they might have been writen for pre-gold Version.
If pop-ups with error Messages appear when starting the game, it's the case.
have a look at
http://se4kdy.cyberwars.com/text/oldai.htm
to see what changes have to be done in the AI.txt files. (it's quite simple, just a few lines to add). Error msg are explicit, it helps a lot.
TDM must not be a problem, it keeps the compatibility with unmodded shipsets.(at least, I think it does ?).
[ April 23, 2003, 18:42: Message edited by: trooper ]