IRC log for #bzflag-chat on 20091207

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19:31.37*** topic/#bzflag-chat is Welcome to BZChat; the place to talk about your favorite tank game BZFLAG || http://bzflag.org || Forums http://my.bzflag.org/bb || http://my.bzflag.org/w/MapMaking || http://my.BZFlag.org/w/GettingHelp || http://my.BZFlag.org/w/Download || non bzflag chat yields to bzflag chat yields to bzflag help. be kind and civil. this channel is logged at http://ibot.rikers.org/%23bzflag-chat/ || Yes the channel name changed.
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20:53.21MICHHello, I have short question. It is possible to choose team for bots (option -solo)?
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20:59.33WarPigRobots  are  added to teams at random.
21:02.22MICHThere isn't any possibility to override this setting?
21:03.11MICHI will play me vs. 5 robots, by allways I have to play with teammatebots.
21:08.06WarPigAs far as I know, there is no way to override this behaviour.
21:08.55WarPigIf you have programming skills, you could possibly write a plugin that handles it.
21:09.03temporalDone possibility would be to use 5 instances of the client - and make them all autopilot (with the 9 key) instead of -solo bots
21:09.34temporalD"brute force bots" :)  - they would be a bit smarter as well
21:10.36WarPigThats a workable solution.    So autopilot bots use a different brain than -solo bots?  I always thought they were the same.
21:11.01temporalDI haven't looked at code - but the behavior is certainly differnet
21:11.13WarPigINteresting.
21:12.32temporalDIIRC bzrobots was a GSOC project - that needs additional attention
21:12.48MICH5 instances of client? How strong pc I should have to use this solution?
21:13.16temporalDonce you start the bot-clients - turn the sound off for each then minimize the window
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21:13.33temporalDyou will have to experiment to see how it runs on your system
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21:18.18MICHHow I could minimize bzflag under KDE?
21:18.51WarPigF1 should put it in a window
21:18.58temporalDF4 is minimize - fairly sure it will work for you too
21:20.04MICHThanks - F4.
21:20.43temporalDyoubet
21:22.08blast007MICH: you could also run a server that had team limits. set it up so the team you join only has 1 slot, and set -autoTeam. then the -solo bots would get forced to the other team.
21:22.47blast007and when you minimize other clients (on windows, at least) it automatically mutes the sound
21:23.04temporalDnot for OSX :)
21:23.24blast007the -solo bots have better navigation and aiming code - but they can't jump
21:23.51blast007and the autopilot bots drink too much cafinated soda and sometimes forget that they can jump over some obstacles ;)
21:24.56MICHI have problem, after minimizing client sends "not responding".
21:25.04blast007odd
21:25.10blast007you minized with the F4 key?
21:25.13MICHYes
21:25.23blast007and you had autopilot turned on?
21:25.32MICHYes
21:25.33blast007cuz otherwise the clients will pause
21:25.38blast007hmm
21:25.58blast007what OS are you on?
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21:26.32MICHold Linux Fedora 3 based
21:34.11blast007yeowch
21:34.31blast007what version of the game would that be then?
22:11.43MICH2.0.12
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