>How does the command AI work? In particular the shipping AI.  In the last 
>patch it was hardy effiecent at all.  I haven't had a chance to try the 
>newest build.
>
>However, hat sort of model are you using for the shipping.  I figure some
>sort of Stochastic (Markov) Queuing model would good, but then I don't know 
>a lot about AI.

In short, the Command AI for Shipping is pretty poor at this time. Mining
could use improvement too. Exploration and Colonization are OK, as is
Production (although Production isn't nearly as useful until you have
other command ships doing things). The "model" we use for shipping and
mining is based on supply and demand data which is stored internally.
There are two problems here. One is that the supply and demand are not
being maintained as well as they could be, and we'll work on that. The
second, and more significant, is that the execution leaves much to be
desired. Mining ships aren't allocated in the best way possible, and
transport ships act quite odd.

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