Re: [pygame] Line collision detection?

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Subject: Re: [pygame] Line collision detection?
From: Ian Mallett <geometrian@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:01:34 -0700
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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:58 PM, Sam Bull <sam.hacking@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

Just a quick idea off the top of my head. What if you just get a rect
covering from the bullets previous position to the bullets new position?

What about the diagonal motion?

I'd recommend something similar, though. Just test the line y=mx+b against all your hitboxes. There's fast code on the internet for that.

Ian

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