init(toSeparateFrom:maxDistance:maxAngle:)
Creates a goal whose effect is to make an agent maintain the specified distance from other agents in a specified group.
Declaration
convenience init(toSeparateFrom agents: [GKAgent], maxDistance: Float, maxAngle: Float)Parameters
- agents:
The agents from whom to maintain distance.
- maxDistance:
The maximum distance from other agents required for this goal to take effect.
- maxAngle:
The maximum angle, in radians, between an affected agent’s velocity and the direction toward the other agents required for this goal to take effect.
Return Value
A new goal object.
Discussion
The agents array can safely include the agent(s) affected by the goal—an agent pursuing this goal will ignore itself in the array. Therefore, you can use a single goal created with this method to cause an entire group of agents to mutually avoid one another.
Changing the maxDistance parameter determines the minimum distance between agents in the group. Changing the maxAngle parameter determines how tightly an agent will turn to maintain separation from the group.
You can combine separation, alignment, and cohesion goals to produce “flocking” behaviors in which a group of agents move together.