Okay, so when I first started making these, I decided not to adhere to the standard vanilla set with AI cores. The vanilla effects always increase the last one, yes, but this results in an inflexible system - using a gamma core is almost never worth it, a beta core only sometimes, and an alpha core is always worth it.
This was not something I wanted to carry over, mostly for one reason - it's not all that interesting.
What is interesting, is having to decide which bonus you want. Do you want less upkeep, or more efficiency, or a stronger effect? Maybe you could go for stronger effect if you alleviate the upkeep issue another way? All of these are choices you could not take if I included the full beta/gamma core effects in the alpha core.
Then, there is the balance aspect. I am able to make AI core effects a lot more powerful than vanilla, because they do not include each other. Imagine stacking the Ind.Evo core effects: Case: Privateer Base: Alpha core would delay output decay by 1 month, increase raid strength by 20%, increase raid frequency on the same system, and increase the amount of spoils, blueprints and weapons. Sounds OP? That's cause it is - but making either of these a choice without including the other is not.
Lastly, the salvage yards. Yeah, you need a beta core if you dislike D-Mods. But what if you actually
want D-Mods for an industry skill play through, or just don't care? You can still restore it for cheap via restoration docks, and boost the output with an Alpha core instead - or use a gamma core to make your scrap supply last longer.
It's a choice, and as such, I consider my usage of AI core effects superior to the vanilla model.
I keep seeing screenshots of my industries on discord, and there is almost always a different AI core installed. Vanilla - it's always none, or an alpha core.
Especially if structure is empty and no ongoing training. That makes Gamma core preferable if player will not use academy for a some time.
This is exactly the reason why I did it this way.
Yup, it's preferable - you could put that alpha core to good use somewhere else while you don't need it in the Academy, instead of having it permanently bound there.