RCBot2 0.72, steampipe fixes.... Options

[Cheeseh]

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0.72
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all mods: please move rcbot2 folder to users home folder i.e. /users/<name> or ~/
all mods: Vfilesystem update
all mods: rcbot2 sv_tag
all mods: rcbot_ffa cvar , if 1 bots shoot each other disregarding teamplay
all mods: fixed bug with bots jumping etc at the wrong position
all mods: new debugging command 'rcbot debug hud' if 1, shows your debug bot info on screen
tf2 : fixed engineer facing the correct way when building
tf2 : fixed crash bug with engineer
tf2: bots pick up ammo from dropped weapons after killing enemies
hl2dm: bots use ammo crates if they need ammo
hl2dm: bots using buttons for lifts in hl2dm (need lift waypoints)
hl2dm: bots dont shoot explosive oildrum breakables
hl2dm: bots shoot breakables in the way
hl2dm: bots go to snipe points if they have crossbow
dod:s : bots prone when sniping on prone waypoints
dod:s : added prone waypoint
dod:s : machine gun changes -- bots shouldn't shoot from afar without deploying
+ other small changes

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rcbot2/fil...72.zip/download

With the steampipe changes I've had to make many file system changes, so
please move your rcbot2 folder to your home directory on windows (see below)

1. The rcbot folder should now be in Documents and Settings/<Your Username> OR Users/<Your Username> (for me it looks like C:/Users/Paul/rcbot2)
2. (For linux this is simply ~/ )
3. There are two hook offsets now, one for DOD:S and one for TF2, (they are different now)
   i.e. rcbot_runplayer_cmd_tf2 and rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods
4. The installer should work but installs to both possible folders either steampipe or non steampipe (i.e. your account name or common)
5. The DLL goes into the same directory (in the mod/bin folder)

I know the home folder thing might not work for hlds servers, but this is just to release while I make more changes. Hope this is okay with you guys to get the bot to work and install easily.


Installing
You can use the RCBot2 Installer.exe to install and run the RCBot2 Launcher, from there everything is easy. However if you run in to problems you can install manually

Manual Installation
Copy the rcbot2 folder from ‘files/’ into your users/<PC USER> folder (or Documents and settings/<PC user>)

Running
You can use the RCBot2 Launcher to run RCBot2 automatically however once you have loaded the game with the launcher you need to create a server to create a game

This version of RCBot 2 uses a hook into the game engine to make bots move properly in TF2 and DOD:S. To do this, the bot needs to know, in memory, where to hook

This is held in the variable rcbot_runplayer_cmd_tf2 and rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods for the appropriate mod

The rcbot_runplayer_cmd value must be the same as the latest version of the mod, found here: http://www.sourcemodplugins.org/vtableoffsets

If you experience crashes try changing rcbot_runplayer_hookonce to 0 or 1 or vice versa

Manual running
If you want to run RCBot2 manually, just enter the command line in the modification of your choice in Steam

-insecure +plugin_load “..\bin\HPB_Bot2”

Then create a server

Warning! If loading manually, make sure you don’t already have a VDF file with rcbot2 automatically loading. Otherwise RCBot2 will be loaded twice and strange things might happen!

Adding bots
Rcbot addbot <class> <team> <name>

If you want to add a random bot by using a bot profile, just type

Rcbot addbot

If you want to add a bot with a specific class and an automatic team type

Rcbot addbot 1 for scout in TF2, or support in DOD:S

For TF2 scout or DOD:S Support class , see the list of class numbers below:

Team Fortress 2

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Class numbers
1 = scout
2 = sniper
3 = soldier
4 = demoman
5 = medic ( Bugs )
6 = hwguy
7 = pyro ( Bugs )
8 = Spy
9 = Engineer

Team Numbers:
2 = red
3 = blue

DOD:Source

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Class numbers
0 = Rifleman
1 = Support
2 = Assault
3 = Sniper
4 = Machine Gunner
5 = Rocket



Team Numbers:
2 = Allies
3 = Axis

[madmax2]

Here is a STEAMPIPE Manual Installation, much of it copied from genmacs, excellent non-steampipe guide. I just changed it to steampipe and added a couple things for newbs....

Very Important: Cheeseh recommends the installer for novice users. Only attempt this if you can't get the installer to work for some unknown reason.....

Ok here's a WINXP users guide for steampipe DoDS (Manual Installation)

I'm into manual installation so here's how I put all the files and folders:

1. Extract the RCBot_072.zip on any new empty folder.

2. Copy paste the rcbot2 folder here...so it should look like this, for example:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\rcbot2

3. The HPB_Bot2.dll depending on your steam to dods directory should go here..

..\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Day of Defeat Source\bin (steampipe installs)

4. Now create a rcbot2.vdf file by simply adding this line to notepad and save it as "rcbot2.vdf".

Plugin {"file" "../bin/HPB_Bot2"}

5. Place it here...for example:

..\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons (steampipe installs)

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Ok to make sure rcbot2 beta 0.72 will work on steampiped dods...

1. Open config.ini (use notepad) found here...for example:

C:\Documents and Settings\username\rcbot2\config

2. Edit this line...[edited 1-9-14]

rcbot_runplayer_cmd 417
to
rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods 417

(note: future steam game updates, may require a different value here, check http://www.sourcemodplugins.org/vtableoffsets after any game updates)

3....and save it!

Edit this line if it crashes or kinda buggy....

rcbot_runplayer_hookonce 1
to
rcbot_runplayer_hookonce 0

mine works on 1.

4. If you want bots to join automaticly, add something like this to the end of the config.ini...

rcbot config min_bots 11
rcbot config max_bots 12

That will get 11 bots joining

5. You may want to verify these settings in the config.ini too, if you are having problems...

sv_cheats 1 (default)
rcbot_sv_cheats_auto 1 (default)

sv_cheats is the important one, be sure it is 1, the auto setting seems to work fine at 0 for me.

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Important:
For manual launch outside the RCbot2 launcher, you need this...

Add -insecure to the game launch options in steam
(note: if you want to play online later, -insecure needs to be removed from launch options)

I also added -novid like this: -novid -insecure

The -novid stops the valve video from playing, which I guess they added back in for our viewing pleasure..

Then Use the in steam create desktop shortcut option if you want one, it won't load the bot twice.

THATS IT, bots should load & work now....

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NOT RECOMMENDED, but if all else fails you can try this....

As an alternative, you can make a standalone desktop shortcut like this (dods):

Target: "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -applaunch 300 -novid -insecure +plugin_load ..\bin\HPB_Bot2

Start in: "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\Day of Defeat Source"

Again, don't add the bot plugin to both your steam dods launch options & to a shortcut.
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Feel free to correct anything, but I think this is right....

[Cheeseh]

also don't put the rcbot in a vdf and in the launch options / shortcut !

Really for novices I recommend using the installer & launcher, if there are any problems with the installer/launcher, let me know.

BTW if anyone has linux dods, try this .SO

http://rcbot.bots-united.com/downloads/HPB..._i486.so.tar.gz

remember the bots need waypoints from the rcbot2 windows zip put into /home/<user>/rcbot2/waypoints otherwise bots won't move

and rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods needs to be 415 on my linux