Remember guys this is not a multiplayer game. If you don't like the star base spamming technique just don't use it. The AI won't use it on you, and if you don't use it, then problem solved without any code change
I think instead of being able to group large capital ships together you should beable to construct a fleet around a capital ship and have it count. Like a wing of fighters or possible corvets escourting ONE capital ship. Kind of like today with the aircraft carrier as the capital ship that travels with escourts. There would be a limit on the number of escourts because the capital ship would have to supply and support the fleet. So the progression of capital ship technology would increase the
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