More requests/suggestions?

[Gvbavx]

After the latest update, I really had fun playing sandbox and campaign maps with bots But there are more requests or suggestions, maybe you can add them in future update

1. More weapon slots: Bots have only 6 weapon slots so far
2. Not keeping trying to open doors that are locked (option): There are some doors that are locked, however, they still keep trying to open them repeatedly. Bots don't know if a door can't be opened (This has been fixed in Bot State System #42
3. More commands:Stop attacking, scan the area.
   Once I entered the attack command, bots would just keep attacking until the target is dead. I was pointing at a wrong target and I wanted them to stop attacking
   I mentioned the scan area command before, which makes bots look around their surroundings for potential threats.
4. Automatically teleport bots that are in follow state If Far Away(option): It's too easy for bots to get stuck or they can't keep up with me and I have to use teleport command every time when It happens

[T-Rizzle12]

After the latest update, I really had fun playing sandbox and campaign maps with bots, finally I don't play those maps alone😁 But there are more requests or suggestions, maybe you can add them in future update

1. More weapon slots: Bots have only 6 weapon slots so far
2. Not automatically open doors (option): There are some doors that are locked, however, they still keep trying to open them repeatedly. Bots don't know if a door can't be opened
3. More commands:Stop attacking, scan the area.
   Once I entered the attack command, bots would just keep attacking until the target is dead. I was pointing at a wrong target and I wanted them to stop attacking
   I mentioned the scan area command before, which makes bots look around their surroundings for potential threats.
4. Automatically teleport bots that are in follow state If Far Away(option): It's too easy for bots to get stuck or they can't keep up with me and I have to use teleport command every time when It happens

1. This would require a rework of the bot weapon selection system. It's possible, but it would take a while
2. This is a bug and needs to be fixed.
3. I can add a chat command that clears what the bots were ordered to attack
4. I have stuck detection, but I don't know a cheap and efficient way of teleporting the bot. Like number 1 it would take a while.

My main focus right now is rewriting the AI to use a state system instead of a mess of ifs and else ifs it currently has. It would make adding new features easier and make the code look cleaner.

[T-Rizzle12]

In #42 I fixed the bot being stuck in a loop of attempting to open locked doors.

[Gvbavx]

4. I have stuck detection, but I don't know a cheap and efficient way of teleporting the bot. Like number 1 it would take a while.

I just remembered Left 4 Dead 2 and Alien Swarm have stuck detection? if bots get stuck, it will automatically teleport them to the player

[T-Rizzle12]

4. I have stuck detection, but I don't know a cheap and efficient way of teleporting the bot. Like number 1 it would take a while.

I just remembered Left 4 Dead 2 and Alien Swarm have stuck detection? if bots get stuck, it will automatically teleport them to the player

There is an issue with that......the way Left 4 Dead 2 does it teleports the bot into the human player. I can't do this since the bots collide with other players.

[T-Rizzle12]

In #51, I made the bot weapon system have no limit to the amount of weapon slots. You can find more information about the system in #47.

[T-Rizzle12]

I have another fix I have been thinking about for the stuck bot detection. I could teleport the bot to the next path segment instead. This would resolve the issue where I can't teleport the bot to the player since it would become stuck in the player it was teleporting to.

[T-Rizzle12]

Ok, I have done some testing with this, and it works for the most part. I just need to make sure it doesn't teleport the bot into other objects or walls. A Trace Hull check could probably fix this........

[T-Rizzle12]

@Gvbavx I have been thinking about this again, I think it might be a good idea if I grab CNavAreas around the owner and make the bot teleport out of sight behind the player. This would fix the issue where the bot only teleports to the next node and makes it, so the bots can teleport even if the player becomes inaccessible. I would need a way to only make this happen in this bot base and not in the other bots I have created for other gamemodes. "I have some bots in development for GMod Murder gamemode."