[Stone Mill]

So what? For the same 50000 resarch points you get a device that will destroy those units and keep your ships immune to damage. So it all balances out.

I'm talking about detecting, not destroying.

Detecting mines is not even in the scope of this game with even the highest scanning technology.

On what basis? I mean, a race has to research and develop other cloaking techs, but they get this magic black mine paint that is super-undetectable. Why don't they just paint their ships with it?

Just seems a bit inconsistant.