Your post is essentially correct, though not sure I'd classify it as a bug, or if there is a bug, it's maybe that mouse control offers more functionality than it perhaps really should if Targeting mk2 is not yet installed. Anyway, as it stands I rarely find it an issue since Targeting mk2 is normally the very first thing I buy, often within minutes of starting a new game. It's really not all that expensive.BigBANGtheory wrote:ok I think I've figured it out and there is I believe a bug here somewhere...
One thing I find helps in the very early game (i.e. before buying Targeting mk2) is that it's possible to disengage manual targeting mode by using the mouse to click anywhere except a viable target. Unfortunately does mean using the mouse, but it's a lot easier/quicker to grab the mouse to click on a random patch of space (rather than a specific target) if all I want to do is get the ship back into auto-targeting mode in order to dock.