Server Help

Sercit · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 4:19 pm Post subject: In need...

I am in need of a bot for an event/scenario game I am currently working on. I do not wish to use merv for this, so do not reply saying such. All the bot would be required to do:
Login/logout
Configure lvz to display an in-game scoreboard (Goals/Flags/Team kills/etc.)
Allow me to choose/edit how it displays lvz in .ini
And set Green messages to be displayed in seconds.

I know merv most likely has plugins to do such, but i'm working on this project with my own computer as the test server, and being on 56k i don't want to have to cause more lag then what is needed.. Hence why i'm requesting this to be all in one stand alone bot.

AlphaBoB · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 5:19 pm Post subject:

Well first MERV's core is what connects and disconnects, as well as sends all the commands etc. so what you're basically saying is for someone to come in and make their own bot core (like 750 lines even for all you want to do) and then program it to send commands to ?object or whatever, then to know when to change the score, which would require you to make it understand certain packets depending on which ones you needed plus you need the security files and all that stuff which brings me to the main point,

ANY bot you have is GOING to cause a tiny bit of lag NO MATTER WHAT, so saying you don't want to use MERV is saying you want someone to re-write ~~1000 lines of code for no reason, when you could have someone write about ~70 lines or so to do that with just about the same amount of lag, by using MERV; and if all you don't want to do is configure MERV, then just ask us, as we'll help, and by the way if you didn't realize this whole post is one sentence, even the part where the skipped line is.

Sorry you said you didn't want to use MERV, but not many people are going to want to program a new bot core... and why not use it?

Sercit · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 6:37 pm Post subject:

you make a good statement. =\ I was hopeing to cut down on lag but, seeing as it's just me going into this zone for now (hopes to move to a 'real' server for player testings later on.) I might as well use the merv core. So, I strike what I previously said, could someone do a plugin that handles the items i mentioned in my prior post?

Dr Brain · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 7:25 pm Post subject:

Not to mention the fact that MERV is really the only option for 99% of non-ssc zones.
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AlphaBoB · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 8:08 pm Post subject:

Okay. An in-game scoreboard, hmm not too hard, done this before...

What should make the score raise? What colors? Do you have the bitmaps?

Sercit · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2003 9:08 pm Post subject:

I'd like it to be keep a running tab on flags, and powerball goals, as well as have a function that would have it set the timer and anouce winners, on flag matches.
There are some other trinkets I'd like to have, but I'll see if i can find them in other bots already made and open for the public.
The graphics aren't done, but i'm working on them currently. As well as scrapeing the bucket trying to think up how exactly i'm going to do the tiles. Oi... If any of you know a good gfx person, email me at xhandbasketx@hotmail.com <- soon to change, but not in the next week or so.
As for the bot, I want to be able to set the soccer/flag in ini.