AI and Facility Upgrade Question

[Deathstalker]

What gives with the AI and facility upgrading?? I've done some testing/observing and I can't figure it out. It has tonnes of resources and income, developed the third level of something (lets say Mineral Miner III or Shipyard III) and yet when I 'de-select' computer control to observe how things are going they still have shipyard I or Miner I etc. I hit the upgrade button in the menu and ALL the colonies light up with multiple upgrades.

Why dosn't the AI upgrade at first opportunity like it does with ship classes of tech??

Anyone?

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Phoenix-D]

I'm willing to bet that the AI won't retrofit, either, will it.

Answer is simple enough. In each "state" the AI has a build list. I don't think any of these lists include retrofitting ships and upgrading colonies, so it doesn't happen.

Phoenix-D

[Deathstalker]

Actually I have seen alot of retro-fitting, but recently (as of Last patch) I have seen a lot of 'can't retrofit ship, same as current design' or some such Messages occuring all the time for the AI's.

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"The Empress took your name away," said Chance.
Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

From my observations the AI WILL upgrade facilities, but it is lower priority than both ship/unit building and some new facility construction. The retrofits WILL occur but usually not immediately following a design upgrade. I have not figured out how it decides which ones and when to upgrade yet.

If you have yard bases/ships be warned, a bug exists which I have reported that the retrofit minister does NOT check to see whether a ship/base is under construction by the yard to be retrofit. I lost 12 turns progress on each of three defense bases that way.