Including Version 1_2_4_Beta6_5 the pathfinder in older magellan-versions delivers for ships the first best possible route it encounters. It was my intention to tune him that way, that if there are more than one "shortest" path to destination, he should choose the one which is more covered by not-ozean regions. In fact - sail under land!

Just now I would put the new behavior as default (for new Magellan-versions). If there are any reasons to provide the option to choose between old and new behavior - let me know.

Fiete, 20061124

2 Pictures illustrate the change:

bevor (old)	after (new)