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About AI settings:

I started a game with high AI difficulty and medium bonus. There are two warp points in my home system. One leads to a very nice system with several large and huge planets. There are another 3 warp points in that system. And behind each warp point lies AI home system: Cryslonite, Drushoka and Fazrah. Obviousy, each race claimed this system. I never saw so much bloodshed and destruction in any SE IV game before ! All AI players are far ahead of me in research and ships (3X bonus to home worlds). Huge fleets zip through that system back and forth, obliterating any attempted colonies. The remnants of those fleets occasionally warp to my system. I only allive because Proportions AI is not good with point defence. I think I'll post a story based on this game.