Thursday, May 08, 2014
Right Next Door to Hell
I've developed the basic movement mechanism for the units. Not easy, I can only say that the great genius who discovered the arctan function deserves all my respect.
Not easy also how to ensure that units can't enter a specific terrain, I had to develop a sort of radar that scans the terrain and that stops the calculations in case even a portion of a unit crosses a forbidden terrain.
Now a new challenge: it is very important that the player can have a forecast of how far each unit can arrive every turn. This is a daunting task, it's one of these moments in which I simply have to let my two neurons spin, staring at my blank sheet of paper or standing up in the living room staring at nothing.
Not easy also how to ensure that units can't enter a specific terrain, I had to develop a sort of radar that scans the terrain and that stops the calculations in case even a portion of a unit crosses a forbidden terrain.
Now a new challenge: it is very important that the player can have a forecast of how far each unit can arrive every turn. This is a daunting task, it's one of these moments in which I simply have to let my two neurons spin, staring at my blank sheet of paper or standing up in the living room staring at nothing.
