HL2DM bots...

[Iced_Eagle]

From: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Main_Page

Source SDK Beta Approaches
Wed November 9th, 2005

Very soon we'll be beginning a beta of the next version of the Source SDK, which will be run in a similar way to how the Steam UI beta was run. When the beta is ready to go we'll have a page here on the VDC that lists the new features available, along with a place to report problems.

[Austin]

Hey guys,

1) The first post in this thread was in Feb. - a long time ago. What has valve provided in almost a year?

2) Take a look at botmans' post in this thread about how valve is now in the business of LIMITING what plugins can do!

3) Why wait when we have something now that gives us virtually (pun intended!) anything we want/need, and works wonderfully great?

Metamod Source is way cool!
It is a much better Metamod for Source!
Here, this might get you a Little more interested:

http://www.sourcemm.net/?go=docs&doc=coding
"SourceHook is the engine used to intercept function calls, much like Metamod. The difference with SourceHook is that it can intercept any virtual function in any class that, at compile time, you have the header for."

!!!

I have installed Metamod Source on my server with a basic plugin and it has been totally stable. I don't care if it has to patch memory on the fly. It does it well and it works!

I don’t’ know Metamod, Metamod Source, the HL1 Or the HL2 sdk well enough to really say but it looks to me like…
Someone who knows Metamod well, knows the hl2 sdk well could port something like podbot to Source, with out a terrible amount of trouble.

There are a few things I need for my server right now like no head shots on humans, extra nades, team balance, etc.. I am working on learning Metamod Source and hl2 sdk asap…

I think we need a forum on BU for MM Source to help everyone get familiar with it over here. With the experience of some of the people here we could have some awesome great stuff for Source soon…


http://www.sourcemm.net

Feedback???

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

Maybe you're right. But I'm still thinking there's hope at Valve.

[Iced_Eagle]

Originally Posted by Pierre-Marie Baty

Maybe you're right. But I'm still thinking there's hope at Valve.

I agree... They did say they were working on a Bot SDK, and also there should be a code portion to the beta SDK soon... Probably within a month..

I would rather wait for VALVe to provide official support, then do the SourceMM way and have to rewrite a lot of code later... By the time you get a stable 1.0 of a bot, there might be official support already out there... This means that your bot would run on 100% of all updated servers, and not just those with metamod...

[DrEvil]

Last I checked, and even asked the MM guys, MM will not provide the functionality that we are missing to implement fully working bots. Intercepting function calls is not what we need to do.

[stefanhendriks]

Perhaps it is an option to write a bot framework which is capable of being 'transformed' into 'true hl2 bot sdk' code once (if) it is released...

So basicly have some thin layer. Bah, i am brabbling and having no time at all.

[LoLou]

I'm just some guy that has this account for asking questions about bots, so don't bother asking me anything. I just play games. If anyone has a link to download bots for HL2DM or DOD: S, that works well, can you please email me with the link.

[Bluesman]

Originally Posted by LoLou

I'm just some guy that has this account for asking questions about bots, so don't bother asking me anything. I just play games. If anyone has a link to download bots for HL2DM or DOD: S, that works well, can you please email me with the link.

HL2DM bots:
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http://rcbot.bots-united.com
http://www.hurrikhan.net/

DOD:S
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Sorry, it doesn't exist any bots for DOD:S (at least I haven't heard of any bot for this game)

[Bluesman]

DOD:S bots...

http://forums.bots-united.com/showthread.php?t=4609

[KWo]

Originally Posted by KWo

I remember You told me You could help to answer at least to some questions dr. Evil had concerning to CS:S bots (we miss the mostly the thing with managing weapons under CS:S; the full list of questions is here). You told me You can help after CS:S DM 1.0 is released. I 've seen You skipped 1.0 version and now there is some beta 2.0 available, so is this the good time I can ask about the help for CS:S bots or not? Or You just don't have time to elaborate anything even if You are the only person who can help us?

Regards

KWo

Originally Posted by BAILOPAN

The source code is available with 2.0. If someone has a specific HL2SDK or CS:S (or CS:S DM) question for me they can ask it on our Source forums, or in our IRC channel.

---BAILOPAN

The CS:S DM is available here. The source of CS:S DM is here.
The SourceMod forum is here.
I hope someone can find something usefyl to move on the work on CS:S bots.