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ET/Web/Pages/Simulation.razor

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 @page "/simulation"
 @inject GameSimulationService SimService
-@implements IDisposable
 
 <PageTitle>Ecology Simulation</PageTitle>
 
@@ -213,8 +212,5 @@ else
 
         return lines;
     }
-
-    public void Dispose()
-    {
-    }
 }
+

ET/Web/Services/GameSimulationService.cs

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public class GameSimulationService
         }
         else
         {
-            var target = FindBestTravelTarget(region, r => r.PreyMeeples > 0);
+            var target = FindBestTravelTarget(region, r => r.PreyMeeples);
             if (target != null)
             {
                 int traveling = region.PredatorMeeples;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ public class GameSimulationService
         }
         else
         {
-            var target = FindBestTravelTarget(region, r => r.FloraMeeples > 0);
+            var target = FindBestTravelTarget(region, r => r.FloraMeeples);
             if (target != null)
             {
                 int traveling = region.PreyMeeples;
@@ -201,35 +201,59 @@ public class GameSimulationService
         }
     }
 
-    private RegionState? FindBestTravelTarget(RegionState region, Func<RegionState, bool> hasResource)
+    private RegionState? FindBestTravelTarget(RegionState region, Func<RegionState, int> resourceCount)
     {
         var direct = region.Connections
             .Select(name => Data.Regions.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == name))
             .OfType<RegionState>()
-            .Where(r => hasResource(r))
+            .Where(r => resourceCount(r) > 0)
             .ToList();
 
         if (direct.Count > 0)
         {
-            return direct.OrderByDescending(r => r.PreyMeeples + r.FloraMeeples).First();
+            return direct.OrderByDescending(r => resourceCount(r)).First();
         }
 
+        // BFS to find nearest region with resource, return first step along path
         var visited = new HashSet<string> { region.Name };
-        var queue = new Queue<string>(region.Connections);
+        var prev = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+        var queue = new Queue<string>();
+
+        foreach (var conn in region.Connections)
+        {
+            if (!visited.Contains(conn))
+            {
+                visited.Add(conn);
+                prev[conn] = region.Name;
+                queue.Enqueue(conn);
+            }
+        }
+
         while (queue.Count > 0)
         {
             var currentName = queue.Dequeue();
-            if (!visited.Add(currentName)) continue;
             var current = Data.Regions.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == currentName);
             if (current == null) continue;
-            if (hasResource(current))
+
-                return current;
+            if (resourceCount(current) > 0)
+            {
+                // Walk back to find the first step from the origin region
+                var step = currentName;
+                while (prev[step] != region.Name)
+                    step = prev[step];
+                return Data.Regions.FirstOrDefault(r => r.Name == step);
+            }
+
             foreach (var conn in current.Connections)
             {
                 if (!visited.Contains(conn))
+                {
+                    visited.Add(conn);
+                    prev[conn] = currentName;
                     queue.Enqueue(conn);
                 }
             }
+        }
 
         return null;
     }