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Nov 28, 2022 3 tweets 2 min read Read on X
How I added obstacle avoidance to my game!

A thread🧵#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart
I work with Raycasts, kinda like whiskers.
They make the boat steer the opposite direction when they collide with an obstacle!
Just like for cats it helps with limited vision! (since the boat obviously doesn't have eyes)
The boats avoid each other using the 'boids' algorithm.
There's three simple rules: 1. seperation 2. alignment 3. cohesion.
These 3 make for really cool effects!

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A thread 🧵#indiegame #pixelart #gamedev
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