I think that the ai of Starmade is very limited. It's just fly and shoot. You don't know where they go and if they are not docked they won't follow. I think the ai should be ble to follow you and defend areas. The ai should be able to gather and attack. The ai has so many possibilities that come to mind.
So let's say that you have a fleet of ships but you are on single-player, you can you the ai on all the ship but the one you would be flying. Then you would pick how many meters away the ships would be from each other. Then you could make them follow you, defend you, and attack with you. This could also make it so you could have drones mining while you are doing other things.
This could also open the possibility of mobs.
So let's say that you have a fleet of ships but you are on single-player, you can you the ai on all the ship but the one you would be flying. Then you would pick how many meters away the ships would be from each other. Then you could make them follow you, defend you, and attack with you. This could also make it so you could have drones mining while you are doing other things.
This could also open the possibility of mobs.