[PvK]

Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
"such as pursuit, join fleet, and engagement/retreat parameters"

The first can be done. Use the attack command. If they can't fight the target for whatever reason, they follow it. (works on allied ships- your ships park in their sector and follow them if they leave)

Phoenix-D

Oh, yes, of course. It would be nice though if you could tell your units to engage if/when new threats appear during a turn. The unit launch/recovery system also suffers some loss of control during simultaneous mode games, because the interface doesn't offer enough control over the types and numbers of units to launch and recover (i.e., I can't launch 4 fighters and 6 bombers from a carrier, unless I have another ship to shuffle units back and forth, since Launch All Fighters is the most detail I can do in Simultaneous mode.).

PvK