[Taqwus]

If the cost of reaching Resupply 5 is an obstacle for the AI, how about instead using supply storage -- which should provide a decent, 'tho finite, range?

Or instead a solar collector (hrm. Stellar Harnessing, which requires... Astrophysics?), which will help and should still be much cheaper (both to research and to build) than the QR?

The AI (including Minister-controlled ships) do seriously need to be more clueful about running out of supplies and certain other pitfalls, like damaging warp points.

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