Does Alt-Tabbing disrupt waypoints?

[Fletcher]

When I alt-tab during my trading, the game things I'm still at the point BEFORE I alt-tab, meaning it screws up my waypoint route.

This can be annoying, am I the only one seeing this? This has not happened to be before I was trading many months ago.

E.G. You take a trade land from New Tokyo to Shikoku, you alt-tab as you're docking with the trade lane. You alt-tab back and find yourself near the gate, yet the waypoint bug out and want you to go to the gate prior to alt-tabbing, but show ONLY as a normal target, not a WAYPOINT target.#

I'll admit, I got lost and confused in my drunken state in Sigma earlier... Relying too much on the waypoints... Alt-tabbing for some bizarre reason alters the waypoints.

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[dodike]

Easy prey.

[Korny]

Same for me, already been like that months ago.

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[Fletcher]

I haven't played actively for months... Though I thank God I can use the Steam overlay.

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[Anonymous User]

Same for me, already been like that <strike>months ago</strike> since ever.

it just that the waypoints do not update when you alt+tab

once you reached the next waypoint - even if it is not displayed - the game updates your WPs again.

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[Fletcher]

Its just that prior to my new activeness, this has never happened.

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[Anonymous User]

well... i've got it since ever on disco... not while beeing on vanilla servers (dunno about other mods. dun play any others)

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[RockCrystal]

You can delete individual waypoints, you know. Just nix the ones you've already passed.

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[Hielor]

Yup, see this all the time. It only updates waypoints when it has focus, just like the visuals. I usually just deal with it by going to the next waypoint, and it'll clear all waypoints behind that one.

Actually, here's a fun fact: when it decides to clear a waypoint (or at least, the final one), it doesn't go by system, just coordinate. So if you pass by the coordinates of your final destination in any system, even if it's not the right system, it'll decide you arrived and clear the path. Try it yourself: From Dortmund in New Berlin, set a "best path" route to Narita in New Tokyo. Then, take the lane to Planet New Berlin. The path will get cleared halfway.

[jxie93]

The best thing to do is don't alt + tab out of running Freelancer, as far as I know there's no fixes for it as well as the graphics freeze.

I bet you alt + tab planet dive all the time too.

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