Half-life 2 RCBOT I love it!, A couple of question... Options

[Mladen]

I Everybody i just find Rcbot2...and i install everything in my game (hl2) It works very well (in LAN)and i like the inteligence of thath bots they are even better than certain newplayers!!!Anyway my question is..is it possible to run RCBOT2 in my server on internet? Or they are just for LAN connections?Becausse i just start my server 2 weeks ago and not a lot people playing....but if i put the bots a lot of people come.....is its possible where should i install everyplugin ????I try a lot of combination and it works perfect in LAN but when i start my SOURCE DEDICATED SERVER on my computer at home i receive the message"..Youre not alowed to used this command"I read a lot of topic and i cant find the ini access files on my computer...anyway thanks in advance ..sorry for the big topic...cheers Mladen

[Mladen]

OK in download the rcbot2 preview update..then i replace the hpb bot dll whith the new.,THEN I SEE the accessclients.ini file in!!!!i put my steam id like we try earlier...same problem....weird.....no access.....


HERE WHATH I SEE...
in my console in the game......





Deathmatch
Map: dm_snipe_reborn_v2
Players: 1 / 16
Build 2992
Server Number 1
SetConVar: No such cvar ( macdguy_deathmessages set to v7.1.1), skipping
SetConVar: No such cvar ( ee66666eeeeeretyutr), skipping
SetConVar: No such cvar ( mani_tickrate set to 66), skipping
SetConVar: No such cvar ( mani_nextmap set to fy_blood), skipping
Begin loading faces (loads materials)
End loading faces (loads materials)
Initializing renderer...
Error: Material "engine/colorcorrection" uses unknown shader "ColorCorrection"

[QFC] La Sorciere connecté
617 gametitle fade
] rcbot addbot
Unknown command: rcbot
] rcbotd
[RCBot] Error, no map running or not dedicated server
Next map is Map decided by vote
] plugin_load hpb_bot2
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_PLAYERINFOMANAGER IPlayerInfoManager playerinfomanager
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_VENGINESERVER IVEngineServer engine
[RCBOT] Found interface FILESYSTEM_INTERFACE_VERSION IFileSystem filesystem
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_ISERVERPLUGINHELPERS IServerPluginHelpers helpers
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_ENGINETRACE_SERVER IEngineTrace enginetrace
[RCBOT] Found interface IEFFECTS_INTERFACE_VERSION IEffects g_pEffects
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_PLAYERBOTMANAGER IBotManager g_pBotManager
[RCBOT] Found interface VDEBUG_OVERLAY_INTERFACE_VERSION IVDebugOverlay debugoverlay
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_GAMEEVENTSMANAGER2 IGameEventManager2 gameeventmanager
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_GAMEEVENTSMANAGER IGameEventManager gameeventmanager1
[RCBOT] Found interface INTERFACEVERSION_SERVERGAMECLIENTS IServerGameClients gameclients
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Loaded plugin "hpb_bot2"
] rcbot addbot
Unknown command: rcbot
Server Tick Rate 66
PRESS ESC TO SET YOUR OPTION LIKE SOUNDS AND OTHER
Current map is dm_snipe_reborn_v2
Next map is Map decided by vote
Server Tick Rate 66
PRESS ESC TO SET YOUR OPTION LIKE SOUNDS AND OTHER
Current map is dm_snipe_reborn_v2
This server is running DeathMessages v7.1.1 by MacDGuy
Next map is Map decided by vote
Server Tick Rate 66
PRESS ESC TO SET YOUR OPTION LIKE SOUNDS AND OTHER
Current map is dm_snipe_reborn_v2
Next map is Map decided by vote
20 MINUTES UNTIL END OF MAP

[Cheeseh]

Dont use plugin_load!! it is suppoosed to be loaded before the games starts by using the .vdf file in the addons folder (read the readme)

[Mladen]

Dont use plugin_load!! it is suppoosed to be loaded before the games starts by using the .vdf file in the addons folder (read the readme)

I know...i use it after the game start because it wasent working whitout using the plugin...

DID you try IT???IT dont load and dont work in the DEdicated server....It just work in LAN.....

Can you try install it on your machine and you will see whatj i mean,.......Mladen

This post has been edited by Mladen: Feb 11 2007, 06:43 PM

[Cheeseh]

I know that the bot will not work properly when using "plugin_load", ive had people having problems with the bot loading it using that. You are better trying to get it to work using the .vdf file. its simple. Create an addons folder (if not already existing) in hl2mp folder located in your dedicated server and half-life 2 deathmatch directory, and put HPB_bot2.vdf in it. It should load.

[Mladen]

I know that the bot will not work properly when using "plugin_load", ive had people having problems with the bot loading it using that. You are better trying to get it to work using the .vdf file. its simple. Create an addons folder (if not already existing) in hl2mp folder located in your dedicated server and half-life 2 deathmatch directory, and put HPB_bot2.vdf in it. It should load.

