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# A\* Pathfinding
There are 3 main values usedd in reference to A\*:
```
f = how promisiing a new location is
g = distance from origin
h = estimate distance to goal
f = g + h
```
For a grid space our `h` is calculated by two straight shots to the goal from the current location(ignore barriers).
The grid space `g` value is basiccally the number of steps we've taken from the origin.
We maintain a list of potential nodes only, so if one of the seeking nodes gets us stuck we can freely remove that, because it succs.
# Time & Space Commplexities
## Best-First Search
Time: O(VlogV + E)
## Dijkstra's
O(V)
## A\*
O(V^2 = E)