Need help making cpus, I don't know how to make a cpu

I am making a game called super smash bros Mario Manic and I don't know how to make cpus can somebody please help me

I don't know what you're using to make it in (Game Maker, MMF, etc.), but in a fighting game, you basically have CPUs check if certain conditions are met, and act based on that.

I've never tried one, but I'd imagine it'd be something like

if the player is within a certain distance horizontally, then run towards him.
if the player and CPU are within a certain distance, use a close attack.
If the player isn't at the same vertical point (If your game uses platforms), then jump or go down to get on the same level.
etc.

You'd just have a lot of those situations, basically, but they could be more general or more specific depending on how intelligent you want your opponent to be. Just remember that AI is really hard to make, and people still complain about unrealistic AI on professional games. So don't worry if it doesn't turn out to be amazing. Just guess what the player would do, and program the CPUs to act how you would in those situations.

Good luck.

Well first tell us what program your using.

I'm using mmf2

start with a flowchart

if you can't do one of those then there's no way you'll pull off programming one

This request is very vague and judging by the quality of youe post, I'm guessing this is your first attempt at making a game.

In which case, I would recommend you start out with something much simpler than an SSB clone.

like breakout

Thank you that really helped me understand

This post has been edited by bamnick on Apr 28 2007, 01:13 PM

Collision bubbles.

collision bubbles alone won't help

plus they're too predictable

I'm sorry but whats a flow chart

except replace that with everything from player position to what the player is actually doing

Thank you very much xgoff



I feel stupid now