Just realised i've been giving feedback without giving any real feedback. Hmm you wanted to streamline the system you already have rather than a complete overhaul ss andok? what about , just to see of course this idea is like any other and weel probably deserves a good slating but.....
What if existing ships are formed into fleets of say 4+ , any number but i'm thinking 1,2 and 3 ships roaming about are manageble. What if you designate the fleets by which starbase created which ships?, assuming you have more than one starbase that is i have 2 , each time you build a ship it gets allocated to its fleet and cannot do anything other than rendezvous with the fleet. Then each fleet could have an overall figure consisting of size , class, experience. Just thinking of a steamline to the (i can imgine exasperating) system. and the lack of sleep isn't helping communication skills. Just thinking you could have all the cool stuff you've earned andd also have a way for numbers to pose a chance without so many numbers...so to speak. But if you want Fraps going on too maybe not such a good idea. unless you stick true to the star trek ethos and cheat using replays of old battles and tinfoil