New to the game and Overwhelmed. Any hints?

[Dogberry]

If the AI doesn't use the Ministers.. then what does it use ? I assume the production bonuses are across the board.. resources, research.. intel .. everything . This might explain why the AI demolishes the capacity of a planet so quickly in Finite Resource Games. My guess is that this production multiplier wiould be of marginal use in certain respects unless the productivity of each planet.. orbital yard .. etc. was also increased, as the bonus points, especially minerals.. would be "lost in space" .

If this is true... the "natural" storage capacity of the AI ought to be doubled or tripled, from that of the human player.

Dog