Im not using "plugin_load" I have the file vdf in addon...BUT LIKE I TELL YOU BEFORE IN THE DEDICATED SERVER I CAN T ADDBOT!!! CAN YOU ANSEWRS MY QUESTION?? DID YOU EVER TRY IN THE DEDICATED SERVER???
IF NOT TRY!!!BECAUSE WE ARE SAYING ALWAYS THE SAME THING FOR ABSOLUTELY NO RESULT...





Map: dm_snipe_reborn_v2
Players: 1 / 16
Build 2992
Server Number 1
Begin loading faces (loads materials)
End loading faces (loads materials)
Initializing renderer...
Saved score reloaded

[QFC] La Sorciere connecté
] rcbotd
[RCBot] Error, no map running or not dedicated server
] rcbot addbot
[RCBot] You do not have access to this command
] plugin_print
Loaded plugins:
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0: "RCBot2 Plugin, by Cheeseh"
1: "Mani Admin Plugin 2006 V1.2BetaN RC2-13 VSP, www.mani-admin-plugin.com"
2: "Mattie's EventScripts, http://mattie.info/cs, Version:1.1.1.015w"
3: "Mattie's System Call Plugin 0.1"
4: "Spawn/Chat Protection; by Bernt Nilsson, version 1.2.4"
5: "Infinite Sprint - Shyotl"
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Next map is Map decided by vote

[Cheeseh]

calm down man, have a coffee. I spent many many hours yesterday getting it to work on the dedicated server per your request, and yes I did try it and it worked fine.

rcbotd command only works in the dedicated server console (go into dedicated server console then use this command)

rcbot command only works on the client (only for clients in accessclients.ini)

remember there is a seperate folder for the dedicated server as I told you before, you need to put the HPB_bot.vdf in the source dedicated server/hl2mp/addons

also rememebr "addons" not "addon"

it will not work for the dedicated server if you only installed the bot to halflife 2 deathmatch folder and not the dedicated server, which is what I am guessing you have done

it worked with me, therefore I tested it and it worked, so it should work with you, obviously you missed that step in the installation.

[Mladen]

Hi Chesseh ..i apreciate your work,and i m not mad....I did everiything you told me....I have a lot of program on my server ....So i know how to install script addons....ect ect.............

Your program is easy to install....2 files....i put hpb_bot2 vdf in my /Email/source dedicated /hl2mp/addons...............then.....HPB_Bot2.dll into the "\source dedicated server\bin" folder...........then run my steam dedicated server.....start the game ....join the game......i type rcbotd in the console....then take a look.......] rcbotd
[RCBot] Error, no map running or not dedicated server...so????????????????????




Map: dm_snipe_reborn_v2
Players: 1 / 16
Build 2992
Server Number 1
Begin loading faces (loads materials)
End loading faces (loads materials)
Initializing renderer...
Saved score reloaded

[QFC] La Sorciere connecté
] rcbotd
[RCBot] Error, no map running or not dedicated server
] rcbot addbot
[RCBot] You do not have access to this command
] plugin_print
Loaded plugins:
---------------------
0: "RCBot2 Plugin, by Cheeseh"
1: "Mani Admin Plugin 2006 V1.2BetaN RC2-13 VSP, www.mani-admin-plugin.com"
2: "Mattie's EventScripts, http://mattie.info/cs, Version:1.1.1.015w"
3: "Mattie's System Call Plugin 0.1"
4: "Spawn/Chat Protection; by Bernt Nilsson, version 1.2.4"
5: "Infinite Sprint - Shyotl"
---------------------
Next map is Map decided by vote

[Cheeseh]

did you type rcbotd in the dedicated server console??? I am guessing you didn't thats what I made the command for, not for the client. What you are doing is trying to access the RCbot dedicated server command thorugh a client which cannot be done. You need to go into the dedicated server console, either by using remote console, or by selecting the dedicated server window and entering rcbotd <command>. you can then use "rcbotd config max_bots <max bots>" in the dedicated server and the server will add bots automaticall and stay at the maximum number of bots

whats going wrong is...

you are getting confused with the client and server. When you join a game and play thats the client, you cannot use rcbotd command on that console, thats why it is saying "Error, no map running or not dedicated server". Similarly, you can only access the rcbot command through a client if the STEAM_ID is written in the accessclients.ini, to find the correct steam ID, connect the server and type "status" in the client console, find your correct steam ID from that, it will most likely be STEAM_ID_LAN if it is a local server.

The server is the source dedicated server console, which can be accessed through "rcon" (remote console) or directly in the dedicated server console, It should create a window for the dedicated server and it has a console tab in the window.

rcbotd only works for me as it shouldi n the dedicated server console, see below





client:


after joining on ded server: