[Alpha Kodiak]

What settings did you use for the AI bonus, the quadrant size, and how many races besides yourself?

I doubt it was the Rage that attacked, as the first two ships built are always supposed to be colonizers. I do believe that there is at least one modpack race that builds an attack ship first, but I don't remember which one.

The mods can't cheat, but they are all set up to try to give as difficult a time as possible to a human (or AI) opponent. This is because, in the long run, a human can always exploit the AI's weaknesses and win.