swhostettler

I have my sector bases and ships set to "attack enemies" however, sometimes a non-enemy faction ship will get in the way of turrets or fighters shooting at the enemy ship thus "harming" my relationship with them. Is there any way to avoid this?

Does creating a trading post or manufacturing facility in a faction owed sector increase your relationship status with that faction/race? Also, if you are "allied" with a faction, and you are attacking an enemy ship then accidentally hit an allied ship or station, does this harm your relationship with that faction?