Human Vs Comp question

[Taera]

Disagree. I've seen AI using warp-point closers.
Can be rather disturbing when you still dont have the technology to reopen the WPs.

To explain the fact you've never seen the AIs using stellar manipulation any much is because rarely a modder puts stellar manipulation research on his AIs, as well as never putting the ships into construction of the AI. AI just cant handle the stuff well enough. Though if you're behind on tech, a WP closer or star destroyer could be nasty.

[Nodachi]

I'll second that. I too have seen the AI use warp point openers, but it was one of the TDM races. As usual TDM AI smokes the stock AI.

Nodachi

[Gryphin]

I've seen the:
Vandron Empire
Created by Matthew Millen
Use Warp Point openers. After spending 30 plus turns going through a damanging warp point into a black hole, it opened up a Warp point in my undefended back yard. About 3 turns later a fleet of BattleCrUsers came through. I'm glad I had Trade Treaty with them.

[Master Belisarius]

Although a moded AI can build warp openers/closers, rarely use it with a real advantage for the AI.
Mostly (only?) will use it to open warp points to uncharted systems.
If the human player close all the warp points to save their planets from the AI attacks, the AI will have not a clue that need to open a new warp point to continue the attacks against their enemy...

[Taz-in-Space]

If you want to see the AI's use Warp Opening tech, then start a game with the No Warp Points box checked. I did this with standard AI and found the game was too easy. The AI's don't put in any extra effort to get Warp tech. I had about 8 systems connected before I saw any AI's opening Warp Points! (I had see scores active and so could see how many systems AI's had.)