Quake 3 Bot Improvement

by Maarten Goldstein, May 16, 2002 1:42pm PDT

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By: Dread Pirate Roberts x Show Full Post

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I prefer the sense of inflated ego from playing sucky bots personally :)

May 16, 2002 5:43pm PDT

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I prefer the sense of inflated ego from playing sucky bots personally :) : Dread Pirate Roberts
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- Play against skill 1 bots! They can't shoot and move at the same time. : tedv

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Dec 31, 1969 4:00pm PST

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- Maybe in your mind. : moshman
- INCORRECT : Cygnus X-1
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  Quake 3 is still loads of fun. You are totally speaking on your own behalf on this one buddy. : mofo
  - My fav DM and CTF game right now : Bali

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By: tedv x Show Full Post

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Sorry for the crappy fileplanet mirror. :/ I don't have much in the way of ftp resources for now, but...

http://www.planetquake.com/artofwar/tmp/brainworks-0-7.zip

Don't pass that url around too much.

May 16, 2002 2:13pm PDT

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Sorry for the crappy fileplanet mirror. :/ I don't have much in the way of ftp resources for now, but...... : tedv
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  Tedv, how big a job was it to rewrite the bot code anyway? I always thought the bots in Q3A were incr... : F0rge
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    Over six months of my free time, average 12 hours per week. So that's maybe 360 hours, or the equivalen... : tedv
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      That right there shows how over-fixated Id is with their damn graphics engine. Graphics are not the WHO... : F0rge
      
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      UT is a crappy game but their interface is sweet. Anyway, it took about 2 months effort but I also had ... : tedv
      
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      It was John Cash. : moshman
      
      I've noticed he's no longer with id software. Didn't he come from a networking background? : tedv
      
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      UT is NOT a crappy game! It's got more people playing it than Q3A. Can you be *specific* about what ... : F0rge
      
      Uhhh, no it doesn't. : anonsanonomous
      
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      There are too many weapons and fire mods in UT and they aren't balanced very well. So while you have mo... : tedv
      
      Incidently I'm ignoring both the redeemer and the BFG. Whenever those weapons exist on the level, everyt : Toraz Chryx
      
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      Good argument.. and while I agree, I think others will (with good reason) argue that more than the 4 lis... : Brandino
      
      Which is why people play Q3 competitively, unlike UT : anonsanonomous
      
      Well put! : Bali
    - but you did it. You showed Id the right way to do something! : the archvile
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  137k download sure is nice compared to the 200 friggin meg shit that's usually the norm these days. Tha... : Phil
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    That's why I don't feel bad linking there. The planetquake front page is larger than 137kb. Save filep... : tedv
    - Well if you have any trouble mirroring it or PQ has you take it down I'm sure we can put it on our own s... : iamgoat

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By: Brandino x Show Full Post

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wow excellent work.. I now feel like I got my ass kicked by someone with skill rather than an aimbot.

May 16, 2002 5:40pm PDT

wow excellent work.. I now feel like I got my ass kicked by someone with skill rather than an aimbot. : Brandino

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I'll try it when I get home. Good work tedv!

May 16, 2002 5:08pm PDT

I'll try it when I get home. Good work tedv! : mofo

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is it out for jk2 yet? those bots are just a little too scared.

May 16, 2002 3:27pm PDT

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is it out for jk2 yet? those bots are just a little too scared. : anti-orp
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- Once I release the official version with source code, we'll see about stuff like that. Unfortunately, t... : tedv

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By: bRAINsick x Show Full Post

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I could never get it to work. Any help?
I created a server and added bots through the menu... But they were still the same bots.

May 16, 2002 3:19pm PDT

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I could never get it to work. Any help? I created a server and added bots through the menu... But they... : bRAINsick
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- Check the readme.txt. It sounds like the mod didn't load. Try forcing it to load using the mod menu ta... : tedv

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ted rocks. I'm gonna write him in for president next election

May 16, 2002 3:16pm PDT

ted rocks. I'm gonna write him in for president next election : archon

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hopefully they turned off the realistic "stopping all movement to 'type'" feature

May 16, 2002 1:53pm PDT

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hopefully they turned off the realistic "stopping all movement to 'type'" feature : tomservo
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  you mean how on some maps the bots will just stick in one spot for a while? : Turd Ferguson
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    Some instances of that are fixed but I have no control over a lot of it. Most of the movement code is b... : tedv
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      A real human player would have to stop to type anyway, so if anything this just makes the bots more real : Slaykill
      
      "These aren't the droids you're looking for..." : tedv

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By: johnny rotten x Show Full Post

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Villagers need firsthand impressions!

May 16, 2002 2:09pm PDT

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Villagers need firsthand impressions! : johnny rotten
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  really cool, I've been quakesturbating a lot recently since my pings are utter horse shit with this dsl ... : Furious George
  - Mmmm item camping.... : tedv

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By: Furious George x Show Full Post

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hmm, do I change the skill level in the 'bring it on, hurt me plenty, hardcore' selector? or do I need to type it in the console?

May 16, 2002 2:33pm PDT

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hmm, do I change the skill level in the 'bring it on, hurt me plenty, hardcore' selector? or do I need to... : Furious George
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- The default skill is g_skill. You can also do 'addbot <name> <skill>'. Or use the menu. Or use the si... : tedv

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By: Big Black x Show Full Post

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Though I've got a great connection I've been interested in and playing around with bots since the Reaper and Omicron days. I look forward to trying this out, thanks for contributing the work and the link!

May 16, 2002 2:45pm PDT

Though I've got a great connection I've been interested in and playing around with bots since the Reaper ... : Big Black

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gotta give props to tedV - you've really impressed me.

May 16, 2002 2:29pm PDT

gotta give props to tedV - you've really impressed me. : virus

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can a brotha get a mirror please

May 16, 2002 2:10pm PDT

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can a brotha get a mirror please : poppasp1ce
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  http://www.planetquake.com/artofwar/tmp/brainworks-0-7.zip Don't pass that url around too much. : tedv
  - thanks man : Furious George

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By: poppasp1ce x Show Full Post

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uhh...how do we download this?

May 16, 2002 2:13pm PDT

uhh...how do we download this? : poppasp1ce

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By: sanchez- x Show Full Post

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I never play with bots....

May 16, 2002 2:03pm PDT

I never play with bots.... : sanchez-

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By: Furious George x Show Full Post

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goddamnit, I really want to download this but the only site that has it is the personal server at fileplanet? I signed up for a fileplanet ID but that won't even get me in to it.

or maybe im missing something?

May 16, 2002 2:03pm PDT

goddamnit, I really want to download this but the only site that has it is the personal server at filepla... : Furious George

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anyone tried it yet? how is it?

May 16, 2002 1:53pm PDT

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anyone tried it yet? how is it? : homeboyJim
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- Well I like it but I'm biased. : tedv

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By: Lawgiver x Show Full Post

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is this different than the 2nd version he posted here?

May 16, 2002 1:47pm PDT

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is this different than the 2nd version he posted here? : Lawgiver
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- Nope. You guys just get stuff earlier because I hang out here. : tedv

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By: moshman x Show Full Post

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w00t! go tedv!

May 16, 2002 1:51pm PDT

w00t! go tedv! : moshman

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yayaya go tedv!

May 16, 2002 1:46pm PDT

yayaya go tedv! : ansuble

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