Re: [glob2-devel] Todo List For Beta 4

[Ethan Tira-Thompson]

> > although we might tweak them for 1 wide passages.
>
> Yes. We also could implement game features that prevent many 1 wide  
> passages.

A semi-related thought, one of the frustrations with the path planning  
is traffic flow through narrow passages.

What if we increased the stacking limit so globs can pass through each  
other?  Just while in transit, and perhaps only when moving in  
opposite/orthogonal directions... so still block them from sitting on  
top of each other at target destinations.

This would essentially punt on the need to implement some kind of  
inter-glob planning for congested areas.  I think it would effectively  
speed up path-planning by leading to fewer failed/extended paths  
(which cost more to compute).  Further, if glob movement speed is  
reduced while they're passing by each other, it wouldn't affect game  
play too much (you'd still want to leave more room to allow better  
traffic flow), but would improve apparent glob intelligence.

On the other extreme, we could leave it to players to explicitly  
manage by adding some kind of traffic light feature, but some might  
consider that the kind of micromanagement that Globulation seeks to  
avoid...

-Ethan