Okay, this has happened a few times for me now. When I start a manual combat, sometimes my plane seems to move by itself, always turning right in a close circle. After a few frantic keyboard presses, it straightens itself out and starts to actually obey my commands, but not after major damage from the enemies. I have no idea what could be causing this. Is the hidden fleet taking over my plane?

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Java did update rather recently. I'm not sure if I have 6.0.14, 6.0.17, or 6.0.20. Or maybe all three?

Windows Vista (gag)

Oops. I posted that in my other character that doesn't even exist anymore. The problem is happening in this character!

Is there a chance you're holding down the turn-right key before the combat starts? That can cause issues with the first few seconds of combat, with the command getting repeated dozens of times in a row. To prevent it, make sure you don't press any commands until the combat actually starts.

Or, were you holding down multiple keys at once? That can cause issues with input, causing keys to get "sticky" and remain "on" until the relevant key is tapped again (i.e., if you're stuck turning right, you'd have to tap the right-turn key again to unstick it).

It could be something else, but those are two known issues with combat.

Huh. Well, that might explain it. Sometimes I get a little jumpy when preparing for battle. Thanks for the advice!

Good luck!

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Yes.