Newbie Drone Questions

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I believe drones will be units, but able to traverse warp points. The way I imagined them, you couldn't give them orders every turn like ships. Kind of like an interstellar Version of an ICBM, but capable of performing missions other than just carrying a warhead.

Idea: Wouldn't it be cool to have a class of drones that do nothing but imitate ships? So, beyond sensor range, it looks like you have a fleet of twenty warships, but in fact all you have is a fleet of drones? How would you write an AI to deal with stuff like that???!!!!