SteamCMD Dedicated Server Options

[HulkBogan]

Hello Cheeseh. It's good to see you're still around. I was setting up a new DOD Source server and I'm having trouble getting RCBOT up and running. I'm hoping you can resolve my issue. Thanks in advance.

First off, this is a brand new Windows dedicated server installation from SteamCMD (the new updater). The game no longer creates an "Orangebox" folder within the dedicated installation. The folder directory is as shown below...



In the graphic above, what is the installation location for the contents of RCBOT? Specifically, where do I put the RCBOT folder and the dll? If I understand correctly, the DLL goes in the bin folder within the DOD folder shown above but if I place the RCBOT folder within the mod folder (dod), I get an error stating "orangebox/dod" mod not found.

Using the directory information in the graphic, what should my botmods.ini file look like for dod? I have tried many things already. Perhaps you could simplify your installation instructions with SteamCMD on a Windows dedicated server?

Thank you sir and continued success!

[madmax2]

See my edit2 above, but i don't think thats the problem U are having now. Have U tried loading the rcbot plugin from a rcbot2.vdf? Instead of plugin_load


This is how to do it from vdf (it's linux, but its the same)....

http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index....ost&p=12159

But don't do both plugin_load and this, it will load the bot twice & fail....

What is the current path you have to the HPB_Bot2.dll ?

[HulkBogan]

See my edit2 above, but i don't think thats the problem U are having now. Have U tried loading the rcbot plugin from a rcbot2.vdf? Instead of plugin_load
This is how to do it from vdf (it's linux, but its the same)....

http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index....ost&p=12159

But don't do both plugin_load and this, it will load the bot twice & fail....

What is the current path you have to the HPB_Bot2.dll ?

I still end up with this...

CODE

Game.dll loaded for "Day of Defeat"
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_PLAYERINFOMANAGER IPlayerInfoManager pl
ayerinfomanager
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_VENGINESERVER IVEngineServer engine
Trying... VFileSystem022
[RCBOT] Found interface "VFileSystem" IFileSystem filesystem, ver = 022
[RCBot] HL2 MODIFICATION "DODServer/dod" NOT FOUND, EXITING... see bot_mods.ini
in bot config folder
[BOT ERROR] Mod not found. Please edit the bot_mods.ini in the bot config folder

steamdir = DODServer
gamedir = dod
Failed to load plugin "..\bin\HPB_Bot2.dll"
maxplayers set to 32

My server paths are currently as follows,

HPB_bot2.dll is located.....D:\DODServer\bin\HPB_bot2.dll

RCBot folder is located....D:\DODServer\dod\rcbot2 (I have also tried it at D:\DODServer\rcbot2)

Waypoints are located....D:\DODServer\dod\rcbot2\waypoints\dod

My bot_mods.ini file reads...

mod = DOD
steamdir = DODServer
gamedir = dod
bot = DOD

Im still not having luck. Thanks for anything you come up with.

[Cheeseh]

it's not finding the bot_mods.ini

RCBot folder is located....D:\DODServer\dod\rcbot2 (I have also tried it at D:\DODServer\rcbot2)

can you change the location of the rcbot2 folder?

the rcbot folder should be in your user folder with this version. I'm not sure about leased servers, What I think might work is putting your rcbot2 folder in your home folder in your leased server, I thought you should have one none the less.

This was a temporary fix as the cahnge to steampipe would have left you with two separate rcbot folders for non steampiped and steampiped mods

[HulkBogan]

it's not finding the bot_mods.ini
can you change the location of the rcbot2 folder?

the rcbot folder should be in your user folder with this version. I'm not sure about leased servers, What I think might work is putting your rcbot2 folder in your home folder in your leased server, I thought you should have one none the less.

This was a temporary fix as the cahnge to steampipe would have left you with two separate rcbot folders for non steampiped and steampiped mods

I installed the rcbot folder to the user directory and it produces the same errors about modification not found. Is there any way to change RCBot so that it will load from the root steamcmd folder? For dedicated server owners, you are rarely given access to the machine's user folders and are commonly only given access to your game folder root folder so you can install custom maps, models, or whatever. Generally speaking, you only have enough "system permissions" to restart your server and work within the game folders on the machine. For myself, in this experiment, I am running this on a machine that I own and have access to anything on it and it still will not work for me. Any thoughts? I appreciate the help guys.

[Cheeseh]

I installed the rcbot folder to the user directory and it produces the same errors about modification not found. Is there any way to change RCBot so that it will load from the root steamcmd folder? For dedicated server owners, you are rarely given access to the machine's user folders and are commonly only given access to your game folder root folder so you can install custom maps, models, or whatever. Generally speaking, you only have enough "system permissions" to restart your server and work within the game folders on the machine. For myself, in this experiment, I am running this on a machine that I own and have access to anything on it and it still will not work for me. Any thoughts? I appreciate the help guys.

Hi HB, long time , been busy. Well I made a new DLL file here http://filebase.bots-united.com/index.php?...view&id=461 it expects the rcbot2 folder to be in the folder above the mod, i.e. in steamapps/common for steampiped mods or steamapps/<email> for non steampiped mods if your mod is installed in C:\server\Day of defeat , then rcbot2 folder should be in c:\server with this dll

notice with the home folder version or any version, it should have this error when loading in the console :
Reading bot profile "C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\32.ini"
[RCBot] file not found/opening error 'C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini' mode r
[RCBot] failed to make folders for C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini
[RCBot] Bot profile "C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini" not found

so it will tell you where it is looking

[Claw99]

Hi HB, long time , been busy. Well I made a new DLL file here http://filebase.bots-united.com/index.php?...view&id=461 it expects the rcbot2 folder to be in the folder above the mod, i.e. in steamapps/common for steampiped mods or steamapps/<email> for non steampiped mods if your mod is installed in C:\server\Day of defeat , then rcbot2 folder should be in c:\server with this dll

notice with the home folder version or any version, it should have this error when loading in the console :
Reading bot profile "C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\32.ini"
[RCBot] file not found/opening error 'C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini' mode r
[RCBot] failed to make folders for C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini
[RCBot] Bot profile "C:\Users\<name>\rcbot2\profiles\33.ini" not found

so it will tell you where it is looking

Was this issue ever resolved? If so please post.... Thanks

[Claw99]

Was this issue ever resolved? If so please post.... Thanks

Hulk,
Were you able to get the issue resolved with running Rcbot2 on your DOD:S Dedicated stand alone server. It left off with Cheeseh writing a new DLL for the plugin. What happened after that. I'm tying to setup a stand alone server with the RCBot2 plugin but have not been a able to get it running. All of my folder locations seem to be correct because I can start the plugin however when I try to add bots it say's
[RCBot] Error, no map running or not dedicated server. But I can see the server is up with a map and I can join it. It's running on insecure mode and I run the rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods 417 command afterwards. The error comes when I try to add bots using rcbotd addbot. rcbot command not recognized. Can you help?