I just want the Scroll of the Main Play Window (to work when you push the mouse pointer at the corners of the screen) to Work I'll put my vote on that feature too... can't imagine why they thought this way was better.
Avoiding the use of silly exploits is hardly adjusting your difficulty level. You found a way to cheese the AI. Congrats. It's not a normal or intuitive approach to the early game so just don't do it and get over it. So, what you're saying is if the game of chess worked in such a way that you won every time when you use your queen,
I could also try to win without building anything other than small hulls, that would make the game harder too. I'm not into artificially adjusting my difficulty level by changing my play style... I play to the limits of the game - best tactics possible under the system. Otherwise what's the point of having good tactics if you're not going to be using them just to keep things difficult? Have you ever thrown a competitive game against a friend who didn't play very well? Did you enj
Take one cargo hull, add one weapon, and as many sensors and engines as will fit. Proceed to run roughshod all over the enemy by destroying EVERY SINGLE colony ship, constructor, unarmed base, scout, or other unarmed ships they make. Meanwhile run circles around any poky combat ships the AI laughably tries sending after you. You've hardly tied up any resources and are still expanding at the normal rate, meanwhile this tactic completely cripples the AI, even at high difficulties...
