How to use bots in your title packs

[Kak0]

Is it posisble to decrease a little the time betwen each bots spawn ???

Because on a map with more "relief" they block each other

You can modify the script to do so. About the fact that they block each other, in the future the AI may be able to avoid this kind of behaviours (a bot running fast should be able to get around a slow bot).

And is it possible to make them walk in the shoal (haut-fond) ?? Like an invasion coming from the water... xD

For the moment it isn't possible, because sometimes the bot would chase its target and step in the water instead of staying on the land, making it lose all its speed. We will work on a solution, yet I don't know when it will be available

[Fadden]

Hi,

What are the conditions needed for bots follow path ? In a test mode, I spawn bot but they never move. The map is Horde_single and the spawn function the same as the horde script one, so the driver behaviour is patrol. I don't understand why they don't move.

[Kak0]

Hi,

What are the conditions needed for bots follow path ? In a test mode, I spawn bot but they never move. The map is Horde_single and the spawn function the same as the horde script one, so the driver behaviour is patrol. I don't understand why they don't move.

Mmm I don't really see where it can come from, all the bot needs is a path and the Patrol behaviour. You didn't change the map I guess ? Can I see your script ?

Can we use as skin (Skins/Models/ArenaPlayer) the OrganicSmall.zip? Or would it be weird?

You should not use it to play with others on Storm. The hitbox would still be the same but your character will appear much smaller than the common ShootMan (which will make it quite weird indeed). This would give you an unfair advantage on other players, which may make them angry and kick/ban you from the servers

[steeffeen]

we played some time as toads! so funny
it would be great if we could just place usual bots which look like players, i'm missing the fake players which did just stand in the spawns, they were helpful for debugging and stuff

[w1lla]

we played some time as toads! so funny
it would be great if we could just place usual bots which look like players, i'm missing the fake players which did just stand in the spawns, they were helpful for debugging and stuff

Well using SetNbFakePlayers() seems to be broken? in Maniascript.

So this is quite a nice alternative.

[Kak0]

Well using SetNbFakePlayers() seems to be broken? in Maniascript.

I don't think it is broken, but I think the problem comes from the fact that other parts of the script API changed. For instance, the array Players does NOT contain the bots anymore, it contains only the human players. SO if you use a loop on this array in order to spawn the players and the fake players, the fake ones won't be spawned. To acces all the players (humans + bots), use the array AllPlayers (and if you want only the bots, use BotPlayers).

[steeffeen]

oops totally right, i will see if that works (i'm quite sure)
thanks

still the question if it will be possible to plant common bots somewhen? so that players don't need to download anything to use moving bots

[Kak0]

still the question if it will be possible to plant common bots somewhen? so that players don't need to download anything to use moving bots

For the bots managed by the script, if you use an unassigned Ident as ModelId (you can try it in the Horde script by either commenting the call that adds the OrganicSmall skin or by declaring a new Ident variable without initializing it and using it instead of "ModelId"), the bots will be StormMen. For the autonomous bots however, as they are considered as custom items, there is no way to do what you suggested.

[Fadden]

Hi,

What are the conditions needed for bots follow path ? In a test mode, I spawn bot but they never move. The map is Horde_single and the spawn function the same as the horde script one, so the driver behaviour is patrol. I don't understand why they don't move.

Mmm I don't really see where it can come from, all the bot needs is a path and the Patrol behaviour. You didn't change the map I guess ? Can I see your script ?

For example with this very simple script that does nothing except spawing bots and players, bots don't move. They shoot when you approach, stop shoot when you are too far, and never shoot again if you are anew next to them.
The map used is Horde_single. I suppose I do something wrong...

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#Extends "Modes/ShootMania/ModeBase.Script.txt"

#Include "MathLib" as MathLib
#Include "TextLib" as TextLib
#Include "Libs/Nadeo/ShootMania/SM.Script.txt" as SM


/********************************************/
***StartServer***
***
UseClans = True;
UseForcedClans = True;

MB_UseSectionRound = True;
***

***StartMap***
***
SM::SetupDefaultVisibility();
***

***StartRound***
***
UIManager.UIAll.ScoreTableVisibility = CUIConfig::EVisibility::Normal;

SM::UnspawnAllPlayers();
DestroyAllBotPlayers();

UIManager.UIAll.UISequence = CUIConfig::EUISequence::Playing;

StartTime = Now + 3500;

foreach(Spawn in BotPaths)
{
	VSpawnBot(Spawn);
}
foreach(Player in Players)
{
	VSpawnPlayer(Player);
}

EndTime = StartTime + 90 * 1000;
***

***PlayLoop***
***
foreach (Event in PendingEvents) 
{
	
}

if (Now >= EndTime && !MB_StopRound) 
{
	MB_StopRound = True;
}
***

***EndRound***
***
EndTime = Now;

SM::UnspawnAllPlayers();
DestroyAllBotPlayers();
UIManager.UIAll.CountdownEndTime = -1;

UIManager.UIAll.UISequence = CUIConfig::EUISequence::EndRound;
UIManager.UIAll.ScoreTableVisibility = CUIConfig::EVisibility::ForcedVisible;
MB_Sleep(7000);

foreach (Score in Scores) 
{
	if (Score.Points >= 10) 
	{
		MB_StopMap = True;
		break;
	}
}
***

***EndMap***
***
UIManager.UIAll.ScoreTableVisibility = CUIConfig::EVisibility::ForcedVisible;
UIManager.UIAll.UISequence = CUIConfig::EUISequence::Podium;
MB_Sleep(8000);
***

/////////FUNCTIONS///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Spawn player
Void VSpawnPlayer(CSmPlayer Player)
{
	Player.ArmorMax = 100;
	SetPlayerWeapon(Player, CSmMode::EWeapon::Laser, True);
	SM::SpawnPlayer(Player, 1, BlockSpawns[0]);
}

Void VSpawnBot(CSmScriptBotPath Spawn)
{
	declare BotPlayer = CreateBotPlayer(NullId, 2, 100, Spawn, -1);
	assert (BotPlayer != Null && BotPlayer.Driver != Null);
	BotPlayer.Driver.Behaviour = CSmPlayerDriver::ESmDriverBehaviour::Patrol;
	BotPlayer.Driver.Patrol_Mode = CSmPlayerDriver::ESmDriverPatrolMode::Loop;
	BotPlayer.Driver.ShootPeriodMin 	= 50;
	BotPlayer.Driver.ShootPeriodMax 	= 500;
	BotPlayer.Driver.Accuracy 			= 0.5;
	BotPlayer.Driver.ReactionTime		= 100;
	BotPlayer.Driver.RocketAnticipation	= True;
	BotPlayer.Driver.DisengageDistance 	= 20.;
	BotPlayer.Driver.AggroRadius 		= 15.;					
	BotPlayer.EnergyLevel				= 0.;
	BotPlayer.SpeedPower				= 1.;
}

[steeffeen]

I don't think it is broken, but I think the problem comes from the fact that other parts of the script API changed. For instance, the array Players does NOT contain the bots anymore, it contains only the human players. SO if you use a loop on this array in order to spawn the players and the fake players, the fake ones won't be spawned. To acces all the players (humans + bots), use the array AllPlayers (and if you want only the bots, use BotPlayers).

For the bots managed by the script, if you use an unassigned Ident as ModelId (you can try it in the Horde script by either commenting the call that adds the OrganicSmall skin or by declaring a new Ident variable without initializing it and using it instead of "ModelId"), the bots will be StormMen. For the autonomous bots however, as they are considered as custom items, there is no way to do what you suggested.

both completely right! big thanks for the input!