Fleet Capacity?

[seewhathappens]

I have a limit on each fleet capacity which only limits me to 45k military power. My neighbor has a force with around 175k military power in one fleet. How do I do this?

[seewhathappens]

Also this dude has like 100 ships in one fleet. I am only super limited.......

[Duder]

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

Also this dude has like 100 ships in one fleet. I am only super limited.......

There's techs that expand your fleet capacity in society research
Also in traditions, supremacy, other sources etc

You sure your neighbor isn't a fallen empire?
I can't remember if their fleets were in that range or the 300s

[seewhathappens]

its just insane. i can fit 13 battleships into a fleet... and the AI can fit 50.

[seewhathappens]

nah they are not a fallen empire

[Duder]

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

its just insane. i can fit 13 battleships into a fleet... and the AI can fit 50.

Their tech is more advanced than yours, also depending on difficulty settings and other modifiers.
I'm on Commodore ironman and usually around year 2350 my fleets outshine all the empires
New player I take it?

[gn_fighter]

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

its just insane. i can fit 13 battleships into a fleet... and the AI can fit 50.

Not an Issue with the DLC since 50 Battleships are 400 Fleetcap. With Paragons you can get up to at least 525.

Also Mercenary, Federation and GDF-Fleets have other rules to play by.. the GDF-Fleet for example starts out with exactly 400 Fleetcap.

[seewhathappens]

lol yes i just got the game a couple days ago.... i joined this freakin galactic community and each time i try to get out of it everyone attacks me.... with like thousands of ships. im in a rut.

[Duder]

Don't feel you're doing anything wrong, depending on the year.
I got lucky this galaxy and I'm isolated. It's 20 years in and I only have a total fleet cap of 24 ships
I'm a sitting duck right now if I were to run into a purifier race

[Duder]

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

lol yes i just got the game a couple days ago.... i joined this freakin galactic community and each time i try to get out of it everyone attacks me.... with like thousands of ships. im in a rut.

Honestly I've never tried it. Think of it though just like a state in any country ceding from their authority
Obviously they wont like it if you leave

Galactic Community or a Federation you try to get out of?

[seewhathappens]

lol thanks dude. also... im running into DLC ships when i dont even have the DLC installed. whats the deal?

[seewhathappens]

400 fleet cap? i only have 160** lol wtf

[seewhathappens]

its the galactic community

[March]

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

lol thanks dude. also... im running into DLC ships when i dont even have the DLC installed. whats the deal?

It's most likely that you are seeing DLC related stuff because NPCs have access to it even if you don't. Don't worry. It's nothing game breaking. Mostly just species packs and government types.

[Blackberry]

Originally posted by Duder:

Originally posted by seewhathappens:

Also this dude has like 100 ships in one fleet. I am only super limited.......

There's techs that expand your fleet capacity in society research
Also in traditions, supremacy, other sources etc

This is a general list, but some more details:
There are two fleet limiters - Fleet Capacity and Fleet Command Limit. Fleet Capacity encompasses all of your fleets/ships, but can be exceeded albeit with an increase in energy credit upkeep. Fleet Command Limit is separate for each fleet you have and cannot be exceeded, with each type of ship counting for more towards capacity. Corvettes and Frigates -> 1 | Destroyers -> 2 | Cruisers -> 4 | etc. It's intended for bigger ships to take more capacity, so check what other types of ships your neighbor has with those 50 battleships.
Chances are they just have more military tech than you at that point.
As noted, don't feel like you're doing anything wrong, check your neighbors' ethics and your difficulty setting. As time goes on, if things feel too easy you can scale it up.
(Sorry if this is redundant)

[MadArtillery]

Admiral level, traditions, ascention perks, lots and LOTS of society research option for it too. Also an admiral trait for 50% larger fleets. You can just build more fleets though, and of course a federation fleet or mercenary fleet can have a ton of ships compared to a normal fleet. If you ever want a big fleet hire a merc. Naval capacity tends to be more important then fleet cap which duelists (my fav) solder jobs, society research again, stations (pretty crappy for it), ascention perks and tradition trees, and of course ethics and civics. Can get a lot of naval from militarist civics.