I love playing BZFlag on my own private server. Unfortunately, the number of other players I have available to play with is limited, and the robots are extremely stupid (I'm not insulting, it says that in the manpage).
How can I get robots that play alot stronger? There was mention of this for the 3.0 release but it never surfaced. I know the history of deciding to go with 2.4 instead.
MUCH better robots
Re: MUCH better robots
Have you tried both the -solo bots and the autopilot bot? The -solo bots use older logic and are actually pretty decent on non-jumping maps. The autopilot instead takes control of the main player of the client and uses different logic, which includes the ability to jump and make use of some flags (including playing capture the flag). The '9' key on the top of the keyboard toggles autopilot mode.
Re: MUCH better robots
Hi,blast wrote: ↑Fri Jun 16, 2017 9:50 pm Have you tried both the -solo bots and the autopilot bot? The -solo bots use older logic and are actually pretty decent on non-jumping maps. The autopilot instead takes control of the main player of the client and uses different logic, which includes the ability to jump and make use of some flags (including playing capture the flag). The '9' key on the top of the keyboard toggles autopilot mode.
Yes, I did try the autopilot. It is much better but slows down the computer more. It also requires running a client per bot, and drawing the frames, even when I only need to look at my own tank. Can the autopilot be run without starting the client itself (like the -solo option)?
Re: MUCH better robots
I run 'autopilot' bots for long time now and they are enough fun. To avoid lot of comsumption just iconify them; to run lots of them, make a script. Then, when they run, press: '9' (autopilot), 'i' (spawn) and F4 (iconify) on each one. All is run windowized too by using '-window'. If want to see them in action, visit my server 'diver-sion' (non-24-hours one; bots run privately). I also made a plug-in for some improvements; both codes will be shared when I can.
2.6 will have laser sight!
Levels and Robots - Servers Grouping and Names - Servers Classification - Log Converter
Levels and Robots - Servers Grouping and Names - Servers Classification - Log Converter