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- Allow formations to be turned ON or OFF without losing the settings. So, you could de-activate formations and fight a melee with a group of ships without getting your maneuvers screwed by automatic movement, then reactivate and move your ships to engage another group of ships or bases or a planet or whatever.
This can be simulated by removing the fleet leader from the fleet, then giving it back the title.
Stage 1) Fleet is normal, and follows the leader.
Stage 2) Select the leader and hit CTRL-0 (zero), or use Orders->Clear group assignment.
The fleet leader is now a nobody, and everybody will do their own thing as if there was never a fleet.
Stage 3) Select the Ex-Leader, and choose Orders->Set Group Leader-> etc.
Now, when the leader moves, all his minions will fall into line. You may need to move slowly for a turn or two in order to allow individual members to find their position in the formation again.
I often use a quick Version of this to fix my fleet formation whenever I forget to change it from the default before going into battle.