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

[INsane_dod]

This is so cool.
Worked right off the installer, easy to set up, lots of waypoints.

well done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yUs665e4g

[madmax2]

This is so cool.
Worked right off the installer, easy to set up, lots of waypoints.

well done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yUs665e4g

Great to hear INsane_dod... ... Could you tell us if you used the installer on a steampiped dods (vpk) or non-steampiped (gcf)? Just curious

[INsane_dod]

Great to hear INsane_dod... ... Could you tell us if you used the installer on a steampiped dods (vpk) or non-steampiped (gcf)? Just curious

My system is Win 7 64 bit, normal dods steampipe and I flushed and verified before installing.

Worked off the installer .... but I did install RCBot2 just before the steampipe beta, maybe I still have old files there but I don't think that would matter.

Also the HL2DM bots are working OK.

Nice work Cheeseh, when I saw the installer I thought ...Oh this might get complicated.
The way the files are arranged and the desktop shortcut is just perfect, make a singleplayer mode separated from multiplayer ... very easy.

I think the bots are progressed enough to say they are not only the only way to play singleplayer on dods but also they are of a level of quality that someone would pay for. If they do get Workshop items running for dods...this would have to be submitted, it is a must have for people who just bought the game.

Believe it or not I think they will do more workshops for games like dods, hell I submitted a dods item to the TF2 workshop (requested to do so for legal reasons) and now it is in the game ...
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...s/?id=134481860