<t> I'm running into extreme slowdown when I'm somewhere between planet and solar system view. It happened when I was just beginning a map. It shouldn't be my comp I'm running 8 gb's of RAM and a 2.9 gHz quad-core. I did add one of the ship designs listed elsewhere on the forum but it was simply ...

<t> I'm still pretty new to the game so I apologize if this question has already been answered or I'm just being daft. I'm having trouble getting my fleets to independently attack targets that are near them. For instance, I had a fleet travel to a planet of mine that was under attack from an enemy ...

I probably need to get a couple of ships on patrol duty to protect my mining sites anyway. But thanks for the tips! I'm curious if the patrol ships will refuel themselves as well though as mentioned above. Anyone know?

<t> I'm curious as to what everyone's settings are for patrols. I've got around 50 ships with around 65% destroyers and the rest frigates with a few escorts on auto. All the destroyers and frigates are in fleets but i have all automation off except for when I designate a ship to be automated.<br ...