I discovered a aether rift a few systems away from Sol. Immediately I dispatched my diplomacy ship and military fleet (just in case shtf).
My diplomacy ship detected two vessels of unknown origin. Turns out the race didn‘t want to exchange information. My military fleet got rid of them without any resistance.
Now I‘m wondering how I can monitor the aether rift without stationing a fleet there (too much micro since they gotta resupply once in a while). Sadly the system dosen‘t have any planets just two stars.
Does anyone got into such an situation already or has a idea how to deal with it?
Build a space station with enough maintenance modules to support your fleet, and tow it (or transport it in a hangar) to the desired spot.
While your fleet is at the same location, their maintenance clock won't run and they won't suffer breakdowns.
Instead, they will use MSP from the station's supply. MSP per year = 1/4 of each ship's BP cost.
In the long run, the MSP cost of constant maintenance is the same as the MSP cost of overhaul for the same service duration.
You will save MSP overall because you won't be spending any MSP on breakdowns.
And you can give your station as much MSP storage as you like to reduce the frequency of needed resupply missions.