I suppose I have to chip in as the original designer of (most of) the E-Series. Because you are doing both the Hostile and Agg updates and both share similar parts, some of the suggestions below are not exclusively limited to the Agg.
A. Monoeye Functionality
Nep Monoeye sensors are tied to both the Autoaim and Autododge systems. One of the initial Nep doctrine was to have Nep suits be capable of matching up against a single other Yamataian suit, so most of the old E-Series suits only had one pair of Monoeye sensors to provide stereoscopic data on only one target. This was compensated by the fact that a group of E-Series suits were network linked so they could still engage and dodge multiple targets if those targets were locked on by another suit, so all a Nep commander has to do is to make sure he had a numerical parity with the enemy at the tactical level and he would be fine. Another force multiplier was the EARTH1 suit that had three pairs of Monoeyes to help with its tanking and crowd-control capabilities.
Complicating this was that the NIGHT1 and later the VOID, Hostile and Aggressor have an odd amount of Monoeyes, it is unclear if the third/odd eye was merely a redundancy or if it worked in conjunction with the other pair(s). The original shoulder mounted eyes are on gyroscopes that provided a 360* traverse, however the 3rd eye is fixed on the faceplate which means traverse is limited to how far the pilot's neck can turn. It is also sometimes ruled via GM fiat that a single monoeye is sufficient for a full functionality lock on, you will have to decide on what definition is right, or if that Monoeye technology has improved over the years.
B. JAM Bottle
I have no idea why I wrote JAM bottle (of which what the letters JAM stood for was never defined), when I actually meant
JATO bottle.
C. Common Parts Update
If you're gonna dig up the specter of the E-Series, I suggest looking up the last attempt at reviving that series with the updated M1 AIR, the
AIR-R Storm. More specifically I would like to draw your attention to the Twin Scalar Array as a candidate for replacing/upgrading the Pulse Laser Array, the Medium Beam Rifle (itself a cut down version of the
Long Beam Rifle minus the secondary barrel feature, also an alternative weapon candidate) as an alternative weapon to the Hostile and the Neuro/Peizo Controller NPC-01R.
D. AMP
There has been considerable confusion over what exactly the AMP is, I have previously used GM Fiat to rule that it is merely a large twohander plasma chaingun but it is still subject to debate. The update should increase its description and settle the matter.
E. LSP
It has been argued that the LSP is woefully inadequate for anti-PA combat due to its size (and therefore power) limitations. Instead of making it smaller I suggest moving the grip forward to make it more compact but retaining the same size.
F. Chainknives and Chainswords
I agree that vibro+chain is needless complication. Thought to maintain the cool factor I suggest a new type of signature Nep melee weapon, to have a blade with magnetically contained plasma flowing along the outer edge , the downside being that such a weapon cannot be used stealthily. In the alternative, heat-vibro with heat toggled off has the advantage of being stealth capable at the expense of damage.
G. FIRE Positron Beam Launcher
Is merely the abovementioned MBR/LBR-00P in weapon case form. The original rationale for equipping the FIRE1 with this was because the FIRE1's forearm chainguns cannot be used in conjunction with a two handed weapon, as Agg has no forearm mounted weapons this benefit is lost. Consider instead importing the FIRE1's Plasma Artillery Launcher (Which has been previously ruled by Moonman's designer and GM-fiat to be mountable) for indirect fire capability. If you wanna go into paper projects for the FIRE (ala all in my head), consider some kind of flamethrower for melee.
H. WATER Chainsword
The WATER chainsword is the standard VBCS avaliable on all Element suits, it isnt unique to the WATER and in fact was first introduced by the AIR2. If you wanna grab something unique from the WATER consider the Arrestor Guard for a melee weapon, LBR or paper project a PPG enabled tower shield (functions as rechargable reactive armor or enhanced shield bashing)
I. EARTH Hammer
Previously ruled by Moonie to be already compatitable with the Agg, just documentation required.
J. AIR Lance
Cant think of anything unique to the AIR type that is useful on the Agg except this lance/spear unless you want to consider some kind of P/P system for offense or movement. Bonus: Having P/P would allow the Agg to literally pull aggro in MMO terms.
K. New Adaptive Strength Shields
This is a paper project that I have previously mentioned to someone but I forgot who. Essentially by using accurate sensor data from the Monoeyes on a locked on target, the local shield strength on the part of the PA that is about to be hit can be reduced to just enough to slow down the incoming projectile so that it bounces off the armor to no damage, losing less shield strength than if the projectile is stopped completely by the shields. Obv this doesnt work when being fired on by an unlocked target or when being ambushed. On the plus side players can now 'feel' incoming fire despite having shields up, it would help with spatial awareness than having to refer to the HUD to figure out which direction you're being shot at. This is exceptionally useful for the Agg due to its tougher armor (incoming projectiles dont have to be slowed down as much as a Hostile) and triple monoeye pairs.
J. Parts from other E-Series suits.
The NIGHT1 and VOID are also considered E-Series, I have no suggestions on the NIGHT other than a paper project: Zanarium + Chameleon Pigment camoflague netting, whilst for the VOID perhaps shield drones or the backpack mortar or forearm grenade launchers.
haedra. At one point Cipher as Harrison specifically RPed going for a common pool M2-2 when specifically told not to use his custom painted M3-1.
