AI Helper Builds

[HoneyBadger]

It's possible, in SP games, to set all your opponents on "Human" for the first round, and then go in and set up their Pretenders/scales/etc. You can even play the first round for them, and then reset them all to "Computer" and allow the AI to carry on from there. I've noticed recently that there's been a lot of requests (even more than usual) for ways to improve SP difficulty. This seems to be one of the most common solutions, but it's also one of the least accessible, especially for people who are new to the game (or like me, aren't necessarily that strategically adept in the first place).

We've had a few threads about this before, but I was wondering-for those of you who have given this any thought-what your suggestions are for a starting Pretender build for each of the nations. Include what to do for the first round, and strategies for the various mod nations, if you'd like.