Making a Mod To Alter Bots Chat/ Insults

[bengreenwood]

Hi,

I've been programming C++ for a while, and basically, I've been making this console-based program that simulates the way bots in FPS games talk to each other.

The bots can insult/ compliment each other in a few different ways- for example, if another bot insults them, they might insult them back in a more aggressive way. As I mentioned, right now it's just console based. Events in the game are just simulated with text messages- ie "Ranger fragged Klesk". And then the bots in the program react accordingly. I started doing it because I'm interested in what I could do with their social behaviour.

So I'm wondering, how hard would it be to convert something like this into a mod for Nexuiz? Would I need to compile the entire source code or can you do something like make a dll for your mod like you could with Quake 2?

Cheers.

[RoKenn]

I did that already, although with a very primitive insult-bot.

Basically I modified data/qcsrc/server/bots.qc and it's very easy to do.

It's QuakeC code, so you have to recompile only Nexuiz, but not Darkplaces.
And I assume since it's server code you don't even need to do anything with the clients if you run it on a server.

But I don't think it would be easy to connect existing C++ code to it...

[Mizu Kitsune]

DP is written in C not C++ sorry.

[bengreenwood]

I'm thinking about porting my program over to QuakeC. What kind of stuff can you do with the bots through QuakeC? Could you make them decide to be more/ less aggressive at certain times in a match? Also, could you make them decide to stop attacking certain players/ become more aggressive to others at different points in the game, stuff like that?

[Mizu Kitsune]

yes. you can even make them friendly, heal you, have different objectives, or even roam around aimlessly without waypoints.

[FraNcoTirAdoR]

It sounds an interesting feature, but shouldn't be default at any cost, otherwise 12 years old "Little Joe" who plays his first FPS ever after downloading Nexuiz (and highly possible he wants to train with bots before coming online first) will see that the usual way in the game when you get fragged is to start nerd-rageing, shouting "AGY))))" and stuffs. I never thought it was a good idea in any game I saw this feature on default, just to teach whining, and anyway, a dead enemy doesn't talk, does he?

[Sepelio]

Why not just have what other games have and a "No Profane Taunts" option or something to disable naughty language. It can already be done with the gore.

[Mizu Kitsune]

/me agrees with both. (we really need that for ingame chat)
i dont think it should be default for nexuiz's style of gameplay.

[paperclips]

I agree, it would be nice with a "gentle" mode, were the bots could say "!" when you shoot the bot when it were already falling into the abyss. Reply with a smiley or "&%#¤%&/%/!" when I say ":D". Give me a happy smiley "^^", when it pops my head.

If someone spams "gay))" and other stuff, the bots would go insane and really let the idiot have it (as in every bot against the player). That should teach "YGA))" spammers.

Suggestions: Make the bots either use eastern emoticons style OR western emoticons style/mixed with scandinavian style.

Have the bots start discussions.
[Bot] Shorcher: You know those jumppads over at Running Man (1on1)? Oh by the mighty maker mand1nga how I love those! ^^
[Bot] Sensible: orly? :/
[Bot] Shorcher: yarly! d(^_^)b
Playername: STFU1
[Bot] Shorcher: o.O ...
[Bot] Sensible: lol

[Sepelio]

Oh god.... dont make a troll bot. It will be too realistic.