AI Modification Please Help

[Tanzergling]

I am fairly new to modding, and I am struggling. I can modify the way ships look, equipment specs, and vary basic basic things; “notepad”... I play a modded single player Discovery, and LAN with friends but I keep a copy of normal Discovery around for online. What I want to do is increase the number of AI ships there is, particularly during bandit, or pirate raids, or trade-lane disruptions. I think 7-10 ships would be nice instead of just two or three. I would also like the AI to use cruise disruptors again. In other-words I would like the AI to be scary again. If anyone can help me understand how to change this I would appreciate it. Or if you can Email me modified files that would accomplish what I want I would appreciate it. Please use small terms, as I have difficulties understanding.

Ps; sorry if I posted in the wrong place, as this is the first online blog community I have joined.