Bots that CAN be hurt

[lordician]

So, i am working on some bot that works independent of Gamemode_zombie.
But so far, not so good.

My bot spawns, performs the action i want (sorta, need to fix it), but:
It can't be hurt.

So what is the best way to spawn a bot?
Currently i am using:

Code: [Select]

%bot = new AIPlayer()
{
datablock = BotArmor;
position = %pos;
};
MissionCleanup.Add(%bot);


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[Amade]

There isn't any other way to spawn a bot.

[lordician]

There isn't any other way to spawn a bot.

Any idea what could cause my problem then?

[HellsHero]

Maybe include it into the mini-game?

[Amade]

You need to make sure the datablock "BotArmor" exists. PlayerStandardArmor is the default datablock for players.

[lordician]

The bot is added into the same minigame as the one who spawns it.

BotArmor is in this case a changed name, just for illustrational purpose.
But I'm fully sure that he datablock that is called exists.

The datablock does also contain a maxdamage.
%pos is also allready stated earlier in the code.

Sorry to bother you with my question with not much more info, but what else is important?

[Space Guy]

Use the Mission Editor to find a Horse vehicle included in your minigame and find the fields ("Dynamic Fields" with F11/F3 menu) relating to the spawn brick etc. if you want it to be counted like a bot, or give it a client if you want it to be included like a player.

[lordician]

Hmm, giving it a client, eh?

That could be the thing i need, but i guessed i didn't need to actually 'give' it a client.
When i tested the first time i used:
client = %player.client
And that resulted in damaging myself when i shot the bot. :o

I should've known that i needed to give it a client, i was suspecting such a thing allready.

Once again, thanks SpaceGuy.
Also thanks to  all the others, at least you tried to help me.
I appreciate that very much.

[lordician]

It worked.
Massive thanks, now to get the other thing working, but that is a problem not to be posted yet.

Lemme try it myself first, eh?


/locks topic

[lordician]

Unlocked for another question around it.

I gave the bot an AiConnection, however when i killed it:

WARNING: No player object in GameConnection::onDeath() for client '42143'

The client number stated was the client number of the bot.
Oddly, i really gave it an AiConnection:

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%sentry = new AIPlayer()
{
datablock = SentryArmor;
position = %pos;
};
MissionCleanup.Add(%sentry);
%sentry.client = new AIconnection()
{
minigame = %client.minigame;
brickGroup = %client.brickGroup; //So the client can still ride horses and whatnot
name = "Sentry";
};
MissionCleanup.add(%sentry.client);
So, i want to know, how to fix this?
EDIT: (Once again, everything called here exists)


Also, when i kill it a CI pops up and displays i killed something without name.
Perhaps related to the console report, or do i need to add something else to fix that?

[Chrono]

You'll need to do %sentry.client.player = %sentry;

[lordician]

You'll need to do %sentry.client.player = %sentry;

I can't think of the reason why, but okay, i'll sure try.

[Chrono]

Because the game doesn't do it automatically.

[lordician]

Because the game doesn't do it automatically.

So if i give it a client, i still have to put that in to let it act as a player?

And if i want to call the client of the sentry, can i still use the setted client?
Or will it be like this: %sentry.client.player.client

It would be odd if i had to do it like the latter.

[Chrono]

Because %sentry.client.player IS %sentry, you could still just do %sentry.client. You could also do %sentry.client.player.client.player.client.player.client.player.client.player.client.player.client and get the same result.
Giving the client a .player and giving that player the .client makes it into a stable reference loop required by several core functions.