NOOB - BOTS Spectate Only

[bjsweeney]

Hi Everyone,
I have tried to find an answer to this, but my searching has found nothing.
Ive loaded the Metamod and Podbot. The server kicks over and starts, i can connect as a player. I can add and remove bots from the console.... however, they only go into spectate.

am i missing something really simple here???

I ran the updates for steam, i downloaded the latest version of podbot...

im running on a UBUNTU Linux box with plenty of memory and processing power

Here is what im seeing when the server starts...

Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)
Exe build: 16:56:04 Mar  8 2010 (4883)
STEAM Auth Server
Server IP address 192.168.1.123:27015

   Metamod version 1.19  Copyright (c) 2001-2006 Will Day <willday@metamod.org>
   Metamod comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `meta gpl'.
   This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
   under certain conditions; type `meta gpl' for details.

POD-Bot mm: plugin attaching
Taking settings from podbot.cfg
Executing server command: pb_wptfolder wptdefault
Executing server command: pb_welcomemsgs 1
Executing server command: pb_usespeech 0
Executing server command: pb_minbots 5
Executing server command: pb_maxbots 19
Executing server command: pb_bot_quota_match 0
Executing server command: pb_bot_join_team "ANY"
Executing server command: pb_skin 5
Executing server command: pb_timer_sound 0.5
Executing server command: pb_timer_pickup 0.3
Executing server command: pb_timer_grenade 0.5
Executing server command: pb_spray 1
Executing server command: pb_ffa 0
Executing server command: pb_shootthruwalls 1
Executing server command: pb_passwordkey "_pbadminpw"
Executing server command: pb_password "pookie"
Executing server command: pb_numfollowuser 5
Executing server command: pb_minbotskill 60
Executing server command: pb_maxbotskill 90
Executing server command: pb_maxweaponpickup 10
Executing server command: pb_mapstartbotdelay 10
Executing server command: pb_autokill 0
Executing server command: pb_autokilldelay 45
Executing server command: pb_maxcamptime 30
Executing server command: pb_jasonmode 0
Executing server command: pb_detailnames 1
Executing server command: pb_dangerfactor 2000
Executing server command: pb_chat 1
Executing server command: pb_latencybot 2
Executing server command: pb_radio 1
Executing server command: pb_aim_type 4
Executing server command: pb_aim_spring_stiffness_x 13.0
Executing server command: pb_aim_spring_stiffness_y     13.0
Executing server command: pb_aim_damper_coefficient_x 0.22
Executing server command: pb_aim_damper_coefficient_y 0.22
Executing server command: pb_aim_deviation_x 2.0
Executing server command: pb_aim_deviation_y 1.0
Executing server command: pb_aim_influence_x_on_y 0.25
Executing server command: pb_aim_influence_y_on_x 0.17
Executing server command: pb_aim_offset_delay 1.2
Executing server command: pb_aim_notarget_slowdown_ratio 0.5
Executing server command: pb_aim_target_anticipation_ratio 2.2
Executing server command: pb_restrweapons "00000000000000000000000000"
Executing server command: pb_restrequipammo "000000000"
Settings (cvars) for POD-Bot mm loaded from podbot.cfg
No Visibility Table File or old one - starting new !
Loading & decompressing Experience Data
Experience Data loaded from File...
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local steamclient. Continuing with current version anyway.
Executing commands from podbot.cfg
Executing server command: bind "=" "pb menu"
Commands for POD-Bot mm loaded from podbot.cfg
Waypoints created by SoUlFaThEr

Server logging data to file logs/L1115002.log
L 11/15/2010 - 17:05:58: Log file started (file "logs/L1115002.log") (game "cstrike") (version "48/1.1.2.6/Stdio/4883")
Connection to Steam servers successful.
   VAC secure mode is activated.
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:06: World triggered "Round_Start"
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:08: "[P*D]George_Clooney (68)<1><BOT><>" entered the game
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:08: "[P*D]Cheech Marin (79)<2><BOT><>" entered the game
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:09: "[P0D]Quentin_Tarantino (74)<3><BOT><>" entered the game
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:09: "[POD]Ivan (78)<4><BOT><>" entered the game
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:06:10: "[P*D]Killing Frenzy (74)<5><BOT><>" entered the game
pb add 50 1 1 5 "Larry McDuck"
Creating bot...
L 11/15/2010 - 17:10:16: "[POD]Larry McDuck (50)<6><BOT><>" entered the game
users
userid : uniqueid : name
------ : ---------: ----
0 users
status
hostname:  Counter-Strike Server
version :  48/1.1.2.6/Stdio 4883 secure  (10)
tcp/ip  :  192.168.1.123:27015
map     :  de_dust at: 0 x, 0 y, 0 z
players :  6 active (20 max)

[KWo]

Write in th server console:
meta list
and show me the output here.

