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[Solid_Fire]

the bot ignores even !help i tried .help and ?help and i don't know what the problem is, i can post the MERVbot.ini if needed and etc.
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[Solid_Fire]

Code: Show/Hide Log file open: session.log   KEARSADLPH> !alias pepper   KEARSADLPH> .alias pepper   KEARSADLPH> ?alias pepper P KEARSADLPH> !alias pepper P KEARSADLPH> ?alias .pepper   Send commands as public chat. Command ignored. P KEARSADLPH> .aliad pepper P KEARSADLPH> .alias pepper   KEARSADLPH> *log   Tue Feb 01 20:52:12:  Attempting to establish link to billing server...   Tue Feb 01 20:52:13:  Billing server connected.   Tue Feb 01 20:53:35:  Arena dropped   Tue Feb 01 20:57:03:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *mod   Tue Feb 01 20:57:03:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *listmod   Tue Feb 01 20:57:03:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to Phreak.Bot: *relkills 1   Tue Feb 01 20:57:27:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to KEARSADLPHIA: *info   Tue Feb 01 20:58:13:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *REMOVED   Tue Feb 01 20:58:13:  KEARSADLPHIA> SYSOP LOGGED IN   Tue Feb 01 20:58:20:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\server.ini   Tue Feb 01 20:58:20:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *putfile blindbombs.lvl   Tue Feb 01 20:58:38:  Arena dropped   Tue Feb 01 21:00:04:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *REMOVED   Tue Feb 01 21:00:04:  KEARSADLPHIA> SYSOP LOGGED IN   Tue Feb 01 21:00:12:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *phreak   Tue Feb 01 21:00:12:  KEARSADLPHIA> ENERGY VIEWING TURNED ON/OFF   Tue Feb 01 21:00:43:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *phreak   Tue Feb 01 21:00:44:  KEARSADLPHIA> ENERGY VIEWING TURNED ON/OFF    Tue Feb 01 21:02:32:  Arena dropped   Tue Feb 01 21:20:06:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *mod   Tue Feb 01 21:20:06:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *listmod   Tue Feb 01 21:20:06:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to Phreak.Bot: *relkills 1   Tue Feb 01 21:20:17:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to KEARSADLPHIA: *info   Tue Feb 01 21:20:38:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *REMOVED   Tue Feb 01 21:20:38:  KEARSADLPHIA> SYSOP LOGGED IN   Tue Feb 01 21:21:00:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *scorereset   Tue Feb 01 21:21:11:  Arena dropped   Tue Feb 01 21:30:21:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *mod   Tue Feb 01 21:30:21:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0): *listmod   Tue Feb 01 21:30:21:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to Phreak.Bot: *relkills 1   Tue Feb 01 21:30:26:  Ext: Phreak.Bot (Public 0) to KEARSADLPHIA: *info   Tue Feb 01 21:30:29:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *login   Tue Feb 01 21:30:32:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *REMOVED   Tue Feb 01 21:30:32:  KEARSADLPHIA> SYSOP LOGGED IN   Tue Feb 01 21:30:36:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *login   Tue Feb 01 21:33:26:  Ext: KEARSADLPHIA (Public 0): *log   KEARSADLPH> .log

[CypherJF]

Are you an operator? If your an operator, did you !login? Try PMing the bot w/ !help
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[Solid_Fire]

yes, i am operator and i did try !help and nothing happens. i tried re-DL MERVbot and does the same thing.

[CypherJF]

Put up your merv's .ini and spawns.txt - minus the passwords.

[Solo Ace]

For some reason MERVBot does not respond to commands if it hasn't received a non-command message (so, a normal message, like "hi" or something) before the command was used, after the bot started; Well, that's what I got from my MERV experience.

Send a message like "hi" in public or whatever, then try using a command.
If you keep having problems, turn on the chat logging to the console to troubleshoot it.

Commands prefixed with '?' can't be bot commands since they are seen as server/billing commands.

[CypherJF]

True. True. I don't think it's intentional, but merv ignores duplicate repeated commands.

[Solid_Fire]

now that i had it working last night, it doesnt show up in zone list, i changed the IP back to mine for local host etc and still wont show up...yet it says its connected.... grr

[Cyan~Fire]

I think subgame ignores duplicate repeated anything, actually.
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[Solo Ace]

That's not even what I was trying to say, after starting MERV it doesn't listen to commands until it received a non-command message, not even talking about repeating stuff.

