More Single Player bots support files on dodbits.com

[INsane [dodbits]]

If you play dod:s offline you may want to view some new support files.

1. I have completed a guide here on Steam on manually installing RCBot2 for DoD:S that is here.

2. UPDATED 30 June 2019 - installer now has 84 map support and a better readme.

I have made a one click installer for the same files in the above guide that is far quicker than the manual install, it will have you playing without a lot of editing game files, it makes two desktop shortcuts for running the game and later on configuring the bots.
That download is on dodbits.com here.[www.dodbits.com]
Be sure you read the readme and select the right steam address, it should find your steam folder automatically in most cases e.g.
64 Bit - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\
32 Bit - C:\Program Files\Steam\

This is a copy of the official RCBot2 installer here.[rcbot.bots-united.com] I made a further version as it still requires further editing, a quick edit of some files and my installer will make a couple of shortcuts based on your steam install, other than that they are the same.

3. UPDATED 30 June 2019 - missing waypoints now installed and also a 1.45GB download of 75 custom maps please see this page for details....

Visit this page [www.dodbits.com] as it has all waypoints named, a link to them and a updated link to the map it supports. (all of these are now in the RCBot2 files just click on the link at the top of the article.


The bots seem more stable in the latest releases, I've been playing for weeks and no issues, there is a lot more maps supported, I think around 2GB is in my map folder now I have found the 84 maps it supports.


Preview of them way back in 2013....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6yUs665e4g

I will be doing more work on RCBot2 bots for Day of Defeat:Source
They are increasing asked for so I will dust off my waypointing skills and pump a few out for my maps.

Maps... I better finish off this one... dod_schwetz remake I have to code in swap spawns yet...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYwR8hLunE

Cheers

INsane. Webmaster dodbits.com

[Mor/Catz/Plz]

This is freaking awesome !!!

[INsane [dodbits]]

Originally posted by RCB Just_A_Bot:

This is freaking awesome !!!

it gets better, Cheeseh has now placed the 37 maps in the official download...
http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2222#

Now RCBot2 has 77 supported maps.

For a cheap multiplayer only install that's quite a good free add-on to convert it to a singleplayer with 77 levels and bots made by experienced players.

Wish we had a workshop for all this stuff.

I suppose placing items in Modding and Configuration would be the closest thing.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/300/guides/?searchText=&browsefilter=trend&browsesort=creationorder&requiredtags%5B%5D=Modding+or+Configuration&requiredtags%5B%5D=-1

Or the guide section does have a 'Workshop" category....
https://steamcommunity.com/app/300/guides/?searchText=&browsefilter=trend&browsesort=creationorder&requiredtags%5B%5D=Workshop&requiredtags%5B%5D=English

[dimitriosflessas]

Good to know, might buy the game now.

[INsane [dodbits]]

Some more support for the Bots.

The RCBot2 installer mentioned above gives 84 maps a waypoint system for single play.
9 Standard VALVe maps supported and 75 Custom maps.

Not bad support for a $1.45 game.

Its a pain downloading all of them individually so I made a package to download them all in one zip 1.45GB.

Please see this post over at the RCBot2 forums.[rcbot.bots-united.com]

Or... just pick out each one individually from this page that has a link off to the various download page...
http://www.dodbits.com/dods/index.php/dods/rcbot2-for-dod-s/117-known-rcbot2-waypoints-and-map-downloads

The 75 custom map download does also have 75 separated folders that install into the custom folder so you can pick and chose that way if you like or just copy the lot in one copy/paste from the zip file.

Good selection of maps, it isn't in a preference order, many others have no waypoints so in this map pack... the only ones that got in have a supported waypoint.


To the mappers... I do intend to expand that reference page on RCBot2 supported maps.[www.dodbits.com]
Placing not only the download link but also any other info' on each map, Its a work in progress.

[INsane [dodbits]]

Updated single player custom files 30 June 2019

A installer that gets you up and running for Day of Defeat:Source single player and a large map pack for a total of 84 maps supported.

1.

The installer I make (a copy of the harder to install RCBot2 installer) now has 84 map support, there is a better readme in the download.
This will install two desktop shortcuts for playing and configuring the single player bots without the need to mess with your steam file directory files.

Get the download here. [www.dodbits.com]

2.

I have a large download that has 75 custom maps that RCBot2 supports.

Get the download link at the top of this map support page.[www.dodbits.com]

The maps are listed on that page and have individual download links if you already have most of them and you just need a few.

The maps (9 standard VALVe maps that come with dods are marked "mapname -Valve")

3xi_trainmap
dod_anvil
dod_anzio - Valve
dod_argentan - Valve
dod_arrierveld
dod_aura
dod_avalanche - Valve
dod_avalanche@night
dod_azure
dod_beachlanding_tdf
dod_beaverville_b2
dod_bretagne_v2
dod_breugelb8
dod_bunker_warfare_v1
dod_caen_b07
dod_causeways
dod_cherbourg
dod_churchyard
dod_claviers
dod_coire_rc3
dod_colmar - Valve
dod_cr44b3_remake
dod_dijon
dod_don
dod_donner - Valve
dod_dust2_slg
dod_dust2_tdf
dod_flash - Valve
dod_flasher_rc1
dod_flugplatz_source_b4
dod_forza_rc1
dod_fuhrer_bunker
dod_gan
dod_goodwood_b3
dod_harrington
dod_hill_classic
dod_hinterland_1944
dod_hunt_b4
dod_ingot_b6
dod_jagd - Valve
dod_kalt - Valve
dod_kaust
dod_lennon
dod_longestday_b5
dod_marche
dod_marseilles
dod_orange_gunna_arena
dod_palermo - Valve
dod_panic_v2
dod_paysage
dod_peleliu_b4
dod_peleliu_semperfi
dod_plateau_b6
dod_real_arena
dod_retake_1944
dod_rio_b2
dod_rouen
dod_rush
dod_s4e_clash_rc2
dod_salerno
dod_santos_b3
dod_schlosshotel
dod_sniperbridge_rc1
dod_snow_battlefield_final
dod_snow_map
dod_snowbridge_explode_8
dod_solitude_match
dod_sora_b3
dod_strand
dod_strand_semperfi
dod_strasbourg_b3
dod_stug
dod_suron_map4
dod_tiger2008
dod_titanic_1912_rcbot2
dod_troddle
dod_tunisia
dod_U471_b2
dod_U471_b2_rcbot2
dod_verdun_b3
dod_vigilance
dod_winter
dod_wn71
dod_wn71_b1

