An iteration of the original solution that maybe feels less bad

src/huntmode.ts

@@ -196,11 +196,34 @@ export class HuntMode {
       this.faceLeft = false;
     }
 
-    let szX = 0.1;
+    let szX = 0.5;
-    let szY = 0.1;
+    let szY = 0.5;
 
     this.velocity = new Point(dx, dy);
 
+    // try to push us away from walls if we're close
+    for (let offset of CARDINAL_DIRECTIONS.values()) {
+      let bigBbox = new Rect(
+        this.floatingPlayer
+          .offset(offset.scale(new Size(0.06, 0.06)))
+          .offset(new Point(-szX / 2, -szY / 2)),
+        new Size(szX, szY),
+      );
+
+      let hitsWall = false;
+      for (let cell of bigBbox.overlappedCells(new Size(1, 1)).values()) {
+        if (this.#blocksMovement(cell.top)) {
+          hitsWall = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (hitsWall) {
+        this.velocity = this.velocity.offset(
+          offset.scale(new Point(0.005, 0.005)).negate(),
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
     let origin = new Point(szX / 2, szY / 2);
     let bbox = new Rect(
       this.floatingPlayer.offset(origin.negate()),
@@ -210,44 +233,9 @@ export class HuntMode {
       this.isBlocked(b),
     );
     this.floatingPlayer = this.floatingPlayer.offset(displacement);
-    // this.velocity = dxy;
+    // this.velocity = dxy; // don't let the wall break our speed, this sucks on corners
+    // let friction do it
     getPlayerProgress().spendBlood(displacement.distance(new Point(0, 0)) * 10);
-
-    // try to push us away from walls if we're close
-    for (let { dist, strength } of [
-      { dist: 0.12, strength: 0.02 },
-      { dist: 0.22, strength: 0.015 },
-      { dist: 0.32, strength: 0.01 },
-    ].values()) {
-      for (let offset of CARDINAL_DIRECTIONS.values()) {
-        let bigBbox = new Rect(
-          this.floatingPlayer
-            .offset(offset.scale(new Size(dist, dist)))
-            .offset(new Point(-szX / 2, -szY / 2)),
-          new Size(szX, szY),
-        );
-
-        let hitsWall = false;
-        for (let cell of bigBbox.overlappedCells(new Size(1, 1)).values()) {
-          if (this.#blocksMovement(cell.top)) {
-            hitsWall = true;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-        if (hitsWall) {
-          bbox = new Rect(
-            this.floatingPlayer.offset(origin.negate()),
-            new Size(szX, szY),
-          );
-          let { displacement } = displace(
-            bbox,
-            offset.scale(new Point(strength, strength)).negate(),
-            (b: Rect) => this.isBlocked(b),
-          );
-          this.floatingPlayer = this.floatingPlayer.offset(displacement);
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   #updateFov() {