what's A*

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4 comments, last by c0mas 18 years, 7 months ago
i haven't really touched AI really, i started to do it, but my engine called for a retouch up... but yea, what's A*? i heard it around places.
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It's a pathfinding algorithm. More about it at http://ai-depot.com/.
It's a search algorithm that will give the optimal path between two nodes (given that you have a heuristic that does not overestimate the distance). Most path finding algorithms in games are based on A*.

Check out wikipedia for more details. :)
And an alternative to Dijkstra's algorithm, which is pretty interesting too.
If Dijkstra search and Greedy search had sex, this would be their kid.
Quote:Original post by Sneftel
If Dijkstra search and Greedy search had sex, this would be their kid.


:)) never tought about A* like this but it's really cool

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