The AI in AI Campaign; always handled Mine Fields very well, the direction we have been seeking is to make the AI ships displacement size less as effective compared with past AIC releases and adding many more Mine Sweepers to most of the AI fleets. In this way we can limit the Psycho AI’s violent expansions in the early game with little to no effect in the Psychos mid and late game; as they will now be at a disadvantage building far less sweepers, but will build a a few more replacement war ships
Furthermore, after several decades of game play
minefields are just an annoyance for all the AIC AI's, and the only sure defensive wall; as it would against a good Human opponent
(is a comprehensive combined warp point defense with Sats, Fleets, Fighter and Drone Carriers, Bases etcetera.
Yes, good point PTF. ALL future AI designs will have the AI minesweepers vulnerable to boarding attacks... You will have this in the next update
[ January 13, 2004, 11:16: Message edited by: JLS ]