RCBot2 0.72, steampipe fixes.... Options

[genmac]

seems steampipe has bugged out vdf files now...it's just keeps getting better doesn't it? lol!
so I think sourcemods has a more lower chance of running via vdf so must load it using direct commands lines now as what you did on rcbot2.

anyway I've tested rcbot on hl2dm and wow the bots are using lifts and button very smooth now.
I've yet to catch one sniping though.

I'm updating the manual installation guide to include hl2dm since it needs the
rcbot_runplayer_cmd 416.

[Cheeseh]

check if the vdf is also in \SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons folder


hl2dm doesn't need to hook, as the bot api works fine in hl2dm

[genmac]

I see...re-edit....

[madmax2]

check if the vdf is also in \SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons folder

Hmmm, for some reason I don't have an addons folder there!!!! It's in \SteamApps\user\day of defeat source\dod instead!!!! I'll try moving it & see what happens.....

Sorry, spaced off, was chatting with my nephew....

[madmax2]

@ Cheeseh

check if the vdf is also in \SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons folder

Yep, that was it... my vdf ended up in the wrong folder somehow . I put it in....

\SteamApps\common\day of defeat source\dod\addons

like you said, and removed the plugin from the launch options , so the only thing in launch options now is -novid -insecure.

It now works from the rcbot2.vdf...

I wonder if when i first installed it with the installer, I may of pressed the save config button without first selecting a game in the drop down? Seems I may of done that, which might explain why it ended up in my user folder? I'm sure after that, I saved the configs several times with dods selected, it seems? Because I was trying to get it to work using the launcher....

Or, maybe it was left over from when I first tried to install rcbot2 .71 on the steampiped dods, hmmmm....

I'll fix the steampipe manual install guide above....Fixed & DONE....

[INsane_dod]

This is so cool.
Worked right off the installer, easy to set up, lots of waypoints.

well done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yUs665e4g

[madmax2]

This is so cool.
Worked right off the installer, easy to set up, lots of waypoints.

well done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yUs665e4g

Great to hear INsane_dod... ... Could you tell us if you used the installer on a steampiped dods (vpk) or non-steampiped (gcf)? Just curious

[genmac]

I think Insane_dod used the steampiped version of dods as the installer is meant for that.
And btw ...Welcome to the forum Insane_dod! we've met already on steam forum hehe.

[madmax2]

@genmac

I think Insane_dod used the steampiped version of dods as the installer is meant for that.

Oh ok, I thought it worked for both file systems!?

@madmax2....bro can you test if metamod + sourcemods is working on dods steampiped?

Well I think I have good news for you... Was able to do this in the console tonight...

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] meta version
]
Metamod:Source version 1.10.0-dev
Build ID: 830:ca911754b95d-dev
Loaded As: Valve Server Plugin
Compiled on: Mar 31 2013
Plugin interface version: 15:14
SourceHook version: 5:5
http://www.metamodsource.net/
n00b captured Main Street for the U.S. Army
U.S. Army score 1 point
i-Five killed friendlygarg with bar.
tehph3ar killed i-Five with mg42.
tehph3ar killed [m00]m1lk with mg42.
tehph3ar killed b0rked with mg42.
]
] sm plugins list
]
[SM] Listing 17 plugins:
  01 "Admin File Reader" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  02 "Admin Help" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  03 "Admin Menu" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  04 "Anti-Flood" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  05 "Basic Ban Commands" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  06 "Basic Chat" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  07 "Basic Comm Control" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  08 "Basic Commands" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  09 "Basic Info Triggers" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  10 "Basic Votes" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  11 "Client Preferences" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  12 "Fun Commands" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  13 "Fun Votes" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  14 "Nextmap" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  15 "Player Commands" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  16 "Reserved Slots" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
  17 "Sound Commands" (1.5.0-dev+3830) by AlliedModders LLC
lam3r captured Main Street for the U.S. Army
U.S. Army score 1 point
MonkeyMan killed lam3r with mp44.
[m00]m1lk killed MonkeyMan with m1carbine.
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] sm_help
]
SourceMod Help: Command Information
[001] listmaps - No description available
[002] motd - No description available
[003] nextmap - No description available
[004] sm_addban - sm_addban <time> <steamid> [reason]
[005] sm_admin - Displays the admin menu
[006] sm_ban - sm_ban <#userid|name> <minutes|0> [reason]
[007] sm_banip - sm_banip <ip|#userid|name> <time> [reason]
[008] sm_beacon - sm_beacon <#userid|name> [0/1]
[009] sm_blind - sm_blind <#userid|name> [amount] - Leave amount off to reset.
[010] sm_burn - sm_burn <#userid|name> [time]
Entries 1 - 10 in page 1
Type sm_help 2 to see more commands
kitfisto killed tehph3ar with spring.
friendlygarg killed kitfisto with mp44.

As you can see, bots were running too...

