A mid-air lunge that picks the right enemy, once per jump

Pressing attack in the air and flying at the nearest enemy sounds easy. In practice it picks a foe behind a wall, one behind your back, or the closest instead of the one you are looking at. Here is how to choose the target and how to keep the move from being a free flight.

Why this works

Players aim with their hands, not with numbers. Weighing how close a foe is against how far it lies from the aimed direction picks the one they meant, and dropping impossible choices first stops the lunge from flying toward something behind a wall.

When not to use it

Wrong in games where exact aiming is the skill, like a shooter or a duel. A helpful pull takes the choice away. Use it where speed and flow matter more than precision, and let the player turn it off.

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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