1.00.34 "Unidentified" merchant ships dashing away?

[cheatereater]

I have experienced battles where a ship seems to be moving very fast when unidentified, only to find out as I get closer that it is a merchant ship. The ship may appear to "dash" ahead at high speed, only to slow down to a normal speed when it is ID'd. This seems to be odd behavior, as at least I should be able to see how fast a ship is moving, even if it is not identified.

[Burningapple3]

Jan 20, 2024 15:21:00 GMT -6 cheatereater said:

I have experienced battles where a ship seems to be moving very fast when unidentified, only to find out as I get closer that it is a merchant ship. The ship may appear to "dash" ahead at high speed, only to slow down to a normal speed when it is ID'd. This seems to be odd behavior, as at least I should be able to see how fast a ship is moving, even if it is not identified.

I ran into the same bug myself.

nws-online.proboards.com/thread/7638/merchant-ship-running-high-speed