Last Updated: 03/25/98

STUPID 1.0x

THE BOT EPIDEMIC HELP GUIDE SERIES

STUPID Bot

Created by:

PONPOKO

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The Official STUPID Hompage

Guide by Floyd

CURRENT NEWS

ESSENTIALS

SETUP

UP & RUNNING?

COMMANDS

GEISYA UTILITY

Current News
Hello! And welcome to the newest guide book here at Bot Epidemic. Stupid Bot is a most excellent simulated deathmatch bot. As of v1.0x, This will be the last version to be called STUPID. Ponpoko has decided to give it a new name. So be watching for the new releases! This version also supports the VIEW_WEP patch! Hey, while your at it, check out the latest reviews on this cool bot!

This bot is in its early stages of infancy, and as it grows, so shall this page

Send any questions or comments to me.

Essentials The first thing you need to do is make sure you have the most current version of Quake2. Now you do have STUPID don't you? Got get it from the Downloads section as well. I am going under the assumption that you have had atleast a little experience on the internet. (you are here now aren't you?!?) And you have downloaded programs, pictures or something before. And have used either WINZIP PKUNZIP to extract files from a '.zip'ed archive before. If you have neither of these programs (preferably WINZIP) then go here and download it. I will provide a quick instruction to extracting the STUPID Bot from the .zip using WINZIP. Ok, Nuff said. Let's get started.

Setup

Locate the zip and double click on it. Or run WINZIP then load the STUPID zip into it.

Now select everything and extract it into a new folder called STUPID inside of your Quake2 directory.

Now close down WINZIP. Fire up Windows Explorer, and locate the QUAKE2 directory. Select your

Quake2.exe. Then <right-click> on it, and select 'CREATE SHORTCUT' from the pop up menu.

Should be something like 'copy of quake...'. Rename it to something you'll remember.

Now select the copy, and <right-click> on it again. This time

select PROPERTIES at the bottom of the menu.

Now select the SHORTCUT Tab from the top. In the 'TARGET' field you should see "C:\Quake2\quake2.exe"

<click> at the end of the line and type the following :

+set game "stupid" +set death match 1

save it.

Now you have the option of either dragging the file onto your desktop, thereby creating a shortcut. Or you

can make a short cut to it inside of your Quake2 Directory in your Programs folder from the START menu.

I prefer the latter, but I'm anal about a neat desktop. So lets quickly cover the steps to doing this.

Go to your desktop if you aren't there already. Select the start menu. Now select the SETTINGS MENU, then

select TASK BAR from there. When the window pops up; select START MENU PROGRAMS tab.

Then select ADVANCED from the 'Customize Start Menu'. (This will bring up an interface very similar to

Windows Explorer.) Now click on the programs folder on the left hand column. This will give you a directory

of the contents in your PROGRAMS MENU. Now find QUAKE2 folder. Click on it. Now go up the FILE

menu at the top of the window, and select NEW/SHORTCUT. When a window pops up asking you for the

location. Select BROWSE, and find your STUPID shortcut in your QUAKE2 directory. After selecting it. Click on

NEXT, there you'll be asked the name you wish to call the shortcut. Should now be something like STUPID. But you

can name it anything you like. From there just click on finish. And that's it.

Now either double <click> on your desktop shortcut. Or open up the shortcut from your START/PROGRAMS menu.

Up & Running?

Did it load up Quake2? If not, run through this check list:

Do I have the most current version of Quake2?

Do I have a folder named STUPID in my Quake2 folder?

Is all the pertinent files needed to run it in the STUPID folder?

Did I type the shortcut out correctly?

Re-Read over the setup guide above. And read the accompanying ReadMe.txt that came with your bot.

If it still isn't working. Mail me, and tell me what exactly is happening.

Ok, So you got it working. And you are sitting at the Quake2 main menu. Just hit the

'~' - TILD key up on the top left corner of your keyboard. Just next to the '1' key.

This should bring down the console. Now you need to select the map you wish to play, so type:

map <name>

Where <name> is just insert your favorite map. (ie. Base1, Q2DM1, IKDM1, SPBOTDM1)

If you don't know the name of the map, or would like to see the list of maps you currently have, type:

dir maps\*.bsp

When your new map pops up, type:

impulse 101

This will spawn a bot for your fragging pleasure.

Ok, now lets have a look at the complete commands list.

Commands List

impulse 101-109

Spawns bot #1 thru 9 ( stored in the stupid.cfg )

Which is configurable thru the Geisya Utility

impulse 201-209

Removes bot #1 thru 9

skill 0-4

Settings :( Override settings in the stupid.cfg for individual bots )

0 is Easy
1 Normal
2 Hard
3 defaults to stored settings in stupid.cfg
4 is a special 'Observer Mode' where the bot won't harm you unless you harm it!
(This is used by the author to test roaming code, and other specific AI functions)

"Geisya" Utility 1.0

This application lets you modify "stupid.cfg". Where 9 bots can be configured for use in Deathmatch.

Geisya is now capable of using downloaded PMP Models as bots for you to fight against!

To run this, simply locate your STUPID folder inside your Quake2 Directory, and inside you will find

'StupidUtility.exe'. Double click on it, or run it.

You'll be brought into a very simple and effective utility to quickly and easily configure the 9 bots

for your DM games. In the list on the left, you'll see the names of the pre configured bots already

provided by the author. You can either click on one to edit it. Or select a name in the list and hit

the insert bot at the bottom of the window. On the right you will see four fields. One titled:

Net Name

This is where you enter the name of the bot. This is how it will appear in the game.

Model Name

Lets you select a model from your current models list inside your Quake2/baseq2/players/ directory.

[ ie. Cyborg, or CrackHor, Battloid, Tyrant, etc, etc. ]

Skin Name

Is where you can pick a skin from the specified model directory to use on the bot.

(Warning, if the name of the skin is more than 8 characters long. You'll see a name~1 or ~2 at the end of it.

These will not work in the current version of Stupid. And will default to the male model. So if you really want to use

that skin, rename it!)

Skill Level

Select Bot's skill. This can be set to Easy, Normal, or Hard.

Insert

Click on one of the bots in the list on the left. Then hit the Insert button on the bottom, and a generic
'Bot' will appear in the list. Just go to the fields to the right; and give it a name, a model, and a specific
skin to go along with it. then set the skill, and you've just configured a bot to use! (make sure you don't
go over 9 bots)

Delete

If you select a name from the list and hit the Delete button, it will remove that bot from the list.

Will exit and save new settings to Stupid.cfg file. Then you just need to run the Stupid Bot. And type in
impulse (1-9) for the corresponding bot to be spawned.

Cancel

Exit without saving.

I hope this has provided you with all the information you needed to get this excellent bot up and running.

Be sure to check the other guides by clOck wOrk and Floyd.

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