AutoBot | Quadropolis

Quin | 2009-05-05 21:54

AutoBot

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Blurb Try to balance players on a Cube 2 server

Detailed description

This script attempts to maintain a player balance on an online server automatically.

Usage:

Add `exec autobot.cfg` to your autoexec.cfg
Claim master on any online server
Type `/autobot <num>` where num is the number of players to balance (optional)
Relax and let the script manage balancing for you :)
To turn off, type `/autobot 0`

Preview:

maxautobot = 8 // maximum number of bots we can add
balautobot = 8 // attempt to keep this many players

runautobot = [
	cln = (listclients 1)
	bot = 0; ppl = 0
	loop i (listlen $cln) [
		num = (at $cln $i)
		if (= (isspectator $num) 0) [
			ppl = (+ $ppl 1)
			if (strcmp (getclientname $num) bot) [ // not ideal, but it works
				bot = (+ $bot 1)
			]
		]
	]
	if (> $balautobot 0) [
		amt = (- $balautobot $ppl)
		if (> $amt 0) [
			if (> (+ $bot $amt) $maxautobot) [ amt = (- $maxautobot $bot) ]
			if (mod (+ $ppl $amt) 2) [ amt = (- $amt 1) ]
			if (> $amt 0) [ loop i $amt [ addbot ] ]
		] [
			amt = (- 0 $amt)
			if (> $amt 0) [
				if (> $amt $bot) [ amt = $bot ]
				if (mod (- $ppl $amt) 2) [ amt = (+ $amt 1) ]
				if (> $amt 0) [ loop i $amt [ delbot ] ]
			]
		]
	] [
		if (> $bot 0) [ loop i $bot [ delbot ] ]
	]
]

doautobot = [
	runautobot
	if (&& (= $balautobot $arg1) (> $balautobot 0)) [
		sleep 1000 [ doautobot $balautobot ] // rinse, repeat
	]
]

autobot = [
	if (> $numargs 0) [ balautobot = $arg1 ]
	doautobot $balautobot
]

Config file autobot.cfg (1.5 KB)

Rating

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Comments

Blindabuser | 2009-05-05 22:05

It's unbelievable: someone, yesterday night, told me that it would be a nice idea to auto-balance players on servers using bots. Now I come here and... wish granted! Quin, definitely you rock! Also, let me take a chance to tell you that the improvements you've made to your bots AI are impressive. :)

Quin | 2009-05-05 22:37

Thanks, I aim to please :o) Enjoy your bots, one and all!

Cryx | 2009-05-06 05:25

Very useful script. Another gem from you, Quin. Could we honestly expect anything more?

I just wish Singleplayer used the Multiplayer bot AI. It'd certainly make it more of a challenge.

Quin | 2009-05-06 12:07

Soon, my friends. Soon. *grins evilly* Hopefully deathguppie will also help by creating new monsters for us :o)

EspMur1 | 2009-06-28 11:59

Good job ;-)

But I prefer delay on 2000 or 3000 (with 1000 on my machine feel some slow).

EspMur1 | 2009-07-05 04:50

A path for prevent reload ;-) (output from diff)

9a10,13 > // Changes from original: > // - To turn off, any call to "/autobot" > // - added "autobotloaded" for prevent reload on sleeping function > // - balautobot from 8 to 4, sleep fron 1000 to 2000 12c16,17 < balautobot = 8 // attempt to keep this many players --- > balautobot = 4 // attempt to keep this many players > autobotloaded = 0 // for prevent reload 14c19 < runautobot = [ --- > runautobot = [ 45c50 < doautobot = [ --- > doautobot = [ 47,48c52,53 $balautobot 0)) [ < sleep 1000 [ doautobot $balautobot ] // rinse, repeat --- > if (&& (= $balautobot $arg1) (> $balautobot 0)) [ > if (> $autobotloaded 0) [ sleep 2000 [ doautobot $balautobot ] ] // rinse, repeat (while not canceled) 53,54c58,63 $numargs 0) [ balautobot = $arg1 ] < doautobot $balautobot --- > if (> $numargs 0) [ balautobot = $arg1 ] > if (= $autobotloaded 0) [ autobotloaded = 1; doautobot $balautobot ] [ > autobotloaded = 0; echo "Autobot was canceled! Retry again." > sleep 2000 // wait any sleeping doautobot > balautobot = 0; runautobot // cancel autobot > ]

Quin | 2009-07-05 06:43

That doesn't work for the simple fact that there are server side restrictions that sometimes means less than the number of players you request may be filled by bots.

EspMur1 | 2009-07-05 07:20

I'm working on test with it on my server jeje
now I put:

47,48c52,55 $balautobot 0)) [ < sleep 1000 [ doautobot $balautobot ] // rinse, repeat --- > if (&& (= $balautobot $arg1) (> $balautobot 0)) [ > if (> $autobotloaded 0) [ sleep 2000 [ > if (&& (> $autobotloaded 0) (> $balautobot 0)) [ doautobot $balautobot ] > ] ] // rinse, repeat (while not canceled)

Number restrictions is something that I don't test, I try it!
Problem is function "sleep": I see that run after raise "autobotloaded" and "balautobot"
But test for today it's is enought, maybe another weekend ;-)

EspMur1 | 2009-07-05 09:15

Hi Quin, I think that patch only change about reload on "sleep", no change your work over balance.
This script is very well for dls servers, with lees that 8 clients, and working with more bots over 1 machine is a few slow (for it I like 4 by default). Another day maybe I can test it with servers restrictions...

DeathStarPC | 2010-03-07 01:58

Awesome!

Really helpful, great addition. Thanks Quin!

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