RCBot 2 base-Source, so far... Options

[Cheeseh]

I've been working hard on this fickle beast and I've got to a point where I can make the source available since it seems to work at the lowest of levels.

Source link is at the bottom of this post

here is the readme

[LordSkitch]

Damn! Now to see if I can get .net studio from the college...

[Cheeseh]

If you can't theres a project converter somewhere

ah here it is

http://codeproject.com/tools/prjconverter.asp

[LordSkitch]

MMmmmm... Project converter.... ::drools::

Wait, does .NET have like.. line numbers for the code? I'll upgrade solely for that...

[Cheeseh]

Yeah, I just found the option, i've been looking for it myself for ages (tools->options->text edtior->c/c++->display line numbers) ! (tha's .NET) can't find it in 6.0

[Cheeseh]

I've fixed a few things in the bot code for rcbot2 so far such as path-finding, a bug I noticed in HL randomInt code which kept giving the same bloody numbers again and again, sorted out the stuff for using the new bot interfaces with SDK and added better decision making (well "better" as in using neurons to make decsiosn but they're pretty crap at the moment !!) I'll need to upload a new source soon. *pheeww* big sentence

[Gun-Nut]

cool glad your getting some where can't wait for the first realese

[HeavyDelta]

I'm trying to compile but I have a problem--The RCbot source needs mathlib.cpp but recently, Valve removed the mathlib.cpp from the SDK and are using the mathlib.lib file in the lib folder now. Can someone either..

1. tell me how do to make the RCbot source use the mathlib.lib file instead of the mathlib.cpp file? (Im on MSVC 2005)

or 2. send me the mathlib.cpp file from an older SDK.

Thanks in advance.

[Cheeseh]

I'm trying to compile but I have a problem--The RCbot source needs mathlib.cpp but recently, Valve removed the mathlib.cpp from the SDK and are using the mathlib.lib file in the lib folder now. Can someone either..

1. tell me how do to make the RCbot source use the mathlib.lib file instead of the mathlib.cpp file? (Im on MSVC 2005)

or 2. send me the mathlib.cpp file from an older SDK.

Thanks in advance.

goto project settings -> linker -> input -> additional dependencies -> add "mathlib.lib"

[HeavyDelta]

awesome, thanks for the quick reply, cheeseh

[Cpaulv]

I tried that but it couldn't find mathlib.lib

*edit*

ok now it says it can't find mathlib.obj

[HeavyDelta]

I tried that but it couldn't find mathlib.lib

*edit*

ok now it says it can't find mathlib.obj

did you copy the mathlib.lib file to the program files/microsoft platform SDK.../lib folder?

[HeavyDelta]

EDIT: nevermind, fixed my problem

[Cheeseh]

I'm having another problem, the only way i can compile is to exclude memoryoverride.cpp from compiling, since when i compile with memoryoverride, i get a bunch of errors similar to...

"LIBCMTD.lib(dbgheap.obj) : error LNK2005: __CrtMemDifference already defined in memoverride.obj"

But when I try "rcbot addbot" ingame with the compiled dll exluding the memoryoverride.cpp, i get lots of memory related errors and "debug assertion failed" etc.

anyone know how i can compile without excluding memoryoverride.cpp? Thanks.

add an ignore library for LIBCMTD in link settings->input, see what happens

also you dont need to copy the library files to the MSVC++ library folder, just add a folder to the link settings (In link->general->additional library folders->add "../../lib/public")

[HeavyDelta]

add an ignore library for LIBCMTD in link settings->input, see what happens

also you dont need to copy the library files to the MSVC++ library folder, just add a folder to the link settings (In link->general->additional library folders->add "../../lib/public")

Thanks, Cheeseh, I tried ignoring the LIBCMTD but that gave me hundreds of errors which i expected. I just commented out the portions of memoryoverride.cpp that tried to override libcmt.lib and now the bot is running fine with no memory errors.

[Cheeseh]

Thanks, Cheeseh, I tried ignoring the LIBCMTD but that gave me hundreds of errors which i expected. I just commented out the portions of memoryoverride.cpp that tried to override libcmt.lib and now the bot is running fine with no memory errors.

My problem was slightly different, I had to ingore LIBCD and also include tier1.lib to the build,

also had to apply the memoverride.cpp patch (on valve wiki)

CODE

#if defined(_DEBUG) && _MSC_VER >= 1300
void    __cdecl _aligned_free(
        void *
        );
void *  __cdecl _aligned_malloc(
        size_t,
        size_t
        );
void * __cdecl _aligned_malloc_base(
        size_t size,
        size_t align
        )
{
    return _aligned_malloc(size, align);
}
void __cdecl _aligned_free_base(
        void *memblock
        )
{
    _aligned_free(memblock);
}
#endif

havn't tried the bot after the build yet though

edit

also I think HL2 likes to override the memory stuff so you should try and get it to compile without commenting everything !

[HeavyDelta]

cool, thanks for the info. btw you did great work on the bots, i noticed it even has code so the bots can hunt down their enemies if they go out of sight. It's much better than when bots first came out for HL1.

[Cheeseh]

cool, thanks for the info. btw you did great work on the bots, i noticed it even has code so the bots can hunt down their enemies if they go out of sight. It's much better than when bots first came out for HL1.

I did have code that made them follow their last enemy, but I'm going to remove that eventually and add a belief system instead as they can then remember several enemies and not just their last enemy. Also this makes them choose safer paths and can decide whether or not to go stealth/run/flank/throw a grenade etc


---edit again ---

and when you ignore the specific library, HL libs may have those functionalities, you should try linking several libraries in hl2/src/lib/public to see if you can find the correct library (typically tier1.lib has what you need)

[Cpaulv]

no matter what was said I still get that it can't find mathlib.obj

[HeavyDelta]

no matter what was said I still get that it can't find mathlib.obj

you removed/excluded mathlib.cpp from the solution, correct? And use Rebuild Solution instead of Build solution just in case, too.