Station-assigned ships wandering off when no trades?

[Scoob]

Hey all,

I have a station that produces stuff, and one that buys that stuff right next to it in the same sector. After some time, the station that buys stuff (a shipyard) get's full, so it doesn't need to buy any more for the time being. When this happens, the Shipyard-assigned Traders DON'T simply idle near the station like they used to, rather they wander off!

Checking on several of the ships just now, many of them can be seen to wander several sectors away, before arriving through a gate and, to put it bluntly, bumbling around near that gate for ages. What gives?

Of nine traders, they're now spread over SIX different sectors doing NOTHING. They ONLY buy from me and the ONLY source is right next to their station, in the same sector. Very odd indeed!

[Scoob]

Hi again,

Is no one else seeing this? I'm starting to suffer ship attrition as they're wandering several sectors away when everything they need is in their home sector. They ONLY visit my stations to buy, as per my trade rules, and everything they need is in the same sector. It's when their station - a Shipyard/Wharf - is FULL and they have no order that they randomly fly away. Record is four sectors away thus far. I had one ship ambushed by VIG.

I was hoping to hear of others with this issue before I set up a good recreation case and save. I'm on the current v7.1 Beta 5 version...

[Psycho__99]

this might be of help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJxBkub4rsI
time 2:15 -> ship behaviors
right after -> Override orders

[Scoob]

this might be of help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJxBkub4rsI
time 2:15 -> ship behaviors
right after -> Override orders

Did you mean to point to the Ship Behaviour section? This is not a Ship behaviour issue, the ships are all assigned directly to the station. However, they wander off many sectors away, seemingly randomly between jobs. I.e. when there are no active trades at the station. I've seen them up to FIVE sectors away now, and have had to rescue a few of them.