The Ns Bot Alternative

ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
edited November 2006 in NS General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Offline play just got better.</div>Name: <b>Whichbot</b>
Current Version: <i>1.0</i>
Website: <i> <a href="http://whichbot.com/" target="_blank">http://whichbot.com/</a></i>
Teams played: <i> Alien </i>

Name: <b>RCbot</b>
Current Version: <i>1.4</i>
Website: <i> <a href="http://rcbot.bots-united.com/" target="_blank">http://rcbot.bots-united.com/</a></i>
Teams played: <i> Alien and Marine </i>

One of our forum members is offering a downloadable pack of both of the above bots + metamod + waypoints. The post with his download link is <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?s=6929198494597370880&showtopic=75671&view=findpost&p=1566235" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index....t&p=1566235</a>

Outdated bots/bots for older versions of NS:
Name: <b>Hivemind</b>
Current Version: <i>1.1x</i>
Website: <i> <a href="http://hivemind.gamemod.net/" target="_blank">http://hivemind.gamemod.net/</a></i> (URL may no longer be registered, try using tools like Archive.org or the google cache to read its original contents)
Teams played: <i> Alien </i>
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  • Black_VaultBlack_Vault Join Date: 2003-06-02 Member: 16933Members
    hivemind crashes on me, but i like RCbot the most...
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  • napinapi Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14172Members, Constellation
    some one needs to code a bot that will command, and then they could have a little bot tournament - i can just picture it now - a clan of bots enters CAL And wins the top division <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> classic haha
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  • DelphiDelphi Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15134Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-shanks+Jul 20 2004, 02:08 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (shanks @ Jul 20 2004, 02:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> some one needs to code a bot that will command, and then they could have a little bot tournament - i can just picture it now - a clan of bots enters CAL And wins the top division <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> classic haha <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And then, sometime this august, nukes are launched.. AND HUMANITY ENDS!!)(#!)!(#%SDLKW#!#)!#%!#%lol)!(#%)SDKLEIOW

    Wait, not really.
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  • Ice9Ice9 Join Date: 2004-06-09 Member: 29208Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ModChaosControl+Jul 20 2004, 04:29 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ModChaosControl @ Jul 20 2004, 04:29 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> RCBot-> (stands for Rocket-Crowbot)
    ------>
    Coded by cheeseh, this bot supports multiple mods (including
    natural selection) and is the most human-like NS Bot available.
    RCBot is a bot for aliens and marines, but most people use it just
    for marines as WhichBot and HiveMind are available for aliens and
    players to practice their commanding skills.
    Not using aimbots, these bots were designed to mimic humans
    under tough situations whether their infantry portal is under attack
    or they are losing a hive. Uses the MegaHAL chat system to record
    human 'say' text and then 'say' it later at an appropriate time.
    MegaHAL makes these bots even more human. Some people have even
    managed to get bots to hate other bots. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Sounds cool. Haha, that'd be funny to see two bots swearing at eachother.

    "The server gives me 10% CPU time!"
    "Oh yeah!? I learned my aim from Flarya!"
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  • CarNagE1CarNagE1 Poland Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16298Members, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter, Subnautica Playtester
    OMG Shanks bot obsession strikes back <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
    I like the new hivemind bots thay are good for pistol tranings.
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  • WeltschmerzWeltschmerz Join Date: 2003-09-03 Member: 20538Members
    So... question, from one who likes playing against bots (you can often win all by yourself on a siege map for instance, as rines...) but knows very little about running plugins etc.... Can I go DL one of these and install it to my client version of NS3.04a_whatever, or do I HAVE to go get and run the server side version?

    Thanks- <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    if i have read the RCbot information correctly, it has come a LONG-**** way from the version that worked in NS 2.0/2.01

    /me DLs to find out
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  • DelphiDelphi Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15134Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Weltschmerz+Jul 20 2004, 04:10 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Weltschmerz @ Jul 20 2004, 04:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So... question, from one who likes playing against bots (you can often win all by yourself on a siege map for instance, as rines...) but knows very little about running plugins etc.... Can I go DL one of these and install it to my client version of NS3.04a_whatever, or do I HAVE to go get and run the server side version?

    Thanks- <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    "All three of these bots' latest releases are all metamod plugins for
    Metamodx v1.17", so I guess you're setting up your own LAN dedicated server to test it out.

    Still, for the hassle (And experience of running a quick server), training with lifelike bots aint bad.

    I should turn off my constie icon and go around with a [wb] tag, see how many people ask if I am one. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • NiteowlNiteowl Join Date: 2002-09-04 Member: 1274Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    nice summation ModChaosControl, well done.

    just one note, WhichBot also :
    -runs in classic under certain maps
    -will build upgrade chambers, rts, and hives
    -can leap as a skulk, blink as a fade
    -is effective as a lerk, fade, skulk, and gorge (not so much as onos :/)
    -you can control the bots (if you have admin, AFAIK) to form a pack around you, essentially, leading them.
    -you con modify and control the behaviour of the bots via config files (how many to wiat up in a pack, which structs to prefer in attacking a base, etc)
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  • DelphiDelphi Join Date: 2003-04-02 Member: 15134Members, Constellation
    If and when I build my new computer, this one will definatly server as a LAN testing ground for an NS server.

