Observer Mode
- Joe Mama
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Observer Mode
I was playing on Pythonian and pybzmin32 was playing from observer mode.
Is this possible or is this a cheat?
Click here to see a screenshot
Just look at the places circled in red. It shows the player in observer mode with a flag and him on the radar.
Thanks
Is this possible or is this a cheat?
Click here to see a screenshot
Just look at the places circled in red. It shows the player in observer mode with a flag and him on the radar.
Thanks
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- Joe-Schmoe
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But then don't the bots have to join a team, rather than obs?blast wrote:That's a client they run which runs several bots to attract players to their lame server. They are free to use whatever they want as a callsign for their client.
If you zoom in, the roster shows that the observer is holding a narrow flag. Even if it's a bot, this shouldn't be possible...right?
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lol is it his full name by any chance
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Um... the observer is driving around the map and shooting other tanks. I have been on this map before an have actually played a game with the observer. I would also like to know how observers are playing the game. The only thing I could find on the forums is not very helpful: "A new observer mode where you can move like a normal player (moves, jump, fall...), so you can explore the map in a real way" (Manu, http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5373).
My personal theory is that the "observers" in question are actually people on a playable team. I know this because one time I shot a pybzmin32, and he printed out a "$#!%$@#!" and left. After that, I was pretty sure I TK'd. I've also had times where one (well-known and nice) teammate was killing me repeatedly. For some reason, in his player list I was listed on the other team. There's also the time when I could clearly shoot through another person, and I discovered that I did not even show up on his player list. He had to carry communication through the public channel because he could not select me. So if you hear me asking "what team am I on" or "what's your callsign," you now know why. I always feel odd asking those questions, though....
Does anyone know if Pythonian runs a modded BZFS?
Does anyone know if Pythonian runs a modded BZFS?
- Spazzy McGee
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To be honest, pythonian isn't the most reputable of servers*. Dodgy things go on there, they have a less than respectable admin team.
If you ask me, just don't play there. AFAICR, 2.1 has been changed not to list bots as regular players, much like how observers aren't included in listing now, so these kind of 'bot-whoring' servers won't be listed high on the list server.
* In my opinion.
If you ask me, just don't play there. AFAICR, 2.1 has been changed not to list bots as regular players, much like how observers aren't included in listing now, so these kind of 'bot-whoring' servers won't be listed high on the list server.
* In my opinion.
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