Is there any functions/plugins you want me to test, besides the one you mentioned earlier?

I'm not familiar with sourcemod, so not sure what would make a good test....

[genmac]

@madmax2....awesome bro! looks like it working. Much tnx!
Definitely must update my games soon.

will gather some files so you can test it with dods dm plugin
or you can go ahead if you like ...
https://forums.alliedmods.net/showthread.php?p=1697565
this plugin will let you play pure FFA (free for all) deathmatch which is perfect now that rcbot2 dods has a command, "rcbot_ffa 0/1"
I've tested it totally works and it's so cool!

[madmax2]

@ genmac

I've got this package you put together, dods_deathmatch.rar, so i'll try that out. Might be easier for me to get up and running? I'll give it a go today, so may have some feedback in a few hours...

[madmax2]

@ genmac,

It's working, woo hoo... dod_deathmatch and FFA on steampipe dods with RCbot2 .72!!!

Now, I think I did this the hard way. Since I had metamods and sourcemod allready working with the newest versions, I didn't want to overwrite them with something older. I first used your dods_deathmatch.rar package, just installing any additional missing files folder by folder. Somehow I missed the dod_deathmatch.smx the first time, but after adding that, it started working, flags removed from maps & such..

Then I overwrote the deathmatch files with the newest version from alliedmods, 3.2 I think. Went back into the game and enabled rcbot FFA and my team turned on me with a vengence, traitors....

So, it seems to be working correctly on dods steampipe....

Is there a console cmd to turn off/disable deathmatch mode, instead of renaming the metamod vdf, in case I want to switch back & forth for a while? Maybe "deathmatch 0" works, havn't tried that since getting it working?

Heh heh, I did notice a bot (axis support class) hanging out next to the toilet for most of the game on flash, he never left there, think he had the runs or something... I was in FFA mode and using the rcw that came with .72, not sure if it was a wpt issue, or he was ment to camp there, good place for camping I guess...

[Fillmore]

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0.72
====
all mods: please move rcbot2 folder to users home folder i.e. /users/<name> or ~/
all mods: Vfilesystem update
all mods: rcbot2 sv_tag
all mods: rcbot_ffa cvar , if 1 bots shoot each other disregarding teamplay
all mods: fixed bug with bots jumping etc at the wrong position
all mods: new debugging command 'rcbot debug hud' if 1, shows your debug bot info on screen
tf2 : fixed engineer facing the correct way when building
tf2 : fixed crash bug with engineer
tf2: bots pick up ammo from dropped weapons after killing enemies
hl2dm: bots use ammo crates if they need ammo
hl2dm: bots using buttons for lifts in hl2dm (need lift waypoints)
hl2dm: bots dont shoot explosive oildrum breakables
hl2dm: bots shoot breakables in the way
hl2dm: bots go to snipe points if they have crossbow
dod:s : bots prone when sniping on prone waypoints
dod:s : added prone waypoint
dod:s : machine gun changes -- bots shouldn't shoot from afar without deploying
+ other small changes

http://sourceforge.net/projects/rcbot2/fil...72.zip/download

With the steampipe changes I've had to make many file system changes, so
please move your rcbot2 folder to your home directory on windows (see below)

1. The rcbot folder should now be in Documents and Settings/<Your Username> OR Users/<Your Username> (for me it looks like C:/Users/Paul/rcbot2)
2. (For linux this is simply ~/ )
3. There are two hook offsets now, one for DOD:S and one for TF2, (they are different now)
   i.e. rcbot_runplayer_cmd_tf2 and rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods
4. The installer should work but installs to both possible folders either steampipe or non steampipe (i.e. your account name or common)
5. The DLL goes into the same directory (in the mod/bin folder)

I know the home folder thing might not work for hlds servers, but this is just to release while I make more changes. Hope this is okay with you guys to get the bot to work and install easily.
Installing
You can use the RCBot2 Installer.exe to install and run the RCBot2 Launcher, from there everything is easy. However if you run in to problems you can install manually

Manual Installation
Copy the rcbot2 folder from ‘files/’ into your users/<PC USER> folder (or Documents and settings/<PC user>)

Running
You can use the RCBot2 Launcher to run RCBot2 automatically however once you have loaded the game with the launcher you need to create a server to create a game

This version of RCBot 2 uses a hook into the game engine to make bots move properly in TF2 and DOD:S. To do this, the bot needs to know, in memory, where to hook

This is held in the variable rcbot_runplayer_cmd_tf2 and rcbot_runplayer_cmd_dods for the appropriate mod

The rcbot_runplayer_cmd value must be the same as the latest version of the mod, found here: http://www.sourcemodplugins.org/vtableoffsets

If you experience crashes try changing rcbot_runplayer_hookonce to 0 or 1 or vice versa

Manual running
If you want to run RCBot2 manually, just enter the command line in the modification of your choice in Steam

-insecure +plugin_load “..\bin\HPB_Bot2”

