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Change Bots Names
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 3:01 pm
by Krane
I was wondering if it's possible to change (define) the bots names thru script, like setcvar...so you can spawn bots with the names previously in script...
Is that possible?
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 4:45 pm
by jv_map
Yeah you can. If you're spawning bots via the console commands you can simply use jvbot_addbot_name to set the name of the next bot spawned.
Otherwise, you can simply modify lib_names.scr to use any name you like or you can even use the jvbot_lib_names cvar to make the bot script use a custom name script, which should have the following layout:
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setup:
// no setup, but need this thread to prevent errors
end
shutdown:
// no shutdown
end
getname:
// add your stuff here :D, make it set a local.name
end local.name
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:22 pm
by Krane
Thanks, jv.
Se if I got:
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setup:
end
shutdown:
end
getname:
set cvar jvbot_lib_names "Cap. Doe" or set cvar jvbot_lib_names_id 1??
local.name = "Cap Doe"???????
end local.name
Hmm..I need the "add your stuff here" part...I'm lost.
Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:29 pm
by Bjarne BZR
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setup:
level.my_own_bot_names = "Noname"::"Jane Doe"::"Doe-Nut"::"Freak"
end
shutdown:
// no shutdown
end
getname:
local.index = randomint(level.my_own_bot_names.size)
local.name = level.my_own_bot_names[local.index]
end local.name
This will return a random name from the array created in the setup method.
Just add names separated by 2 ':' to bet a larger name-base.
Correct me if I f**ked it up again jv
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2003 12:54 am
by Krane
Thanks Bjarne BZR.
Let me see...:
This code is a whatever.scr file (notepad), right?
And, in my script, I add the line:
setcvar jvbot_lib_names whatever.scr
or
setcvar jvbot_lib_names "whatever.scr"
so the jvbot_lib_names will look for my whatever.scr instead of looking for jv's lib_names.scr....IS that correct?
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 6:39 am
by jv_map
Yes, but you have to put it in the global/jv_bots folder.
Instead of setcvar you can also simply do level.jvbot_libnames = whatever.scr
You need to do either trick before enableing the bots.
Note to Bjarne:
local.index = randomint(level.my_own_bot_names.size)
should be
local.index = randomint level.my_own_bot_names.size + 1
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2003 2:43 pm
by Krane
Cool...
Yeah, I'm using
setcvar "jvbot_lib_names" "whatever"
without the .scr termination. I'll try level.jvbot_libnames = whatever.scr
It's working good. The only thing is that, if you start another map, the names seems to remain. I had to reload the game to get rid of the names. Probably cauz it sets on the server, dunno...But it's fine for me. Thanks