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fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 12:23 pm
by ShawnP
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!
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 1:11 pm
by Erik Rutins
Are you missing the types of designs/hulls/roles that the template calls for?
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 1:46 pm
by ShawnP
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
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:12 pm
by AKicebear
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.
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 3:48 pm
by ShawnP
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.
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 4:22 pm
by AKicebear
What about "Empire Policies - Construction - Ship Construction"?
Re: fleet ship management
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:26 pm
by ShawnP
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!