Bot Problems || Strings

[Johnny Blockhead]

Hello! I'm making a script where bots spawn at $botSpawn (defined elsewhere), in the class and quantity you want them in. Yet, once they spawn they keep getting deleted since they don't have a spawn brick. The game checks every tick (??) to see if every bot is accommodated with a spawn brick. If they don't, the bot gets deleted. The thing is they actually do. I'm not sure how to fix this. Also, is there a way to make the spawning section of the bot less spammy? I just want it to act like a zombie.

This is the default code responsible:

   if( %spawnBrick.itemPosition != 1 && !hBrickClientCheck( %brickGroup ) )
   {
      //%pos = %obj.spawnBrick.getPosition();
      //%pos = vectoradd(%pos,"0 0 0.15");
      //%rot = getwords(%obj.spawnBrick.getTransform(),3,6);
      // other options delete the bot until user comes back? ##
      //%obj.setTransform(%pos SPC %rot);

      //%obj.stopHoleLoop();
      %obj.delete();
      echo("it's calling this!");
      echo(%brickgroup);
      //%obj.hSched = %obj.scheduleNoQuota(%tickrate+getrandom(0,750),hLoop);
      return;
   }

and here's my bot code:

//$botspawn exists
function spawnBots(%amount, %class)
{
   //Does it %amount amount of times.
   for(%i=0;%i<%amount;%i++)
   {
      //Creates the neccisary spawn brick. Otherwise bot kablooey-s.
      if(!isObject(%brick = nameToID(UselessRoboBrick)))
      {
         %brick = new fxDtsBrick(UselessRoboBrick)
         {
            datablock = brick1x1Data;
            isPlanted = false;
            itemPosition = 1;
            position = $botSpawn;
         };
      }
      schedule(33, 0, createRobot);
   }
}

function createRobot()
{
   talk("aklamo");
   //Creates the bot.
   %robot = new AiPlayer()
   {
      spawnTime = $Sim::Time;
      spawnBrick = %brick;
      dataBlock = "ZombieHoleBot";
      position = $botSpawn;

      //Springtime for Riddler
      Name = ZombieHoleBot.hName;
      hType = ZombieHoleBot.hType;
      hSearchRadius = ZombieHoleBot.hSearchRadius;
      hSearch = ZombieHoleBot.hSearch;
      hSight = ZombieHoleBot.hSight;
      hWander = ZombieHoleBot.hWander;
      hGridWander = ZombieHoleBot.hGridWander;
      hReturnToSpawn = ZombieHoleBot.hReturnToSpawn;
      hSpawnDist = ZombieHoleBot.hSpawnDist;
      hMelee = ZombieHoleBot.hMelee;
      hAttackDamage = ZombieHoleBot.hAttackDamage;
      hSpazJump = ZombieHoleBot.hSpazJump;
      hSearchFOV = ZombieHoleBot.hSearchFOV;
      hFOVRadius = ZombieHoleBot.hFOVRadius;
      hTooCloseRange = ZombieHoleBot.hTooCloseRange;
      hAvoidCloseRange = ZombieHoleBot.hAvoidCloseRang e;
      hShoot = ZombieHoleBot.hShoot;
      hMaxShootRange = ZombieHoleBot.hMaxShootRange;
      hStrafe = ZombieHoleBot.hStrafe;
      hAlertOtherBots = ZombieHoleBot.hAlertOtherBots;
      hIdleAnimation = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleAnimation;
      hSpasticLook = ZombieHoleBot.hSpasticLook;
      hAvoidObstacles = ZombieHoleBot.hAvoidObstacles;
      hIdleLookAtOthers = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleLookAtOthe rs;
      hIdleSpam = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleSpam;
      hAFKOmeter = ZombieHoleBot.hAFKOmeter + getRandom( 0, 2 );
      hHearing = ZombieHoleBot.hHearing;
      hIdle = ZombieHoleBot.hIdle;
      hSmoothWander = ZombieHoleBot.hSmoothWander;
      hEmote = ZombieHoleBot.hEmote;
      hSuperStacker = ZombieHoleBot.hSuperStacker;
      hNeutralAttackChance = ZombieHoleBot.hNeutralAttackC hance;
      hFOVRange = ZombieHoleBot.hFOVRange;
      hMoveSlowdown = ZombieHoleBot.hMoveSlowdown;
      hMaxMoveSpeed = 1.0;
      hActivateDirection = ZombieHoleBot.hActivateDirect ion;
      isHoleBot = 1;
   };
   missionCleanup.add(%robot);
}

//Experimental stuff, trying to fix the problem.
package xXhacksXx
{
   function hBrickClientCheck(%brickgroup)
   {
      talk("cl check");
      return 1;
   }
};
activatePackage(xXhacksXx);

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[Greek2me]

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apparently you already did what I was suggesting

[Johnny Blockhead]

AiPlayer.cs doesn't really talk about spawning non-hole bots, unless I'm missing something? The other ones are just pathing.

