[Commander G2]

A number of suggestions:
1) Research (or trade for) Mil Sci 1 and Point Defenses right away in case you meet an early agressor armed to the hilt with missles and has point defenses.
2) If I remember right from the one time I played a Psych race is they have a very powerful small weapon for fighters.
3) Do not play a neutral race.
4) Make as many treaties as you can to gain resources and research.
5) Colonize as much as you can.
6) Use satelites and weapon platforms to make you planets able to survive a small fleet attack (1 or 2 ships). Satellites are always an unknown factor because sometimes attacks come from the other side. Put one missle and one point defense on each of these.