# Alien movement/attack algorithm-BB3

**URL:** <https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/alien-movement-attack-algorithm-bb3/2158>\
**Category:** Game Feedback\
**Created:** [November 15, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/alien-movement-attack-algorithm-bb3/2158 "2018-11-15T20:45:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![slowtrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/slowtrak/32/236_2.png) [@slowtrak](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/slowtrak)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/alien-movement-attack-algorithm-bb3/2158/1 "2018-11-15T20:45:19Z")

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Is it just me or does the algorithm for the alien’s moves take forever ? I find myself yawning waiting for the process to complete. Way too slow. I presume the programmers are working on fine tuning this process to speed it up ?

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**Author:** ![Kings\_Rook](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/kings_rook/32/942_2.png) [@Kings\_Rook](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/Kings_Rook)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/alien-movement-attack-algorithm-bb3/2158/2 "2018-11-15T21:02:08Z")

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it is a known issue and the devs are working on it

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**Author:** ![slowtrak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forums.snapshotgames.com/slowtrak/32/236_2.png) [@slowtrak](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/u/slowtrak)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.snapshotgames.com/t/alien-movement-attack-algorithm-bb3/2158/3 "2019-04-01T21:25:54Z")

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This seems to be just as slow in BB4 ?