<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I'm not sure that the computer will respond to 'positioning' strategies. Putting a fleet somewhere that merely allows it to threaten a target does not, as far as I know, provoke a response from the computer; the fleet needs to either be attacking something or be detected ...

<t> I cannot express how much I appreciate the responses. I've noticed on this forum that there's a tendency for paragraphs, and I love it.<br/>
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Aeson touched on all the points and usecases that I needed to get my head in the right place for ship design. I think the only thing that was left ...

<t> New here, first post, yaddayadda<br/>
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I've been trying to figure out if there's any viable place for a large number of smaller ship sizes as the game progresses. I was trying to snoop around on the forums, but the most recent posts that I came across were from 2013. From what I can tell ...