Easier way to perform these functions?

[Dengarde]

Hi guys. So I'm currently playing around with how to do various things. Right now it's an 8-player turn based system, I'm trying to figure out a decent way to do turn priority.

As it stands now, it works exactly as I want it to, but the problem is, it's 163 events long. I'm hoping there's some way to condence it. Here's how it currently works.

The system is dependant on 26 different values:

A1, B1, C1
A2, B2, C2
A3, B3, C3
A4, B4, C4
A5, B5, C5
A6, B6, C6
A7, B7, C7
A8, B8, C8.
D1, D2

A and B are the important values here. A is the turn order. When it's determined, they're each assigned a value between 1 and 8. Which value each A is assigned is dependant on the B values, which are different depending on that that player is going to do. A is default set to one, then when the B values are compared, A adds 1 to it's value for every B value thats LOWER than it's own B value.

coding example:

If B1 < B2, +1 To A1
-----
If B1 < B3, +1 To A1
-----
Repeat for every combination for a total of 49 events.



If two B values are the same, then it looks at the C value, which is each players speed stat. It will look at which ever is lower, and add 1 to the lower one's A value.

Coding Example
If B1 = B2 AND C1 < C2, +1 to A1
-----
If B1 = B2 AND C2 > C1, +1 to A2

Again, repeat for every combination of slots. Once for X being higher and once for Y being higher, for a total of 56 events.


But then there's the rare chance that both the B AND C values are the same, and there's where the D values come in. The D values are randomized each time the calculations start. Also, if D1 = D2, Randomize again, so they can't land on the same value. Thats two events are there, and, you guessed it Lower one is the winner.

Coding example
If B1 = B2 AND C1 = C2 AND D1 > D2, +1 to A1
If B1 = B2 AND C1 = C2 AND D2 > D1, +1 to A2.

Again, repeat for every possible combo, for another 56 Events.


Grand total event count: 163.

I've been playing around a bit but I can't seem to figure out a means to condense this. Anyone have any ideas? After learning about the 20,000 event limit I'm trying to get everything as small as possible.

[schrodinger]

Uh, that must have been a huge headache to code

I'd say It would be better finding other solutions not much for the event limit,
as for the code inspecting-change that you may have to do later... that would be really distressing!


From a quick glance, this seems to be a good work for nested loops.

Ex.


If B1 < B2, +1 To A1
-----
If B1 < B3, +1 To A1


becomes:

(let's say your values are stored like

id0 A1
id1 A2
id2 A3
....
id8 B1
id9 B2
id10 B3
....)


on "turn check" event
---> start loop "A_ check" 8 times

on loop "A_check"
---> start loop "b_check" 8 times

on loop "B_check"
+compare 2 general values:: select value by index 8+(loopindex A_check) < 8+(loopindex B_check)
---> add 1 to :: select value by index (loopindex A_check)

as a general idea... to be properly setup basing on your value system.


Also, have you considered setting up a different turn system?

[Dengarde]

I've heard the term Nested loop and Fastloop thrown around here but I have NO clue how to do those. Looks like it's time to find out.

Question though, the way you have it described, it sounds like I would need all the values stored in one place, like the Gobal values or a single active's Alt values. That would be find for A and B but the C values I have stored in different global actives I'm using as valuebanks for each character. Would the Loops work for such a scenario?

As for a different system, Yeah I'm looking into making it a bit less complicated. I'm thinking of eliminating the A values and just using B as the final factor, but there's still the tiebreaking stuff to deal with

[schrodinger]

You'll definitely have to take a look at loops
Loops are just events triggered by a starting event, and repeated how many times you want.
Nested loops are loops launched within other loops.

On event xxxx ---> ("special" icon) start loop (give it a name) (number of times)

("special" icon) on loop "your loop name" ---> do stuff (use loopindex("loopname") to get current loop index number)


If you have values stored in different actives (say, your players)
things get a little more tricky, but still doable,
you'll probably have to take a look at "foreach loops",
that are loops performed "on each object of same kind"

[BEARFACE]

I like these challenges! I have made an example file solving the problem using nested loops. It could probably have been done more elegantly, but it's shorter than 163 events.

Fusion 2.5, no extensions.
daft_sorting.mfa

[schrodinger]

Wow, that's cool