Video example of Boids in action

all nice except for when avoiding the ball. they spread out far too much i think. big explosion of bird lol

Yes, Blender is free, and is amazing! I love Blender!

and blender is free??

yes

I wanna make them all chasing the camera... make u afraid of birds.

To do that, simply Parent the object to the camera and hide the object's layer from the Rendering process. This way, no matter where you move the camera, the objects will move with it. Just keep it close to the camera.

PS: I only know what Parenting objects do, not how Boids work. :(

Wow, I can't wait for the new version, I could really use this function in my space battle scenes. the particles would be my Fighters, the objects they avoid could be anything from largers ships to Explosions. My brain is already spinning with new ideas on how to use these new functions. befor i just used to used dupliverted particles for swarms of small ships flying past in the background.

is each particle a duplicate 3d bird you animated?

good job!

Wow!  This is great!