Lagg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZOD offline]

Question and I need it answered asap. I and others are putting together a small patch for T2's free re-release and I was wondering if I could have your permission to add what code I have of your to it?

I have it re-written in such a way as I can pretty much just drop it into base, of course there will be no piloting aside from the old Tank and MPB deploy code I have. You will of course be given full credit for your labor.

[Blakhart offline]

Tell us more abt this, please.

[ReconSDog offline]

AWESOME!!! Just what this game needed woot woot!!

[Blakhart offline]

How about a toggle for fly/no flying bots on a map?

[Lagg_Alot offline]

WooHoot! Are you using the latest Bot Code from No-Quarter (with your fixes of course) I release a newer version everytime I release a new map.

My answer is yes. But note some maps will not support Bots do to Interior Errors that are beyond our control (Katabatic, Sanctuary, White Dwarf, Scarabrea, Broadside) will not have good bots no matter how hard you try. Before this patch is releasted I would like to test the bots for errors (i.e. I play them and try to trip them up in every way possible, if they don't get stuck in their base, in water, in lava or on the Terrain) them we might have something.

ZOD if you have any more Code Condensed AI Functions, that would help me make my next release run faster. That would be great.

NOTE: I think a Tutorial on How To Edit Laggs... Bots could prove helpful to the public. If I only had the time.


Is this going to be a Mandatory Patch Download for everybody? If so please add More Maps So we get more Server Side Bases and Terrains. At leaste add the Dynamix Final Pak and the X2 Maps. As well as all the other great maps that have nice Interiors and Terrains that will Support Bots.

[BotManiac offline]

everyone should consolidate this effort.

Lagg_Alot , ZOD , kLUMSY bOT , ReconS, etc

May5th is tommarrow, you know the free release.

besides us there will be other players looking for this sort of thing either for their offline game , their LAN or even their ded. Server.

im sure there are other Bot Coders/Mappers that could help with this project. unless ZOD or ReconS wants to do it all themselves.

i just hope somewhere down the line there is Super Bot Support for the Seige Maps with Vehicules.

and i get a better understanding on how to run more then 16 bots. maybe by adding a special Bot Menu to the Existing Tribes2 Gui.

like someone else proposed about turning Bots on and Off using flying vehicule.

yes the ball is starting to roll and pick up speed.
thanks to the many great authors of map and code.

and me pestering enuff :-o

thanks

BotManiac

[BotManiac offline]

kLUMSY bOT

im sorry i miss qouted youre name :-)

my bad.

[Lagg_Alot offline]

I have started working on re-editting the X-2 Map Pack (the maps that can support bots only) to include my Super AI. Note I have to slightly move Sensors, Buildings, and or anything else that blocks the bots from their paths. i will include AI Vehicle Pilots where applicable.

This will not have all the X-2 Maps as some of them cannot support the NAV (Bot Navigation Graph).

I will keep it Server Side for anybody that has the X2 Map Pak availible from:


I picked the X2 Map Pack because most of the Base Maps will not play with Bots at all without almost completely re-editting the maps. Something to consider for all you Bot Lovers out there.

For Siege Maps the best I can do is Make completely new Siege maps (2 of them in 90% finished) that are made for Bot Support (do to the problems that Bots have with Force Fields).

[ZOD offline]

Well, the time is short, so what I am doing is putting the code into the patch. The patch will include the Dynamix Final map pack. The contents of the patch are as follows:

CONTENTS
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T2DemoPatch.exe
Demo playback fix for Tribes 2 version 25034 by David Dunscombe (roceh@t2tv.com) Use this to load Tribes 2 when you wish to view a demo recording.


bm8patch.vl2
This vl2 file contains all of the textures from the Classic and TR2 Maps that came with the Tribes 2 update 25034 in bm8 form.


scripts.vl2
This is an updated scripts.vl2 for base Tribes2. It contains a collection of script exploit, spam suppression and code improvments for Base Tribes 2. Most of this was taken from the Tribes 2 Classic mod.

Changed the way voting works, now non voters do not count against a votes outcome.
Fixed small problem with DnD gametype.

Applied fixes from AntiLou mod from Ilys and LouCypher:
Rapid fire Shocklance fix
Vehicle observing fix
MPB fall through terrain fix
Neutral team fix
Forced play before match start fix
Firing through forcefields fix
Standing pilot fix
Server UE exploit fix

Added most of Lagg_Alot's latest AI code, the AI are now vastly superior to unpatched T2.
Changed Max bots usable from 16 to 32.

Added two new game types:
Conquest - Play taken from Battlefield 1942. Points are given to a switches holder and taken away from the enemy. You may spawn near any switch your team holds via Tribes 2 built in Mod Hud.
Hybrid - CTF, DnD and CnH rolled into one gametype. Flags dissapear when capture limit is reached. Destroy objects, capture flag and hold switches to score.

This update is for both clients and servers.


TR2final093-extras.vl2 and TR2final105-client.vl2
Resampled the audio files to 22kHz, 16bit, mono, for some reason a lot of the included audio was 44kHz, 16bit, stereo. Cleaned Mission files of garbage.


TR2final105-server.vl2
This is version 0301 of the TWL Competition Version of Team Rabbit 2 created by the Ev Team.


DynamixFinalPack.vl2
This is the final set of missions created by the Dynamix team. Bm8 files have been added and cleaned mission files of garbage. Repacked without compression.

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So if you are going to do Bot Support for maps I suggest doing them for the Dynamix pack.

[Lagg_Alot offline]

[ZOD offline]

Well since the game was released some many hours ago I was pretty much forced to get it out the door. So what I posted is what is in it. Ay least the code for better bots made it in and yes it is from your last public released map with whatever small amount of editing I did to it.

[Lagg_Alot offline]

Is this going to be a Mandatory Patch for everybody ?

[ZOD offline]

Not possible, it would cost Sierra money to do so and would have to pass through their Q/A team which would take months. But I have faith that with a little pushing it will be pretty widespread as in thousands of downloads.

[starstriker1 offline]

How much pushing?

I'm curious... will servers running this REQUIRE their players to have it?

[ZOD offline]

If a server is running it you will need the Dynamix Final pack, either the one on this site or the one in the patch.

You should have those maps allready anyway, if not, shame shame on you