Calculus and Warcraft III

[Doomlord]

What is calculus' application in Warcraft? I read a thread a few days ago mentioning about calculus usage to solve a projectile issue. I am interested and would like to know more about this matter since I didn't get to see much of calculus' practical usefulness in my country's education.

Please try to stay on-topic and keep the thread clean. Thank you.

 

[rulerofiron99]

Related rates for projectile aiming.

When you are launching a non-homing projectile at a moving object, you can calculate where the target will be when the projectile lands.

Google "calculus related rates" to learn more.

There are of course other uses, this was just the first one that came to mind.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Anything related to the polar coordinate system will help. You are usually first introduced to that in Calculus (or rather, you go a decent length into that). Parametrics may be useful as well.

Plus, it is always nice to make those cool shapes.
http://www.thehelper.net/threads/graphic-system.45687/

The map for that no longer works because it used local handle vars (worked until return bug fix patch), but the code can still be applied.

 

[Luckbot]

depending how deep you are into calculus you can use it for many different things in wc3:

controlling projectiles path (specially if you want it in 3D and/or flying curves)
any form of accelerating (movement,DoT,HoT etc.) without having to guess the total damage and so on
some more specialized stuff
(i once made a spell that leashes an enemy to pull it in your direction depending on the distance of caster/victim, but it also had a little delay in it so that you could do funny stuff by stretching the leash)

in general you don't need calculus but it's a good tool to make those things easier and get ideas for nice spells (specially when combined with university physics, wich pretty much relys on calculus)

 

[Adiktuz]

it's pretty useful too when it comes to creating some kind of physics engine... or coordinates system etc...

 

[Doomlord]

Thank you everyone for answering.

@ruler: I am awfully sorry. My rep giving limit has been reached. I promise you will get your rep tomorrow.