Not sure if mod makes the AI cheat or if the ai just knows how to speed up thier tech through magic and duplicating thier cash lol if they even are limited by cash.

100% of games they will have vastly superior ships no matter the difficulty or the speed of which you spam research.

Republic AI is broken in GC, they have MULTIPLE of the same hero, Killed a hero in space combat, not but 30 seconds later im attacked by a STACK of 2 more of the same hero (Oppo Rancicis) After a certain point ALL they attack with is this specific hero in each and every fleet (at least 8 of them in the map)

Malevolence is so low in height to the space battles it wont show on screen except in very slim area