Implement pathfinding

[adam-arold]

http://www.redblobgames.com/grids/hexagons/#pathfinding

[pubudug]

Hi Adam,
I skimmed though the link above and the codebase with the idea of attempting to implement this, but have a small question.
Currently passability and movementCost are properties of the hexagon, which is stored in a SatelliteData type object. So we can find paths/shortest paths by using only the data available in the hexagon. I was thinking if an external entity should also be able to influence the path/shortest path.
For example, Wesnoth is a game that I have played which uses hexagonal grids as maps. The passability and movementCost in the game is dependent on the terrain(or hex) type(mountain/hills etc..), and the unit type(fighter/archer etc..).
Do you think that the above functionality should be supported? Or do you think it is a feature for a future release?

[adam-arold]

Hi pubudug,

At what time zone are you in? I'm asking this because I can't reply right now in details but this is something we should discuss. Do you have a skype handle or do you use discord?

[pubudug]

I usually use hangouts for chats. I sent a contact request to your email on your profile. I am on GMT +5.30 (Sri Lanka). If you would rather use discord than hangouts, I can create an account there as well.

[adam-arold]

This project has a discord channel here: https://discord.gg/eyvS6
You can join if you wish. :)

[LucyLetour]

Is this feature still in development? Having a quick way to do something like this would be very convenient.

[adam-arold]

Hey. Not working on it yet, but we'll get to it at some point.

[aaiezza]

Really love the obstacles bit described in redblobgames's blog.
Wondering if you have any plans for this yet.

[adam-arold]

Yep, we'll get to it at some point. We'll have a release in February containing the fixes for the current issues, but I'm not sure about obstacles yet. You can contribute it though if you feel like it! 👍

[aaiezza]

@adam-arold I was just thinking I guess it’s time to learn Kotlin so i can contribute! 😁

[adam-arold]

Great! Have you tried the Kotlin Koans?

[aaiezza]

@adam-arold
No! That’s really interesting though. It looks like a great place to learn it.
The eclipse plugin has worked really well for me at work so far so I’ll continue to use that too.

[adam-arold]

I'd suggest IDEA Community Edition, that's the best IDE for Kotlin. It also comes with the educational plugin.