Anybody got any way of simplifying the management of survey fleets? I can do it well enough when I've only got one, but now I have three.
I use the default and conditional orders in the F12 screen:
set primary orders to survey next 3 system locations (Grav survey)
optionally set secondary orders to survey next 5 system bodies (Geo survey if your survey ships have both sets of sensors)
and set the conditional order to refuel at nearest colony if fuel level is below ~30%
I've got something like 8 survey fleets out doing their business on the fringes of known space and this keeps things running really smooth.
Al's right, I'm playing with maintenance off. I only rarely play with it on, to be honest.
Even so, you'd probably want to at least have enough MSP stored to carry out one or two Max Repairs.