What error messages are subgame/subbill giving you?

[CypherJF]

Cyan: yes, it has that feature, although it's optionally? removed in PB's pr3 subgame. But you could still see the command go through on the console of merv.

[Solid_Fire]

Soloace, im not recieving any error.

Heres Subgame:

Code: Show/Hide Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\moder ate.txt Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\smod. txt Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\sysop .txt Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\vip.t xt Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  Ext: Re-reading C:\PROGRAM FILES\CONTINUUM\SERVER[1]\serve r.ini -------------------:  Extended version 1.34.14 (Mon Aug  4 15:55:51 2003) Thu Feb 03 11:19:29:  SubSpace Game Server v1.34 Template.sss read, 372 entries found 0 both advertisements found 0 shareware advertisements found 0 registered advertisements found Thu Feb 03 11:19:34:  Attempting to establish link to billing server... Thu Feb 03 11:19:35:  Billing server connected.

And here is Subbill:

Code: Show/Hide Thu Feb 03 11:19:28 2005 :  SubSpace Billing Server v0.23 Thu Feb 03 11:19:35 2005 :  Server Connected: Blind Bombs Testing (4483) Q:     0  395432

[Solo Ace]

What are you trying to connect to then?

[Solid_Fire]

my zone doesnt show up in zone list even though its connected. Im not using a router either, so i dont know what the problem is. But i cant try what you guys said about the mervbot if i cant connect to my zone.

[Chambahs]

is it me, or have i been seeing this problem alot in these forums...

[Solo Ace]

Yeah, but nobody reads the high number of solutions which were posted before.

[Solid_Fire]

Soloace first of all, i cannot connect to something that isnt there. i.e. Zone is not in zone list, therfor i cannot type in anything for mervbot to respond to. I get told to do this, and then the zone all of the sudden doesnt show up in the list, yet it worked 8 hours before.i know that it is connecting but wont show in zone list.


there is forums for this specific discussion, but then it fell into another problem. i.e. Bot not working fell into zone wont show up in zone list.

[Solo Ace]

Uh yeah, as I had to explain in another tread: I can read.

I asked you what you're trying to connect to because I wanted to know if you were trying to connect to your local loopback or not.
You probably weren't, since you're relying on the directory server entries.
In your post you're saying you can't connect to your zone because it's not showing in the list, but "it" (I guess you mean your bot by that) can connect?

I guess you mean your bot can connect to your server then, but you can't? Okay, follow these instructions:

A quote from another thread.

[Solid_Fire]

the bot could connect when the zone connected and showed in the zone list. then some how it didnt work the next morning.


