Ok that's what I hope to implement, though right now I need to do some optimisation. ns_tanith generated 17k sectors, so when doing pathfinding it is literally performing A* against 17k potential nodes. For shorter paths it's ok, but as mentioned a path across the entire map could take 2-3 seconds, so evaluating multiple routes is out of the question until I've implemented a culling system to cut it down significantly.
Right now I want to absolutely nail the pathfinding and steer behaviour, then I'll look to make it more efficient. More videos to come soon