Just one thing to say ... dastardly

indeed, if you use record and watch, you will see that the AI is using practical all fleet support points up by putting large queues of smaller ships. As the game also counts ships in build queue for fleet support, it will never have enough free for more than two or three capitals. By adding the little trick, it will also build capitals as much as it has capital crew or resources. Whatever runs out before.

yes, you can see it on the summary stats at game ending. The AI researches Capital ship crew just as fleet support or any other tech. But if you compare "Used fleet support" with "Number of capital ships" (both are in the stats) you will see that the AI, with sufficient resource, will always max out fleet support (indeed it seldom ever drops as the AI puts a new ship into the queue immediately one is destroyed) but Capital ships will even drop when is has reached max fleet support research, often not more than 2 or 3. While it researched fleet support, it gains from time to time enough free points to add a capital, but after this it will practical build only smaller ships.

By giving it capital ships independent of fleet support, the AI will max out Capital ship production the same, putting capital ships into the build queue as support points and resources are avalaible. I'm even giving it additional capital ship crew, an ship build-speed and experience-gain bonus of 100% and have now battles with fleets much more equal to my own. No more hundreds of frigates as cannon fodder.

@soase-maelstrom - I'll be out for the most part for the holidays so wanted to drop this off for you or anyone else to look at. It's a fairly simple pattern using an unused entity modifier to link the Dreadnought with the Factory. Note, I also changed the String entries for the unused entity modifier to reflect the new usage with Dreadnoughts. 

I currently have the buff set to an Infinite periodic action, but I think it could be swapped to a finite to limit the buff's activity and still get the same affect.

Dreadnought Highlander Addon (~153KB)

Erm... The AI maxes out it's capital fleet potential. I'm talking about individual fleets.

Doesn't make sense, but if it works ... it works! nice.

That's what Quiet_Man has been focusing on.

This seems to contradict Lavo_2 insights, unless the "constant" experience gain affects capitalship build cues.

OK scratch whatever I typed before.

I just deleted the mod then reinstalled it and it stopping mini-dumping. Bad install it seems.

It other words though I found that the replicator equalizer cruiser Makes a REALLY Annoying noise constantly after you research the killer nanites ability for it. Might want too tweak that.

Sounds definite due to experience ... not arrogant.

Just repeating the above ... does "constant" experience gain affect capitalship build cues?

Not sure what you mean. It only works after a ship is built, not before, i.e. it has no influence on capital ship production rates or costs, to my understanding.

For the last few days now, my Dad has been complaining about a possible bug involving this mod. He plays as TEC, and sometimes, when the dreadnought summoning ability goes active at its factory, a dreadnought does not spawn. Anyone have any ideas about this?

This happens if you have 0 or negative fleet supply.

I just downloaded the mod, and I lose my main menu.  Like, my main menu buttons do not appear.  I'm redownloading, but is there a quicker fix?  I'm downloading the Standard Expansion.  Do I need the standard as well as the expansion in order to run?

Don't have Diplomacy or Entrenchment.  Running Vanilla