I've been modding Flare recently, and I've even managed to make 0.18 reasonably playable without dying ridiculously (I can list the changes if anyone is interested). It's quite fun, and I want more. I've been encountering a wall when it comes to attributes. I have some suggestions:

1) Powers, Items, Classes, and Stats should have the same collection of selectable attributes. This is to make a warrior have more damage absorption (through a passive power or because of class) because he has to take all hits directly, and a weapon or item that increases lifesteal, or a power that temporarily increases attack damage in case there are too many enemies.

2) Customizable Stats, with attributes, so that 1 point of Strength can cause any number of customizable attributes to increase (Str increases carrying capacity, attack damage, health points slightly, etc.). Or maybe adding as many custom stats as needed, like separating out Health Points, Strength, Dodging ability, Movement Speed, etc.

3) Powers that have item-specific and class-specific attributes, so that you need a hammer to cause an earthquake-like effect, not an ax. And so a mage can't become much tougher and much more powerful than a warrior.

4) Can scrollbars be added to a lot of listings, like skills, inventories, etc., expanding to whatever level is needed? This is because, first of all, I sometimes find too many items, expanding power lists becomes a problem, and so on.

More powers, more items, more classes, more stats, more attributes!

Essentially, I'm suggesting de-hardcoding much of the variables of the game, making them more customizable. I think it could help in balancing things a little better. But I suppose I'm just trying to make the engine super-customizable, and I don't think that's the overall intent of Flare. ;)

I'll eventually (long long time from now) probably try to fork it for some of this stuff, but I'm worried things like extra scrollbars everywhere may be beyond my ability. :/