I love the ship balance in 1.04

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With the AI taking more notice of defense ratings along with the tweaked BattleCruisers I am finding the game alot more fun. Still struggling in Genius but enjoying it a whole lot more! The AI does it's usual threatening near the start around the time I get Shields. I then churn out a Battleaxe on each planet and it is JUST enough to keep him off my back. Then the same thing again with Cruisers - and then again with Battleships. You've managed to get that fine balance where I have to research and build military stuff - but not so to the degree where I have to ignore everything else. Have to say congrats on a this latest update. Thanks.
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top
Once I calmed down over the trade goods thing (they balanced it anyways) I noticed the same thing, ship classes are much better in the latest release.

I built my first Battlecruiser ever. Had my first fleet of frigates since I started. Had a big war with battelships. In the older versions, it was always rush to the Dreads and don't bother with the non-capital ships.

I'm not sure how the AI is scoring military strength, but it seems my Defensive ships get better mileage now, too.

And overall I think the trade goods/tech values are balanced now.