Server Help

[sirkillsalot]

anyone know where i can find a fighting bot?????

[Samapico]

Check the sticky topic right above this one... Quick Links to Bots
You'll find information about Bjorn's AI bot
If you need help running it, search this forum, you'll find topics about it.

Edit: The topic right under this one is titled: Bjorn's AI bot "rereleased" . You might want to read that.

Edit: oops, had wrong link
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[sirkillsalot]

i did download the link on top but when i run it it says error tick... repeatdly

it says reading fileno bmp 16777343
***GENERAL ERROR***
ERROR: Tick.

[Samapico]

Well, make sure you get L.C.'s latest version:
http://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?t=8477

And... did you follow the instructions? At that point you need to tell us what you did exactly if you want us to help you
That bot is the only AI bot available, so you'll need to get it to work

Edit: apparently, LC only redid the documentation, but it should help you anyway

[sirkillsalot]

i downloaded the bot and ran it on a different folder than continuum so i ran it and it said fileno BMP ***general error*** then i put the bot under the same folder as continuum so i run it and it just says reading fileno BMP over and over and over again so i thought it was running so i went into the zoen and put /!start trying some of commands off of commands.txt for it and nothing happening

[Samapico]

So you didn't read any instructions and didn't try to set any configuration?

It can be in any folder, but you need to point it to the correct map file, that's all I know. It also needs some special permissions like VIP, read the instructions that come with it.

[L.C.]

fileno BMP ***general error***

^^ Means it is not reading the LVL file correctly, more than likely. Paste your configs here. (censor password stuff of course)

EDIT: Also what Samapico said. Bot's username needs to be in the vip.txt file at a minimum, and must use the VIP and energy password at a minimum (this is different from the bot's OWN password).

[sirkillsalot]

i'll paste it all cause i confused about to put the vip and energy passwords where

[operators]
# 1:2:3
# 1 - Access level (from 1 to 12)
# 2 - Username of player
# 3 - Login password (login not necessary if left blank)

5:death bot:checkers <--energy password

[mervbot config]
[Login]
Zone=127.0.0.1:27015
// IP:Port of zone to connect to
// Use 127.0.0.1 in place of localhost
RecordLogins=0
// Record operator logins?
ResX=1280
ResY=1024
// Playing resolution of bot

[Database]
Spawns=spawns.txt
Commands=commands.txt
Operators=operators.txt
SaveInterval=300
// How often should the database be saved (in seconds)?

[Misc]
WindowCaption=AIMERVBot Terminal
// Terminal window caption
MaxSpawns=3
// Maximum number of in-game spawns
// Absolute maximum is 3 for remote zones
MaskBan=1
// Mask ban information so that it remains constant but different from your own
PlayerVoices=0
// Allow players to send .WAV files to the bot
NoTerminal=1
// No terminal output
DisablePubCommands=1
// Ignore commands in public chat?
NoisySpectator=1
// Enable this if the bot is not seeing everyone fast enough
MaxConnectionTries=2
// Maximum number of attempts to connect to a zone
InitialChatChannels=
// Initial billing network ?chat channels

[Security]
ChatterLog=0
// Log chatter
// This is a slow diagnostic tool, so disable when not using
RemoteInterpreter=1
// Should I listen to (possibly spoofed) remote private messages?
RemoteOperator=1
// If so, should I listen to remote private messages from passworded bot operators?
EncryptMode=1
// Encrypt network traffic?

[Registration]
// Change these if the bot has trouble creating new accounts
Name=Catid
Email=cat02e@fsu.edu
State=Florida
Age=19


[spawns]
# 1:2:3:4:5
# 1 - Bot Username
# 2 - Bot Password
# 3 - Arena
# 4 - Plugins to load (separated by commas)
# 5 - Sysop Password

deathbot:*****:public:******** <---sysops password
the first set of * is bots password
also one more thing idk the plug-ins

[sirkillsalot]

i got the bot running ty for helping

[sirkillsalot]

only thing i maybe not doing it right but i typed to the bot /!start nothing happens only thing that works is !help <command>

[Samapico]

Make sure the bot has you listed as a user with powers (sysop, for example)
That would be in the operators section I assume
something like 5:sirkillsalot
Or maybe in the operators.txt if there's one...

Typing !listops to the bot should tell you you're a sysop, if it worked.

[sirkillsalot]

i did what u said and the bot does not come up on the zone

unless i put spawn? or something like that

[Hakaku]

Code: Show/Hide [operators] # 1:2:3 # 1 - Access level (from 1 to 12) # 2 - Username of player # 3 - Login password (login not necessary if left blank) 5:death bot:checkers <--energy password

Look at this relevant portion. It's for staff. Assuming your name is 'death bot', you have to login with the password you wrote above, here 'checkers'. (Although, I'm pretty sure you typoed your username here) If I recall correctly, if you do specify a password, you have to use the command "!login mypassword".

[sirkillsalot]

[sirkillsalot]

it was a turd but i got it ty for all your help guys and yes i know newbie does not classify me but hey i'm learning

[Samapico]

To clarify:
In Spawns you need the
deathbot:*****:public:********

But in Operators you need yourself, and you don't have to specify a password. If you don't specify one you won't need to /!login

[sirkillsalot]

cool and the plugins i just download it and put it in the same folder or a sub folder and in the game just type !plugins? to get it going?

[Samapico]

AI-bot is a modified MervBot that is only built to do the AI stuff. If you want other bot plugins, you'll need a different copy of MervBot (latest version is 0.46 or something like that). You put it whereever you want (ideally its own folder, like Continuum\Bots\MyCoolBot)
And you put the plugins in the same folder as mervbot.exe, and you set the plugins to load in the spawn.txt... Actually it's all explained in the text files you'll find with MervBot.

Your AI bot can be in its own folder as well (like Continuum\Bots\DeathBot )

[sirkillsalot]

u mean the the mervbot i got from downloading the server files for making the zone?

[sirkillsalot]

i got them going now ty so much

[L.C.]

Looks like you got everything wrapped up, nice!

By the way, in case you have trouble starting the bot (in-game that is), you will need to hop in as a ship after doing /!start to the bot and kill it.. if it is sitting at a single coordinate not moving/doing anything/rotating. After killing it, if it is like that, it will start doing its thing. ;o

[sirkillsalot]

i'll give it a go ty again

[sirkillsalot]

i tried /!start not working

[L.C.]

1. /!start
2. Get in a ship
3. Kill the bot (most likely in center of arena not moving)

If /!start doesn't work, then something else is probably at fault. :S

[sirkillsalot]

only way i get the bot in the arena is !ship 1 then !follow i put /!start tilll says bot is in spec but i'm thinking that in the command.txt it's not in it so i was thinking adding it but idk what else to put