Daily Archives: December 12, 2016

Tower Defence – Path Finding

Tower Defence – Path Finding
Introduction
My tower defence implementation doesn’t need path finding, since the map will be static.
However there are two reasons I have spent the past few days learning about the topic:

I have hardly any knowledge about the subject, specially not implementation details.
It’s a very common mechanic in games, knowing the basics feels important.

A*
When reading about path finding and 2D games, the A* (pronounced A start) algorithm was by far the most mentioned approach.
The more I read the clearer […]

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Program: Programming

Tower Defence – Path Finding

Tower Defence – Path Finding
Introduction
My tower defence implementation doesn’t need path finding, since the map will be static.
However there are two reasons I have spent the past few days learning about the topic:

I have hardly any knowledge about the subject, specially not implementation details.
It’s a very common mechanic in games, knowing the basics feels important.

A*
When reading about path finding and 2D games, the A* (pronounced A start) algorithm was by far the most mentioned approach.
The more I read the clearer […]

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Program: Programming

Self Help App: ALPHA and BETA build

Hello! It’s been quite a while since I last wrote (more than a month… shame on me) and a lot has happened since.
I mentioned last time that I was close to finishing an ALPHA version of my self help app, which I did! I should have posted about that here, but I completely forgot. If you’re interested, you can find the build and the survey to go with it over here.
However! Since it’s been a while since I finished […]

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Program: Graphics

Self Help App: ALPHA and BETA build

Hello! It’s been quite a while since I last wrote (more than a month… shame on me) and a lot has happened since.
I mentioned last time that I was close to finishing an ALPHA version of my self help app, which I did! I should have posted about that here, but I completely forgot. If you’re interested, you can find the build and the survey to go with it over here.
However! Since it’s been a while since I finished […]

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Program: Graphics