[#2915][v7.00 Bug] Highway in Antigone Memorial mostly unused

[Koizuki]

Just noticed a bit of a strange bug/issue with the highway in Antigone Memorial basically being ignored by everyone, where it used to be fine in v6.20.

Game is v7.00 public on Steam, English, no Beta participation, vanilla/no mods.
Game start is Wayward Scion.

Main issue is that the short Highway section in Antigone Memorial is being ignored by the vast majority of S/M ships transiting past it; However, the game seems to know it does still exist under certain circumstances, and in very limited numbers, some ships very occasionally use it, but the vast majority just treat it as if it wasn't there. In v6.20 I believe the vast majority of S/M traffic used it, but even autopilot doesn't really use it now, despite at certain points the "mission guidance" line suggests hopping on it.

I am providing a save file highlighting the issue here (I think it should be set up properly, but either way, please let me know when it is acquired so I can free up the space on my Google drive.)

Reproduction:
Load the save, and take a look at Antigone Memorial. I have set up satellites in the sector, and you can observe that virtually all traffic is in standard travel drive in a direct line to the Segaris gate, instead of utilizing the highway.
You should also be in a ship with a guidance mission to a Wheat Farm right next to the Segaris gate; Enable Autopilot and observe that it also ignores the highway, although the guidance line will briefly suggest using it as you fly past it.

Not sure why it suddenly started doing this, as I distinctly remember autopilot in v6.20 going out of its way to use the highway constantly.
This game was started fresh in 7.00 (since Wayward Scion didn't exist in 6.20 anyway.)

Hope it helps.

[Tranxalive]

Can you reupload the save please? It's no longer available.

[Koizuki]

Can you reupload the save please? It's no longer available.

Apologies for the lengthy delay in reponse; Is a save for reproducing this issue still desired?
I've been unable to play the game due to waiting for a fix for another bug to arrive, so I haven't really been actively checking the forums in that time.

I believe I did locally archive the savefile I described in my initial post, so I can reupload it if it's still needed, despite being about a month late to notice here.

[CBJ]

Yes please.

[Koizuki]

Yes please.

Certainly; I believe this should be the relevant save file mentioned in the initial post. Please let me know when it is safe to delete from my Google drive, otherwise I'll probably clean it up in about a week or so.

Reproduction steps should be identical to the ones I posted initially, although with the caveat that I have not loaded/tested this save in 7.10 HF3 so I'm not sure if there was an invisible change that already fixed the issue. If the various patch notes have been accurate though, then I don't believe I did see any change to highway selection logic.

Hope this helps.

[ManuelEgosoft]

Thank you very much for your detailed report. I tried reproducing the issue today, but was unsuccessful. I remember fixing something very similar myself quite a while ago.
After loading your savegame there are indeed a couple of ships not using the highway, but every following ship utilizes the highway as they should.

Please report back if that problem is not fixed on your end. Otherwise, I consider this issue solved.