If I wasn't going to school right now and raising kids while working my day job, I'd offer to get some ideas and/or code in.
But alas, I am... I'll be done in 2 years
Thoughts run along the lines of operations research "optimization" of value:
1. Identify AI opportunities
a. colonization (planet value, proximity to empire, proximity to enemies, defensibility, base of forward operations)
b. defense (which owned systems are vulnerable, which are not, how to defend them, when they're "safe")
c. offense (which opponent controlled targets are valuable, which are not; how to take them, when it's achievable; destruction of military vs. conquering of fleet)
2. Identify opponent priorities
all of above, run for opponent
3. Identify strategy
a. balance promotion of own 3 goals vs. denial of opponent 3 goals (favor self-promotion over competitor denial)
4. Identify AI response
a. technology (which are valuable for achieving above, how well supported)
b. industry (which builds support objectives above, how well supported, how to tactically adjust to technological opportunities)
c. movement (how to allocate existing resources to balance above, knowing what builds are in the queue)
d. all planned over coverage of how well goals are covered over 1, 2, 3, 4-turn horizon
Just a brain dump.... More to come in 2 years
