Need Help Please

AnarchangelAnarchangel Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18403Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">trying to get lan game running</div> Me and about 6 friends are trying to get a dedicated server running at a lan we are currently at, we can get the server started no problem, but when we try and add bots, they arent showing, we are using rcbots, someone mentioned elsewhere something about Whichbots, anyone know where i can get that, and if they can help me add bots to the game
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  • SquidgetSquidget Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17334Members
    We can help, but be warned: you have to make an effort too. We won't do all the work for you.

    Go to Google, type in WhichBot as a search, find the site, and D/L the file. Read the install instructions and try to install it yourself. If it doesn't work, post here again. Tell us what happens and any error messages you get. THEN we will help you.

    I'm not being a jerk. I just want a little proof that you are motivated before I spend tons of time helping you.
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  • AnarchangelAnarchangel Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18403Members
    eeek, guys im sorry, i kinda got off track, i was more interested to see if anyone has ever experienced the same problem with adding bots to a lan game, i just got whichbot (i had such a hard time getting rcbot off google, i didnt even look for whichbot sorry guys), ill post shortly on the results




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  • AnarchangelAnarchangel Join Date: 2003-07-24 Member: 18403Members
    i didnt get any error messages, there is just no bot ingame


    Any suggestions would be wonderful
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  • SquidgetSquidget Join Date: 2003-06-13 Member: 17334Members
    No error messages, and no bots? Did you actually try and add bots with the "botmenu" console command?
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  • smokingwreckagesmokingwreckage Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13364Members
    <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=1&t=37236&hl=bots' target='_blank'>Some Bot Info</a>

    I got some help a while back with bots: link above. The rest of this post here is just random extra info you might find useful.

    Unsure if anyone else has hit this, but make sure people joining the server aren't running rcbot at the same time as the server. It seems to cause problems..... anyway that's just a bonus bit of info. The link above has links to more info if you want to run Whichbot and RCBot at the same time.

    Whichbot incidentally plays hard; I ran it for a small LAN and while most of my marines got nice and paranoid and followed orders after being munched by Whichbot's formidable Skulks, one guy stopped playing altogether <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • CaseKCaseK Join Date: 2003-02-09 Member: 13338Members
    If you use RCbot, try altering the rcbot.cfg file.
    I will make this as simple as possible....

    If you would like Bots to automatically enter when the server is started, then uncomment the section that looks like this....

    #addbot
    #addbot
    #addbot
    #addbot
    #addbot
    #addbot

    Uncommenting means take away the number sign....

    addbot
    addbot
    addbot
    addbot
    addbot
    addbot

    That would make sixbots enter the server when started.

    There is another section just before this one in the cfg file that looks like this....

    # Remove the comments on the 2 lines below to support a minimum and maximum
    # number of bots running on a dedicated server. Bots will be added to the
    # server until the total number of players (bots and humans) reaches the
    # max_bots value. Each time a new player joins the server, a bot will be
    # kicked from the server unless there are only min_bots number of bots
    # currently on the server. After players disconnect from the server, bots
    # will be automatically added back to the server until the total number
    # of players reaches max_bots again. You should make max_bots be AT LEAST
    # one less than the maxplayers value (otherwise no one will be able to join
    # your server). Also These MUST be set on a dedicated server for the bots to
    # work
    #min_bots 1
    #max_bots 1

    Uncomment the min_bots and max_bots in order to control the amount of bots in game...

    i.e.
    min_bots 5
    max_bots 10

    etc etc...

    Also, in order to addbot from the console...
    open the "allowed_players.cfg" and add the appropriate won ids.

    Hope this helps a little.
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