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How can I normalize a vector if I am handling movment of each axis seperatley?

I am writing a 2D tile based game engine in XNA, and I've recently fine-tuned my collision detection using the answers provided here and more specifically here. The tile based collision detection now ...
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How to get the height at a position in a triangle

I have a heightmap, and I store the heights in a giant array. However, when I move, it's quite choppy on the Y-axis, so I need a way to get the height at a certain point in a triangle. I currently ...
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simple escape algorithm: enemy escapes when hero approches

I need some clues on a "escape" algorithm. My scene a 2D rectangle (0,0,1000,1000) I have enemy sprites on this scene. They are immobile until distance from hero <100. If distance<100, enemy ...
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enemy behavior with boundary to change direction

I'm doing space shooter kind of game, the logic is to reflect the enemy if it hits the boundary. With my logic, sometimes enemy behaves like flickering instead of changing the velocity. It's like ...
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Moving the jBullet collision body to with the player object

I am trying to update the location of the rigid body for a player class, as my player moves around I would like the collision body to also move with the player object (currently represented as a ...
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C# XNA 2D Multiple boxes collision detection and movement

Hi, I've been making simple game where you shoot boxes that are coming towards you. All game objects are simple rectangles. Now I have problem with collision detection; how to check where the ...
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Collision Detection with SAT: False Collision for Diagonal Movement Towards Vertical Tile-Walls?

I'm developing my first tile-based 2D-game with Javascript. To learn the basics, I decided to write my own "game engine". I have successfully implemented collision detection using the separating axis ...
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obb vs obb and resolve/response for 2d space game [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: OBB vs OBB Collision Detection How can i detect if an rotated obb intersects another rotated obb and resolve it so both obb objects dont go further into each other. I ...
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Why does my 2d collision and movement not work properly?

I'm trying to write(in c++ using sdl) a mario like game as in a tile based world with by pixel movement for the character and I've run into some problems I cannot seem to find the source of: 1.The ...
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How can I determine which direction a 2D collision is occurring from?

The problem is as follows: Think 2D Zelda (Links Awakening, A Link to the Past) style movement where you can run into walls from any of the four cardinal directions, or basically up, down, left, and ...
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What exactly is the difference between separation and obstacle avoidance

I've been reading some literature that explains both separation and obstacle avoidance. On first sight, they both seem very similar in what they are supposed to do: keeping objects apart form each ...
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I need help with specific types of movement

I'm adding movable crates to my game and I need some help with my movement code. The way I've set up my movement code the crate's X and Y are moved according to a vector2 unless it hits a wall. Here's ...
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Collision Problems

I'm having some troubles with a 2D platformer type game (there's more to it, but that's all that matters for this question). I had collision with the platforms working fine, but if the character hit ...
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Moving objects colliding when using unalligned collision avoidance (steering)

I'm having trouble with unaligned collision avoidance for what I think is a rare case. I have set two objects to move towards each other but with a slight offset, so one of the objects is moving ...