AI needs troop research??

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I'm currently trouncing the AI on like crippling (or something close), part of it is because, after they declared war on me (I had no military), I just switched research to troop techs, giving me advantage 9 to their 1.... except my crap planets they couldnt touch me. I then was able to research counter techs and build up an uber fleet... is it only the human and Korx AI's that dont give priority to soldier techs? w/o Planetary bombardment a la Moo3 then thats a pretty important tech....

Thoughts?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Very few, if any, go for the advanced troops. I always have shock troops and the Tri-Quan before I attack a planet.
My troop rating is usually in the 120-130 range, while theirs is around 30-50.
Talk about a slaughter. I just had 2,000 troops wipe out 19,000 in my last game.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
are you sure youre playing on crippling ? while its true that ai dont reasearch the soldiering techs i just got invaded by a torian troop transport with 6000 in my current game :O love the new AI
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That was a fleet of transports, not just one.

I use fleets usually, too. Much easier than sending them in one at a time.
Well, usually it is 10 or so transports fleeted up with 4 or 5 of my best ships for protection.

And no, it was not crippling, just painful.
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Well, all AIs research soldiering technologies eventually. It's just so that some of them got a low AI priority so they usually research it just quite late into a game.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I say "Death!" to the filth that is MOO3!