[Greek2me]

-snip-

apparently you already did what I was suggesting

[boodals 2]

Your problem is that %brick is undefined here:

      spawnBrick = %brick;

because you are defining it in another function. I assume you had it as a single function and then split it up into two.

Simply using %brick = nameToID(UselessRoboBrick) again within the createRobot function should fix that.

[Johnny Blockhead]

Thanks! It works now, after rewriting it:
//Bot Spawning
function spawnBots(%amount, %class)
{
   //Does it %amount amount of times.
   for(%i=0;%i<%amount;%i++)
   {
      //Creates the neccisary spawn brick. Otherwise bot kablooey-s.
      if(!isObject(%brick = nameToID(DumbRoboBrick)))
      {
         %brick = new fxDtsBrick(DumbRoboBrick)
         {
            datablock = brick1x1Data;
            isPlanted = false;
            itemPosition = 1;
            position = "0 0 -2000";
         };
      }
      //Creating the bot itself.
      %robot = new AiPlayer()
      {
         spawnTime = $Sim::Time;
         spawnBrick = %brick;
         dataBlock = PlayerNoJet;
         position = $botSpawn;
            //Springtime for Riddler
            Name = ZombieHoleBot.hName;
            hType = ZombieHoleBot.hType;
            hSearchRadius = ZombieHoleBot.hSearchRadius;
            hSearch = ZombieHoleBot.hSearch;
            hSight = ZombieHoleBot.hSight;
            hWander = ZombieHoleBot.hWander;
            hGridWander = ZombieHoleBot.hGridWander;
            hReturnToSpawn = ZombieHoleBot.hReturnToSpawn;
            hSpawnDist = ZombieHoleBot.hSpawnDist;
            hMelee = ZombieHoleBot.hMelee;
            hAttackDamage = ZombieHoleBot.hAttackDamage;
            hSpazJump = ZombieHoleBot.hSpazJump;
            hSearchFOV = ZombieHoleBot.hSearchFOV;
            hFOVRadius = ZombieHoleBot.hFOVRadius;
            hTooCloseRange = ZombieHoleBot.hTooCloseRange;
            hAvoidCloseRange = ZombieHoleBot.hAvoidCloseRang e;
            hShoot = ZombieHoleBot.hShoot;
            hMaxShootRange = ZombieHoleBot.hMaxShootRange;
            hStrafe = ZombieHoleBot.hStrafe;
            hAlertOtherBots = ZombieHoleBot.hAlertOtherBots;
            hIdleAnimation = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleAnimation;
            hSpasticLook = ZombieHoleBot.hSpasticLook;
            hAvoidObstacles = ZombieHoleBot.hAvoidObstacles;
            hIdleLookAtOthers = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleLookAtOthe rs;
            hIdleSpam = ZombieHoleBot.hIdleSpam;
            hAFKOmeter = ZombieHoleBot.hAFKOmeter + getRandom( 0, 2 );
            hHearing = ZombieHoleBot.hHearing;
            hIdle = ZombieHoleBot.hIdle;
            hSmoothWander = ZombieHoleBot.hSmoothWander;
            hEmote = ZombieHoleBot.hEmote;
            hSuperStacker = ZombieHoleBot.hSuperStacker;
            hNeutralAttackChance = ZombieHoleBot.hNeutralAttackC hance;
            hFOVRange = ZombieHoleBot.hFOVRange;
            hMoveSlowdown = ZombieHoleBot.hMoveSlowdown;
            hMaxMoveSpeed = 1.0;
            hActivateDirection = ZombieHoleBot.hActivateDirect ion;
            isHoleBot = 1;
      };
      missionCleanup.add(%robot);
   }
}

I'm trying to figure out how to damage them, something about adding them to a minigame? Also iirc theres a preference for bot damage. Is it possible to have them take damage outside of the mini? I'm using slayer.
edit: %minigame.addBotToGame(%robot); doesn't work, the variable is defined. The robot isn't a control object. Would aiController be coming in handy right now? I think it's something more simple, though.

