New player struggling

[wr8th]

Hi Gryphin,

I'm a newbie and was playing the Proportions mod using my "Mine Sprinkles" tactic. The original intent is to make the warp points to my home sytem less than an open door to too-nosy neighbors. I'll use a med. transport and stock up on mines and send it to multiple warp points then restock and repeat. Any ships fortunate enough to survive, I send in a destroyer or three and a heavily armored boarding ship with the repair/supply ship in tow. If the ship is still alive I'll try and stand off and finish it with missiles, then repair and bring back to a base.

I understand your approach though, but the Proportions mod is slower to develop and research doesn't increase as quickly. If I've given bonuses to the AI and research treaties are not forthcoming, this form of flypaper is helpful.

I didn't use this in the unmodded Version.