DB bots, Lets get them working

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 22-05-2003 01:18

alright im here to make a list of problems of the bots, and maybe some suggestions, anyone else please post other problems.

Bot passing, don't pass it to me, in front a lot of the time, don't get the pass.

Don't pass over walls and boxes and stuff, seems to only pass when in line of view.

Only pass when looking at them.

Keepers never pass back the ball. just sit there till ball resets.

bots never jump.

bots never volley (this might be hard to program)

Bots are just plain dumb when it comes to tactics.

They allways follow the ball, and never go get open for a pass.

One last mapping suggestion

David could you get some coders to make a coupla ball placement spots, so the ball could reset in more than one place? this would be fun so it cou'l start somewhere else. Wouldn't work well with a map like Cube, but it would with a map like BD-DessertSolitaire

Hope this helps.

Surge · Post by **Surge** » 22-05-2003 02:00

bots follow paths and triggers, in DBs case the ball is the trigger. You cant randomly make them jump to do anything other than follow the trigger unless you place specific triggers on the field to make them jump.

CurvE · Post by **CurvE** » 22-05-2003 03:52

Unlike bots, we are not programmed.... Your not planning on having a 5v5 with some bots are you ???

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 22-05-2003 04:22

if the ball is a trigger, then you should be able to make it so when the ball is in the proxy of the bot (above the Bot) then the bot jumps. Is my logic incorrect?

yeah i playonline, but my connection sucks, so i play bots alot, but the bug that pisses me off the most is when the keeper bots just sitther with theball and don't pass untill the ball resets.

Surge · Post by **Surge** » 22-05-2003 04:39

i would assume so but it'd have to go directly over them and they'd miss it anyways.

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 22-05-2003 05:06

make it a bigger proxy, so they time it right. It can't be immpossible.

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 22-05-2003 05:08

P.S. i love your dude walking on the left. I seem to vaudely remember him from an old video game on my Sega Genises. Some space thing or something. He's awesome.

Axl · Post by **Axl** » 22-05-2003 08:54

Toejam & Earl

cajuncook · Post by **cajuncook** » 22-05-2003 16:45

Yeah, the bots suck. It's gonna take some mad coding to make them somewhat acceptable in relation to human players. Don't hold your breath for a challenging shot to be placed against you when you're playing bots..

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 23-05-2003 02:59

YEAH TOEJAM AND EARL!!! The're awsome!

That game was great, where did you get the earl? i want to get some.

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 23-05-2003 03:01

Yeah bots need lots of work, but hopefully david gets motivated after the 1.7 release and gets the bots to work.

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 23-05-2003 03:11

Hey David, i can help with the sounds in game if you want, or music. I hate the new gun sounds it sucks.

Lemmeloose2000 · Post by **Lemmeloose2000** » 24-05-2003 00:37

Hey newbots stuff

keeper bot when he has the ball and dosent sit there, dosent pass the ball, he just runs out and gets killed

L33FY · Post by **L33FY** » 24-05-2003 11:04

Sorry. I cant let you have 5 in a row. Unhuman.

Alars · Post by **Alars** » 24-05-2003 11:15

can you code it so the volley latency only counts for keepers?