I can win easy in painful mode in the regular game but I just started playing Alterian Prophecy (the campaign) and I am getting my butt kicked even in normal mode! Did they change the AI? Can anyone give me a good tip to pass that first mission? Maybe I'm extending too quickly... Usually I take over 2 third of the planets if not more and I am always on the defense militarily... I can hold them pretty good until they start cranking out deathknights and combat transports at which point they just destroy my entire fleet in about 20 turns...
Any advice would help.
thanks.