AI can smoothly approach a near required position

Assets/Scripts/Game/AIPlayer.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@ namespace Game {
 
 	public class AIPlayer : Player {
 		
-		/*
-		* Possible optimizations:
-		* - Try to hit ball with edge
-		*/
-
-		
-
 		public Difficulty Difficulty { get; set; }
 		
 		private float FutureSeconds => (float) Difficulty * 0.5f;
@@ -41,14 +34,17 @@ namespace Game {
 			Vector2 m2 = e2 - o2;
 
 			/*
-			* o1x + r * m1x = o2x + s * m2x
+			 *
-			* o1y + r * m1y = o2y + s * m2y
+			 * o1 + r * m1 = 02 + s * m2 
-			*
+			 * 
-			* Solve for r and s:
+			 * o1x + r * m1x = o2x + s * m2x
-			* Formulas below achieved by reordering
+			 * o1y + r * m1y = o2y + s * m2y
-			* Order is irrelevant, but if m1x == 0 then first approach results in division by zero ->
+			 *
-			* Invert order then, and if division by zero is still a problem, both lines are parallel anyway
+			 * Solve for r and s:
-			*/
+			 * Formulas below achieved by reordering
+			 * Order is irrelevant, but if m1x == 0 then first approach results in division by zero ->
+			 * Invert order then, and if division by zero is still a problem, both lines are parallel anyway
+			 */
 
 			float r, s;
 			if (m1.x != 0) {
@@ -72,6 +68,8 @@ namespace Game {
 
 		private float IdlePosition => Difficulty >= Difficulty.Medium ? 0 : X();
 		
+		// TODO solution for balls outside of border
+		// TODO Also must include fact that players have a height, maybe check the incoming angle
 		private bool IsPositionReachableInTime(float futurePosition, float seconds) {
 			float requiredDistance = Mathf.Abs(futurePosition - X()) - Width / 2;
 			if (requiredDistance < 0)
@@ -160,19 +158,33 @@ namespace Game {
 			return IdlePosition;
 		}
 
+		private float currentSmoothV;
 		private void ApproachPosition(float pos) {
-			// Move smoothly, velocity capped by Speed
+			float result = Mathf.SmoothDamp(X(), pos, ref currentSmoothV, .5f);
+			transform.position = new Vector2(result, Y());
+			ClampInsideBorders();
 		}
 
+		private bool isApproaching;
+		private float lastDirection;
 		private void FixedUpdate() {
 			float target = GetTargetPosition();
-			const float h = 0.5f;
+			float h = Width / 2;
 			goingLeft = target < X() - h;
 			goingRight = target > X() + h;
-			if (goingLeft || goingRight)
+			if (goingLeft || goingRight) {
+				isApproaching = false;
+				lastDirection = goingLeft ? -1 : 1;
 				TryLinearMove(Time.fixedDeltaTime);
-			else
+			}
+			else {
+				if (!isApproaching) {
+					isApproaching = true;
+					currentSmoothV = Speed * lastDirection;
+				}
 				ApproachPosition(target);
+			}
+				
 		}
 	}
 }

Assets/Scripts/Game/Player.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Game {
 		protected float Speed => 10;
 		
 		// Unit distance from zero
-		private float Border => 10;
+		private float Border => 7;
 		
 		private SpeedModification speedModification;
 		private BorderModification borderModification;
@@ -36,16 +36,20 @@ namespace Game {
 			return transform.position.y;
 		}
 
-		protected void TryLinearMove(float h) {
+		protected void ClampInsideBorders() {
-			Vector2 trans = new Vector2((goingLeft ? -1 : 0) + (goingRight ? 1 : 0), 0);
-			trans *= Speed * h;
-			transform.Translate(trans);
 			if (LeftSide < -Border)
 				transform.Translate(Vector2.right * (-Border - LeftSide));
 			if (RightSide > Border) 
 				transform.Translate(Vector2.left * (RightSide - Border));
 		}
 
+		protected void TryLinearMove(float h) {
+			Vector2 trans = new Vector2((goingLeft ? -1 : 0) + (goingRight ? 1 : 0), 0);
+			trans *= Speed * h;
+			transform.Translate(trans);
+			ClampInsideBorders();
+		}
+
 		private void Start() {
 			float y = Side switch {
 				ESide.Bottom => BorderSize.Singleton.y1,