Editing Tractor Beam (section)

==Towing==
You only need one tractor component to be able to tow, and ships are limited to one tractor beam each. 

* Open the Naval Organization window {{key|F4}} (or, in VB6, the Task Groups window {{key|F12}}).
* In the Orders tab, ensure that the "Fleets" (or "Task Groups") box is checked, so you can select fleets as targets for orders.
* Select the fleet containing the ship you wish to tractor. 
* In Actions Available, select "Tractor Specified Ship" or "Tractor Any Ship in Fleet". If you want to specify a ship, select the ship you wish to tractor.
* Double-click, or click "Add Move", to queue the order.
* Select your destination or route as you normally would for transit.
* Once your route is plotted, choose the Release Tractored Ships option to deactivate the tractor beam.

Tractored ships are automatically moved from their fleet into the fleet of the tractoring ship or ships. Multiple ships may be tractored in one set of orders as long as multiple tractoring ships are present. Upon release, tractored ships automatically form their own fleet as if they were split under the Special Orders / Organization tab.

Shipyards may be selected similarly to the process above, with the initial target being the planet currently hosting the shipyard rather than a fleet. 

Ships may be transported normally through [[Jump Gate]]s using tractor beams.