It occurs most often when it is the Capital ship's turn, but also happens at other times.
In particular, I feel that little effort has been made to recognize the problems with being able to target your own ships. Many special abilities allow you to target one of your own ships for healing or a buff, but not only can it be very difficult, but even when one tries very hard to be precise, the game can decide you've targeted another ship entirely where your ability is completely wasted (healing on a ship with full health while the one next to it is at 20% health).
This is not the most fundamental problem I have with ships, but it certainly is a big one.
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In particular, I feel that little effort has been made to recognize the problems with being able to target your own ships. Many special abilities allow you to target one of your own ships for healing or a buff, but not only can it be very difficult, but even when one tries very hard to be precise, the game can decide you've targeted another ship entirely where your ability is completely wasted (healing on a ship with full health while the one next to it is at 20% health).
This is not the most fundamental problem I have with ships, but it certainly is a big one.