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Algorithms are used for calculation, data processing, and automated reasoning. More precisely, an algorithm is an effective method expressed as a finite list of well-defined instructions for calculating a function.

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Finding direction of travel in a world with wrapped edges

I need to find the shortest distance direction from one point in my 2D world to another point where the edges are wrapped (like asteroids etc). I know how to find the shortest distance but am struggli …
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Finding direction of travel in a world with wrapped edges

Thanks for all the answers in the end I used Toomai edited by Scott Chamberlain. I had too make a few changes due to the fact that my coordinate system starts with y at the top left and increases as …
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