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# Expedition Fleets

Expedition Fleets determine your success in various activities, making their composition a vital part of the game's strategy.

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**What Makes Up an Expedition Fleet?**

An expedition group consists of the following elements:

* **Ships**: Essential for exploration, combat, and resource collection.
* **Fleets**: Pre-organized groups of ships with specific capacities.
* **Astrobots**: Specialized units that add unique functionalities and support.
* **Tools**: Enable mining or provide boosts to performance.
* **Consumables**: Items like expedition repair kits that enhance or safeguard your fleet.

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**Fleet Capacity**

* **Definition**: Fleet capacity determines the maximum number of assets (ships, astrobots, and tools) that can be included in a fleet.
* **Licenses**: Fleet capacity is dictated by the Fleet License being used, with options of **15**, **30**, or **50** capacity.
* **Strategic Impact**: Players must carefully manage fleet capacity to optimize their fleet composition while staying within the license's limits.

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**Why Expedition fleets Matter?**

* **Customizability**: Players can create billions of combinations to tailor their fleet to the expedition's objectives.
* **Strategic Depth**: Each fleet must be optimized for specific activities, such as:
  * **Exploration**: Discovering stars and uncovering secrets of the galaxy.
  * **Domination**: Securing and farming controlled territories.
  * **Defending Against Invasions**: Protecting your galaxy cluster from hostile forces.

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**Tips for Building an Expedition Fleet**

* **Know Your Objective**: Align your fleet composition with the expedition type.
* **Balance Assets**: Include a mix of attack, defense, and support elements.
* **Choose your Tools and Consumables wisely**: Use tools to mine resources and consumables to enhance mission success.
* **Upgrade Assets**: Invest in better ships, technologies, and structures for stronger expedition groups.

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The success of an expedition hinges on assembling the right group. Mastering this process ensures that players can explore, conquer, and defend effectively in the vast universe of *Galaxy Dust Online*.

Check Fleets for more information on how to create them: [https://app.gitbook.com/o/VN9syoYLa2utZBDBNYMo/s/K0WDFoiW8ryxtSigrYve/\~/changes/43/gameplay/markdown/images-and-media-2](/gdgameguide/gameplay/markdown/images-and-media-6.md)