Auto-pilot sometimes missing the target star

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Sometimes I noticed that you will use the auto-pilot in hyperspace and it will 
get you ALMOST there, but then it stays in hyperspace nearly right over the 
target star, and you need to turn your nose manually to actually get there.
Can be an issue of you are at the extreme end of your fuel, or if you are being 
chased by someone and need to escape...
See capture below (same capture I used for shooting stars problem)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by Awakened...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 4:36

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I will look into this.

Original comment by Jaakko.M...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 2:20

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After more testing: this happens nearly 2/3rd of the auto-pilot travels I do, 
as soon as the line between the two stars is an odd angle. The ship will miss 
the star and then either stop (the software thinks that the star has been 
reached, even though you are still stuck in hyperspace) or sometimes it 
realizes the goal is missed and it starts turning around 180 degrees (and often 
miss again). The player ends up "helping" the auto-pilot 9 times out of 10 at 
the end of a trip through hyperspace.

Original comment by Awakened...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 8:25

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Could be related to issue 23?

Original comment by Awakened...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 8:52

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Example: plot an auto-pilot course from the inside of Alpha Illuminati to reach 
Eta Illuminati (220.8 - 285.4). You can test using this save game attached.

Original comment by Awakened...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 9:16

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• starcon2.10

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Issue 23 has been merged into this issue.

Original comment by Jaakko.M...@gmail.com on 8 Dec 2012 at 10:20

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Might be the same bug as issue 47

Original comment by Awakened...@gmail.com on 10 Dec 2012 at 7:17

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After Damon submitted the actual hyperspace ship gfx that are correctly 
centered, the problem seems to have solved itself. Tried twenty-something 
autopilot trips to stars around the galaxy and all of them succeeded.

Labeling this fixed now, but verify on your Windows systems once you get the 
new .exe.

Original comment by Jaakko.M...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2012 at 6:02

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Confirmed!

Original comment by Awakened...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2012 at 11:25

• Changed state: Verified