Player has a "target" instead of simply moving towards the mouse.

bullet.nls

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ to fire-bullet
     set shape "bullet"
     set size 0.5
 
-    lt random 10  ; Bullets shouldn't travel perfectly straight
+    ; Bullets shouldn't travel perfectly straight:
+    lt random 10
     rt random 10
     ]
 end

lobo.nlogo

@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ globals [
   max-fps
   mouse-was-down?
   player
-  player-accelerate-for
   player-deaths
+  player-has-target?
   player-kills
+  player-target-xcor
+  player-target-ycor
   sounds
 ]
 
@@ -38,8 +40,8 @@ to setup
     set pcolor (random 3) - 5 + green
   ]
   spawn-player
-  spawn-tank 0 ask tank 1 [ setxy -10 0 ]
-  spawn-tank 1 ask tank 2 [ setxy  10 0 ]
+  spawn-tank 0 ask tank 1 [ setxy -6 0 ]
+  spawn-tank 1 ask tank 2 [ setxy  6 0 ]
   render
   set last-tick-time timer
 end
@@ -74,9 +76,11 @@ to setup-defaults
   resize-world -8 8 -8 8
   set max-fps 30
   set mouse-was-down? false
-  set player-accelerate-for 0
   set player-deaths 0
+  set player-has-target? false
   set player-kills 0
+  set player-target-xcor 0
+  set player-target-ycor 0
   make-sounds-table
 end
 
@@ -95,27 +99,33 @@ to show-crosshair
   clear-drawing
   if mouse-inside? [
     ask patch mouse-xcor mouse-ycor [
-      sprout 1 [
-        set color white
-        set heading 0
-        make-square
-        die
-      ]
+      draw-border white 1
+    ]
+  ]
+  if player-has-target? [
+    ask patch player-target-xcor player-target-ycor [
+      draw-border white 2
     ]
   ]
 end
 
-to make-square
-  fd 0.5
-  pd
-  rt 90
-  fd 0.5
-  repeat 3 [
+to draw-border [b-color b-thickness]
+  sprout 1 [
+    set color b-color
+    set pen-size b-thickness
+    set heading 0
+    fd 0.5
+    pd
     rt 90
-    fd 1
+    fd 0.5
+    repeat 3 [
+      rt 90
+      fd 1
+    ]
+    rt 90
+    fd 0.5
+    die
   ]
-  rt 90
-  fd 0.5
 end
 
 to render
@@ -165,7 +175,7 @@ GRAPHICS-WINDOW
 0
 0
 1
-ticks
+frames
 
 BUTTON
 43
@@ -231,8 +241,8 @@ MONITOR
 350
 389
 399
-Player Accel Time
-player-accelerate-for
+Player Has Target?
+player-has-target?
 5
 1
 12
@@ -299,6 +309,17 @@ enable-sound?
 1
 -1000
 
+MONITOR
+272
+411
+390
+460
+Player Target
+word \"(\" player-target-xcor \", \" player-target-ycor \")\"
+10
+1
+12
+
 @#$#@#$#@
 WHAT IS IT?
 -----------

player.nls

@@ -17,41 +17,25 @@ end
 to do-player-logic
   if mouse-inside? [
     if mouse-down? and not mouse-was-down? [
-      set player-accelerate-for player-accelerate-for + 10
-      if player-accelerate-for > 60 [
-        set player-accelerate-for 60
-      ]
+      set is-accelerating? true
+      set player-has-target? true
+      set player-target-xcor (round mouse-xcor)
+      set player-target-ycor (round mouse-ycor)
     ]
     set mouse-was-down? mouse-down?
-    let old-heading heading
-
-    ; Slow down the tank a bit more than usual if we're
-    ; very close to the mouse:
-    let mouse-dist distancexy mouse-xcor mouse-ycor
-    if mouse-dist < 3 [
-      decelerate friction
-    ]
-    if mouse-dist < 1.5 [
-      decelerate friction * 6.5
-    ]
-    if mouse-dist < 0.35 [
-      set speed 0
-      set player-accelerate-for 0
-    ]
-
-    facexy mouse-xcor mouse-ycor
-    if subtract-headings old-heading heading > max-turn [
-      set heading old-heading - max-turn
+  ]
+  
+  ifelse player-has-target? [
+    tank-facexy player-target-xcor player-target-ycor
+    let dist distancexy player-target-xcor player-target-ycor
+    if dist < 2 and speed > 0.075 [
+      decelerate friction * 5
     ]
-    if subtract-headings old-heading heading < 0 - max-turn [
-      set heading old-heading + max-turn
+    if dist < 0.1 [
+      set is-accelerating? false
+      set player-has-target? false
     ]
-  ]
-
-  ifelse player-accelerate-for > 0 [
-    set player-accelerate-for player-accelerate-for - 1
-    set is-accelerating? true
   ] [
-    set is-accelerating? false
+    tank-facexy mouse-xcor mouse-ycor
   ]
 end

tank.nls

@@ -69,6 +69,19 @@ to decelerate [amount]
   ]
 end
 
+to tank-facexy [txcor tycor]
+  ;; Face a target at (txcor, tycor) like facexy, but don't
+  ;; turn more than our max turn rate (max-turn¡):
+  let old-heading heading
+  facexy txcor tycor
+  if subtract-headings old-heading heading > max-turn [
+    set heading old-heading - max-turn
+  ]
+  if subtract-headings old-heading heading < 0 - max-turn [
+    set heading old-heading + max-turn
+  ]
+end
+
 to fire
   if ammunition > 0 and fire-cool-down = 0 [
     debug "FIRE" (word who " (" ammunition " left)")