Endless patrol

Originally Posted by peabody

If it is a "Patrol" mission then you need to stay close to the star until it turns grey, mission is complete.
If you arrive at the star and it immediately turns grey, then it is usually a "Sink" mission and the first part is complete and they give you a new Objective to sink enemy ships. (In stock that is usually about 10.000 tons) and you do not have to stay near the star to sink them, you can go anywhere to sink them.

Peabody

What I meant to say is that once I get to the star, I usually put "All Stop" and loiter at the same spot till the star turns grey. Even staying put on top of star sometimes I get contacts passing around me, no need to waste fuel patrol around the star...