The idea of the opponent is that they have their own required ranges for the three global parameters, and are trying to reach those. We probably should have added something to show what the opponents goals were; it can get a bit unclear if their required ranges are similar to yours. (Also, the AI is pretty basic, so they never use missiles or nukes.)
But overall, it looks like you guys figured things out through trial and error for the most part, which was cool to see in real time! Thanks for playing!