Valve maps - 9
Custom maps - 75
Total 84

[Cuchillo_Baishan]

Thank you for all the effort you took, INsane, much appreciated.

There will be a few more new players this month, all this must be of great value to them.

[Titan20MM]

Thank you so much :) I bught DoD: S because of this! Cuchillo was right lol. :)

[Cuchillo_Baishan]

Originally posted by Titan20MM:

Thank you so much :) I bught DoD: S because of this! Cuchillo was right lol. :)

But don't forget to play online with others, this is the real experience.

IMO you die a lot more than say in CS:S, but you care less about it, instant respawning helps your gaming ego recover a lot more quickly. And also, it makes a better game environment with much less trolling, less p.issed off people.

Welcome to the club :D

[INsane [dodbits]]

Originally posted by Cuchillo_Baishan:

Thank you for all the effort you took, INsane, much appreciated.

There will be a few more new players this month, all this must be of great value to them.

No problem, working on a Teammenu panel next, sort of like this....
http://www.dodbits.com/downloads/bots/rcbot/rcbot2_menu.jpg
.... but better looking and updated with the correct commands.

The idea there is to set the server to zero bots, pick your team then open the Teammenu again and select how many bots on the server for that particular map.

I have my installed set working at a 16 player server so (I think) that is a decent average for any map.

There is a work around in varying the amount of bots on each map.

Try this -
1.
In the install you can always open the extra shortcut on the desktop called "RCBotProfiles" click on it.

2.
In the RCBot2 Profiles screen, it will open at the default tab "Launch & Save" change the RCBot2 setting click the "Add bots Automatically" in "Adding Bots" area to Min 31 and then Max 32 then "Save Config and exit".

3.
Click on the game shortcut "RCBot2 Day of Defeat Source" to start the game, then use the "Create Server" link.

4.
A "Create Server" dialogue box opens to start a map, select the map, then click on the "Game" tab and select a lower Maximum where it says "Max.players" via typing it in.

That is a way to control the amount of bots on each map with little effort.

I played dod_Orange_Gunna_Arena on 16 players, it is just a fun map for practice but nuts to cap out on, I love to cap out.

That's really not the point of the "Fun" maps anyway but... 'Fun' is a personal thing

I set that map at 6, 8, 10 and it was "better" to cap out on.

But then I tried 24 and 32 players, busy...slightly mad, nuts ... my team capped out.
It was actually more fun overcrowded than I thought.

There are more commands to play with but that absolutely is the best method of control of player numbers.... just increase RCBot2 to 32 for all maps and control it in the "Create Server" tabs.

Still exploring all the commands but I did notice the RCBot2 manual isn't up to date some commands from the older versions are different.

[Cuchillo_Baishan]

Thanks a million INsane. This is going to help me a lot when creating waypoints in some friends' maps, definitely. :)

I have a little problem setting up the bots quota in my dedicated server...perhaps you could help me on this one?

As you know there is 2 ways to do it:

-The "auto bot quota" option, using a time interval to check to bot/human player count.
-The other option, using a fixed minimum and maximum of bots.

Well, none of them seem to be very good at balancing the team numbers, sometimes after joining the server (8 bots total) there is 6 bots on one side and 2 on the other, or 5 versus 3...the main problem of this, the game does not let human players who join the server, choose a side. Even with the Team Inbalance (mp_limitteams) disabled, they are not able to choose a side. It says "team is full".

And it happens kind of randomly, as there are times that it actually works fine.

Apart from this, I have nothing but praise for the rcbot2 plugin and the community who created them.

[INsane [dodbits]]

Firstly my dedicated server is only on my local LAN so I am limited in that fault.

Where did you get your download from?

Here?...
https://github.com/APGRoboCop/rcbot2/releases

Take a read of this...
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/rcbot2/discussions/0/1698294337776529525/

[Cuchillo_Baishan]

Originally posted by INsane dodbits:

Firstly my dedicated server is only on my local LAN so I am limited in that fault.

Where did you get your download from?

Here?...
https://github.com/APGRoboCop/rcbot2/releases

Take a read of this...
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/rcbot2/discussions/0/1698294337776529525/

It is Nightc0re build (v 1.0 Win b473)

http://rcbot.bots-united.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1967

I decided to stay with the automatic bot quota for now.

But you know what...yesterday there were like a record 12 players, and all "bot problems" magically disappeared :D.

So the real issue is the lack of players in the server, haha...and the real fix, having it full of people happily fragging each other...but thanks again, mate, nonetheless.

[|F3| AWESO'ME +1]

Oh wow, i realy love your work since years. Thank you so much for all your stuff for the dods Community.