Runway: perch:if Limit

I'm creating a multi-lingual Runway site which makes heavy use of perch:if. Here is an example of a simple text block template:

<perch:help>
    <strong>Language:</strong> <select id="languageToggle"><option value="en">English</option><option value="zh">Chinese</option><option value="fr">French</option><option value="es">Spanish</option><option value="pt">Portuguese</option></select>
</perch:help>

<!--* ENGLISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="en">
    <perch:content id="en_content" type="textarea" label="Content (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: English" divider-after="EndLang" />
</perch:if>
<!--* CHINESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
    <perch:if exists="zh_content"><perch:content id="zh_content" type="textarea" label="Content (Chinese)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: Chinese" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_content" type="textarea" label="Content (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: English" divider-after="EndLang" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* FRENCH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
    <perch:if exists="fr_content"><perch:content id="fr_content" type="textarea" label="Content (French)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: French" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_content" type="textarea" label="Content (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: English" divider-after="EndLang" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* SPANISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="es">
    <perch:if exists="es_content"><perch:content id="es_content" type="textarea" label="Content (Spanish)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: Spanish" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_content" type="textarea" label="Content (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: English" divider-after="EndLang" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
    <perch:if exists="pt_content"><perch:content id="pt_content" type="textarea" label="Content (Portuguese)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_content" type="textarea" label="Content (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-before="Language: English" divider-after="EndLang" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>

I have some collections which require many fields like this, and I'm hitting the perch:if limit as described in this thread.

In that thread, Drew mentions that this limit will be raised to 1000 in 2.9. I am in a pickle here, as I need that limit raised right now. Is there any feasible workaround right now? Is the limit a simple check in a core file somewhere, or would this be a major change to the core? I don't want to edit core files, but this is mission critical and I don't appear to have a choice. Any help would be much appreciated!

EDIT: In case you'd like to see an example of a full collection template:

<perch:help>
    <strong>Language:</strong> <select id="languageToggle"><option value="en">English</option><option value="zh">Chinese</option><option value="fr">French</option><option value="es">Spanish</option><option value="pt">Portuguese</option></select>
</perch:help>

<!--* ENGLISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="en">
    <perch:content title="true" required="true" id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" divider-before="Language: English" /><perch:content id="slug" type="slug" for="en_title" label="Slug" editable="true" help="Used for product URL. Leave blank to generate automatically." />
    <perch:content id="en_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-after="EndLang" />
</perch:if>
<!--* CHINESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
    <perch:if exists="zh_title"><perch:content id="zh_title" type="text" label="Title (Chinese)" divider-before="Language: Chinese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_overview"><perch:content id="zh_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (Chinese)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* FRENCH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
    <perch:if exists="fr_title"><perch:content id="fr_title" type="text" label="Title (French)" divider-before="Language: French" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_overview"><perch:content id="fr_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (French)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* SPANISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="es">
    <perch:if exists="es_title"><perch:content id="es_title" type="text" label="Title (Spanish)" divider-before="Language: Spanish" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_overview"><perch:content id="es_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (Spanish)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
    <perch:if exists="pt_title"><perch:content id="pt_title" type="text" label="Title (Portuguese)" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_overview"><perch:content id="pt_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (Portuguese)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_overview" type="textarea" label="Overview (English)" html="true" editor="ckeditor" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>

<perch:content type="image" id="image" label="Image" width="800" divider-after="Type-Specific Specs" bucket="Products" />


<!--* ENGLISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="en">
    <perch:content id="en_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (English)" divider-before="Language: English" />
    <perch:content id="en_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (English)" />
    <perch:content id="en_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (English)" />
    <perch:content id="en_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (English)" />
    <perch:content id="en_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (English)" />
    <perch:content id="en_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (English)" divider-after="EndLang" />
</perch:if>
<!--* CHINESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_capacity"><perch:content id="zh_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (Chinese)" divider-before="Language: Chinese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_brakes"><perch:content id="zh_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (Chinese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_min_wheel_size"><perch:content id="zh_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (Chinese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_vehicles"><perch:content id="zh_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (Chinese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_wheel_mounting"><perch:content id="zh_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (Chinese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="zh_type_final_ratio"><perch:content id="zh_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (Chinese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (English)" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* FRENCH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_capacity"><perch:content id="fr_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (French)" divider-before="Language: French" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_brakes"><perch:content id="fr_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (French)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_min_wheel_size"><perch:content id="fr_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (French)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_vehicles"><perch:content id="fr_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (French)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_wheel_mounting"><perch:content id="fr_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (French)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="fr_type_final_ratio"><perch:content id="fr_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (French)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (English)" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* SPANISH *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="es">
    <perch:if exists="es_type_capacity"><perch:content id="es_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (Spanish)" divider-before="Language: Spanish" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_type_brakes"><perch:content id="es_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (Spanish)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_type_min_wheel_size"><perch:content id="es_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (Spanish)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_type_vehicles"><perch:content id="es_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (Spanish)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_type_wheel_mounting"><perch:content id="es_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (Spanish)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="es_type_final_ratio"><perch:content id="es_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (Spanish)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (English)" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>
<!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
<perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_capacity"><perch:content id="pt_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (Portuguese)" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_capacity" type="text" label="Capacity (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_brakes"><perch:content id="pt_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (Portuguese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_brakes" type="text" label="Brakes (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_min_wheel_size"><perch:content id="pt_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (Portuguese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_min_wheel_size" type="text" label="Min Wheel Size (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_vehicles"><perch:content id="pt_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (Portuguese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_vehicles" type="text" label="Vehicles (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_wheel_mounting"><perch:content id="pt_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (Portuguese)" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_wheel_mounting" type="text" label="Wheel Mounting (English)" /></perch:if>
    <perch:if exists="pt_type_final_ratio"><perch:content id="pt_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (Portuguese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_type_final_ratio" type="text" label="Final Ratio (English)" /></perch:if>
</perch:if>

