Hope everyone’s having fun, and getting their proper rest!\u00a0 I’ll be cross-posting to my personal blog<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n \n ![\"Scent-Based](\"http:\/\/www.ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Scent-Based-Pathfinding-550x440.png\")
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So against my better judgement, I decided to participate in this month’s Mini Ludum Dare!\u00a0 I will be building a game in C++ using the SFML framework, and creating my game assets in Paint.NET.\u00a0 Unfortunately, I don’t think I’ll be able to get a whole lot done, since I also have homework to attend to, so I am scoping very low for this project.<\/p>\n
My game will be a one-screen, top-down monster shooter set in a labyrinth; nothing fancy on the experience side.\u00a0 However, I am using this as an opportunity to teach myself new things, in the spirit of the compo.\u00a0 Specifically, I implemented a new AI pathfinding method I’ve never tried before, use cellular automata to generate my levels in a way I’ve never done before, and am going to try to practice my pixel art a little more.<\/p>\n
The following screenshot is a debugging view of the pathfinding technique I mentioned.\u00a0 It is essentially my own implementation of the technique described in this article<\/a>, where it is called “diffusion-based pathfinding”.\u00a0 The brighter the tiles, the nearer they are to my player character, as you can surely see; the data is updated constantly, in real-time.\u00a0 Monsters will use this diffusion- or scent-based grid to navigate towards the player at all times.<\/p>\n Hope everyone’s having fun, and getting their proper rest!\u00a0 I’ll be cross-posting to my personal blog<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n \n <\/a><\/p>\n