<r> Often there are tiny individual asteroids floating around with resources. You are likely only to find them with extremely close inspection or if you happen to be watching when your exploration vessel is in the system. (Mining these is often a waste.) There are sometimes hard to see asteroid ...

<t> To answer your question though, the Shakturi are usually "activated" by either you or another "player" exploring the "Beacons of Shakturi" ruins.&nbsp; I find the AI does not always explore ruins in systems it's influence, so they don't always get activated.&nbsp; The Ancient Guardians will give ...

<r> Yeah, I have had the same problem.&nbsp; Only seems to happen with fleets I have created or ones I have ordered ships to join.&nbsp; To get ships to fuel up or repair, I end up removing them from the fleet they are in and then giving them orders and it works.&nbsp; Once repaired/refueled I tell ...

<t> Yes, any mines, resorts or research facilities built in their "territory" can cause friction. Note that the opposing faction does not to have anything built in a given system for them to consider it "theirs". Any star that is highlighted in another faction's colour, is considered under their ...

To answer your question though, Ardili DO attack from anywhere in a system. They simply teleport from where they are to your ship. Much like your ships warp inside a system to their targets. You get the warning as soon as the Ardili target you.