AI planet usage

[Todd248]

I'm currently in a game with only 1 other AI opponent left. I started this game on hardest difficulty with highest bonus for the AI. Tech level for new players was set to high. I created the AI races with 5000 points. I only used 3000 points.

I closed all warp points to my 3 systems. I mashed down my F12 key and turned off reports. It's now year 2772.8. The AI has 40 systems, nearly 400 planets. I have 3 systems, 22 planets. 2 of my planets are sphere worlds. My production cability is nearly double that of the AI player. The AI isn't building sphere/ring worlds. The AI isn't building monolith facilities. The AI also doesn't seem to be building atmosphere modification plants.

In all the turns that have gone by the AI hasn't built a ship that can open warp points either. I saw a neutral race build ships that could open warp points. Is this perhaps caused by running out of ship names for new designs?

I haven't played Mephisto's mod yet but does his mod address some of these issues with the AI in the later game?