*Official* My Cricket Simulator: Updated Demo Available (29-12-2008) - Page 9

Glenn Stiemens · 08-04-2005, 09:01 AM

Its looking good from those early outputs - not really a bug just more a plea for the sake of my eyes (

), could we change the colours?

I'm guessing that the match engine actually calculates the trajectory of the ball etc or is it a more generalised approach of for example, "Down legside, 30% chance of being missed, 40% chance of keeper failing to stop it etc". Or are you actually working out how far say a ball has moved from a player and working out whether they can reach it from that?

Neil Pickup · 08-04-2005, 09:06 AM

The match engine calculates the exact location where the ball passes the stumps, and works out from that how likely the keeper is to get hold of it - the closer to him it is, the easier it is for him to catch/parry/deflect it.

Works something along the basis of a "difficulty of take" statistic being generated depending on the delivery and then the 'keeper attempting his take (another statistic generated dependent on keeper ability), and the two being compared to see how well the keeper pulls it off. An approach heavily influenced by playing lots of Star Wars: KOTOR!

I like the colours

marc71178 · 08-04-2005, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

Okay, last night I wasted three hours of my life.

Oh well, seeing as it's you, it's hardly a great waste!

marc71178 · 08-04-2005, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glenn Stiemens

Its looking good from those early outputs - not really a bug just more a plea for the sake of my eyes (

), could we change the colours?

Without downloading, I guess it's a Ginger background?

age_master · 08-04-2005, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

An approach heavily influenced by playing lots of Star Wars: KOTOR!

an excellent game

it does have an excellent system for those sorts of things

amazing depth going into this game. very very impressive

Tom Halsey · 08-04-2005, 03:20 PM

No Marc, it's actually blue.

And Neil, fantastic, really good. One thing: why are there so many wides? Even with batsmen leaving it rather than smacking it, there surely shouldn't be that many?

Neil Pickup · 08-04-2005, 03:34 PM

Halsey: Which settings do you have it on regarding bounce/erraticism/etc... also, where are you aiming?!

To those who have had I/O errors/invalid filenames when trying to play, it's because the game's trying to read the team data files that aren't there...

EDIT: To those who still had those errors, it's because I'm an idiot. There was a line inside the next ball button which tried to write a log file of shot types. I was using it last night for debug purposes). It was trying to write to d:/documents and settings/user/desktop/log.txt. That folder doesnt exist for you.

All reference to that file now removed! All four lines...

Use this one!

marc71178 · 08-04-2005, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Halsey

One thing: why are there so many wides?

Bowling is modelled on Pickup?

Nnanden · 08-04-2005, 08:59 PM

Lookin` good Neil. Very good indeed.

Tom Halsey · 09-04-2005, 05:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neil Pickup

Halsey: Which settings do you have it on regarding bounce/erraticism/etc... also, where are you aiming?!

Sorry. Should have explained. On the scorecard of the England v Australia game you attached. Some bowlers were at almost 3 wides an over!

EDIT: I should add that my tests of the game found no excess amount of wides!

Tom Halsey · 09-04-2005, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marc71178

Bowling is modelled on Pickup?

chris.hinton · 09-04-2005, 08:38 AM

look fab, but too many wides

chris.hinton · 09-04-2005, 08:38 AM

and also fair play to Neil Pickup ( I dont say that too often

)

Tom Halsey · 09-04-2005, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris.hinton

look fab, but too many wides

You've got lots of movement or erraticism, then. Put it on a normal level and you don't get many.

chris.hinton · 09-04-2005, 10:10 AM

ok it was a bit like Marc 71178 bowling

08-04-2005, 09:06 AM	#122 (permalink)
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Tom Halsey International Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Halsway, CW Land Posts: 12,697	No Marc, it's actually blue. And Neil, fantastic, really good. One thing: why are there so many wides? Even with batsmen leaving it rather than smacking it, there surely shouldn't be that many? __________________ MSN - tomhalsey123@hotmail.com Manchester United FC: 20 Times R.I.P. Sledger's Signature, 2004-2008

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Nnanden You'll Never Walk Alone Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: New South Wales Posts: 26,185	Lookin` good Neil. Very good indeed. __________________ Jesus saves proudly supporting Liverpool FC

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08-04-2005, 09:01 AM	#121 (permalink)
Glenn Stiemens School Boy/Girl Captain Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: - Posts: 169	Its looking good from those early outputs - not really a bug just more a plea for the sake of my eyes ( ), could we change the colours? I'm guessing that the match engine actually calculates the trajectory of the ball etc or is it a more generalised approach of for example, "Down legside, 30% chance of being missed, 40% chance of keeper failing to stop it etc". Or are you actually working out how far say a ball has moved from a player and working out whether they can reach it from that?

09-04-2005, 08:38 AM	#132 (permalink)
chris.hinton International Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,324	look fab, but too many wides

09-04-2005, 08:38 AM	#133 (permalink)
chris.hinton International Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,324	and also fair play to Neil Pickup ( I dont say that too often )

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