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Make a frog hop to a lily pad that is still bobbing on the water

In a pond puzzle the frog must land exactly on its target. A jump aimed at where the pad was ends in the water or a visible snap at the end. Different distances also need different heights and times or they all look the same. Here is a hop that adapts and always arrives on the pad.

Why this works

A jump is a path from here to there, shaped like an arch. If you describe the path rather than push the frog with a force, it must arrive exactly where you point, and you can keep pointing at a target that is still moving.

When not to use it

Not when the hop should feel physical: sliding on ice, being knocked off course or landing on a slope. A fixed arch cannot react to anything on the way, so let real speed and gravity decide there.

In the full entry

  • What to build, step by step
  • Starting values and the reason for each
  • 3 common mistakes and the fix
  • 45 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 frog hop to a lily pad that is still bobbing on the water" (read_entry frog-hops-between-lily-pads-and-lands-on-a-moving-pad) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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