quote:Originally posted by KillerManJaro: Some ships will head for the edges, regardless of formation. Their absence will leave gaps. You can change this in the Ship Design screen by changing the default strategy for the design from "Don't Get Hurt." This strategy defaults for each class as defined in the Strategy sub-menu of the Empire section.
Generally speaking, ships with little or no wheapons will flee the battle. So will carriers.
Yeah but these are all attack ships, like cruiser and destroyers and such. They certainly shouldn't be fleeing.
You'll be able to select the fleet leader in strategic mode in the upcoming patch. Just click on the ship you want in the fleet list window, and "Fleet Leader" will appear next to it.