<![CDATA[Negative costmatrix values, allowing tiles to make the path less expensive.]]>This would give more control/flexibility to force a path to "take the scenic route" even though it runs adjacent to the shortest way to its destination.

The current range (0 to 255) would have to be converted to a signed one (-128 to 127). Maybe an optional flag or a new API call entirely so it doesn't disrupt existing players.

]]>http://screeps.com/forum/topic/3635/negative-costmatrix-values-allowing-tiles-to-make-the-path-less-expensiveRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 23:05:21 GMTWed, 29 Oct 2025 07:29:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Negative costmatrix values, allowing tiles to make the path less expensive. on Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:29:40 GMT]]>This would give more control/flexibility to force a path to "take the scenic route" even though it runs adjacent to the shortest way to its destination.

The current range (0 to 255) would have to be converted to a signed one (-128 to 127). Maybe an optional flag or a new API call entirely so it doesn't disrupt existing players.

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