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[robbob4]

Ok this is really getting out of hand. I'm getting sick of RealBot freezing the server, spamming the console, and Bot.Admin mod spamming bots... Look at this, Ive never seen it do this b4 with the settings of minbot: 2 maxbot: 4 ratio: 1 botmode: botsfillserver and currently 2 humans (would calc to 2 bots)...

(But I get no traffic without bots o_O)

I had to end the round to get this weird chaotic thing to stop, then it just acts normally, stablizing with a max of 4 bots...

[botmeister]

Looks like debug info comming from realbot. As for the spectator bots, I think we determined it was caused by a mod you are using that respawns players before a round ends, is this so?

If I understand the problem, I could add a CVAR switch which you can set to either kick out spectating bots, or include them in the bot count. I think that's what you were suggesting, is this correct?

You should be able to get rid of the server freezing by switching to another bot (assuming it is realbot that is freezing the server). I suggest POD bot for metamod. It works great for my server - no freezes, few crashes, plenty of waypoints, and I know mEAn works well with it since that's the bot I have been using for several months.

[robbob4]

As for the spectator bots, I think we determined it was caused by a mod you are using that respawns players before a round ends, is this so?

yes

If I understand the problem, I could add a CVAR switch which you can set to either kick out spectating bots, or include them in the bot count. I think that's what you were suggesting, is this correct?

yes that would be great

You should be able to get rid of the server freezing by switching to another bot (assuming it is realbot that is freezing the server). I suggest POD bot for metamod. It works great for my server - no freezes, few crashes, plenty of waypoints, and I know mEAn works well with it since that's the bot I have been using for several months.

I've tried other bots in the past and have problems with them as well (but server is up 99% of the time without a bot), but I'll try podbot. Ive also talk to stefan about this but I have a question for you.

Do you run a standalone server (HLServer) or do you run the real Steam server from the game list (or a shortcut to it)?

[botmeister]

I'll put in place a new CVAR to determine what mean will do with spectating bots. I think I should have this in place and it is a good suggestion.

Do you run a standalone server (HLServer) or do you run the real Steam server from the game list (or a shortcut to it)?

I run a standalone server (HLServer). I don't like steam for various reasons so I try to avoid it as much as possible.

[robbob4]

is the pod bot you talking about the PODbot-m here or the original PODbot?

[botmeister]

The original POD stopped working when cs 1.6 came out. The only POD bot that works is the one found here at BU. It's now a metamod plugin btw.

[robbob4]

whats the command line to use podbot mm with mean bot.admin?

[botmeister]

Check out the file install.txt, it's all in there. You have to read the part about using metamod with mEAn, however I think you already know how to do this from using the realbot_mm.

[robbob4]

BTW just isntalled botbots mm, I like em but they still crash the server the same way...

[botmeister]

If your entire computer is freezing, then it may be a hardware problem.

BTW, I've started working on a solution to the spectating bots problem you've been having.