Artificial intelligence in Lua

[cools]

I need some help with artificial intelligence in lua. I just need a simple script that will add a certain amount of money for the computer. The code for the player is done, i just need some AI for the computer. Now I'm not 100% sure if Lua has AI abilities, or if it'll end up being a whole bunch of math.random()'s...

Heres the code so far:

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black = Color.new(255,255,255)

playerMoney = 0

while true do

pad = Controls.read()

if pad:left() then
playerMoney = playerMoney+1
delay(1000)
end

if pad:right() then
playerMoney = playerMoney+5
delay(1000)
end

if pad:l() then
playerMoney = playerMoney+10
delay(1000)
end

if pad:r() then
playerMoney = playerMoney+50
delay(1000)
end

screen:clear(Color.new(0,0,0))

screen:print(200, 130, playerMoney, black)

screen.flip()
screen.waitVblankStart()

function delay( milli )
vs=math.floor(milli/60)
screen.waitVblankStart( vs )
end
end

[JorDy]

what is the game/program for? what do you want the AI to do? i can probablly help

[cools]

Its for my monopoly clone. I just need the AI to compete with how much money the player has offered. It has to go up by 1,5,10, or 50. If you need any more info just ask

[OCteam]

Its for my monopoly clone. I just need the AI to compete with how much money the player has offered. It has to go up by 1,5,10, or 50. If you need any more info just ask

AI is just a series of if statements that will intelligently process a given function. Just do it like you would anything else and ignore the term AI. Figure out the logic and then make it happen.

[cools]

Thanks OCteam, it helps alot! ( otherwise I would've been doing a whole bunch of math.random()'s! )

[OCteam]

Thanks OCteam, it helps alot! ( otherwise I would've been doing a whole bunch of math.random()'s! )

No problem -- you do want some random variables in there (just so the cpu's movements are not the same always) but worry about that after you get the basic functions down (it is easily to throw in a random statement). Good luck