Show HN: 10k moving agents in Godot using GDScript

Category: library

Tags: godot, pathfinding, game-development, optimization, crowd-simulation

Score: 6.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

This project implements a shared direction field approach to scale Godot game engine pathfinding to 10,000 agents using pure GDScript, dramatically reducing frame spikes by replacing per-agent A* queries with a single shared field. It demonstrates a practical optimization pattern for crowd simulation in games, with detailed benchmarks showing 330x median frame time improvement over naive pathfinding.

Target audience: game developers

Repository: https://vav-labs.com/blog/moving-10000-agents-in-godot/

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