[SpaceBadger]

Originally posted by Arkcon:
I've made ships gain experience with tactical combat. Unless it was removed in a current patch, it has been a while.

I sure don't seem to be getting any experience that way. Was there something special you had to do to make this work? (Such as the minister thing you mention below?)

It's a fun thing to do -- turn all ministers on, and just control one ship or one fleet.
Be the Captain Kirk/Picard/Harrington/Whoever and preserve your home empire, while the massive beaurocracy around you continues to make dumb decisions.

That does sound like fun. I guess I will have to try the ministers sometime and figure out how they work - never have used any of them so far.

SpaceBadger