The automatic formation of fleets is kind of nice--except when I didn't intend it. Had a ship on its way to a distant starport and a constructor whose destination was along that ship's path. On one turn they both ended up in the same hex and I got a fleet.
I'm thinking ships shouldn't automagically fleet together unless their FINAL destination is the same. And/or maybe don't automatically fleet together combat ships with non-combat ships.
I guess its somewhat unlikely to happen though.
--David