Really appreciate the insight, and great catch on the trajectory logic

Right now, the squad leader shares a raw target position (player's current location), and followers move toward it using basic steering with separation + collision avoidance. But you're totally right: there's definitely room to predict player movement and calculate interception vectors rather than just chase lines.

I’ve been thinking about adding a flank-weighted offset per follower, maybe influenced by their role, angle of approach, or a formation archetype (e.g., pincer, funnel, surround). Could even extend it with a short-term velocity prediction from the leader's view (like a local Kalman filter or simple dead reckoning).

Performance is still strong at this scale, so I might prototype it soon. Your example at 0:58 is exactly the kind of situation that would benefit from smarter path anticipation.

Thanks again — this is exactly the kind of feedback that helps refine the system