Best algorithm for path finding

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Im busy working on a top down shooter in XNA and would like to know which is the best pathing algorithm? I have implemented the A* algorithm but this takes a while to calculate the path. Which algorithm do major game developers use in their games?

Posted 15-Jul-11 11:31am

DominicZA

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Gordon Beeming · Answer 1 · 2011-07-15T20:27:00

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you could try using Dijkstra's algorithm some links to help

http://g4ac.co.za/dijkstra[^]

http://g4ac.co.za/wVmcC[^]

Posted 15-Jul-11 20:27pm

Gordon Beeming

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DominicZA 16-Jul-11 2:53am

The problem is still the same. It takes time to t, and therefore cause the games to almost "freeze" for a couple of seconds.
P.S, If I'm not mistaken, Dijkstra's algorithm is use for path finding on a map, and I don't think would work too well in a game development environment.

Philippe Mori · Answer 2 · 2011-07-16T03:07:00

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Check that also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm[^]

Posted 16-Jul-11 3:07am

Philippe Mori