Make a flock of crows burst into the air in a wave, not all in the same frame

When the player steps into a field of crows, birds that all take off in the same instant look like one object being deleted. A real flock goes up in a ripple: the nearest bird first, then the alarm runs through the rest. Here is how to get that ripple and the starting times to use.

Why this works

Real flocks don't decide together: each bird reacts to its own danger, then to what its neighbours do. Passing the alarm along with a travel time gives a visible wave, and personal delays keep it from looking stamped.

When not to use it

Don't use it for a flock that must act as one on a signal, such as a trained formation or a scripted cutscene. Choose one shared takeoff time there, so the moment is exactly where the story wants it.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• 34 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Make a flock of crows burst into the air in a wave, not all in the same frame" (read_entry crows-take-off-as-a-spreading-alarm) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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