Controlling Empire Tree

So I find the empire tree extremely useful, click on planets, my fleet, enemy ships, etc.  In fact during combat I select the enemy ships I want to attack by right clicking on the empire tree icon instead of the actual ship in the main area.

Unfortunately when fleet sizes get too big my empire tree starts moving all over the place.  If I have ships coming from planet A to battle in planet B, everytime a ship arrives my empire tree moves.  In other words I can't look at the enemy fleet and click on things to attack because the empire tree shoots up to my fleet everytime a ship arrives.  It moves when ships jump into and out of phase as well.

Is there some way to stop the empire tree from moving, so that it is stationary unless I move it?  My friend said minimize the planets, which I do early game, but once you have a huge fleet the fleet takes up the entire viewable empire tree.  Thanks.
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Reply #1 Top
You can also unpin some planets and other stuff you don't need using what appears to be a giant tack on a planet button at the top of it, if I remember correctly.

"Our planet is under a-tack!"
Reply #2 Top
Ok later game, especially if using RA my fleet + strike craft can cover the entire empire tree and then some. Which means I have to scroll up and down the tree to see planets and enemy ships. In a big fight I will scroll down to see the enemies then a ship will arrive and the empire tree jumps back up to see my fleet, then I scroll down to see the enemy ships and a strike craft will be produced shooting my empire tree back up to my fleet. Sometimes I have to constantly scroll down to try and look at the enemies, trying to right click on those enemies with the empire tree moving all the time gets very frustrating. With 100 advent in my system sometimes I wanna kill guardians etc first.

Does anyone know a way to stop the empire tree from moving on its own?
Reply #3 Top
At that point, I can only think of pause.