Programmer & IronTitan
I was looking at how we line up the tanks for a mission and thought, why not treat the whole deployment like a program, with code deciding the best positions? Got any ideas on that?
Sure thing, think of it like a path‑finding script. Gather the terrain grid, enemy sight lines, and tank types as data structures, then run a weighted‑cost search—A* or Dijkstra—where each cell’s cost is based on exposure, cover, and mission goal. After that, a greedy or simulated‑annealing step can tweak spacing to avoid clusters, and you get an optimized layout in a few milliseconds. You can even expose it as a tiny UI that lets you tweak priorities on the fly.
Sounds solid. Just make sure the weight map is updated real‑time so the tanks don't move into a hole right after the UI tweak. Ready to load it onto the convoy's systems?
Got the algorithm in a micro‑service that streams the weight map to the convoy’s nav module every frame, so the tanks recalibrate instantly. Just hook the service into the existing telemetry feed and the convoys will stay clear of holes. Ready to deploy.
Deploying now. Keep the line tight and eyes on the map. Good work.