snake AI

[magnetos]

hello guys i trying to make the snake a little smart here i just started
www.magnetos.lazoom.com/snake.swf

use arrokeys to move your snake
it uses hitTest() so it might get slower as the snake grows
the code its quite simple i used mad-sci replicating code and i added some simple logic to it

let me know if the snake is smart enough for ya

[xDrunkCowx]

Cool, i ended up killing myself 15-6

[luxregina]

Extremly fun ! - i think this could be an interesting renewal of the old snake game ! - snake is pretty easy to beat if you tend to stay in the middle to shorten distance between foods - though, since it got the same speed, it can be the luckiest that wins ( depending on how far from each the next food appears )

-suggestion : i think you could mix this with a little of the "TRON light-motorcycles" concept : by making the tail of the opponent uncrossable and lethal, you could add some fun/strategic aspect !

[marmotte]

nice idea, magnetos ^_^

really, you don't die when you hit the other snake? aw, i did my best to escape from him everytime

a complete game with it would be a nice addition... with different (yet simple) backgrounds and a 2 player mode included...

[SaphuA]

Hey mag, great to see some nice work of you again

Realy like this and it can turn out to be a cool game...

Some sugestions:
The snake should not have so much random movement (left-right, when the apple is above him)...
The snake should not immediatly react when a new apple is on screen, it should first move to the center while 'searching' where the apple is...

[magnetos]

thanks guys this was just a test the ai its quite simple
if applex < snakex dir = left and so on .....
if sombody want the code let me know

still its hitTest based so making it more complex would make it slower and slower especialy when the two snake have a big tail

the only way to go its tile based
unfortunately dont know enough of it
perhaps with the proper graphics it could be a nice hand device game
lile a cell phone or something

thanks for your suggestions guys you re the best

[Mad-Sci]

Yea yaa see the real trick is:

1. you die if you hit your tail or the snakes tail
2. the snake dies if it hits your tail or itself..

now that will be way cool..

tip:
look one step ahead:
if you move left and you cannot go left you have 2 choises
1) go up
2) go down

just look for the apple..

ms

[magnetos]

Originally posted by Mad-Sci
Yea yaa see the real trick is:

1. you die if you hit your tail or the snakes tail
2. the snake dies if it hits your tail or itself..

now that will be way cool..

tip:
look one step ahead:
if you move left and you cannot go left you have 2 choises
1) go up
2) go down

just look for the apple..

ms

thanks for the tips mad

[bk9ine]

Nice WIP Magnetos,
Prehaps instead of dieing when you hit the other snake or the wall you could loose points, that way you could also try and increase your score by blocking the other snake - just an idea.

[hooligan2001]

nice work mag, keep it up.