How the **** do yu keep up in tech

[newbie123]

Hi,

Ok I really need some help in the tech race, because no matter what happens I seem to be outclassed. I devoted most of my high facility worlds to computers and research centers, and even a few of the red asterisk ones. Now it seems like no matter what I do, the AI outclasses me. This has happened to me in 3 games ( I made it to battleship this time before a fleet of battleships destroyed my colonies, my main fleet(17 ships, no lower than cruiser), and the battlestation defending the warp gate, with the lost of one battleship )

So my question is, what do I need to do to keep up. I'm generating 50,000 points a turn, and I am still behind in everything, including storage. I just don't see how the AI out researches me and outbuilds me when the size of our empires is comparable. He may have been bigger by a system or two but still

ONe Last thing, the star blowing up event sucks. Lost my first game because it took out my best system due to an unstable core or something.

Great game, Haven't had this much fun playing anything in awhile Thanks for the help

edit: this is on low difficulty, playing tdm mod, with no bonus to computer. Sad I know

[ March 26, 2004, 20:59: Message edited by: newbie123 ]