This game is an expensive coaster

[Kagetora]

Kagetora,
Just as a note; none of the mods in mod pack or my mods (ResearchDesign or Klingons, Romulans, Shadows, etc) actually give the AI an advantage. All they do is better optimise the way in which the AI operates - eg equips ships, does its research, reacts to political overtures, etc.<<<<

Well as I said I haven't tried any of the mods, I really only wanted the game to play TCP/IP with friends. I am not sure how you can be certain exactly how the mods do anything unless you programmed it yourself, although I can't disagree more on giving the game itself credit for completion based on mods they didn't even produce. However, perhaps I should try one and see for myself.

Which mod is the best one and where can I download it?