V0.3 UPDATE:
I have been very busy working on v0.3 of the PIrates mod.
I've successfully fixed the pirate AI. I just finished playing a 3vs3 as the hiigarans with 5 CPU pirates. My team was beaten decisively! Feels kinda weird getting beaten by your own creation. The CPU fleets were very diverse and well rounded, and makes use of every ship in the Pirate arsenal including battleships, shipyards, and destroyers. The Pirate AI doesn't build weapon subsystems yet or know how to build hyperspace buoys.
I've also added several new deathmatch maps, and have incorporated Mikail's random music generator and random background generator into all MP maps. Variety is good.
A lot of tweaks and balances, and a new Pirate carrier is in the works.