SteveW, is it possible to buff NPR ship
armor of ALL AI ships, including regular alien NPRs, as well as
swarm, precursors and extra-galactics? They need to have at least
DOUBLE their current armor level to be competitive with humans. It's not particularly amazing when my lasers slice through the enemy like butter because they only have 6-12 armor at best, whereas my 36kton cruisers have 30 layers of armor and my 12kton destroyers have 15 layers of armor standard, plus shields on top of that in my newest revisions.
Other than that, I enjoy the AI's tactics and don't see an urgent need for a change there. My biggest gripe with the AI is that their ships have paper-thin armor. Looking at all the armor values in the database in my 100-year game, they could ALL use a flat doubling.
Thanks SteveW, looking forward to 5.7!