Currently, the speed is related to the distance. If you've got something in a mathematical formula, and you want to get rid of it, you divide by it. For example in algebra, '23a' divided by '23' is just 'a' -- no more 23.
You may have been wondering over recent years why you've been taught so much about triangles and 2000 year-old Greek dudes, and now you know the answer -- it's so you can write awesome games.
So all we need to do is divide by the actual distance the sprite needs to travel.
To calculate the distance, we rely on another 2000 year-old Greek dude:
You may have been wondering over recent years why you've been taught so much about triangles and 2000 year-old Greek dudes, and now you know the answer -- it's so you can write awesome games.
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