Unmodded AI tactics

[Caduceus]

In my current game, playing an organic race, I am beating the second place player (Eee) gas giant. When I use tactical combat, I can best him every time with minimal losses. After managing to set up my empire in a corner of the galaxy, I am occupying roughly a quarter of it and moving across the map slowly. I am waiting for a major assault from the gas-planeters, but the AI keeps sending single ships (dreadnaughts) against me. My fleets are composed of smaller ships, but longer-distance weapons. I have also noted that he has carriers sweeping through, which I pick-off, that often don't have any fighters. This is my first game of Gold and the AI is set on medium. The answer to my own question is that I need to increase the difficulty and lessen my racial advantages. But I'm a little suprised that I have come back into first place so easily after destroying *several* of his fleets with dreadnaughts and wiping out four or five planets.

Sorry if this post is too tangential.

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