Player switching is about finding the best suited footballer for the player to control and there's really a lot of parameters to take into account to solve this issue. Its not just a case of selecting the footballer currently closest to the ball - if he's facing away from the ball, or if the ball is in the air above him, then he will not be able to get control of the ball. Another issue to deal with is if the player want to chase the ball - or the ball holder - or would he rather control a footballer that the ball is moving towards?
Luckily Fivemagics have developed a system that caters for all these things and selects the best choice for us - I don't know how it works in details, but I've played with it for some time now and its very good! =)
If the best suited footballer to control is off-screen then an arrow will appear near the edge of the screen pointing in the direciton of said footballer - all you have to do is run in the opposite direction of the arrow!
I had nobody to play with tonight so I had to record a 'two-player session' alone.. I'm controlling the blue team, and the red team is just idle although the switcing is still active. I hope you'll enjoy the 'show'! =)
