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]

The launcher doesn't add anything to launch options on steam

Yes , true , I added the plugin to launch options later, when I couldn't get the bots to load... I'll retrace my steps to see if I can figure out what happened, maybe reinstall with the launcher... But it doe's work ok with both the rcbot2.vdf & the bot plugin in the launch options...!!!

[edit]& yes I was using the launcher launch button at first, after saving the config , so I dono what could of possibly went wrong?

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yeah just put -insecure and nothing more on your launcher or shortcut IF you have the vdf file.

ok, i'm going to try that now... if I seem to be ignoring you, it means I crashed...

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ok, the bot plugin is not recognized without it set in launch options, on my install.. again my vdf is in \SteamApps\user account\day of defeat source\dod\addons folder, if thats correct..

oopps was going to give you game console code, but lost it.. ... no mention of rcbot2 plugin...

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well valve guys loves to fix something that ain't broken as always LoL!

Yeah, blea blea, steam....

So, anyways, seems as if the bot plugin is not loading from the vdf on steampipe, if I have the correct location for the rcbot2.vdf, for a steampipe install, on my PC???

But, it doe's load from steam launch options? I'll try it without the vdf & see if that works...

Yep, verified, on my PC/steampipe, if I remove the addons/rcbot2.vdf folder, the bots will load from steam launch options, which is normal. If I have both a rcbot2.vdf & the bot plugin set to load from steam launch options, the bot only loads once, not twice, on my PC...!

If I start the game with just a rcbot2.vdf, no launch options set, the bot plugin is not loaded, or even acknoledged by the game console as present!

[Cheeseh]

check if the vdf is also in \SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons folder


hl2dm doesn't need to hook, as the bot api works fine in hl2dm