changelog-experimental.md

 This page features all the experimental branch releases. Our experimental branch are usually updated multiple times a day and typically are perfectly safe to play, but you might want to back up your saves just in case we introduce a feature that will be changed during testing. Here are the changes since the last stable release:
 
+# 1.57.4:
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+- Fine-tuned new astrogation protocol. When matching the velocity to the trajectory, the deadzone now has a fuzzy border, instead of a sharp one - if your trajectory is on the edge of the required precision, the calculation will not stop immediately, but first slow down progressively, as you get further and further away from the required course. This should give you sufficient feedback to adjust the course judging by astrogation progress alone and will give some margin of error if you steer just a little outside the target.
+- If you stray twice as far from the astrogation target, the trajectory computation will now rewind a bit, to reflect the fact that your astrogation software needs to account for unexpected ship manoeuvre. This also prevents abusing the astrogation system by "charging up" the astrogation without actually making the jump, just flying in a completely different direction while having the ship primed for an emergency jump. This made little sense in-universe.
+- Adjusted the visual feedback for the astrogation course near the end of the astrogation sequence to make it easier to set the required course.
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+Feedback Focus: The new astrogation protocol.
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 # 1.57.3:
 
 - New astrogation protocol. Previously, there was a fixed velocity deadzone required to match in order to engage astrogation. That deadzone is now dynamic, starting much bigger and narrowing down as the astrogation progresses. This will give you much more space for manoeuvre when you are starting your astrogation sequence but will require stricter adherence to the course at the very end. This change will also prevent large adjustments to the course as the cutscene kicks in, which could cause some unbalanced ships to perform unexpected spins.