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Stars have changed... or at least pathing has
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Jakob Anedalle
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2013-12-16 03:02:48 UTC
Anyone else notice that the shortest-path choice between two stars has changed recently?
One common trip I do has two possible three-gate paths - the Set Destination path used to go one way and now it goes the other way.

Maybe CCP rotated the planets a bit?

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Mr. Orange
Band of Freelancers
#2 - 2013-12-16 03:37:21 UTC
I am currently in warp from the outbound gate to the inbound. I have just passed the star, about to warp near a planet.
Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2013-12-16 03:54:45 UTC
I have noticed Vittenyn - Dodi always gives a different route to Dodi - Vittenyn.



Maybe its traffic control, they arer routing you away from busy servers.
Felicity Love
Doomheim
#4 - 2013-12-16 03:56:36 UTC
Actually, I don't find that whole "connect the dots" effect to be at all interesting, and it's not a useful navigational aid of any particular value, like the Overview or any of the Map functions that plot your route and destination in a far more informative interface.

The "pathing" feature can die a quick death in the back alley of Nowhere and nobody will shed a tear.

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stoicfaux
#5 - 2013-12-16 04:39:38 UTC
Any chance that the new warp speed changes have affected the shortest path?

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#6 - 2013-12-16 13:42:01 UTC
Felicity Love wrote:
Actually, I don't find that whole "connect the dots" effect to be at all interesting, and it's not a useful navigational aid of any particular value, like the Overview or any of the Map functions that plot your route and destination in a far more informative interface.

The "pathing" feature can die a quick death in the back alley of Nowhere and nobody will shed a tear.



Psst... go into your autopilot settings by clicking the A up in the upper left corner, where it tells your route, and what system you're in and so on. Then you will see a box that says "Show Route Path In Space". Uncheck it. Then you have one less thing to worry about. Blink
Wacktopia
Fleet-Up.com
Keep It Simple Software Group
#7 - 2013-12-16 14:05:41 UTC
stoicfaux wrote:
Any chance that the new warp speed changes have affected the shortest path?


That's an interesting point. I was not aware the AP took in-system warp times into account. Be interesting to know though.

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#8 - 2013-12-16 14:22:44 UTC
Wacktopia wrote:
stoicfaux wrote:
Any chance that the new warp speed changes have affected the shortest path?


That's an interesting point. I was not aware the AP took in-system warp times into account. Be interesting to know though.

It doesn't. Or never have thus far for me at least since it always decides to go a route that has a longer warp than the other route that has the shorter. In my mind it's just something to do with sorting and/or security preferences, eg use higher sec-status route.

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Batelle
Federal Navy Academy
#9 - 2013-12-16 14:23:51 UTC
Felicity Love wrote:
Actually, I don't find that whole "connect the dots" effect to be at all interesting, and it's not a useful navigational aid of any particular value, like the Overview or any of the Map functions that plot your route and destination in a far more informative interface.

The "pathing" feature can die a quick death in the back alley of Nowhere and nobody will shed a tear.



Despite being useless, its also super-cool. Its not like they billed it as a major useful feature anyway. Plus you can turn it off. Back to your cave, Grinch.

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