How many of you people are good at math algorithms or programming?

[Massacure]

I was thinking of trying to make a online game. I think I have some things planned out well, but there is an algorithm I've been thinking about but has had me stumped.

Let's say we have:

Team 1:
2 guys with an AK-47.
1 guy with a RPG
1 tank

Team 2:

4 guys with an AK-47
2 tanks.

AK-47 damage = 50. Human modifier is 1, Tank modifier is 0.1
RPG damage = 250. Human modifier is 1, tank modifier is 1.
Tank damage = 500. Human modifier is .2, tank modifier is 1

How do I break it down so that the AK guys fire at humans first and the RPG and tank fire at tanks first?

If you know php, that is a plus, other wise you can just use pseudocode or a basic algorithm.

[Skink]

1. OK I'm really bad at math.

Sorry.

[Massacure]

2. Well keeping this kicked helps.

;)

I don't know where else it would fit that is slower though.

[Philosophy]

3. Priority list

I think I see what you're getting at with your modifiers - a priority list. Each weapon should have a list of targets associated with it in order of priority. The weapon chooses the target with the highest priority that is in its range. You could still add a little randomness in with your modifiers if you use them probabilistically.

[sans qualia]

4. I don't know if this will be helpful...

(I don't know anything about php, so this is written in
something approximating Java...)

void setTarget(){
 if (Guy.weapon == "AK-47")
  if (Guy.seesGuy() != -1) 
   Guy.target = Guy.allSeen[Guy.seesGuy()];
  else
   Guy.target = Guy.allSeen[0];
 else
  if (Guy.seesTank != -1)
   Guy.target = Guy.allSeen[Guy.seesTank()];
  else
   Guy.target = Guy.allSeen[0];
}

int seesGuy(){
 for(x=0; x < Guy.allSeen.length(); x++)
  if (Guy.allSeen[x].type() == "guy")
   return x;
 return -1;
}

... where setTarget() and seesGuy() are methods in the Guy
class, and allSeen in an array of type, um, "targetable
thing" that contains all of the opposing things the guy
can see.

edit: I tried to indent for readability, but apparently the
forum software doesn't like extra spaces... sorry.

another edit: it also doesn't like square brackets... grr...
[i]grudgingly[/i] replace with <>'s

yet another edit: just noticed the plain text checkbox... I am
an idiot...

[Skink]

5. Yikes all around...

:crazy: