Oh I forgot. One of my dreads took out 4 other dreads of the enemy ai. Depending on the race it's usually 2-4 one of them can handle
It's a really nice design I think. I call them "Eden" and I usually name my fleets "Beware the Garden" or something like that. LOL that comes from Homeworld, another great space game. Anyone remember the Gardens of Cadesh? That is what I call my starbases
The only snags I come up against are again, maxed out beam ships... 7 of those took out one of my Cadesh starbases. It was the
only time the enemy AI won against them *sigh*
Also, about expensive ships. When you have 3 ringworlds and 20+ breathable colonies all using monolith IIIs and value improvement plants, you don't worry about resources too much. Remember, I started end game.
Bring on the opinions!