BIN_fnc_findPath

Description

A* search algorithm. Uses hard-coded Manhattan distance to measure distance.

Note

This content is exclusive to the Arma 3 Contact Expansion.

Syntax

syntax inferred from the function header

[param0, param1, param2] call BIN_fnc_findPath

Parameters:

• param0 — 0: ARRAY of ARRAYs in format: 0: NUMBER - node cost 1: ARRAY - array of neighbor indexes 2: ARRAY - XYZ position of the node, used to measure distance from end pos
• param1 — 1: NUMBER - index of starting point
• param2 — 2: NUMBER - index of ending point

Returns: ARRAY of NUMBERs - indexes of nodes which are traversed on the way to the ending point

Function header

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/*
Description:
A* search algorithm.
Uses hard-coded Manhattan distance to measure distance.

Parameter(s):
    0: ARRAY of ARRAYs in format:
        0: NUMBER - node cost
        1: ARRAY - array of neighbor indexes
        2: ARRAY - XYZ position of the node, used to measure distance from end pos
    1: NUMBER - index of starting point
    2: NUMBER - index of ending point

Returns:
ARRAY of NUMBERs - indexes of nodes which are traversed on the way to the ending point
*/