heres server.ini

Code: Show/Hide //You can delete anything with the // infront, they are their to help you get the basics... Mine GO BOOM  http://www.shanky.com/server/ //This is currently, at time of download, 1.34.14 subgame [Custom] ArenaMode=0 //1=Any player can create an own a new subarena //2=Only mods+ can own newly created subarenas //3=Smods+ own new subarenas //4=Sysops own new subarenas //5=New subarenas won't make new files, will just use spawn.cfg instead. If a .cfg is already created for subarena, will use that instead [Arena] ArenaMaxPlayers=200 ArenaDesiredPlayers=100 ArenaMinimumPlayers=25 SpawnKeepScores=1 MaxArenas=2000 MaxArenasMemory=64000 [Comms] MaxQueueToLogin=16 PacketHistoryMax=2000 IncomingBufferSize=131072 OutgoingBufferSize=131072 EncryptMode=1 UnreliableBufferSize=128 TransportBufferSize=160 FlushTime=10 BandwithIdleTime=21600 SelectTime=10 [Misc] DisableShareware=0 RegisterKickShareware=0 MaxSharewarePlayers=-1 MaxPlayers=200 MaxSharewareTime=90000000 DisableSharewareNames=0 DisableSharewareShips=0 DisableSharewareScores=0 MenuKickOutDelay=12000 NoAntiInSafe=0 //If 1, then if in a safty, SS will ignore that player's anti LockFreqs=0 //If 1, then *lock doesn't allow freq change PositionDataAccess=2 //if 0, sysops see player stats in spec. If 1, smods/sysops can. If 2, then mod/smods/sysops can AlertCommand=cheater //so ?cheater {text} will send to online mods AllowPubScorereset=0 AllowPvtScorereset=0 //If 1, ?scorereset will reset player's score TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius=8 //If non-0, then all non-neutral droped flags X tiles away from ship. More info in FAQ at Server Help Site ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod=0 //If non-0, than if someone does X amount of shipchanges that is in the .cfg in this amount of time (in milliseconds), then kicks them off CheckWeapons=1 //Leave this set to 1, so it detects more of different type of cheats.. will kick them out if in .cfg the [Security] SecurityKickoff is 1 CheckFastBombing=0 //More info on website FastBombingThreshold=30 //More info on website ForceObsceneCheck=0 //0=normal, 1 = everyone has obscene checking on NoFlagRewardLimit=0 //If set non-zero reward multiplier limit is removed in FlagRewardMode 1. Multiplier is (maximumAllowedPerTeam / numberOfTeamMembers), if NoFlagRewardLimit is set 0 multiplier is limited by 2. LogPoints=0 PointUpdateDiff=500 JackpotBroadcastPoints=0 ServerLog=1 KeepAliveDelay=500 DefaultLevelFile=blindbombs.lvl //Change to your map file name Port=382 //Make it something round, like 1000, 2000, etc. Change this if you are running more than one zone off same billing AllowVIEClients=1 //If you wish to restrict your zone to continuum only, set to 0. If you want everyone to play, set to 1 StaffChat= //Divide staff chat channels by commas. Only mods+ can join these local chats. ForceContinuumOnly=0 //If set to 1, will only let continuum users enter zone ServerIP=68.190.185.42 //Set to the server's IP #. This is used for *einfo's proxy detection AllowPrerelease=1 //Set to 1, people with newer continuum can enter. Set to 0, only current client will be allowed in [CPU] LoopDelay=0 ProcessMaxTime=4 SleepPerIteration=0 SlowIterationWarningLevel=100 SleepTime=0 [Permission] AllowBadMachineId=1 AllowLowBandwidth=1 MinimumSecondsToLogin=0 PermissionMaxPoints=0 PermissionMode=0 AutoPermissionPoints=0 AutoPermissionIDList=0 AutoPermissionMessage=Congratulations [Password] SysopPassword=pepper EnergyPassword=phreak ModeratorPassword=losah SuperModeratorPassword=freak VIPPassword= //Change all to what you want [Billing] LogMessages=0 IP=127.0.0.1 Password= //What is the billing pw in the subbill.ini ServerName=Blind Bombs Testing //Zone name Port=185 ServerId=4483 //Make the same as in [Misc] Port= GroupId=1 ScoreId=0 //Make the same as in [Misc] Port= ReconnectTime=12000 AttemptTime=6400 [Advertise] SendMode=0 DisplayMode=0 Duration=6000 [Validation] CheckMod=0 CheckSMod=0 CheckSysop=0 LogPubCommands=* LogPvtCommands=* DisablePubCommands= DisablePvtCommands= //Help at http://www.shanky.com/server/ in FAQ section for Subgame2 [Directory] IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com Description=Testing for Blind Bombs Orignal Zone //What you want to have for the description of zone NamePassword= //Pick anything you want Port=4991

Subbill

Code: Show/Hide [Misc] AllowNewUsers=1 SysopPassword= //Change to Billing Sysop Password, usless anyways.. BillingPassword= //Change this to whatever you want, also match it with the server.ini [Billing] section too MaxQueueForLogin=50 LowPriority=0 KickOutDelay=24000 Port=185

[Solo Ace]

I guess you didn't try to add it manually using the custom zone way.

Make sure

[Misc]
ServerIP=x.x.x.x

is your current IP address, maybe your ISP assigns a new one to you every connect?
Are you sure it matches to the IP you can find on whatismyip.com?
Disregarding that, you should really do the custom zone thing I posted about.
Enter the custom created zone.

Also set

[Billing]
IP=localhost

in server.ini.

[Solid_Fire]

its been the same for a few days and it just now changes...how weird .....and i'll try that.

thanks Solo Ace, if i have hard time again...i'll reply..

