I am having some real difficulties in understanding the intricacies of the supply system (ammo, fuel, msp). Maybe my problem is more in understanding how the orders work, I'm not sure.
This is my goal:
1. Fleets are in the same state they were in before I issued orders. I go to all this trouble of setting up standing orders, putting them in the correct org, etc and then the game just rudely dumps them into a different fleet. The game seems to want me to constantly merge fleets to get anything done, this seems incredibly annoying to me. I don't want to join a fleet to refuel it, re-ord it or re-supply it, or if I do, I want them to unmerge and go about their business. Am I somehow doing this wrong? I want it to work just like on a planet.
2. Can fleets in the same location supply, refuel, rearm each other automatically without orders? Is that the purpose of the dropdowns in the Naval Org window for No Auto Refuel, Refuel Own Fleet, etc.?
3. How would you normally resupply your forward supply ships (colliers, tankers, supply ships)?