A* algorithm in lua

[chromium]

Hi,

 

Does anyaone has ever added the A* pathfinding algorithm in lua? I need that to work in a decision making script for AI.

Thanks :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Durham]

I remember researching it and thinking it perfectly achievable in lua as the logic is not that hard. Start here.

and then you remember you will be using this scripting function to check the surface type of the nodes about the unit https://wiki.hoggitworld.com/view/DCS_func_getSurfaceType to make sure your tank doesn't drive into a lake. First be careful, because ground units are controlled at the group level so even with the controller object working properly, you can have issues with the unit children driving into lakes as they maintain formation. Second, be careful that pushing tasks to a controller sometimes does not give you the immediacy you want, so better to figure out the route and then push it once, rather than endlessly check and push new routes endlessly.

 

[chromium]

I'm not going to use that for routing, I'll leave DCS to that: I'm going to use that for decisions.You link is going to help anyway, so thanks a lot ! :thumbup: