Ah, interesting. I'd definitely recommend playing against humans if you can, I never found the computers quite as fun to play against. Which may have helped m

Ah, interesting. I'd definitely recommend playing against humans if you can, I never found the computers quite as fun to play against. Which may have helped me avoid that issue, by the time I ever played against a computer they were pretty easy just because I'd played my friends a lot. If there's any big advice I'd give though, it's just definitely focus on expanding your production and planets as quickly as you can near the beginning.