Scaling Boids for Multiplayer Games: Fast Flocking with Spatial Grids & Zero-Copy Optimization

Oct 22, 2025 · 7 min read · Turning O(n²) neighbor searches into silky smooth herding behavior. TL;DR 📝 We'll walk through concrete optimizations—spatial grids, zero-copy neighbor lookups, squared-distance checks, and how profiling guided the changes that let Shepherd's World...