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Yes, 1000 cargo spaces are needed for each population unit. Less than that, and your transport will only be good for units.

Devin, the AI is doing all right now, with some areas of foolishness that I will eventually patch. It depends on your level of skill with SE IV, and the level you play on. If you are a beginner, then the AI in Proportions is probably fine. If you're skilled, it may still be a challenge if you turn up the AI bonus and/or take the "reduced planetary exploitation" trait without using the points it gives for other abilities, then it will probably still be interesting and challenging. I recently looked at a game one player was in who was giving the AI an advantage, and he had a major challenge ahead of him.

However, I will say that once I take the time to tweak the AI's and take advantage of the new features coming in Gold patch 1, the AI in Proportions should get very tough. <evil grin>

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