From: Ebola <ebola AT webmail DOT co DOT za>
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Subject: Calculating direction to shoot in
Date: Sat, 01 May 1999 15:15:24 +0200
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I am programming a 2d space game. The game is seen from aboce and the
player can rotate his ship so that he can travel in any direction, not
just up, down, left and right. The problem is: How do I calculate the
direction/angle the computer controlled enemies have to shoot in to hit
the player? For example: The player is at coordinates (101, 254) and the
enemy is at (235, 456). How can I calculate the angle between them?