FvF server bot proposal

Post by **gulliver-trans** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:24 pm

How about if FvF had one of those server admin bots, so it always looks like there's 1 player there (to the uninitiated). One advantage that would bring is moving us up in the rankings when someone sorts a server list by the number of players.

Just a thought. Ok now shoot me down

Post by **Orl** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:19 pm

I have actually thought of this to. Have one bot that goes through each map killing monsters and exiting. Something like this would probably be really hard to do.

Post by **gulliver-trans** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:02 pm

I was thinking something more like QSmack:
http://www.runequake.com/qsmack/

But yah that would be cool to have a coop bot. I know gunter already has some bot code in there for the brain slaves (is it FrikBot?). I wonder if that could be re-used and extended? I dunno.

What I would worry about is the progs.dat size. Or slowing the game down. But I probably worry out of ignorance.

Joao Lucas · Post by **Joao Lucas** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:24 am

A coop bot would suck, and principally, steal our frags.

Post by **Orl** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:44 pm

It's not about the frags. It's about the teamplay.

Post by **gulliver-trans** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:01 pm

Joao Lucas wrote:A coop bot would suck, and principally, steal our frags.

A coop bot could be voted on or off. It would give you "someone" to play with on an otherwise empty server.

Canadian*Sniper · Post by **Canadian*Sniper** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:30 pm

Gunter's brain slaves use monster ai.

RocketGuy · Post by **RocketGuy** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:46 pm

Canadian*Sniper wrote:Gunter's brain slaves use monster ai.

How do you know that?

Canadian*Sniper · Post by **Canadian*Sniper** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:09 am

RocketGuy wrote:
Canadian*Sniper wrote:Gunter's brain slaves use monster ai.
How do you know that?

Because a bot would roam around the map collecting ammo and weapons while searching for targets. Gunter's brainslaves only move around when it has a live victim to kill. It has unlimited ammo and can't regen health when picking up medkits. It's not a bot, it's a quake monster with monster ai.

RocketGuy · Post by **RocketGuy** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:05 am

Just checking

Canadian*Sniper · Post by **Canadian*Sniper** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:05 pm

You're just trying to insinuate that I have gunter's progs.dat. That's old news buddy

RocketGuy · Post by **RocketGuy** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 2:43 pm

:O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O
HOW DOES HE SHOOT DOGS?!

gamefreak · Post by **gamefreak** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:29 pm

The cleric must have a secret dog power...that's why Gunter plays as him!

Canadian*Sniper · Post by **Canadian*Sniper** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:44 am

RocketGuy wrote::O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O :O
HOW DOES HE SHOOT DOGS?!

I forget. something about netname == Gunter and holding down jump and using scratch3 (or some scratch) and some impulses. I never really tried it and I'm sure he updated it.

Gunter · Post by **Gunter** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:47 am

There's nowhere you could have gotten a copy of my progs.dat