holding.txt

  ;;avoid bunching
  ;;how am i going to do this.
  ;;check if there is a turtle in front of you
  ifelse any? [turtles-here with [allegiance = "Union"]] of patch-ahead forwardMove
  ;;if there is a turtle in front of you, try to avoid
  [
    ;;new plan "look" right, then "look" left. go in an empty direction, otherwise, don't move.
    rt random 90
    ifelse any? [turtles-here with [allegiance = "Union"]] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove and ((not [isWater] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove) or areCrossing)
      [fd adjustmentMove]
      [
        face currDestination
        rt -1 * random 90
        ifelse any? [turtles-here with [allegiance = "Union"]] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove and ((not [isWater] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove) or areCrossing)
          [fd adjustmentMove]
          [face currDestination rt 180 if (not [isWater] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove) or areCrossing [fd adjustmentMove]]
      ]
     
  ]
  ;;if there is not a turtle in front of you, go
  [
    ifelse [isWater] of patch-ahead forwardMove
    [
      ifelse areCrossing
      [
        fd forwardMove 
      ]
      [
        rt random 90
        ifelse [not isWater] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove
          [fd 1]
          [
            face currDestination
            rt -1 * random 90
            ifelse [not isWater] of patch-ahead adjustmentMove
              [fd adjustmentMove]
              [face currDestination fd -1 * adjustmentMove]
          ]
      ]
    ]
    [
      fd forwardMove
    ]
  ]