<t> I also have a few other questions, sorry for the block:<br/>
1. Does retrofitting at a yard or repairing by construction ships use up resources?<br/>
2. How exactly do trade routes work? I assume that's what the [empire color] dotted lines are for. How does a resource go from a mining station ...

<t> Thanks for the tips on #4 Bingeling. It sounds tedious still, but workable. I still wish I could get a better sense of how many troops I'll need for each planet in order that I may portion out my troops accordingly. How do I designate a leader for a fleet though? Does it mean assigning a ...

<t> I'm picking this game up relatively quickly, it only appears dense at first but is pretty easy to understand after a while. I still have questions:<br/>
1. This is mainly out of curiosity but do construction yards build the component first and then assemble the ship?<br/>
2. I noticed that ...