// Number of ants in all 8 neighboring squares (excluding 'here')
protected int neighboringAnts(ZSquare excluded) {
int n = 0;
for (ZSquare s : neighbors) {
if (s != excluded) n += s.getNumberOfAnts();
}
return n;
}
protected ZSquare bestSquareToAvoidConflict(ZSquare target) {
if (isAroundNest()) return null; // Don't avoid conflict when nearby own nest
double dist = 0;
ZSquare best = null;
for (ZSquare s : neighbors) {
if (s.isPassable() && s.getNumberOfAnts() == 0) {
double d = Constants.normalDistance(target.x - s.x, target.y - s.y);
if (d > dist) best = s;
}
}
if (best != null) assert best.isPassable();
return best;
}