I didn't let the nautiloid crash yet. Is it game over when it does ? or do you somehow wake up on the beach anyway ?
As long as you reach (and activate) the transponder in time, you are GTG -- it's how it is supposed to go.
Maybe the explorer mode would be good for that mentality?
Annoyances are not a good reason to make the rest of the game too easy. Balanced is the default mode, and that mode needs to work for new players.
Adding it to tactician or custom? I could go with that.
