4 minute FS shard chase, 112 mk4 hybrids spawned - intended?

[RockyBst]

So, uh. An hour and a half into my recently started game, I've just finished my first fallen spire chase. A couple of minutes later, suddenly I have an attack wave of 1,800 ships (~100 maxed out hybrids plus MK4 followers) come crashing onto my worlds and utterly annihilating me in short order. Short of nuking my own planet, I can't really think of any way to get out of this with the resources I have available this early in the game (see attached save, attack wave starts about a minute in).

5/11/2013 2:03:12 PM (6.027) 1:30:23   Hybrid SuperHybridInvestigator (201568)  taking refit modules mission
5/11/2013 2:03:42 PM (6.027) 1:30:53   Attack Hybrids (count:88)  on (at least) Suczupdes charging Wofohe ourStrikeforceMainHullsFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:158400 ourStrikeforceModulesFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:3461600 ourStrikeforceDronesFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:61253 alliedFirepowerOnTheTargetPlanet:0 theirFirepower:89693
5/11/2013 2:03:43 PM (6.027) 1:30:54   Attack Hybrids (count:88)  on (at least) Hasjo charging Wofohe ourStrikeforceMainHullsFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:158400 ourStrikeforceModulesFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:3461600 ourStrikeforceDronesFirepowerOnPlanetsAdjacentToTheTarget:162369 alliedFirepowerOnTheTargetPlanet:0 theirFirepower:89693
5/11/2013 2:03:51 PM (6.027) 1:31:02   Hybrid SuperHybridInvestigator (201568)  taking replenish drones mission
5/11/2013 2:03:51 PM (6.027) 1:31:02   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  bandwagoning onto attack mission against Wofohe
5/11/2013 2:03:53 PM (6.027) 1:31:04   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  bandwagoning onto attack mission against Wofohe
5/11/2013 2:03:54 PM (6.027) 1:31:06   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  taking mission: AttackPlanet with related planet: Gestizor
5/11/2013 2:03:56 PM (6.027) 1:31:07   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  taking mission: AttackPlanet with related planet: Wofohe
5/11/2013 2:03:57 PM (6.027) 1:31:08   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  bandwagoning onto attack mission against Wofohe
5/11/2013 2:03:59 PM (6.027) 1:31:11   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  taking mission: AttackPlanet with related planet: Lealin
5/11/2013 2:04:01 PM (6.027) 1:31:12   Hybrid Annihilator (187960)  bandwagoning onto attack mission against Wofohe

Having the hybrids be a bit more dangerous on fallen spire waves is one thing, but this seems more than a little disproportionate.

[Hearteater]

Did you get a "defensive hybrids are mobalizing" message shortly before that?

[RockyBst]

There was a 'hybrids are mobilising' message five minutes before during the fallen spire chase, which matches with the changes Keith made recently. I actually just managed to load up a save from a couple of minutes earlier and crank out a couple of MK II lightning warheads which took care of most of the mess, but I wouldn't really have thought I'd need to blow 6 AIP just to clean up after the first fallen spire shard chase. 

[Hearteater]

Yeah, there was a recent change so the mobalize event instantly matures the hybrids to max and makes them available to attack.  I think there has been discussion about it.

[keith.lamothe]

People didn't think the mobilization was doing anything before, so I rewired it  

Though the interaction with the multi-pulse chase exos (which makes it several times worse) was unintended.

Anyway, yes, I'm basically going to revert those changes and do something not as hammer-handed.