I'm sure there are probably mods to address these conditions, but IMO, the devs shouldn't turn around and re-code the game (at least not at this stage) to do things other than what they are already working on.

I agree the game is a lot easier once a player is experienced with all the various nuances, but not a good reason to alter what they already have set in-place, at least until the whole game is fleshed out.