i fixed it but only in the source, rcbot 0.71 might work, and it will work in hl2dm
speed boost has a limit of the player's max speed, which is what the bots are already set at, so max speed is not the problem, it's the tickrate (i.e. framerate)



Sounds like it's installed okay to steampipe dod:s because it has already found it, but didn't find non steampipe, it has been installed to DOD:S i'm sure, as for the sothers you can check in the mods bin folders if they have a HPB_Bot2.dll in them

still no luck. Just so I can further explain things; under my "SteamApps/myemail/day of defeat source" folder, the only files in it are rcbot2 files/folders, no day of defeat files Under my "SteamApps/common/Day of defeat source" folder, all the files seem to be present to run day of defeat and I put the HPB Bot.dll in THAT bin folder but like I said, nothing happens when I host a game.

Also (not sure if this helps), when I bring up the console in-game and start to try and type any "rcbot" commands, nothing pops up for examples of other "rcbot" commands like "addbot" or something similar so it makes me think it's not even recognizing the rcbot files for some reason or that my files are in the wrong directory.

there are 3 ways to load plugins, thorugh command line , in console, or a vdf file

you only need to do ONE of these

1. command line

-insecure +plugin_load "..\bin\HPB_Bot2"

e.g. hl2.exe -game dods -insecure +plugin_load "..\bin\HPB_Bot2"

2. console

you need to load first with -insecure option, then in console type

plugin_load "..\bin\HPB_Bot2"

3. VDF

if you use the launcher it does this automatically by creating a VDF file in the addons folder .

Is that what you are doing?

I'm using the launcher. Where would I type that command line in aside from the console every time? Is there a config file I can type that in?

gut eater...



Skip down to Alternative if you can launch from the console, I miss read your question, too much info, ooooppppssss.... But the info is here if you need it..

For windows Steam:

If the launcher isn't working for you, then the rcbot2.vdf is probably not in the right place, thats what happened to me, somehow...

So you have a choice, get the vdf and all other files to the right place or do the command line option, both will work...

On a steam install, this is where the files should be (since the steampipe update):

rcbot2.vdf goes in C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Day of Defeat Source\dod\addons

HPB_Bot2.dll does in C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Day of Defeat Source\bin

The rcbot2 folder should be in C:\Documents and Settings\[your user folder]

& I added -insecure to my launch options in steam dods properties...

That should work if all the files are in tact, not corrupted, etc.

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As an alternative, if the vdf is bad or missing (remove it if you are going to use this command line option), add this to steam launch options (in steam dods properties): -novid -insecure +plugin_load “..\bin\HPB_Bot2”

(-novid is optional, just stops valve video on game launch.....)

You don't want the rcbot2.vdf present in the addons folder if you use this option, because the bot will load twice & may cause strange things to happen....

You can also add the command line to a shortcut, but it's not really nessesary, unless maybe you are running a dedicated server setup?

If you are running this on steam, your rcbot2 folder should not be in your "SteamApps/myemail/day of defeat source" folder .... that is wrong.....

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You may want to check your config.ini in the rcbot2\config folder... here is mine....



Not all of that gets added by the launcher. But if you need to you can copy & paste this to yours, it should add 11 bots.

You can use the launcher to save settings to this config.ini file (save config button).

[edited May 8] Changed since latest steampipe update
Make sure sv_cheats 1 is set, and it says rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods 416. If it says rcbot_runplayer_cmd 416, missing the _dods part, then that is wrong....

Here are manual install guides for (not recommended for new users):

Steam http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index....ost&p=11505

NonSteam http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index....ost&p=11499

there are some differences where files go, mainly....

"rcbot2.vdf goes in C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Day of Defeat Source\dod\addons"

Got it working! and the above tip is what did it. For whatever reason I didn't have an "addons" folder in that directory but once I made it and had the vdf file there, it booted up like a charm! Thanks!

Good to hear you got it going. I think thats exactly what happened when I used the installer? My addons folder was missing from that location... Do you recall where the installer put the vdf? I think mine was put in SteamApps/[emailoraccount]/day of defeat source/dod/addons, the old location, the non-steampipe location.. I moved things around at that time, so not really sure about that though... Just curious....

Exactly as you said, it was in the "SteamApps/[emailoraccount]/day of defeat source/dod/addons" directory and I copied the addons folder to the new directory under "SteamApps/common/Day of Defeat Source/dod".

theres a bug in the launcher in dod:s for steampipe I found, fixed it for next time

Hey Cheeseh thanks so much for your hard work on this. The bot support/mod work is the reason I bought DOD:S. Again, thank you!

Yeah, cool, thanks Cheeseh, I thought it was just me...

Hey one thing I've notice is random crash/PC freezes while playing this. Not sure exactly what triggers it but it will be in the middle of a bot match. Any suggestions?

I'd need more info on what caused it or a crash log of some sort. Although since the release I have fixed some crashes which were my fault really, in the source code

gut eater

.72 has been fairly stable for me, maybe one freeze up? If it's happening frequently, you might want to double check these settings in the rcbot2 config.ini

rcbot_runplayer_hookonce 1
rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods 417

Cheeseh said:

Tried this still crashes at random moments where the PC freezes. How do I pull a log of what exactly happened if it makes my PC freeze?

Yeah i'm not sure about that, rcbot1 would generate a crash log, but I can't find one for rcbot2. I was using debug, waypointing, and running 14 bots at the same time today & had a few crashes... The only crash logs I can find are in the steam "dumps" folder .... I don't know if cheeseh can use that or not. You can kinda look at them with wordpad... In my case it might not even be the bots causing it?

probably bec. of this steampipe update reason for some of the crashes.
try running steam in offline mode then run the game.

for me no crashes so far still using old version gcf non-pipes.

Ive been staying in offline mode for several days now, but I was using debug, waypointing, and running 14 bots at the same time when the crashes occured. They were not total freezes/lockups. In my case it looked like a graphics card or driver crash, i had video corruption, but I was able to do a console quit command to a normal desktop... Just playing a normal game seems ok so far???

On dialup , i'm not to crazy about steam... period...

Oh man I was using dial-up like forever years ago so I feel your pain.

Looks like the pesky pc freeze probably a system failure already on his cpu.
Probably it needs some cleaning up or a fresh reformat or some internal part are about
to break or something is overheating.

@gut eater...try to full defrag your hard drive and do a full scan.
check your cpu temperature it should be just around 40 degree Celsius idle.
get "core temp" for that.

well as for madmax, the debugging modes have some issues in the latest version which may cause memory corruption, I've fixed them in the source but haven't updated the release yet