After having played awhile I want to mess around with cheating, but I don't like to cheat that much.  What I am trying to do is mainly changed how much cash and resources I start with and perhaps some way to quickly level my cap ships only.

I know I can go in map files and edit the starting values for player 0's startingcred/metal/crystal.  My problem is that I prefer to play randomly generated maps and having looked at the file for each of the random map sizes there is only one place in the file where you change these values and it doesn't specify player # so the end result is instead of starting with a little more of the stuff the AI starts with it as well, basically voiding the starting advantage I want.

I have searched till I have given up trying to find answers to this or a way to change my cap ship experience gains or levels without it affecting the other AI's as well. I don't really care for unlimited resources or invincible ships. I'm just looking to have a little boost without the AI getting it too.