Better AI Idea - modders please read

[Jourin]

Master Belisarius,

Thanks for the feedback on the states. Does anyone know the rules why an AI would go into each state? Maybe we could ask MM to publish the rules.

Since the Last patch I have seen the AI group mine sweepers, so maybe that problem is fixed. On too many mine sweepers wasting resources. Maybe 10 is too much, but 6 is the minimum. I would rather build the extra minesweepers once then build over a 100+ ships and constantly feed them into the meat grinder of a mine field. Adding mine sweeper components helps clear the minefield, but that is one less weapon, shield, or armor to help in the battle when it counts. The XiChung sent in the minesweepers first, they just didn't send in enough. If they had 8 less ships and 8 more mine sweepers (They were at mine 2 level), I would have been in trouble. 32 (orignial 40 - 8 for extra mine sweepers) ships would have broken into a system that was defended by nothing. But what happened is that my minefield, constantly being re-seeded killed over a 100+ ships. Yes they finally broke through with 16 heavily damaged crusiers to be met and destroyed by 9 destroyers. Those 9 destroyers + 6 minesweepers, then conquered the next couple of systems. I emplaced another minefield and watched as the AI again killed itself. I then quite the game. I was playing high bonus for the AI.

If separate queues are not the answer, then move the minesweepers to the top of the queue and increase to 6.