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Originally posted by Master Belisarius:
Honestly I dislike the idea to require at least 10 minesweepers to the AI. Why?
Because the AI doesn't know how to use the minesweepers: the AI doesn't know that need to group them and include them into the attacking fleets...
Then, IMHO, 10 minesweepers should be a waste of resources (depend of the stage of the game).
I think that the best option (not the perfect option), is to include at least one mine-sweeper component, inside the attack ships.
But this runs into the "Swiss Army Starship" problem -- if you build specialized components into your warships, they have less punch in battle. Having a bunch of specialized types gives you greater operational flexibility. Though for some reason it always seems like the specialist I need in a big hurry right *here* is invariably way over *there*...
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Not *that* button!