, very good job.