Re: basic questions on armors
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, it sounds like the AI acting exactly like you told it too. That, and you not expanding very fast. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: basic questions on armors
 

You see I played SE IV one year ago, but somehow I got not hooked at it (mostly because the IA was not given his bonuses). Now that I'm into it again, I find the game very interesting. My first real game is with AST, and I have made so much mistakes that I'm only a little power in the galaxy . What an enjoyable feeling. Nothing more frustrating to know that whatever you do, you will always win against a computer opponent.

Re: basic questions on armors
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hehe. Then MOO3 is not your game. At least not yet. One player claimed that he won game doing nothing more than hitting "Turn" button. Though there is a code patch coming soon so it might be corrected there.

I have never found AI to be any considerable opponent in SEIV. Only once, when I gave it all bonuses. Then it came to fight against me with level 10 shields and level 5 PPB in its battleships, when I had level 3 DUC and level 2 Capital ship missiles in my light cruisers. Now, does that sound like AI cheating? I lost my appetite on that game.