RCBot 0.9, Massive TF2 update Options

[Cheeseh]

The main change to TF2 is that scripts have now been removed and it automatically detects points

This makes previously unplayable maps (tc_hydro, cp_degrootkeep, cp_gravelpit) available for bots to play normally

Please update your TF2 waypoints to the new waypoints in the ZIP for it to work correctly.

tf2: bots check if they can see the ground beneath enemies to help aim for rockets and grenades
tf2: removed need for scripts in TF2 -- using TF2 point detection
tf2: bots can attack skeletons on plr_hightower_event
tf2: if capture point is unreachable bots will go to nearest defend points
tf2: updated sniper and sentry and exit building based on current attack or defend point on cp maps
tf2: bots can now high five
tf2: fixed bots attacking sentries from distance
tf2: sentry and sniper placement changes
tf2: added new medic dode
tf2: waypoint autofix 1 command fixes senty waypoints etc with no area on cp maps
tf2: fixed snipers getting stuck
tf2: snipers hide when enemies see them
tf2: spies don't deliberately lose their disguise unless they think enemy is targeting them
tf2: ubered bots don't change to shotgun or melee if they have explosive weapon ammo
tf2: fixed sentry waypoint selection
tf2: more chance of bots going to point when point under attack
tf2: less chance of bots trying to build sentries upon each other
tf2: medics try not to heal cloaked spies or disguised spies as other team
tf2: when points are updated automatically update bots attack or defend points
tf2: bots try to take cover from demo pipe grenades
tf2: fixed sentry avoidance
tf2: added payload avoidance
tf2: bots can now taunt when messing around if taunts are disabled
tf2: fixed sniper bug
tf2: new debug tools (memory scan and memory check)
tf2: fixed current waypoint being -1 if bot stuck in corner
tf2: fixed demomen detonating stickies at wrong CP when under attack
tf2: improved engineer picking up buildings quicker for moving
tf2: areaonly waypoint is activated when area is under attack
tf2: added new waypoint type "owneronly" - this waypoint can only be used by the owner of the point
tf2: fixed improved engineer building code
tf2: fixed piping and sentry attacking
tf2: improved return to defend code
tf2: bots improved aiming for melee attacks
tf2: quicker waypoint
tf2: if capture point can't be reached bots go to nearest defend point (e.g. cp_steel last cap)
tf2: more probability of defending/atacking points under attack
tf2: within 10 seconds of round end bots will push
tf2: fixed some possible crashes
tf2: fixed - bots go to the correct point under attack to defend
tf2: removed need for setup time in script
tf2: medics jump when the players they heal jump
tf2: fixed rocket launcher aiming
tf2: fixed sniper aiming if sniper can't see the ground of entity
tf2: more probability of bots choosing spy or demoman if killed by a sentry if rcbot_change_classes is enabled
tf2: fixed possible pipe waypoint was unreachable
tf2: bots don't investigate sounds if they have an enemy or were recently spawned
tf2: fixed rocket aiming
tf2: faster pipe waypoint searching
tf2: bots stop spy checking a team mate if they attack
tf2: fixed aiming when piping or spamming grens
tf2: medics don't heal if a player's already being healed by a medic
tf2: sniper improvements, taking cover after shooting
tf2: fixed bug when bots would forget getting the flag if enemy dropped the flag
tf2: if enemy drops flag bots stop returning to intel
tf2: fixed snipers walking while zoomed
tf2: fixed new sentry attacking task behaviour
tf2: medics don't hide from enemy if they are ubered
tf2: bots see spies if they are cloaked with no cloak meter left
tf2: fixed bots hearing cloaked bots moving and walking towards them cloaked
tf2: fixed bots looking back at their healing medic
tf2: improved bots choice of taking teleports or not
tf2: bots become less paranoid after they kill a spy
tf2: bots become paranoid when their sentry is sapped
tf2: fixed demoman pipe trap at flag standing location bug
tf2: improved demoman aiming with grenade launcher
tf2: engineers try to walk round their sentries (requires more waypoints)
tf2: engineers tend not to attack enemies if near their sentry so they can repair it instead
tf2: ubered players dont investigate sounds
tf2: fixed possible bug with ghost sentries
tf2: bots only build teleporters when their sentries are okay
tf2: fixed engineers going to other team resupply after building teleporter entrance after team switch
tf2: engineers go to ther sentries if it is attacking
tf2: improved defence and attack on attack/defend maps(must be set in script)
tf2: fixed a small memory leak
tf2: fixed payload bomb crash
tf2: fixed navigation crash
tf2: bots don't investigate sounds when attacking payload bomb
tf2: fixed crashes in PLR and navigation
tf2: spies try to avoid line of sight of enemies
tf2: improved demoman piping and spamming sentries
tf2: medics don't heal if a player's already being healed by a medic
tf2: sniper improvements, taking cover after shooting
tf2: fixed bug when bots would forget getting the flag if enemy dropped the flag
tf2: if enemy drops flag bots stop returning to intel
tf2: fixed snipers walking while zoomed
tf2: fixed new sentry attacking task behaviour
tf2: medics don't hide from enemy if they are ubered
tf2: bots see spies if they are cloaked with no cloak meter left
all: fixed sv_tags multiple rcbot2 tags
all: fixed possible crash while editing waypoints
all: fixed random function
all: reduced cpu usage with lots of openslater waypoints in a map and lots of bots
all: changed waitopen to waitground waypoint
all: waypoint menu shows number of paths to waypoint
all: added new debug commands
all: you can debug a bot by looking at it with the debug bot command
all: fixed crash bug when bot died on trigger_hurt
all: waypoint distances automatically update during path find
all: fixed debug bot crash when bot leaves server
all: added waypoint commands
all: new commands rcbot waypoint check, rcbot waypoint setareatonearest
all: new commands rcbot waypoint teleport, rcbot waypoint autofix
all: more reliability checks for ehandle (more stable)
all: new command rcbot waypoint shiftareas X Y - shifts all visible waypoints with area X to Y
all: bot remembers last failed path and avoids it next time
all: fixed random function to be less biased
all: fixed unable to select waypoint while editing if on the wrong team
dod:s bots periodically check waypoints where other team may hide

