Not sure if you picked this up already, but your tiny fighter blue prints (not the kind on carriers) the Kinetic (now guardian version) filer component is set to beam weapons instead of kinetic.

EDIT

Actually the missile bombers also have the filler component set to beams as well.

Quoting Syntax_VI,

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also, one thing that may help with constructor spam is if the AI actually used constructors for things other than mining/economy. Some time ago they simply stopped building defensive upgrades on starbases. I'm not sure what caused it , and have not gotten much feedback on the regular forums as to wether or not its a problem in the base game, but it is (not) happening in the mod for sure.

 

They still build and move constructors as if they were going to upgrade the starbases, but never actually follow through. The later the game gets the more of these units parade across the map from base to base doing nothing

 

I haven't the slightest idea as to what would cause it, or what file the behaviour would be located in.

AIStarbaseGovernorDefs.xml

the governor simply doesnt allow the AI to build defenses on the Starbases^^

Ooooh, that's new. As is fleetgovdefs. Think I'll have a poke around with those...

this is very encouraging! Should give the AI a helping hand to be sure. Now if someone could just figure out the manic AI colony behaviour things would be much improved.

I've noted that some AI's terraform planets pretty regularly. Others seem less interested. A few AI's build buildings on the terraformed tiles, but many do not. They seem to just leave them empty, though I think they may eventually get to them. It would be nice if we could force them to use those tiles, as they seem to prefer to work on the 'projects' first. Also the AI's upgrade logic doesn't work like the players, even if auto upgrade is enabled. On many planets they don't upgrade, but some they do.

I tend to give the AI's extra bonuses (not in the mod) and play on godlike and incredible, so It is not such a big deal for me. But I know a goal of this mod is to have the AI compete as much as possible on a even field with the player.

I will probably wait for the next release of the mod, and stay with 1.51 now. 2 features I'm desperate for (the get off my lawn) and AI using defensive modules on starbases again sound like they may be at hand

I should've been more precise. I dont have an "lets talk about something else" -option when opening the diplomacy window with other races. At all. After a clean installation.

EDIT: Actually the option is there when I start a new game, but disappears after loading a save. I didnt notice this before because I have often saved/loaded before encountering new races I could actually understand. 

Carriers have been nerfed pretty hard.

Oddly enough I think the AI has some form of battle calculator, either that or naselus influenced the build scheme. In 1.3 the AI built masses of carriers, in 1.4 ish he started nerfing them and like clockwork the AI stopped building them. Now I rarely, if ever, see carriers built by the AI in game.

Not sure if they have their own metric deciding what to build or not build.

Hate to say it but I agree. Carriers are too weak now why not go the other way and allow for more per module now? Always nice to see lots of little fighters buzzing around when you bring a big carrier into battle.

I tested if any other mod cause this problem but no, it's this one. Still the latest version. Vanilla game works fine. Damn queer. I started tiny maps with the Thalan, removed fow, used the starting reseach on universal translation and could wow eternal friendship and all immediately. Save the game, exit to menu, load save and the extra chat option is removed. 

Krynn Shawdow Temple is set to Colony Unique (assuming you meant for it to be One per Empire as it grants +2 Dimplomacy)

Meh a random double post. 

Edit: Dont these people have anywhere else to be? I mean... goddamn. They're allies and all but this is still annoying.

According to the steam forums they are patching it in the next patch (finally) so that the AI won't be so hell bent on shadowing you in your territory. For now, the 'get off my lawn' feature isn't really all its cracked up to be

Hey naselus, as you know I tweak the AI files to give it more power, but one thing I noticed that must be holding your AI back is the lack of Colonial Hospital builds.

As the player after about the first 100+ turns most of our growth comes from these buildings, netting +0.4 growth per turn from the last level building in addition to the +0.2 the colony naturally generates. The AI doesn't build these, so the player eventually triples population growth. I'm not sure that the AI can be taught to build this building or not.

I wish we could phase in AI bonuses, ie after 100 turns phase in a growth bonus for the AI.

Also, I know that you've mentioned some of the bonus buildings aren't too big of a deal if the AI builds them, but a few are pretty critical. Like the Hyperion Shipyards on a 10+ military tile for 20% additional capacity only for the player. I like this building, and dont want to see it nerfed, but perhaps the AI should at least get a 20% mass bonus at base line to account for the players ability to build this. There are a few other buildings like this that apply pretty significant global bonuses that the AI misses out on.

Also, one of the features touted in the 1.5 release was the AI's ability to tear down structures on a planet and replace them with better combos as time goes on. I have not seen evidence of this, and was wondering if the SD just didn't implement it, or if there is something in your mod preventing the AI from using this feature. Since the AI is terraforming better now, it would be nice if it prioritized building on the newly terraformed tiles.

One other thing I caught, which I may have missed in the release notes, is the ability Egineer now provided +25% bonus to military manu, instead of shipyard decay bonus. Was wondering if we could get that back in some way, and turf out one of the more useless/pointless abilities. Both of these abilities are pretty good and interesting, and I quite liked the ability to build shipyards without so much decay on them, but I also like the 25% shipbuilding bonus too

Well I guess I should play the regular game at some point keep asking questions in the general that I think would apply, but clearly do not

In any case, this is what I've found out regarding trade agreements:

Slave brokering when traded to the AI: Gives them a 5% manu bonus, but no wealth or research bonus that I can see

Free Trade Agreement to the AI: Observed no tool tip bonuses to the AI

Cultural Treaty: I've never taken this pick to offer them.

TO ME

Slave brokering to me: Have not been able to get anyone in current game to offer it to me, I do seem to remember trying it once and not seeing anything, though I may be mistaken.

Free Trade Agreement to me: Observed no tool tip bonuses that I could see.

Cultural Treaty: Works as stated.

Not sure if it is intended that these bonuses stack? Even after concluding a treaty of this sorts with the AI I can offer it to them again (and they to me). I haven't tried it yet as I was fearful of a crash.

Of another note I cant get seem to get Non aggression pacts to pop for the AI (i can still offer them, but I've learned that these are not two ways, both parties have to trade it) even with 'close' relations. Have they been disabled? This is in the late game, so I'm pretty sure the AI must have researched it by now (since they can offer  me trade agreements).

I've noticed now the AI won't simply accept Alliance offers now (have to have high relations I'm guessing?) as two cordial AI's would not accept an alliance with me, but a close relations (and weak) AI would accept it. Which is nice.