Is there a way to have a ship loop orders in strategy mode? IE have it mine then go refine then back to mining?

Some questions. 1. Can you, like in X, build AI-controlled miners and transport ships in this game? 2. Can your base be attacked by the AI?

Every year I log into the game to play for a month. And every time I give up because the game is somehow... unrealistic in terms of physics. It's tiring. Think about it, how can a 500 meter long ship rotate around its own axis so easily and quickly? It weighs millions of tons. Because of this, firearms simply don't make any sense. It's funny that you have to spin like... a paper airplane on a space super battleship 2000 * 800 * 800 meters in different directions trying to aim with your turrets. After all, ...

Hi All, I have searched and scoured the internet but cannot find an answer. Is there any way I can change what colour my alliance appears as in the map and HUD? I'm really not a fan of the pink/bright purple colour that the devs chose to represent alliances. I know I can change settings on the galaxy map to how faction colours instead of reputation levels but that still doesn't change my alliance colours in sector or in map. Any help would be greatly appreciated....

I have a station (mine) in the Iron area, with a couple of naonite rocket turrets, gunners and a no-name captain. it was getting attacked while I was completely elsewhere. Pirates didnt disappear after an hour, so I decided to go investigate. when I arrived, my station wasnt defending. am I supposed to give specific order or something?...