Non-Function: System Maintenence Reduction?

[Baron Munchausen]

Ah, but this will hit the same wall as every other 'bright idea' about altering game mechanics: The AI can't handle it!

Think about it. Will the AI check if the maintenance increase caused by sending it's 30 ships on the attack will push it's budget over the limit set in its config files? So, when it goes on the attack it will find itself 'over-extended' and start scrapping things -- probably stationary things like shipyard bases. Then those ships on the attack ...if they actually attack and don't just turn around and com back for resupply... will often get partially or mostly destroyed and the AI is doubly in the hole.

It might be good for 'human only' games but it'll just trip-up the AI.