defold-astar

This is a pathfinder and A* solver (astar or a-star) native extension for the Defold Engine, built using MicroPather.

Installation

You can use the A* extension in your own project by adding this project as a Defold library dependency.
Open your game.project file, select Project and add a Dependencies field:

https://github.com/selimanac/defold-astar/archive/master.zip

or you can add stable versions from releases.

Examples

Hexagon example: https://github.com/selimanac/defold-astar-hex-example
Basic tilemap, entities, and multi-map example: https://github.com/selimanac/defold-astar-tilemap-example

benjames's xfire: https://github.com/benjames-171/xfire/tree/main

Tutorial

A* (A Star) Path Finding - Monster/NPC Follow (AStar Module) from Asatte Games

Forum

https://forum.defold.com/t/a-native-extension/

Discussions & Release Notes

https://github.com/selimanac/defold-astar/discussions

Documentation

https://github.com/selimanac/defold-astar/wiki

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If you find my Defold Extensions useful for your projects, please consider supporting it.
I'd love to hear about your projects! Please share your released projects that use my native extensions. It would be very motivating for me.

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Games using A-Star

SuperWEIRD

Developer: Luden.io
itch.io: https://ludenio.itch.io/superweird-alpha
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3818770/SuperWEIRD_Automation_Roguelite/

Pixel Commander

Developer: Faraz Ahmad Khan
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pixel-commander-pixel-games/id6748568011
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farazkhandev.pixelcommander

Skull Horde

Developer: 8BitSkull
Publisher: 8BitSkull
Release Date: TBA
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199360/Skull_Horde/

Misland

Developer: Seal Unicron Games
Release Date: 11 Nov, 2023
Poki: https://poki.com/en/g/misland
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sealunicorngames.misland

Monkey Mart

Developer: Tiny Dobbins
Release Date: 8 Dec, 2022
Poki: https://poki.com/en/g/monkey-mart
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinydobbins.monkeymart
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/monkey-mart/id6480208265

Xfire

Developer: 171Dev
Release Date: 28 May, 2024
itch.io: https://benjames171.itch.io/xfire
Source: https://github.com/benjames-171/xfire