I was playing the original game, even though I have the trinity set. I played Entrenchment just now, and it was a cakewalk! Therte's quite a difference in the AI, huh? I focused on building my fleet more this time, and fewer static defenses. I researched economy later, and better frigates/cruisers sooner.
So with the help of reading strategy threads here, and playing a few games of Sins, I found myself at the following point. Small map, I'm TEC with 6 gravity wells with population centers/mines maxed out and a trade center at each one. The enemy Easy Vasari has 3 gravity wells. I have a fleet of 3 capital ships and about 40 LRM, flak, and CL frigates. I've researched lightly, enough to colonize planets, build up all of the TEC mining boosts, build some bette