<perch:repeater id="additional_specs" label="Additional Specs" divider-before="Additional Specs" >
    <!--* ENGLISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="en">
        <perch:content id="en_label" type="text" label="Label (English)" divider-before="Language: English" />
        <perch:content id="en_spec" type="text" label="Spec (English)" divider-after="EndLang" />
    </perch:if>
    <!--* CHINESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
        <perch:if exists="zh_label"><perch:content id="zh_label" type="text" label="Label (Chinese)" divider-before="Language: Chinese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_label" type="text" label="Label (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="zh_spec"><perch:content id="zh_spec" type="text" label="Spec (Chinese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_spec" type="text" label="Spec (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* FRENCH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
        <perch:if exists="fr_label"><perch:content id="fr_label" type="text" label="Label (French)" divider-before="Language: French" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_label" type="text" label="Label (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="fr_spec"><perch:content id="fr_spec" type="text" label="Spec (French)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_spec" type="text" label="Spec (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* SPANISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="es">
        <perch:if exists="es_label"><perch:content id="es_label" type="text" label="Label (Spanish)" divider-before="Language: Spanish" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_label" type="text" label="Label (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="es_spec"><perch:content id="es_spec" type="text" label="Spec (Spanish)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_spec" type="text" label="Spec (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
        <perch:if exists="pt_label"><perch:content id="pt_label" type="text" label="Label (Portuguese)" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_label" type="text" label="Label (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="pt_spec"><perch:content id="pt_spec" type="text" label="Spec (Portuguese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_spec" type="text" label="Spec (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
</perch:repeater>

<perch:repeater id="product_literature" label="Product Literature" divider-before="Attached Documents">
    <!--* ENGLISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="en">
        <perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" divider-before="Language: English" />
        <perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (English)" divider-after="EndLang" />
    </perch:if>
    <!--* CHINESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
        <perch:if exists="zh_title"><perch:content id="zh_title" type="text" label="Title (Chinese)" divider-before="Language: Chinese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="zh_file"><perch:content id="zh_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (Chinese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* FRENCH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
        <perch:if exists="fr_title"><perch:content id="fr_title" type="text" label="Title (French)" divider-before="Language: French" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="fr_file"><perch:content id="fr_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (French)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* SPANISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="es">
        <perch:if exists="es_title"><perch:content id="es_title" type="text" label="Title (Spanish)" divider-before="Language: Spanish" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="es_file"><perch:content id="es_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (Spanish)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
        <perch:if exists="pt_title"><perch:content id="pt_title" type="text" label="Title (Portuguese)" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="pt_file"><perch:content id="pt_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (Portuguese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Literature" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
</perch:repeater>

<perch:repeater id="service_manuals" label="Service Manuals">
    <!--* ENGLISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="en">
        <perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" divider-before="Language: English" />
        <perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (English)" divider-after="EndLang" />
    </perch:if>
    <!--* CHINESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="zh">
        <perch:if exists="zh_title"><perch:content id="zh_title" type="text" label="Title (Chinese)" divider-before="Language: Chinese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="zh_file"><perch:content id="zh_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (Chinese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* FRENCH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="fr">
        <perch:if exists="fr_title"><perch:content id="fr_title" type="text" label="Title (French)" divider-before="Language: French" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="fr_file"><perch:content id="fr_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (French)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* SPANISH *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="es">
        <perch:if exists="es_title"><perch:content id="es_title" type="text" label="Title (Spanish)" divider-before="Language: Spanish" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="es_file"><perch:content id="es_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (Spanish)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
    <!--* PORTUGUESE *-->
    <perch:if id="lang" value="pt">
        <perch:if exists="pt_title"><perch:content id="pt_title" type="text" label="Title (Portuguese)" divider-before="Language: Portuguese" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_title" type="text" label="Title (English)" /></perch:if>
        <perch:if exists="pt_file"><perch:content id="pt_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (Portuguese)" divider-after="EndLang" /><perch:else /><perch:content id="en_file" type="file" bucket="Manuals" label="File (English)" /></perch:if>
    </perch:if>
</perch:repeater>

<perch:categories id="products" set="Products" label="Product Category" display-as="checkboxes" divider-before="Categories" >
    <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>
</perch:categories>

<perch:categories id="markets" set="Markets" label="Market Category" display-as="checkboxes" >
    <a href="/category/<perch:category id="catPath" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /></a>
</perch:categories>