[Rollo]

Well, I am glad I could help. Let me know, if you have any other problems.

I have one suggestion to use scout ships. That helps the AI a great deal. I noticed that you have a scout ship class, but that is an attack ship. In order to be effective scouts, they need to be attack bases.

Here is a design that I found working pretty good:

Name := Scout
Design Type := Attack Base
Vehicle Type := Ship
Default Strategy := Don't Get Hurt
Size Minimum Tonnage := 10
Size Maximum Tonnage := 100
Num Must Have At Least 1 Ability := 2
Must Have Ability 1 := Solar Supply Generation
Must Have Ability 2 := Planet Value Change - System
Minimum Speed := 1
Desired Speed := 5
Majority Weapon Family Pick 1 := 0
Majority Weapon Family Pick 2 := 0
Majority Weapon Family Pick 3 := 0
Majority Weapon Family Pick 4 := 0
Majority Weapon Family Pick 5 := 0
Secondary Weapon Family Pick 1 := 0
Secondary Weapon Family Pick 2 := 0
Secondary Weapon Family Pick 3 := 0
Secondary Weapon Family Pick 4 := 0
Secondary Weapon Family Pick 5 := 0
Shields Spaces Per One := 0
Armor Spaces Per One := 0
Majority Comp Spaces Per One := 0
Majority Comp Ability :=
Secondary Comp Spaces Per One := 0
Secondary Comp Ability :=
Num Misc Abilities := 2
Misc Ability 1 Name := Solar Supply Generation
Misc Ability 1 Spaces Per One := 100
Misc Ability 2 Name := Standard Ship Movement
Misc Ability 2 Spaces Per One := 1

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Include that in the early stages of construction. Something like this:

AI State := Exploration
Num Queue Entries := 10
Entry 1 Type := Attack Base
Entry 1 Planet Per Item := 0
Entry 1 Must Have At Least := 1
Entry 2 Type := Colonizer
Entry 2 Planet Per Item := 0
Entry 2 Must Have At Least := 2
Entry 3 Type := Attack Base
Entry 3 Planet Per Item := 100
Entry 3 Must Have At Least := 2
Entry 4 Type := Colonizer
Entry 4 Planet Per Item := 50
Entry 4 Must Have At Least := 4
...

Attack bases are not included in fleets and do a great job in exploring.

Rollo

[ January 03, 2003, 16:21: Message edited by: Rollo ]