I'm glad at least HoneyBadger doesn't take what I say too seriously.
Anyway, I think I remember someone saying (around the time game was starting) that older games did start to get buggy scout reports when unit limit was being approached. Hey, but, great game, and still going strong.
As a side note, my personal goal has changed from not dying within the first 40 turns to being the last Agarthan staying in the game. Underpowered eras to victory!