[Windborne]

Sounds like that's some smart AI, I usually do the same kind of thing myself, four or five production units, followed by a lot of research and storage, the storage means that I quickly accumulate more resources early on, the research means i can build BETTER ships to protect my worlds, and once the tech tree is finished i then delete the research and go ahead with more production and storage, of course I'm not sure the AI is up to managing it's fleets efficiently enough to win an economic victory, but at heart SEIV is a game of economics and diplomacy, not just another stupid war-game. Playing this way usually I end up in first place against other HUMAN players, and the AI never stands a chance unless they can wipe me out quick, before everything comes on line. Of course the flaw of wasting space must be fixed! You can always destroy facilities later and rebuild the good stuff there.

[This message has been edited by Windborne (edited 05 March 2001).]