[bjsweeney]

Here is the output...
Thanks so much for your help!!

meta list
Currently loaded plugins:
      description      stat pend  file              vers      src  load  unlod
 [ 1] POD-Bot mm       RUN   -    podbot_mm_i386.s  vV3B21    ini  Chlvl ANY
1 plugins, 1 running

[KWo]

Originally Posted by log

[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local steamclient. Continuing with current version anyway.

I would say there is something incorect with Your steam. I haven't seen such message on my server nor from someone else's log. I would recommend to reinstall the steam.

[bjsweeney]

Reinstalling now...

I saw that also, did some research on that error but nobody out there in the world thought that it was a problem.

Lets see what I get after reinstall....

Cheers!

[bjsweeney]

Reinstalled in a different directory.
Same message as before. this is a Linux server. i am kicking off the server as

 sudo ./hlds_run . . .

the process is running as root. and im not getting anything showing up in my security logs...

The server runs. I can go on, the bots are added to the system (see above) but sit in spectate mode and dont join.

i assume you didnt see anything wrong with the "meta list" info...

anything else you can think of?

[KWo]

Please check - if You - as a human - can play on that server normally.
Is this steam or no-steam? The log suggest it's a steam server, but maybe I'm wrong...

[EDIT]

Originally Posted by log

Using AMD Optimised binary.

Can You install it as normal linux so server (not as an AMD optimized version)?
[/EDIT]

[bjsweeney]

its a steam server. and I can connect and run and shoot as a player. no issues. when i press tab I can see all the bots sitting in the spectator.

tried map change... nothing, tried restart round ... nada

maybe my bots are just lazy??

Now I see that other folks have a mod AMX X in place. do I need it?

finally - According to the STEAM user forums the message that i am receiving in the console is "normal" and does not cause game play issues.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum...al+steamclient

as for non-optimized AMD binary, This is the install the steam installer gave me. Now, there is a different AMD binary for 64 bit, but that isnt for me. But As i read posts over at steam, the installer auto configs according to processor. So i think the answer is, it is what it is....

[KWo]

What is the output of this command:
(...)\hlds>hldsupdatetool -command version

By (...) I mean the beginning of the path to Your hldsupdatetool.
I hope You are not using beta update for Your HLDS which causes troubles for many users.
You don't need to use AMX MOD X to run podbot mm correctly.

BTW - my win32 HLDS version says
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.6/2.0.961.786 (cstrike)
Exe build: 14:21:06 Mar 8 2010 (4554)
The build number is earlier than Your one, that's why I'm not sure if You are using the same version of HLDS (despite if Your is linux - mine - Windows). I'll check later on my test linux server what both commands are saying about the build version.

[bjsweeney]

Howdy....
when i run the hldsupdatetool.bin -command version i get ...

brian@SweFinNet:/usr/games/steam$ sudo ./hldsupdatetool.bin -command version
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'c'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'o'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'm'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'm'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'a'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'n'
./hldsupdatetool.bin: invalid option -- 'd'

but when i run the steam -command version (where this may be a difference between windows and linux - as the steam runfile is created from the hldsupdate.bin)

brian@SweFinNet:/usr/games/steam$ sudo ./steam -command version
Bootstrapper version: 40
Versions installed in '.':
        Half-Life Base Content: 12
        Linux Server Engine: 55
        Counter-Strike Base Content: 35
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 9 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 0 single object alertable sleeps, 0 multi object alertable sleeps

Now when the server starts it shows these build id's...

Console initialized.
scandir failed:/usr/games/steam/./valve/SAVE
scandir failed:/usr/games/steam/./platform/SAVE
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)
Exe build: 16:56:04 Mar  8 2010 (4883)

it looks like the code version is the same for both..Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)

But the build might be different based on the platform differences (win vs. linux)
is that what you were looking for?