the different statuses for ships

[longvin]

I'm playing through my first few games now and I'm trying to figure out the different orders I can give my ships.

I know mothballed is the ship is sitting in dock with a limited or no crew and can't be moved or do anything.

And, I know raiders are raiding enemy shipping lanes in the sea zone they're based in.

What I don't get is the difference between AF and RF.

Also exactly what is foreign status?

[gord96]

AF is Active Fleet. Crew is kept at top readiness and maintenance is higher. RF is Reserve Fleet. Crew is reservists and their quality will show it. Less maintenance. You will notice when you assign a ship to RF from AF, the crew quality will start to drop.

Not sure about foreign status, do you mean foreign station? That just sends a ship to one of your foreign possessions. I never use that, I just manually move my ships around depending on my needs.

[longvin]

That's what I meant. Thanks!