Then create a server
Adding bots
Rcbot addbot <class> <team> <name>

If you want to add a random bot by using a bot profile, just type

Rcbot addbot

If you want to add a bot with a specific class and an automatic team type

Rcbot addbot 1 for scout in TF2, or support in DOD:S

For TF2 scout or DOD:S Support class , see the list of class numbers below:

Team Fortress 2

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Class numbers
1 = scout
2 = sniper
3 = soldier
4 = demoman
5 = medic ( Bugs )
6 = hwguy
7 = pyro ( Bugs )
8 = Spy
9 = Engineer

Team Numbers:
2 = red
3 = blue

DOD:Source

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Class numbers
0 = Rifleman
1 = Support
2 = Assault
3 = Sniper
4 = Machine Gunner
5 = Rocket



Team Numbers:
2 = Allies
3 = Axis

Does that TF2 weapon pick-up logic apply to Engiebots when they want metal?

[Emotional]

how to fix it? Same problem in 0.71, they look to one side, it is annoying
changed all the settings, and then install the clean version - nothing difference
screens:
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/4KIgraWk.jpg
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/ogEZo6r0.jpg
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/PQdIN8Ez.jpg

[genmac]

@madmax..wow glad you got it running
the dods dm v3.1 complete pack I posted some months ago is outdated but seems it's still working.
the dod dm v3.2 is much better but it tends to lag (framerate drop) on me after 10-15 mins of gameplay so had to switch to tdm and back to ffa using this command, dm_mode 0/1 to refresh and unlag it.

yeah the metamod.vdf.stop thingy is just a full stoppage of the entire sourcemods plugin works. if you wanna disable certain plugins only you just move the plugin on the "disabled" folder. sometimes they have configs or command to turn them off in game.
you can also try this console command.... "sm plugin unload nameofplugin or pluginnumber".
You can get exact name of plugin or plugin number using the "sm plugins list" then reload or change map. To re-enable the plugin, simply use "sm plugin load pluginname".

as for standing bots hehe that means the poor bot has no wpts to use to start moving hence you need to get this fully updated stock map wpts ready for tdm/ffa battles...
http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1728

this map I also exploited to the max lol meaning I added specific tdm/ffa wpts + dods_dm spawnpoints so just read the readme how to use them.
http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1732

I have some few more maps and wpts I've modified for tdm/ffa games will post them soon.

HEhe enjoy!

[genmac]

how to fix it? Same problem in 0.71, they look to one side, it is annoying
changed all the settings, and then install the clean version - nothing difference
screens:
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/4KIgraWk.jpg
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/ogEZo6r0.jpg
http://s1.ipicture.ru/uploads/20130414/PQdIN8Ez.jpg

are you using other plugins?
if yes post all the ones you're running in game.

are you running them via dedicated server or listen server?
what OS are you using?

plz answer those so Cheeseh can help you better.

[Emotional]

genmac

no other plagins, running bots on listen server. OS: Win 7 32-bit

0.70 works better, but 0.71 and 0.72 have this problem :-( I do not understand what the matter

[Cheeseh]

genmac

no other plagins, running bots on listen server. OS: Win 7 32-bit

0.70 works better, but 0.71 and 0.72 have this problem :-( I do not understand what the matter

check rcbot_anglespeed cvar in console or in your rcbot config

rcbot_anglespeed shouldn't be 0 , between 0.1 and 1.0 is good
bot sensitivity should be between 1 and 20

if the sensitivity and bot angles are too low it may look like they are not moving.

Technically, It's likely that the bot aiming angle is a QNAN but there are checks for that to reset it. If the sensitivity/angle speed is messed up it could cause that consistently.

[INsane_dod]

Great to hear INsane_dod... ... Could you tell us if you used the installer on a steampiped dods (vpk) or non-steampiped (gcf)? Just curious

My system is Win 7 64 bit, normal dods steampipe and I flushed and verified before installing.

Worked off the installer .... but I did install RCBot2 just before the steampipe beta, maybe I still have old files there but I don't think that would matter.

Also the HL2DM bots are working OK.

Nice work Cheeseh, when I saw the installer I thought ...Oh this might get complicated.
The way the files are arranged and the desktop shortcut is just perfect, make a singleplayer mode separated from multiplayer ... very easy.

I think the bots are progressed enough to say they are not only the only way to play singleplayer on dods but also they are of a level of quality that someone would pay for. If they do get Workshop items running for dods...this would have to be submitted, it is a must have for people who just bought the game.

Believe it or not I think they will do more workshops for games like dods, hell I submitted a dods item to the TF2 workshop (requested to do so for legal reasons) and now it is in the game ...
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...s/?id=134481860

[Emotional]

i checked rcbot_anglespeed - seems OK, 0,16
sensivity in different profiles - between 1 and 9

I think, my problem is similar to problem Boxmanbr in this thread: http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1717 but I don't understand how to solve it