Policy Setting
- Disassemble Civilian Ships - always (Had tried 'If Higher Tech or Larger than I can build')
- Enlist Civilian Ships - Never (Tried 'When Not Higher Tech or Larger than I can build)

I had construction ship build/repair abandoned freighters. However, as soon as completed the ...

Thank you for the wonderful changes to the game. I relocated to a different part of the world and was absent from playing the game for a bit. What wonderful changes, thank you, a much more polished game.

However, a problem that has been since before the Aurora update continues through update 1.2.7 ...

As Fruitgnome has suggested you can try to throttle the distances by limiting fuel but that only somewhat reduces exploring distant places. You will still find ships, though less, out well beyond their fuel range trying to boldly go where no one from your race has gone before.

With little fuel they ...

Second that.

Not being a build and blast game is refreshing. A game with depth that is very playable. One where the various parts of the game fit into a cohesive game. Ones that try to add depth gameplay often gets lost in the minutia. This game allows players with varied areas of interest to dive ...

Would deduce that you are running the game with a Microsoft product and that the game is programed in a Microsoft language.

As the game program utilizes more of the language, i.e. multi threading, there will usually follow increased memory leaks. Their language code and OS are not written tightly ...

As the AI seems to prioritize ordering of ships at ports rather than planets I tend to send the ships to be retired to colonies to be retired. That way the port continues to pump out production whilst the ships retire and techs may be gleaned.

Totally anecdotal but it seems that colonies with ...

Not positive on this but seems the algorithm for building does not sort by distance but rather by the shortest time for the ship to be completed.

You can always go to the order ships in construction tab. (far right tab) Order the ship(s) there. The Galaxy map will populate with flags at ...

Or at least not have production queued to be built there without one manually ordering it. Then it would be the players fault for forcing production there and taking the risk. It would also avoid having to manually order ships to build fleets to avoid the explosions that will most likely occur ...

Fruitgnome

Thank you. Yes, either I misread when designing; some software upgrade (?) (i.e. v1 to v2); or screen lag that sometimes delays what is displayed from reality for 2 – 4 seconds. Later when checking all designs when designing some ship/base upgrade noticed that passive energy use was a ...

Here is the 3rd save game file referenced.

Trying not to overstay my welcome here; but this is a great game and you have made many improvements to stability, processor use and smoothness. This ongoing issue is very time consuming and puts a real damper on gameplay.

Thank you for your patience and ...

Here is the second save game file referenced.

The algorithm for base refuel for all appearances seems to be broken. This has been ongoing since version shipped, Aurora, xx, 1.1.4.4. Practically speaking do not have access to beta versions.

Attached are 3 save game that will correspond to log from below.
sg = save game
Sorry but as 3 file is ...

1.1.4.4

Fleet Role: Defend

Fleet Engagement range: Same Location

Use Ship Tactics

Ship Tactic engagement range Same system

Above is for Fleet Reg Def Far South. Reg Def South and Area Def South have an engagement range farther out in range of Lulnar 1.

Military Attack etc. set on “Suggest ...

1.1.4.4

When looking at mining bases to add there is a button off to the left of each potential mine to add it to the queue for Construction ships on auto.

Some are active

Some are greyed out and tell you they are disabled and why

One of the possible mine locations does not have a button. I ...

Thought I would give you a progress report.

Many hours (20+) of gameplay later whilst refueling research and resorts noticed a fair number of resort I had listed as empty were now fueled.

Would surmise that during the time I just sat and watched freighters that they were overwhelmed by the rapid ...

Sometimes, nowhere near as often as previous to 1.1.4.4, explorer ships go beyond their fuel limits and are out of fuel, often out of a system and not moving further away buy more parallel to fuel supplies. When you pull them up the refuel button at lower left is greyed out. Says something like, “No ...

Whilst designing a ship the game will suggest that you fill external component bays before filling other bays.

What is the advantage to doing so?

Es Hvy (Torp) Decisive Stalker (Escort)
08 Const Stout Laborer (Const)

Escort due to unpredictable behavior ended up out of fuel and at hostile base far away from empire or fuel sources.

Escort was on auto with mission to escort const on way to build research base at Talisen. Very soon after ...

To add to my above post sometimes by zooming in a little closer on the base or planet whilst fleet is selected then more options will become available.

That would be good to know as I do not like to do things the AI does not know to do; such as adding additional mining engines on ships.