Regarding engines, the AI will:
-add bridge/LS/CQ
1) Add a count of engines equal to the minimum speed.
- add other required components
2) Add the biggest, baddest engine evailable until the thrust is at least the desired speed.
- add misc abilities.
You probably want to reduce the "desired engines" to approximately 4 * (Hull size's Engines per move).
Then add a misc ability which adds light engines to fill in space.
Spaces per one should be fairly high, about 5 to 10 times the size of the engines in question.
Thanks, will try the 4*hull thing, I think that in combo with the additional engines will do it. Just have to be a bit more specific in telling the AI what todo