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In the simplest case, all you have to do to use a resupply ship is: set up your resupply ship, make sure your ship has resources, and activate automatic resupply
Setting up your ship:
- If your resupply ship is a carrier, attach it to a fleet.
- If your resupply ship is a fleet auxiliary ship, order it to Supply Fleet at a location in space or while assigning it to a fleet. (detailed here)
Getting resources:
Right-click your resupply ship and tell it to Get Supplies. Note that fleet auxiliary ships will also passively purchase resources from free traders.
Activating automatic resupply:
Navigate to the Global Orders section of the Empire menu and set Automatic Resupply to anything other than Off.
If you want more control or would like to understand more about how this works, read on.
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