An iteration of the original solution that maybe feels less bad

src/huntmode.ts

@@ -196,33 +196,16 @@ export class HuntMode {
       this.faceLeft = false;
     }
 
-    let szX = 0.1;
-    let szY = 0.1;
+    let szX = 0.5;
+    let szY = 0.5;
 
     this.velocity = new Point(dx, dy);
 
-    let origin = new Point(szX / 2, szY / 2);
-    let bbox = new Rect(
-      this.floatingPlayer.offset(origin.negate()),
-      new Size(szX, szY),
-    );
-    let { displacement, dxy } = displace(bbox, this.velocity, (b: Rect) =>
-      this.isBlocked(b),
-    );
-    this.floatingPlayer = this.floatingPlayer.offset(displacement);
-    // this.velocity = dxy;
-    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(offset.scale(new Size(0.06, 0.06)))
           .offset(new Point(-szX / 2, -szY / 2)),
         new Size(szX, szY),
       );
@@ -235,19 +218,24 @@ export class HuntMode {
         }
       }
       if (hitsWall) {
-          bbox = new Rect(
+        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()),
       new Size(szX, szY),
     );
-          let { displacement } = displace(
-            bbox,
-            offset.scale(new Point(strength, strength)).negate(),
-            (b: Rect) => this.isBlocked(b),
+    let { displacement, dxy } = displace(bbox, this.velocity, (b: Rect) =>
+      this.isBlocked(b),
     );
     this.floatingPlayer = this.floatingPlayer.offset(displacement);
-        }
-      }
-    }
+    // 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);
   }
 
   #updateFov() {