More Balanced Boxing System?

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Jul 24 2014, 3:20 am
(See the best response by Vivalas.)
So, i'm trying to create a boxing game and i want to make a system where it's totally fair for both a newbie and a pro, since in UFC it doesn't matter if your the best player in the world, you can still lose versus the worst player in the world. My system right now is completely bias to the people with the least Strength and Endurance. I want to make a system where you need to time the attack at the same time as when you are being attacked to dodge the attack and when you dodge the attack your strength goes up. Can you guys please assist me?

My code right now:

var/Hitz = 'Graphics/Sounds/Hit.wav'
var/Mizz = 'Graphics/Sounds/Miss.wav'
mob
    proc
        Fight(mob/User,Type,mob/Target,Combo,Chance)
            world <<"DEBUG"
            var/damage
            if(!prob(Chance))
                if(Type == "Heavy")
                    world << "[User] missed the Heavy attack on [Target]"
                if(Type == "Light")
                    world << "[User] missed the very light attack on [Target]"
                if(Type == "Medium")
                    world << "[User] missed the shot at [Target]"
                world << Mizz
                return
            else
                switch(Type)
                    if("Heavy")
                        damage = 2*(User.Strength) - Target.Endurance
                        var/stemina = 0.5*(damage)
                        world << "DEBUG2"
                        User.Stamina -= stemina
                        //if(User.Stamina <= 0)
                        //  User.Stamina = 1
                    if("Light")
                        damage = 1*(User.Strength) - Target.Endurance
                        var/stemina = 0.9*(damage)
                        world << "DEBUG3"
                        User.Stamina -= stemina
                        //if(User.Stamina <= 0)
                        //  User.Stamina = 1
                    if("Medium")
                        damage = 1.50*(User.Strength) - Target.Endurance
                        var/stemina = 0.7*(damage)
                        world << "DEBUG4"
                        User.Stamina -= stemina
                        //if(User.Stamina <= 0)
                        //  User.Stamina = 1
                damage = max(0,damage)
                world << "WAHTS UPZ"
                world << "[User] Punches [Target] with a [Type] attack, doing [damage] damage."
                world << Hitz
                Target.Health -= damage
                if(Target.TKOCheck(User)) return
                if(Combo && prob(Combo))
                    world << "Unbelieveable he does a combo!"
                    Fight(User,Type,Target,Combo,Chance)

        TKOCheck(mob/Attacker)
            if(src.Health <= 0)
                oview(10, src) << "[src] has been knocked out by [Attacker]!"
                Attacker.Wins += 1
                src.Lose += 1
                Attacker.skillpoints += 2
                src.skillpoints += 1
Jul 25 2014, 6:23 am
Bump
Jul 25 2014, 6:55 am
Well first of all, I can't think of a way to balance the system other than your dodge system. If you are going to add skill points, and base damage off of them, even with randomness, the higher skilled player will win most of the time. I can think of code that will help you though, hold on while I draft it.
Jul 25 2014, 7:46 am
From what I know about boxing, there are different weight classes. You could try something like that. Another option would be to make the skill point system purely aesthetic. That is, it is only used to differentiate noobs from long-time vets, with like a level system. There would be no actual bonus. Everyone who plays could start with the same amount of skill points, like a max cap. This cap never changes no matter what the level. Players get to allocate these points to stats, to create the player they want. Like high strength and low endurance, or high endurance, low strength, etc. The skill points actually earned form fighting could be used to re-allocate those, say, 10 points, if they don't like the setup. So one could have a boxer who is strong but with no stamina, or the other way around, and they get to choose who they want to be. You could also base stamina on endurance.
Jul 25 2014, 7:52 am
Best response
 
#define DODGE_WINDOW 3

/atom/Click(src, params, control)
     usr.ClickOn(src, params)
     return
/mob/ClickOn(src, params)
     if(is_being_attacked)
          blocked = 1
          return
     if(ChkStatus())
          src.is_being_attacked
          sleep(DODGE_WINDOW)
          if(!src.blocked)
               src.is_being_attacked = 0
               Fight(src, etc. etc. etc.)
          else
               src.is_being_attacked = 0
               src.blocked = 0
               //insert dodge stuffs here
               return
Jul 25 2014, 7:56 am
What this does is it allows the defender to click the attacker to try and dodge the attack. The time they have to dodge is defined by the dodge window, which in this case is 1/3rd of a second. You could add more to it if you like, like an animation that plays so that the user knows they are being attacked, or you could change DODGE_WINDOW so that it could be like 1/10th of a second, and the defender has to be a ninja. You could also make the dodge window longer, for say, a heavy attack.

The way this click hierarchy works is that when they click client.Click() is called, and then mob.ClickOn() is called, and then finally src.Click(), or in this case Fight(). This is so that th emob can handle checks on its own stats rather than the client. You can override this and change it as you see fit.

p.s. I'm just starting to muster the courage to help on this board rather than ask for help, so don't hate if this is totally wrong, as it might be.
Jul 25 2014, 9:44 am
What is Chkstatus() suppose to do again?
Jul 26 2014, 5:45 am
Bump
Jul 26 2014, 7:10 am
Oh sorry, I forgot to add that ChkStatus() is supposed to test if the user can actually carry out an attack (like if they are KO'd or not, etc.) I use it in my games to test if the user is dead, sleeping, stunned, handcuffed, etc.
Jul 26 2014, 7:22 am
so like my TKOCheck()?

What do i need to edit to make it like your ChkStatus?
Jul 26 2014, 9:02 am
No, you can use yours, it is a basic framework. Adapt it how you like.
Jul 27 2014, 4:31 pm
Derp, I realized I shouldn't of used src in some of those var references. I hope you already caught this. Replace the src argument of ClickOn with a generic var like mob/M and replace instances of src with M and it should work. Sorry. :o
Jul 28 2014, 8:27 am
 
client/Click(src, params, control)
    usr.ClickOn(src, params)
    world << "[src]"
    return
mob/proc/ClickOn(mob/M, params)
    if(is_being_attacked)
        world << "Test"
        blocked = 1
        return
    //if(M.TKOCheck(src))
    M.is_being_attacked = 1
    sleep(DODGE_WINDOW)
    if(!M.blocked)
        M.is_being_attacked = 0
        Fight(M)
    else
        M.is_being_attacked = 0
        M.blocked = 0
        //insert dodge stuffs here
        return


Did some edits to the code. But now i need help inserting it in the game which from what i'm seeing looks pretty hard.
Oct 5 2014, 3:59 pm
Necropost, extreme here, but all you do is attach it to your player mob, or wherever you want it to go, where ever it fits in.