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unit:speed

Read available velocity magnitude, or nil.

Signature

unit:speed()

Contract and usage

unit:speed()

Returns the magnitude of the prepared velocity, or nil when unavailable.

Unit Identity And Lifetime

Every GosUnit state-reading method raises stale_unit after its world generation expires. unit:handle() is the exception and remains available so the unit can be reacquired with a fresh world:resolve(handle).

Within one world, repeated lookups of the same unit compare equal with ==. Values from different generations compare unequal even when their handles match.

World-space units

Distance, position and velocity use the same game-world coordinate scale. One world unit is ten metres. Convert range thresholds exactly once; a 30-metre threshold is 3 world units. World-space circle radii use this scale too.

Full world and units contract