So I was toying around with the map editor and decided just for fun, place two hard AI's next to each other, with no expansion planets, and I'll check on them in 20-30 min with my scout. Mind you , one bugger in particular had one measly planet, yet somehow had a fleet cap of 550 , 35 light frigates , a few dozen missile and flak ships, and 4 cap ships. WTH? How he can possibly afford to crank out such a badass fleet and maintain it with one planet? I quit to check the stats and his credit income was comparable to mine which made no sense at all. I had a hell of time getting a decent economy and fleet together with 4 planets. Does the hard AI have access to some magical funds?