[Solid_Fire]

ok sorry we got off topic a little bit, but now the zone is connected, now... what did you say about saying "hi" to the bot etc? i could have sworn i saw it earlier but i cant find it. it will probably be right in front of my face after this post... but i do !login and it just ignores commands. i'll try again.

[Solid_Fire]

ok i have no idea how to work the Operators.txt ....can someone give me an example?
I really don't know what to put for where it says " 1 :Catid : "

Code: Show/Hide ############################# ##      Bot operators      ## ############################# # Higher numbers on the left mean higher access privs. # Scroll down for the list of access privs. 1 :Catid           : 2 :Snrrrub         : 3 :Coconut Emulator: 4 :Snarklord       : 5 :Ave-iator       : 6 :nintendo64      : 7 :SOS             : 8 :Budger          : 9 :NOBODY!!!!!!!   : 10:X_IceHawk       : 11:L.C.            : 12:1stStrike       : # Example backup passwords, for when the biller goes offline: 4 :Catid[bot]      : secret3461 4 :Snrrrub[bot]    : blarg6581 # Remove these before you make your own operators. ############################# ## Operators.txt reference ## ############################# # NOTE: I suggest using blank passwords for all your operators. #       Create backup names WITH passwords in case the biller goes down. # This file is part of the MERVBot database collection. # Changes made while the bot is running WILL be lost. # Lines beginning with non-alphanumeric characters ('#', '$', etc) are comments # Operators: # This file is used for defining who has access # to bot commands from inside the game. # These people are called "operators" who are assigned # passwords used with the !login <password> command # to gain access.  I recommend erasing example # operators above, before running the bot. # Types of Operators: # LVL Type           Description # 0   Player         Requests information services # 1   Limited        Player with some privelages # 2   Moderator      Represents player interests # 3   SuperModerator Manages moderators # 4   SysOp          Represents staff interests # 5   Owner          Changes internal bot settings #...  (Etc)          Other ways to say "Owner" # Operators.txt Format: # Access level:Name:Password # 2:Catid:Password  <- !login Password required # 2:Catid:          <- !login Password NOT required # Blank Passwords: # A blank password means operator is granted powers upon entering the arena, # and does not need to use !login unless his powers change while he is still # in the game. # White-space: # White-space (' ') is ignored before and after colons (':') # Ex. 5 : Catid   :   Password  is the same as 5:Catid:Password

[Solo Ace]

I'm not sure why you're missing it, but at your side this thread is probably split up into multiple parts.

Left-up, right under the topic title, and right-bottom you will see "Goto page 1, 2 Next", use that to switch parts.

Try this for a direct link to my post, otherwise this link could help you.

MERVbot doesn't listen to commands after it starts, it needs to be sent a message (which is not a command) before it actually listens to commands.

1. Bot starts, does not listen for commands;
   
2. Try using a command (like !help), you'll notice it doesn't work;
   
3. Try sending some random message to the bot, which is not a command, like "hi bot", but not "!help";
   
4. The bot listens for commands now, try using one.

[Solo Ace]

There are 3 fields in the operators.txt settings file:

Access level : Operator name : Operator password

So, the fields are seperated by a ':', it doesn't matter how many spaces are used between the ':' and the value in the field.


Access level

As the explaination in operators.txt says: "Higher numbers on the left mean higher access privs.", that means the number on the left tells the bot which access level the operator has and that a higher number specifies a higher access level.

So, these are the access levels:

1. Limited access, for a player who you want to give limited access to your bot (higher access level than a player, lower than a moderator);
   
2. Moderator access, the lowest rank of the "real" operators;
   
3. SuperModerator access, a little higher than moderators;
   
4. SysOp access level;
   
5. Owner access, this is what your own level should be, it gives you the most rights on the bot.

Any access level number higher than 5 is mostly equal in access to the owner, I think you have to put a 12 to be listed as "God", whatever you want to be seen as.


Operator name

Well, in this field you're supposed to put the player names of your operators, see the example below.


Operator password

This field is not required and you can leave it empty.
Although in some situations it is wise for operators to have a password on the bot, like when the connection to the billing server is down and players can get on operator names.
If a password was specified, they still wouldn't have access to the bot.


Example setup

If you wanted me to be a moderator on your bot, and you wanted to be the owner, this is what you put in your operators.txt: