Warrior General Games

I have read this http://goallineblitz.com/game/forum_thread.pl?thread_id=771413&page=1,the beginning offensive AI guide, but I am still a little confused.

His examples are all down specific. I am trying to set it up for multiple plays and yardage. And I am probably both thinking too much, and trying to do too much.

So anyway, if my input is "backed up at own goalline":
Between GL and 3 yrds - downs 1 to 3
Between 1 + 8 yrds to first down

My output is:
100% inside run

My other input is "backed up at own goalline"
Btwn GL and 3 yrds - downs 3 to 3
Between 5 +20 yards (extreme case, I know) to first down

My output is:
30% outside run
70% short pass

My question is - am I setting this up right? My goal is that when backed up, on 1st thru 3rd down, to mainly run in this situation. But on third, when the distance to the first down is longer, to pass more often than run, and to have a different running play.

Will these override each other or will it just run up the middle because of the yardage to first down difference?

Is there an easier way to do this?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

with that setup you would miss from 5-8 yards with your second input. It goes from top to bottom. You may be over thinking this a bit too. KISS. Keep It Simple Stupid is usually a good rule of thumb with the AI.

thanks for the reply.

so even though the yardage and down are different for the second input, the first input still overrides it? what if the order was reversed?

would it be easier just to set it up down by down like the guide does? i think i am trying to do too much with one input.

The AI works from the top down so if you did something like

0-99 yards down 1-4 any spot to any spot
100% FB Dive

No matter what you put below it, this would always happen? Help?

If you reversed the order of the two in your example, you would run your option on 3rd down from 5-20 yards (however any distance greater than this would cause an error and run your basic ai, keep that in mind). 1-3rd up to 8 yards would run your inside run, however once again any distance greater than 8 would trigger your basic ai...

that makes a little more sense...thanks again.