They just seem under powered to me:
Solar power plant but no upgrades
Population growth is sooo slow whit no good improvements to boost it. I know they’re squirrels and not rabbits, but they are not black rino’s either. They do get plenty of food though.
Their specialty of scavenging ships I haven’t found useful as I am usually building better ships than the AI. and they do not seem to sell for much
Everyone hates them
No great war or mass reduction techs
High level tech dark energy lab useless
@ MottiKhan- I know they are your new favorite so am I missing something of just playing them wrong?