Ahh but it doesn't effect fleet performance?
No, it only allows you to build more ships while reducing your economy. The strength of those ships are not affected by how large your fleet it.
Crap 1 more question. In advent does the frig that steals antimatter auto give it to my fleets ships? Does it do it ok if I don't micro it and have it on auto
Yes, maybe not to the targets you'd like, but it does try to disperse antimatter to the rest of your fleet. Unfortunately this sometimes means other Disciples, but just taking antimatter from your enemies is actually pretty good.