How do I Install?, Easiest way? Options

[DreadedGhoul575]

Hello,
I want to download this mod, but I ain't sure on how to install it; the installation is only for half-life and day of defeat: source.

Does anyone know how to install it? (Just hope it's easy lol)
Thanks,
P.S What do these bots feature?

[Nightc0re]

I don't really use it tbh and I prefer it offline by myself

Metamod also works offline. Metamod is just a better technique to load and unload plugins.
It has nothing to do with offline or online, it just intercepts the server commands so plugins can use them.

Metamod is an abstraction layer between the plugin and the server.

This means, when the server gets updated, the plugin author generally does not have to update his plugin.
All that must be done, is upgrading metamod and then the plugin is working again.

As you can see metamod is a better and more convenient way to load plugins.
Metamod is also available for older servers. Again, it has nothing to do with offline or online.
Metamod is basically a plugin loader, not more, not less.

If you do not want to use this plugin loader, then you will have to wait.
Because Cheeseh is currently only updating the metamod plugin.

If you want to know what metamod really does, look here:
https://www.metamodsource.net/about

it worked before, but no longer.

Do you have done anything before it stopped working?

The rcbot plugin stopped working because there was a new server update by valve.
This problem can be fixed by updating metamod.

What do you mean with offline?

Are you using the latest dedicated server from valve, and use it in LAN mode, or are you using an outdated server?
If you don't have updated your server, I don't understand why the plugin stopped working.

[DreadedGhoul575]

Metamod also works offline. Metamod is just a better technique to load and unload plugins.
It has nothing to do with offline or online, it just intercepts the server commands so plugins can use them.

Metamod is an abstraction layer between the plugin and the server.

This means, when the server gets updated, the plugin author generally does not have to update his plugin.
All that must be done, is upgrading metamod and then the plugin is working again.

As you can see metamod is a better and more convenient way to load plugins.
Metamod is also available for older servers. Again, it has nothing to do with offline or online.
Metamod is basically a plugin loader, not more, not less.

If you do not want to use this plugin loader, then you will have to wait.
Because Cheeseh is currently only updating the metamod plugin.

If you want to know what metamod really does, look here:
https://www.metamodsource.net/about
Do you have done anything before it stopped working?

What do you mean with offline?

Are you using the latest dedicated server from valve, and use it in LAN mode, or are you using an outdated server?
If you don't have updated your server, I don't understand why the plugin stopped working.

I don't really understand metamod tbh and nothing about servers; I go onto create a server, cp_dustbowl and start and sometimes type commands in the console (that's what I mean by offline kinda lol)
The rcbot plugin stopped working because there was a new server update by valve.
This problem can be fixed by updating metamod. No, I didn't do anything to stop it from working, most likely the update and I don't know what you mean by updating the server because I don't have one.

Hey Nightcore,

I think you gave a very good description of metamod and plugins, thanks for all your support ...

I think he is a new user and just got the native plugin installed a few days before valve's updates broke it. He may be playing on a listen server, single player. I assume the valve updates also broke native rcbot2 plugin on listen servers? I'm using rcbot2 on a listen server, single player, steam offline mode. I updated dod:s about a week before the latest updates, so the native rcbot2 plugin still works for me in offline mode. So if he had his TF2 set to automatic update, that is why it quit working (native rcbot2), I guess...

You helped me install it without sm and mm and yes, most likely it did break it. Yeah, automatic update.

You're welcome.

Your assumptions are correct. The listen server and the dedicated server are basically the same.
In your game client, there is a folder called "game/tf/bin". In this folder there are two files, the "client.dll" and the "server.dll".

The "server.dll" is loaded when you start an in-game server.
When you install a dedicated server, then you also have this "bin" folder, with the same content except the "client.dll".

I just compared the "server.dll" from the dedicated server with the "server.dll" from the in-game server.
They are binary identical.

So when the dedicated servers are not working.
And you have the latest client, it is very likely that the in-game server doesn't work too.

Metamod can also be loaded from an in-game server, however you have to specify the "-insecure" flag.
Which is not needed when using dedicated servers.

I don't really understand all of that, I just mainly want it, so I can play solo with them, or even spectate. No big deal though I guess.

Did you miss the entire second page of this thread?
Edit: After checking the post you have quoted, I really think you have missed the second page of this thread.

Yeah lol, I didn't realise it makes a second page lol; I noticed the comments on others, but they had no more pages than 1, so I thought it's all on one.