Daunted by Long Campaign force selection

[Mobhack]

The points will be fine - remember that the AI buys in ratio to what your core(+support) is actually worth, since you are player #1 in the LC, so the "unspent" points don't go to the AI's credit. The AI is player #2 so his points are determined by your points value and the battle type.

Same with any support points offered in a battle in the long campaign - if you want a smaller game, then simply do not spend all the points offered. The unspent points will be ignored.

Thus the default points is simply set hight for the initial core buy so you do not run out of purchasing power in the initial buy. It's completely irrelevant what it is set at once the campaign is underway. As is the air strikes prefs settings in an LC (its determined by code in LCs). So the 2000 unused points you have are entirely irrelevant once the first buy is over - they are simply dropped on the cutting room floor.

AI P2 spend = ((P1 core's value) + P1 support points spent) * battle type multiplier