will the AI ever build Hab Domes?

[bvanevery]

Someone on r/alphacentauri claimed that the AI never builds Habitation Domes.  I haven't been paying good attention to that, as Hab Domes are far enough up my mod's tech tree, that I usually trounce the AIs before they can get to it.  I don't recall ever seeing AI cities get big beyond size 18, which is what the Peacekeepers with the Ascetic Virtues can do.  Can anyone confirm or deny?

Some modders have dealt with this presumed behavior, by changing how big cities can get before needing a Hab Dome, or eliminating the requirement for a Hab Dome entirely.

The AI will build abundant Sky Hydroponics Labs and Orbital Defense Pods if it has the tech and resources to do so.  It will get into big ODP wars to knock out another faction's satellites.  If a mod has managed to superpower an AI faction, struggling against that is damn annoying.  I'm saying that the potential for AI cities to get really big, is definitely there.

[Nexii]

Yes I've seen it build Hab Domes.

[bvanevery]

I suppose I could run an AI only game and set the turn limit to something very far in the future, say 1000 years, to see how long it takes for the AI to get around to it.

[Nexii]

It tends to build them enough in my sim games. Haven't really seen any major issues. Like Hab Complexes sometimes it doesn't get around to building them right away.

[lolada]

I think same person said AI does not build Hab Complexes. Thats false as well. I don't know anymore between the vanilla and mods lol -_- or SMAC and SMACX. I'll try to watch for this as well.

I found few weird things, can someone clarify:

- I saw 2 of my bases lose population from .. 5, 7 pop to 1. No reason whatsoever. Went in replayed turn bases dropped now to pop 2 or 3. Some kind of bug? Food was good.
What can remove population that way?
I thought prometheus virus is instant 1/2 loss? I think it was possible that AI used probe genetic crap on me - one base was isolated inland.

- Also somehow AI lost The Command Nexus.. Projects sreen says "NONE" for base and i went in to check base was small and without facilities. Hm now when i think of it  maybe be mind-probed and reconquered. But that can't destroy secret project?! Events are on.

[EmpathCrawler]

It's possible the AI built the Command Nexus early enough and in a small base early on and there was a perfect storm of mind worm attacks or vendetta warfare that wiped it out.

[bvanevery]

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Well I answered my question.  Yes the AI will build Hab Domes.  This is version 1.43 of my mod, not yet released.  Super Tensile Structures is moved a bit earlier than previously, mainly to facilitate research focus continuity with other tech tree changes.  But eh, I thought maybe the AI would get more motivated if it discovered this a little earlier.  This is MY 2330.