Bots plugin for Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

[Botrix]

Hi all,

Botrix (BOT's matRIX) is a plugin for HL2DM & TF2, to play with bots. Download[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar].

Alternative download page: use this link[sourceforge.net]

Update: Valve's 20th anniversary update issues are now fixed (only Windows for now), thanks to armaturo.

Feel free to send me your comments here, or if something urgent comes up, please write to:
[e-mail].

Awesome features (check out changelog on my site for more info):
- auto generate waypoints for new maps! (check out 'botrix waypoint analyze toggle' command)
- bots now can open doors and use elevators !!!
- different models for bots (not only combine_soldier!)
- console commands auto-completion
- bunch of new console commands (player protection health / spawn-time, bot's default weapons, map analysis, etc)
- fixed several crashes and bugs

Check out new YouTube's waypoints creation tutorial

I also added some details for waypoint creation on my home page.

Demo HL2DM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MCQTqh8Z9c
Demo TF2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPEN-FEZCHA
Home & download page[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar]
Download map waypoints[github.com]
Waypoints creation[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar]
Changelog[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar]

Fast install:
- Unzip contents of zip file into MOD folder, i.e.
<SteamDir>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2 Deathmatch/hl2mp
- Launch Half-Life 2 Deathmatch with -insecure parameter (In your steam games right click on Half-Life 2 Deathmatch -> Goto properties, click on Set Launch Options and type in -insecure -console; press Ok, start up the game and create a server). Insecure is not required for dedicated servers. Create new game, map dm_underpass.
- Type "botrix bot add" several times at the console to create bots.

Plugin's source code with needed steps for compilation is at https://github.com/borzh/botrix

Enjoy!

You need to set the beta of the game to "steam_legacy", which can be found by right clicking on the game, then clicking properties and betas.

[Mike ={JcC}=]

Originally posted by Botrix:

Right now I am investigating ways for implementing nav mesh instead of waypoints, this will help a lot avoiding objects on the bot's way. But this change is really huge, so really don't know when it will be finished.

Any news on this?

[Botrix]

Originally posted by Mike ={JcC}=:

Any news on this?

Lately had a lot of work in my job, so still no progress on this, sorry.

[EmberLumen♡]

The plugin is not loading at all , neither with self compile neither the default way .. even if i execute "plugin_load" nothing nothing nothing ..... im desparate

[Shpongle]

Originally posted by Botrix:

Hi all,

Released new plugin Botrix (BOT's matRIX) that creates bots for HL2DM & TF2.

Demo HL2DM:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MCQTqh8Z9c
Demo TF2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPEN-FEZCHA
Home & download page[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar]
Waypoints[github.com]
Changelog[www.famaf.unc.edu.ar]

Fast install:
- Unzip contents of zip file into MOD folder, i.e.
<SteamDir>/SteamApps/common/Half-Life 2 Deathmatch/hl2mp
- Launch Half-Life 2 Deathmatch with -insecure parameter (this is not required for dedicated servers). Create new game, map dm_underpass.
- Type "botrix bot add" several times at the console to create bots.

Feel free to send me your comments (post here or write to: [e-mail]).

P.D. If plugin doesn't load, then you need to compile it manually.
Just follow steps at https://github.com/borzh/botrix

Enjoy!

Latest update (v0.0.4):
* New valve update made plugin crash at commands completion on listen server. No command completion for now.
* Added new commands:
+ botrix bot ally <bot-name> <player-name> <yes/no>
+ botrix bot attack <bot-name> <yes/no>
+ botrix bot move <bot-name> <yes/no>

Hey man I played with your bots on a killbox server, but only 1 thing bothered me. When you use the gravity gun and pick up and toilet and throw it at the bot, it goes through the bot as if the bot is a ghost.

Can you fix that? Regardless of the item the bot has noclip and goes through it when u throw it at the bot.

[Botrix]

Originally posted by Dubxsion:

The plugin is not loading at all , neither with self compile neither the default way .. even if i execute "plugin_load" nothing nothing nothing ..... im desparate

Give me more details: Operating System, game path, where you unzip botrix.zip?

[Botrix]

Originally posted by Shpongle:

Hey man I played with your bots on a killbox server, but only 1 thing bothered me. When you use the gravity gun and pick up and toilet and throw it at the bot, it goes through the bot as if the bot is a ghost.

Can you fix that? Regardless of the item the bot has noclip and goes through it when u throw it at the bot.

Can't do that, sorry. Happens that this part is Valve's not Botrix, Valve should fix that for bots. Botrix can't handle bot's graphics nor physics, it only commands bot where to go and what buttons to press.

[They Call Me Mr. Poopoo]

Is there a way to automatically have the bots show up? It seems they get lost during the change of map. Maybe even a way to automatically add them when starting the server.

Windows Dedicated Server
Half Life 2 Death Match

Thanks

[Botrix]

Originally posted by Crusty Spooge Rag:

Is there a way to automatically have the bots show up? It seems they get lost during the change of map. Maybe even a way to automatically add them when starting the server.

Windows Dedicated Server
Half Life 2 Death Match

Thanks

Yes you can use command "botrix bot config quota"
More info on http://www.famaf.unc.edu.ar/~godin/botrix/commands.html

[Botrix]

Added more waypoints for HL2DM maps. Thanks a lot Pokkk !!!
You can download them at https://github.com/borzh/botrix/tree/master/runtime/addons/botrix/waypoints

[Banan]

Nice Mod!:) To bad that there are no waypoints on my favorite maps:(

[Botrix]

Originally posted by λ Szaman λ:

Nice Mod!:) To bad that there are no waypoints on my favorite maps:(

Thanks! It is pretty easy to create waypoints. If you don't know what waypoints are, just search the web. On console enter:

    botrix waypoint

and

    botrix path

to see available commands to create them. If you create waypoints of your favorite maps, just send them to my mail and I will publish them.

[hejgustav]

This is so awesome. Is there any way to donate?

[Botrix]

Originally posted by hejgustav:

This is so awesome. Is there any way to donate?

lol isn't that cool? For now there is no way, but thanks a lot for your kind intention!

[Botrix]

Originally posted by λ Szaman λ:

Nice Mod!:) To bad that there are no waypoints on my favorite maps:(

Let me know which maps are famous / favorite, and I will make waypoints for them when get some time.

[bssth]

thanks, i use it with pleasure