[Greek2me]

You can get them to take damage in the Slayer minigame by setting %bot.minigame = %minigame for all of them. Then make sure that bot damage is enabled.

[Johnny Blockhead]

What'd be the best thing to set it to? If there was a way to find out the default minigame, it'd come in handy. Searches don't turn up anything relevant.

[Greek2me]

When the bot spawns, do something like this to give it the same minigame as the brick.

%bot.minigame = getMinigameFromObject(%botSpawnBrick);

[Johnny Blockhead]

That method doesn't work, probably since the brick wasn't planted by a player. Therefore, it wouldn't inherit a minigame. Maybe is it possible to find a minigame by its name, or one hosted by a specific player? Or how about finding the nearest brick to $botSpawn and getting its minigame?
Edit: My script automatically adds items to the bot depending on its class. I can verify they are being added correctly, since when i dump() them it shows a value for tool0. When they come and attack me, they simply just use their fists. Is there any way I can force them to use their guns, like a hole zombie?
Edit2: With actual hole-spawned zombies, if you give them a flamethrower through script they don't acknowledge it either. But when you wrench their spawn point and add it in the GUI, they instantly start using it.
Edit3: I've changed things up, and added these to the part where I defined the AiPlayer I wanted:
//Winter, for poland, and france!
hMelee = 0;
hShoot = 1;
hShootTimes = 4;
hMaxShootRange = 32;
hAvoidCloseRange = 1;
hTooCloseRange = 2;
hReturnToSpawn = 0;
hSpawnDist = 500;
hWep = flamerImage;
Yet, now he just doesn't attack me :(. hWep might yeild some fruits though.
This is my ultra temporary fix for the minigame problem:
%robot.minigame = findclientbyname("Piexes").minigame;
Yet ofc I won't be online every time a bot spawns, so I need a better solution.
Edit4: Durr, turning hMelee to 1 fixes them not attacking. Still no flamethrower action, though.

[Johnny Blockhead]

Bump.
I'm still pretty much stumped. For now I've retreated to just using this:

hMelee = 1;
hShoot = 1;
   hWep = "flamerImage";
hReturnToSpawn = 0;

I'm specifically using flamerImage because I'm testing this solely with pyros. Also, I'm 100% positive that they're actually getting the flamethrower, because of this code:

talk("tool0:" SPC %robot.tool0);
%robot.addNewItem("TF2 Flamethrower");
talk("tool0:" SPC %robot.tool0);

In which %robot.tool0 returns nothing at first, but an ID later (that IS confirmed for the flamethrower ID). If I set melee to 0, the bots don't even come after me. Can someone please help? This has to have been done before. My full code.

Edit: I was able to figure out what minigame to assign the bot to by doing a containerRadiusSearch at $botSpawn, looking for bricks. Then, I'd get the minigame from the brick by doing getMinigameFromObject.

[Advanced Bot]

Try %robot.setWeapon(itemData), addNewItem just only goes to their slot like everyone else has to use commands to pull it out.

If you want to bots to always damage, do $DefaultMinigame = MinigameID;

[Johnny Blockhead]

Thanks! I haven't been able to test it out yet, but I will soon.
I have this code where I'm making Mann Vs Machine canteens, and I'm using strings to record the capacity of their canteen. It's in the variable %client.canteen, and it'd look like this: NONE NONE NONE, atleast when it's empty. What I want to do is when someone buys a canteen, one of those NONEs becomes something like CRITS. The only functions I have found would replace all instances of NONE, not just one. Here's my code, in the middle of a function.
else if(strPos(%client.canteen, "NONE") >= 0)
{
   //Artificial Critical Hits
   if(%upg $= "Artificial")
   {
      if(%client.cash < 100)
      {
         %client.chatMessage("\c3You don't have enough money to buy Artificial Crits!");
         %displayMoney = 1;
      }
      else
      {
         %client.chatMessage("\c3You bought a single Artificial Crit canteen.");
         %client.cash -= 100;
      }
   }
}

[BluetoothBoy]

First of all, use strstr(sourceString, searchString); if you aren't using the offset argument. Secondly, you can use setWord(sourceString, index, replace); where replace is the replacement word.

[Greek2me]

First of all, use strstr(sourceString, searchString); if you aren't using the offset argument.

strPos is perfectly acceptable.