How does the AI handle reduced ship ranges?

[razaron]

Wondering if anyone's tested this already.

Does ship design try to hit a fuel cell quota or a range quota?
For example if I quarter all fuel cell capacities, will the AI try to build more fuel or get stuck with low range?

[ChrisGb]

Wondering if anyone's tested this already.
Does ship design try to hit a fuel cell quota or a range quota?
For example if I quarter all fuel cell capacities, will the AI try to build more fuel or get stuck with low range?

why not edit the few components, setup a game with couple empires on 1000 (10/10 sectors) and tech level 2 or 3 and let it run almost automaticly on x8 x4 ?...in less than 30 min you know
becasue its there where you can draw conclusions, not on the small galaxys...oh...and let us know,please thanx my man