    I could do it now, I just don't know how to set up and install a dedicated server, then connect to it from the same, haha
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  • NEO_PhyteNEO_Phyte We need shirtgons&#33; Join Date: 2003-12-16 Member: 24453Members, Constellation
    no offence to the creators of RCbot, but they still have a LONG way to go.

    there is a definate improvement over the old versions, and that is good.

    but the NS atmosphere is kinda ruined when you watch a fade WALK towards you (i can understand if things like blink are hard to code for bots, but walking?)



    the marines have had some awesome improvement (they actually notice waypoints now), but they kinda suck at aiming (partially intentional, but i doubt they wanted that much aim reduction)
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> HiveMind Crashes on mine <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    What windows? What version? What NSBeta?

    v3.2 runs on metamod/steam fine with NS 3 Beta 4
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  • sk84zer0sk84zer0 Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17478Members
    someone needs to make bots that can bhop
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    HiveMind 3.2 - Combat does <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • blackholedreamsblackholedreams Join Date: 2004-02-04 Member: 26023Members
    One of the bots, either wb or rcbot, fires in bursts with the LMG...whoever coded that needs to redo it.
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  • c_omac_oma Join Date: 2004-06-20 Member: 29425Members
    well, i've been using whichbots on our 'clan'-server for half a year orso, first in ns 2.01, then in 3.0beta4a, and although the bots are reasonably dumb (when we play against em, we usually play against 2x the number of players on the human team and we always win...) it's good for newbies to learn the basics of weapons, buildings, and commandering. i learned a lot from the 100 or so matches i played on the [SA] clan's sandbox server (ns 2.01) against the whichbots.

    i hope these teams will keep on improving their bots, i really appreciate their work and without those whichbots i would still be NSPlayer <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->One of the bots, either wb or rcbot, fires in bursts with the LMG...whoever coded that needs to redo it. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That would be the RCBot, and the latest one DOES NOT burst fire with the Light Machine Gun. I don't know what you are talking about.
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  • RadagastRadagast Join Date: 2003-06-29 Member: 17776Members, Constellation
    imo bots for a game such as ns are useless, just join a net game and ask people, our community are freidnly people.
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    imo bots? Explain.
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  • DrummerDrummer Join Date: 2004-02-18 Member: 26654Members
    lol, not "imo bots", "in my opinion, bots"

    gotta love the geek-speak breakdown
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Note to all: Please speak clear english in this post.
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  • CyborgmattCyborgmatt Join Date: 2004-07-25 Member: 30129Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-ModChaosControl+Jul 25 2004, 01:21 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ModChaosControl @ Jul 25 2004, 01:21 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    Note to all: Please speak clear english in this post. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That would be a great tip...

    I just joined the forums, and im planning on playing with these bots, do we know of any servers running these bots?

    <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    Yeh, a few run RCBot and WhichBot. I'm still waiting for someone to post that they have a HiveMind server ^^
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  • DrummerDrummer Join Date: 2004-02-18 Member: 26654Members
    pretty much the only server that i play on is a bot server called "The worlds most EVIL ns server" i know the owner personally, and he's pretty cool. if you see "Drummer" on the server, that would be me <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • ManIkManIk Join Date: 2004-04-21 Member: 28066Members
    Hivemind bot is great in Combat <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> it clim on walls <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> and so on i give it 8/10... coz its not for NS_ maps only Co

    but but... they are very good <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> nice work cahos control
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  • TiMbahHTiMbahH Join Date: 2003-12-14 Member: 24369Members
    the bad thing about bots is that once they see u, they lock on.... especially when they are set to high skill



    <!--emo&::tsa::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tsa.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tsa.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RychonuxRychonux Join Date: 2004-07-25 Member: 30118Members
    what arw all the programs i need to make these bots work?
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  • CartiCarti Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18099Members, Constellation
    Nice bots.. Just awesome


    Keep up the <b>GREAT</b> work. Best work i've seen for a while ^^.



    Carty ^_^.
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> what programs do i need to run the bot <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    For hivemind 3.2 and WhichBot (all), you need metamod. Metamod is included in the ZIP files, however.
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  • ModChaosControlModChaosControl HiveMind NS bot creator Join Date: 2004-03-31 Member: 27613Members
    Screenshots of HiveMind 3.2 are now available.
    <a href='http://hivemind.game-mod.net/' target='_blank'>http://hivemind.game-mod.net/</a> and check out the news. <!--emo&::fade::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/fade.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='fade.gif' /><!--endemo--> killz <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif' /><!--endemo--> easily.
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