@Efaferal & Retreat

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll give it a try right away. Really hoping for success.

<t> Been testing, and I am still experiencing the same issue with automation turned on. <br/>
1. I select the Fleet, right click on the planet I want to patrol and set Mission to Patrol Planet xxx<br/>
2. Set Home World to that same planet<br/>
3. Set Posture to Defend<br/>
4. Set Range to ...

Thanks, Hadn't selected automate. Expected that setting automate enabled AI to override my selection. Figured I was missing something. Awesome news!! Gonna try right now. Thanks Retreat.

<t> V 1.9.5.5<br/>
Sorry if this has been brought up, but searching did not locate an answer for me.<br/>
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My Fleets do not resume ordered duties after Retrofit. Been manually re-ordering and it's a pain. For instance, I have individual fleets assigned to specific colonies as homeworlds, set ...