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[madmax2]

Possible Bugs or Observed Issues Topic

Thought I should start a topic to report observed issues or bugs, not strictly related to waypointing... This first item has been resolved with some hacky waypointing, but I don't think bots were seeing or able to reach the buttons in the wall. Distance was reported by debug to be 76, perhaps that is to far? I have not tried latest build yet, the wpt is nearly done, but needs a bit of polish though...

11-28 build

I finally got something to work on the first closed locked door on murks. I've put hours overall to make it work. It was the same problem with the old rcbots at these doors. So I started out with the wpt config I had with the old bots, noclipped wpt into the button, but that wasn't working. I almost gave up when I just stumbled on a config that works, after moving wpts around and using combinations of normal, important, wait and staynear flags. But just like with the old bots its a forced configuration. I don't think Bots are seeing the func_button in the panel. Before I got this working they would just run up against the door pressing use a few times, then go over to the important wpt, but not press use, then go back to unopened door & repeat. If I added an openslater on other side of door they would go over to the button/panel, but would not press it, with any of a dozen different configurations...

Well this is actually working well now, but as you can see the path is through the wall. In fact I used this config at the 2nd problem door and it works there too. I have also been able to remove the important flag & it still works.




Config is wait---important or wait---normal, but path must go through wall from the wait wpt. It won't work from the important wpt. Never did try path from wait thru the door? That probably won't work unless it is close to the button?

I did a rcbot.search while right up against the panel, and button distance is about 76, perhaps that is the reason?

CODE

] as_command rcbot.search
[RCBOT]player frame=232.552887 distance = 0
[RCBOT]func_button frame=0 distance = 76.595879
[RCBOT]func_door LOCKED!!
[RCBOT]func_door frame=0 distance = 120.178703
[RCBOT]func_door LOCKED!!
[RCBOT]func_door frame=0 distance = 134.249481
[RCBOT]func_illusionary frame=0 distance = 168.824387
[RCBOT]multi_manager frame=0 distance = 43.174778
[RCBOT]weapon_crowbar frame=0 distance = 8
[RCBOT]weapon_9mmhandgun frame=0 distance = 8
[RCBOT]weapon_medkit frame=0 distance = 8

So for a test I removed the path thru the wall to make them fail to press the button again. Also placed openslater on other side of door to make them go to the button. Same failure is present without openslater, just easier to find it in in console this way...

Ran debug task on a bot, and get this... I think maybe they are not facing correct direction, looks like they attempt once to press it?

CODE

] as_command rcbot.debug_bot [m00]wh3y
[RCBOT]Finding player [m00]wh3y
[RCBOT]UTIL_FindPlayer MadMax2
[RCBOT]UTIL_FindPlayer [m00]wh3y
[RCBOT]iBestMatch == 9
[RCBOT]Debug '[m00]wh3y' (if bot)
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK]  COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK]  COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] func_button              <--- button task
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindButtonTask COMPLETE          <--- button task complete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)  <--- slew of these in console, removed some
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CUseButtonTask FAILED          <--- button task failed
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
L 28/11/2018 - 12:56:22: "MadMax2<1><STEAM_ID_LAN><players>" stats: frags="0.00" deaths="0" health="100"
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
L 28/11/2018 - 12:56:24: "[m00]wh3y<3><BOT><players>" stats: frags="0.00" deaths="0" health="100"
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK]  COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pTasks.length() == 0
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask FAILED
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindPathTask COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK]  COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] func_button              <--- button task repeats
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] CFindButtonTask COMPLETE
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] m_pCurrentTask.m_bComplete
[RCBOT][DEBUG - TASK] bot.setMove(m_pCharger.pev.origin)

Other observe issues (have not tried latest build yet, maybe "bots avoid last failed path" fixed #2?) :

#1 Saw bot stuck on turret, not sure how it happened & only saw once? Tried placing another wpt nearby, but he wouldn't use it or suicide, seem pretty stuck...


#2 This happened after removing a staynear flag from other side of the door. He was constantly pressing use in the corner & wouldn't go to the button. So I put the staynear back on the same wpt, I had to restart the map, but haven't seen it happen again.


Both of these may be rare occurance, but I haven't tried many different maps, so not sure?

[madmax2]

I've been using z for a while now. What happened this last time was the sprite got stuck about 1/4 way up the pole, usually it is stuck near the bottom half. The action was completed and the next flag was enabled, so just the sprite stopped moving. It would seem to be a map bug, but I haven't confirmed this happens with players. Removing staynears on some flags has helped, on others moving the flag pole wpt has helped, or like in the case of the 2nd flag I moved the important flag to the wpt just before the normal wpt on the flag. Not having the important wpt right against the flag pole seems to be the most reliable solution.

Anyway, it has been getting much better, it's just so random. The only flags I'm not 100% sure of are the last 2, but I think they are OK now. The last flag still has an important wpt right on the pole, but I haven't seen that flag get stuck since removing the staynear on it and adding a wait flag to the normal wpt just before the important, a long time & many game tests.

I was experimenting last night with adding a few more scripted wpts, non-entity (-1) wpts for navigation/goto points after the main objectives are done. After putting the ammo/health wpts back in, they mainly want to circle the outer areas and not use the middle or reverse path to the front door. It seems to be working, as they now use those paths . I don't have ammo/health on the first crate so bots will multi-path and use the both trench's there at the start of the map, so that contributes to them circling the outer area. I do want them to do that some, just not all the time.