writing scripts (sorry if already asked)

[NickC13573]

I know that Adam can write scripts if one of the styles repeats too much. However, are you gonna write scripts just to write scripts.

[thedraem41]

I don't even understand the question.

Any script in the game has a possibility of occurring during a fight, so he'd never be writing one, "just to write one"

[Dartell]

I think he is asking if Adam will write scripts with the only reason being for bonus content.

[xvnukervx]

Im pretty sure we will get a patch or two for some scripts, if adam didn't mean to make additional scripts, I doubt he would have mentioned it.

[D16NJD16]

What the **** are you guys talking about? Scripts?

[thedraem41]

For the fights for each round, so they don't become repetitive.

[Blackman]

Scripts, as in the texts available to document the match results from the simulated tournament to win the free game.

His question seems indeed kinda weird... If he's gonna right more scripts, it's obviously gonna be to increase the amount of scripts in-game. :)

But I think he's asking wether Adam will just quickly produce low-quality writings just to increase the script count.

[Sensai of Mattitude]

Think he's asking if we'll get new scripts even if none of the styles repeat too much.

[D16NJD16]

Next, we should have a contest on deciphering what exactly this post is talking out.

[Sensai of Mattitude]

November 2nd: The Match Engine

Given that the WMMA competition has shown some of the match output, I thought I'd write a little bit about how the matches are constructed.

One of the things I disliked about existing MMA match simulators is that they appeared to be just a collection of moves. Fighter A does a punch ... Fighter B does a kick .... Fighter A does a takedown. Other than whether the two fighters were standing or on the ground, there never appeared to be any sort of flow to the fight. That is something I don't like, as I think MMA matches are about the flow far more than they are about the individual strikes \ grapples.

Therefore, the WMMA engine works by dividing the match into two; Categories and Scripts.

The first stage is to decide the categories, which are done by round. A detailed statistical analysis is done of the fighters to decide their approach, their strengths and weaknesses, etc. Each round's outcome is then calculated to be in one of several categories. These are essentially titles; "A dominates B on the ground", "A wins the round by using superior wrestling", "B takes the match to the ground, but cannot do any significant damage", "A knocks out B with a single strike", etc.

The second stage is to then flesh out the round; this is done by taking a script from the category it was assigned. A script is a (semi) pre-determined write-up of what happened, usually a paragraph or two. There are hundreds of scripts, and the one that is chosen is based both on the category and on the fighters in particular. Taking the "A wins the round by using superior wrestling" category for example, there may be 25 different scripts within it, however, 10 of them may be eliminated from selection because fighter A does not have the ability to takedown B. The remaining 15 scripts may therefore be based upon A keeping B pinned to the cage \ ropes (as Tim Sylvia recently did to Brandon Vera for example).

Each script is not entirely pre-determined, as parts may change based upon the people involved. For example, the script for a "one strike KO" may be changed slightly to a kick or a punch depending on what fighter A's particular strength is.

Once the scripts have been picked, they are then generated into output which is shown to the reader.

This system allows the match to flow in a realistic manner, while still reflecting the fighting style of the fighters involved.

There is also the advantage that scripts are fairly easy to code, and so more and more can be added as time progresses, making repetition less and less common. (To answer the obvious question, no, users cannot write their own scripts, this was not possible. New scripts can only be written by me.) New scripts could be added either to specifically stop a certain piece of text being repeated too much, or to reflect a real-life moment that has happened.

That's what he's talking about. ;)