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Just wondering if having some of the AI's building a minesweeper or 2 in every ship (like they do pdc) will mean the larger 20+ attack fleets will actually survive the mine defence.
Human players encounter a minefield, build minesweepers, sweep the field and then send their ships through. It seems the AI builds a preset number of mine sweeper ships and sends them out exploring the galaxy. At the same time, they also send our their fleet. If all goes well, the AI will get lucky and sweep the mines before getting their ships destroyed. So... even if the AI builds more mine sweepers per percentage ships in its fleets, it is *always* gonna act pretty stupidly where mines are concerned. (in my opinion)