I love Mercenary Enclaves and at the beginning i too was unsure of the nav cap reduction, but playing with them dozens of times i get why it is there => if you are trade and alloy focused you will be the only one that can maintain the extra upkeep and the whole thing is only a battle of wallets xD

i don't know if the 50% higher energy upkeep brings still the same feeling.
still nice mod for those who dont like it :)

This seems good. About to start a game and make a merc enclave. Haven't played the game since pre-federations dlc, so a lot is new to me. I'll let ya know what I think about the balance, but from what I've researched, this seems to be pretty close to balanced and ideal.