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# Starting Work on a Pathfinding Algorithm

In this tutorial student will write some preliminary code to get their project ready for the dedicated A\* method.

## Materials

- [S0402StarterU6.zip](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/d1a2d853-245f-5cb9-98f0-8d4e39f4c1ea/versions%5B_key==%22fa5b6d476be6778fea70502cb5baaded%22%5D.materials%5B_key==%227e2d40468a71%22%5D.file/S0402StarterU6_20260320_142710.zip)

## 1. Starting Work on a Pathfinding Algorithm

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In this tutorial student will write some preliminary code to get their project ready for the dedicated A\* method.