OK so as I said before I am -3 to Boron but I am not actually hunting them.
I have a TM set up in a Split sector with 4 attack fighters and i have ordered the TM to patrol the sector.
I have Boron set to friend on the TM and in the CODEA options I have told the CODEA software not to look after friend/foe identification (i have tried all sorts of settings)
So a random Boron hauler moves to within the operational range of the patrolling TM and the friend/foe setting immediately sets the Boron to foe and the patrolling TM's order changes to 'Attacking Boron Hauler.'
However only the TM goes after the Hauler, it does not launch its fighters which would have launched if it had been a pirate which I have set to foe. (I guess letting the CODEA handle friend/foe would change this behaviour but have literally spent days trying to get this to work how I want, game limitation??)
I would prefer the TM to ignore the hauler ideally. Anyone else had the same issue or found a way to control this as I would like?? Oh and by the way this is all OOS behaviour I am describing.
Update... I just noticed my other TM setup exactly the same does not suddenly decide to attack the Boron hauler and set it as a foe, now I am really confused. I should mention that the TM's have no pilots. I think I will just have to go all out on the Boron

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
UPDATE I have figured out changing show as enemy if enemy to me to NO stops my mini carriers pursuing random Boron traders, weird as I was sure I had tried that but now everything functions as I would like.