Pre-modding questions

[Rexxx]

Someday (hopefully) I will be able to modify (maybe even improve) my favourite bubbles, the EEE. I haven’t got the time to invent the wheel twice (my lack of skills doesn’t help either). Thus, I began searching this forum and digging deeply into the TDM-files for hints and inspiration. However, some pretty basic questions remain:

1. What is the best way to playtest my modifications? Set the race to computer control and check it regularly? Set it to player control with “complete AI on”?
2.Does the AI jettison cargo to make place for upgraded WPs?
3. Do the AIs trade among each other?
4.Are you (the ones who still play against the AI)using tactical or strategic combat? Tactical combat renders WPs pretty useless which means fighters, fighters, fighters… (credits to God Emperor).
5.Is it o.k. for you (the ones who created these wonderful TDM-races) if I use some ideas from your files (the spaces per one = 95 from God Emperor or Mephisto’s “Terran Trade Embargo” to mention just two of them)?

Regards
R.