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[madmax2]

Excess Prone Problem?:

Can the proning be turned down a bit, or maybe it needs a fix ? I first noticed on snowbridge with rcbot2 .85, bots were proning long distances, like all the way up & down long slopes, even when not under fire. It's a large open map, so I thought they might be seeing enemies & staying proned, but I don't think so now. In donner with rcbot2 .9, I saw a axis bot prone in a loop around those concrete barriers, then from one end of the street back past the axis 2nd flag, continue to axis 1st flag (he killed one allied bot there), then prone back to where I first saw it proning, then it was killed by an allied bot! Oh, it was not a sniper or mg, it was a support or assault class. On snowbridge i remember a mg doing it. I don't think it is limited to a specific class. This seems to be a pattern, where sometimes a bot will keep proning until it is killed, or for a very long time even when no enemies are near. In small size maps it is probably less noticeable and less of a problem because the proning bots get killed quicker than they would on a large map. On medium & large maps, excess proning may be effecting the pace of the game, slowing it down...?


Comparison observation:

Since I was switching between rcbot2 .85 & .9 a lot while waypointing on donner, I was watching the attack patterns on the overview map a lot. Even with squads turned off, it seems .9 bots stay grouped together much more and don't spread out as fast as they do on .85. Is it because they are less dependent on fixed positions in .9, or are more flag goal oriented. Bots don't seem to use the fixed positions as much? I can't figure why, but the speed of flag caps & recaps seems higher in .85, I think it is they just don't group together so caps are easier with fewer enemies near, plus they use alternate route more (not moving in groups as much as .9). Is the squads disable not working in .9? Or is this just new behavior?

When you have the time to test yourself, no hurry, just reporting this stuff while I have time...