Arralen I got your email and did respond. I believe I addressed all of your concerns but might have missed some. I will go through your email again and double check your comments against things I have already addressed for the next update. Again thank you for the email.
Here are some issues that I did not notice in your email, but again I will reread it later and double check.
1. AI not having intel points? Huh.. I will check this now.
2. The AI does design ships with shields and armor, but I will double check.
3. The AI that I have played against do lay mines. In fact they lay them all over hell and back. But will double check.
4. The AI remote miners should generate resources just sitting there. (The AI will not remote mine, that is an SE IV bug.
The AI remote mining ships have the ability to generate resources via solar power.)
5. Shield mounts? What version of the STM were you playing?
6. What component issues are you refering to?