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ShawnP
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fleet ship management

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Folks,

I need a bit of help, please.

I have created fleet templates & 'assigned' the templates to several fleets. I have also set the fleet ship management policy setting to automated. Unfortunately, the AI isn't topping off my fleets. What have I missed?

Thanks for the help!
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Are you missing the types of designs/hulls/roles that the template calls for?
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Hi Erik...

I have 'latest Active Design for Role' selected for each ship type/class (ie frigate, destroyer, etc.) for each of my templates.

The individual ship types/hulls are AI designed and the AI controls the retrofit (in design screen).

Tactical settings are:
23% fuel range
Neutral
Normal
Ships reassign roles within fleet as needed
Enemy Strength 50% greater


I am sure this is self induced, I just don't sort it out :(
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Is the AI allowed to build ships at all?
How are your ship levels relative to what is budgeted?
Just guessing that either of these may be limiting top up of a specific fleet.
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AKicebear wrote: Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:12 pm Is the AI allowed to build ships at all?
How are your ship levels relative to what is budgeted?
Just guessing that either of these may be limiting top up of a specific fleet.
Thanks for the help - that's a good thought...

Looking in Policies/Fleets: Fleet formation Manual, Fleet Ship Mgmt Automated, Fleet postures Manual.

In my Defense fleet template I have Frigates, Destroyers, & Cruisers -- I recently (year or two ago) finished researching cruisers, but no fleets with the Defense fleet template have any cruisers, nor are any being built. Also, a couple of those Defense fleets are a destroyer or two short at the moment and war is coming with the Boskaras! :)

Cash flow is positive; several colonies w/ spaceports; AI appears to handle the repair/refit just fine.
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What about "Empire Policies - Construction - Ship Construction"?
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AKicebear wrote: Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:22 pm What about "Empire Policies - Construction - Ship Construction"?
Dang! I don't remember seeing that setting.

Turned it on and the AI has built a LOT of escorts & tankers so I'm hopeful it'll get around to topping off the fleets once everything else is sorted. Thank you very much!
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