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Many thanks for your help.

I have seen that too Baron, where the AI sends colony ship after colony ship through a WP only to find several of my war ships waiting. However, forever is a long time. And I can remember two occasions when, after several attempts, it stopped completely. Almost as if losing all interest in my system.

As to the fleet sizes, yes, a fleet of 35+ is not something you want to meet, even if controlled by the AI. However, the Colonials I previously mentioned did far more damage with their smaller fleets, simply because their were more of them.

Two designCreation file questions that I couldn't find answers in doing searches:

What exactly is this good for? It's the Last entry in the instructions part of the file.

// STILL NEED:
Roles that each design type can be used for:
Type 1 Role Used in Attack := True
Type 1 Role Used in Defense := False

And since it will be a while before I am able to play test my empire, what happens if you put in more than one of a particular design...say more than one entry for "attack ship?"

Again thanks for the comments.