algorithm help

[nabeels786]

well there isnt really a forum which will fit this..i think

since its not actual coding either (though that would be good ) i just stuck it in here...and cuz itll get more exposure

i have these for 4 variables for 2 opponents, each has their own ratings

attack
defense
agility
speed

in addition to that, i have:

an armor rating (for defense)
weapons (which add on a certain amount to attack ability)

i want to use all of the stats for a hit/miss probabily, and then do the hit, and subtract the amount of damage done by the attack. the attack has a certain damage rating, which is used with the attack rating. defensive armor is used in conjunction with the defense rating. i cant really think of anything good

most of the coding is done aside from this. items they buy are used, such as armor etc.

ideas/algorithms would be awesome

[snakeeyes1000]

I suggest making a player class, and have member functions for finding damage done with a certain weapon, taking damage with certain armor, properties for the attributes, etc. For Example


Class:

Property Let AttackStrength(NewValue as Byte)
     'code goes here
End Property
Property Get AttackStrength() as Byte
     'code goes here
End Property
 
Public Sub TakeDamage(Amount as Double)
     'code for decreasing health, armor, etc. go here
End Sub
 
Public Function GetDamageDealt(WeaponIndex as Long) as Double
     'code goes here to calculate how much damage a weapon will do with a certain weapon
End Function

Is that the kind of idea you were looking for? That would make it easier.

[nabeels786]

its in PHP, everything is taken from the DB, each player has an array with their stats in it, like what weapons/armor they have etc

[snakeeyes1000]

oops... don't know PHP.

[nabeels786]

yah np. i just need ideas for the algorithms.

for tha attack ive comeup with:

abs(weapon damage - (attack rating * weapon damage) / 2)

something like that.
i need ideas

[markman]

you might want to put some randomization in that

[nabeels786]

theres an idea

that would be good for hit and miss too

random(1, (speed * agility) / rand(1, agility))

[jim mcnamara]

IF you really want to get a broad set of ideas -
read Jarulf's guide to Diablo & Hellfire. Everything has a normally distributed probability range for each action - ie. similar monsters are created with ranges of armor ratings, hit probabilities depend on weapon type, dexterity, etc.

http://www.lurkerlounge.com/jarulf/index.shtml

[nabeels786]

ah, thats cool, thanks

i was looking for something like this