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Want a real challenge? Write the A* algo in qb. It can be done!
Have a little graphic demonstration of it finding paths around objects. Just a little challenge I thought up since I haven't been to this site in quit a while.
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excuse my ignorance, but what is an A* algorithm?
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Quote:excuse my ignorance, but what is an A* algorithm?
the algorithm that will piss you off most when trying to make one.
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yay! i finnally did it! it may me crappy and really messed up but it works (i think)!
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/whitetiger.../ASTAR.TXT
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Quote:the algorithm that will piss you off most when trying to make one.
you got that right
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The A* algorithm is one the most dirty algorithms ever created.
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Yeah, it is. That's why it is one of the most used search algorithms.
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People like being tortured by such algorithms.
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Quote:People like being tortured by such algorithms.
it took me several hours to get it. hey... since only I entered do I win something? =P
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