Thanks for the info. However the mod was play tested for weeks with these settings. You failed to take into account that as a race begins to gain technology their ship range increases.
Secondly you may have gone with low AI and Computer bonuses. Read the BEFORE YOU PLAY read-me file as it will provide some recommendations.
Supply issues are an on going tweak issue that with feed back, can be optimized for low, medium, and high tech starts.
Again thanks for your feed back.