But the point is that you don't want to be done with it. There is no victory condition for beating the pirates, so why bother? Late game Pirate attacks on the other AI's are a massive benefit. If you want to get rid of the pirates early, just click them off in the game options. When it finally becomes time to eliminate them, use the novaliths. No fuss, no muss.
TEC strategy vs. pirates in single player games vs. the AI: Build the economy and win the bidding war every time the pirate raid comes around. The pirates tend to have a preferred world to strike when they attack you. Set up an Argonev with 2 levels of self-destruct to blow them all up when in range. Add some hull reinforcement to help waiting for all the pirates to come in range. Relying on self-destructing starbases permits a fleet to be freed up f
How much does the TEC capital carrier Sova's Rapid Manufacturing ability speed up replacement fighters?
