--- key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile type: mechanic id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile lang: en title: Homing projectile summary: An already launched projectile adjusts its trajectory to follow a target. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile.md aliases: [] tags: - Boss fights - Targeting and rhythm sourceIds: - source-a8ae47b0644667ec - source-7e82f0fec0ced1d4 - source-3d98aa5b859ad11b - source-938d01176a1635ea - source-8257284e3816dc3e - source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92 - source-945019fe5d82d809 - source-831dc77ca03dd05b sources: - id: source-a8ae47b0644667ec title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Homing projectile (RU)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/homing-projectile/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-7e82f0fec0ced1d4 title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Homing projectile (EN)' url: >- https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/homing-projectile/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-3d98aa5b859ad11b title: Absolute Radiance · Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=20s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-938d01176a1635ea title: Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=1165s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-8257284e3816dc3e title: Ziva the Engineer · V Rising url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaqtlB36V8&t=24s' verifiedAt: null - id: source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92 title: V Rising developers on Ziva the Engineer · PlayStation Blog url: >- https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/v-rising-devs-deep-drive-into-boss-encounters-coming-to-ps5-june-11/ verifiedAt: null - id: source-945019fe5d82d809 title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault' url: 'https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design' verifiedAt: null - id: source-831dc77ca03dd05b title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: boss-fight-atlas id: boss-homing-projectile title: Boss fights url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/boss-fight-atlas/#boss-homing-projectile categoryIds: - catalog-part-7 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Homing projectile description: An already launched projectile adjusts its trajectory to follow a target. image: src: images/mechanics/boss-frame-bgh04-wcryk-51.webp width: 640 height: 360 game: Hollow Knight sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s' originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk' sourceFrameSeconds: 51 credit: Team Cherry; gameplay capture by PrizMatex rights: >- Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PrizMatex. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Glowing orbs pursue the hero during the Radiance fight alt: Glowing orbs pursue the hero during the Radiance fight markers: - x: 23 'y': 34 label: An independent orb is separated from the boss’s body tips: - 'Limit homing turn rate, lifetime or the number of course corrections.' examples: - title: Hollow Knight url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/boss-fight-atlas --- # Homing projectile id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile type: mechanic key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-homing-projectile/ An already launched projectile adjusts its trajectory to follow a target. ## At a glance ![Glowing orbs pursue the hero during the Radiance fight](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/boss-frame-bgh04-wcryk-51.webp) [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s) · Game graphics © Team Cherry. Gameplay recording by PrizMatex. Visible source markings preserved. All rights reserved; excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. [Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk), 51 s 1. An independent orb is separated from the boss’s body - Limit homing turn rate, lifetime or the number of course corrections. - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s) ## How it works An already launched projectile adjusts its trajectory to follow a target. ## Variants ### How the technique works - An already launched projectile adjusts its trajectory to follow a target. ## Context and limits A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Boss Fight Atlas: Homing projectile (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/homing-projectile/) (id: source-a8ae47b0644667ec) - [Boss Fight Atlas: Homing projectile (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/homing-projectile/) (id: source-7e82f0fec0ced1d4) - [Absolute Radiance · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=20s) (id: source-3d98aa5b859ad11b) - [Shriek · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=1165s) (id: source-938d01176a1635ea) - [Ziva the Engineer · V Rising](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaqtlB36V8&t=24s) (id: source-8257284e3816dc3e) - [V Rising developers on Ziva the Engineer · PlayStation Blog](https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/v-rising-devs-deep-drive-into-boss-encounters-coming-to-ps5-june-11/) (id: source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92) - [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809) - [Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=51s) (id: source-831dc77ca03dd05b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors