EQoffline, bots and more..

[nosfentora]

Ok, maybe i'm a 'tard but i cant compile them under vs 2005

the mysql headers aren't found (i've just downloaded mysql source so it should take care of that), but on compiling it's generating about 450 errors - 90% of them "error C2018: unknown character '0x40' c:\temp\eqemu-0.7.0-1118_bots-source\common\mysql_com.h 365 "

i looked to see if there is a wiki page for compiling, but i didn't find anything. any thoughts?

[Andrew80k]

Originally Posted by nosfentora

Ok, maybe i'm a 'tard but i cant compile them under vs 2005

the mysql headers aren't found (i've just downloaded mysql source so it should take care of that), but on compiling it's generating about 450 errors - 90% of them "error C2018: unknown character '0x40' c:\temp\eqemu-0.7.0-1118_bots-source\common\mysql_com.h 365 "

i looked to see if there is a wiki page for compiling, but i didn't find anything. any thoughts?

Eeek! Sounds like maybe your mysql install is corrupted or something. I compiled and ran it last night. I'm having some issues in PoK, but other than that it seemed to work just fine. I'm using VS Express 20008. There is a wiki on compiling under windows and it seems to give good guidance.

http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...a=DevVSExpress

[Aramid]

I used the original DEV kit from this post to compile mine:
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25372

but the current link uses VC++2008 Express.

[nosfentora]

Thanks guys - i'll give it a shot

[nosfentora]

thanks for the anti-tarding links.
they helped and i got it compiled!

[BatCountry]

Originally Posted by number6

Thanks a lot Aramid, I'll give this a try later this week. I wonder whether simply commenting out the "... is under attack" notifications will help with the lag?

Yes, it will. Comment it out and it will help the lag issue tremendously. The system simply can't handle as much message volume as the bots put out (as many messages per second as there are AI cycles). It just clogs up everything. Obviously, that shouldn't happen. Probably creating a talk timer would help, but fixing the issue that's causing the rapid target switching is a better solution. Doing both would probably be good.

I've been trying to fix the underlying issue, but that's requiring some rewrites of the basic AI the bots use to acquire, find, choose, and approach targets plus acquiring and distributing hate to really "fix" the problem.

I haven't been working much on it recently, but I'll try to get what I've got done so far put out so other people can tinker with it in the meantime. Give it a couple of weeks.

[Magoth78]

Glad to see that people are still working on this project and are makeing it better

G'day,
Mag

[Congdar]

Nice of you to drop by and say 'hello' . Your gift to the eqemu community is alive and well. Thanks again!

[billhumpsalot]

Is there a release for 0.7.0-1118 ?

[Andrew80k]

Post #598, page 40

[trevius]

Or use the new sticky that has Code Releases ONLY (no comments in that post, please):

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25614

Anyone posting new release updates should post there, or I will quote them there myself as I see them.

[vintage51]

I am new to this forum. I just wanted to say great Job on the Bot module. I do have one suggestions is to have a #bot delete [id] command. Again great job keep up the good work. Vintage51

[billhumpsalot]

This will only compile under c++ 2005 express as listed but I do not use it and will not. 2008 express is much more efficient for my needs. I tried to convert the files but no luck, so any one care to share there windows binary file?

[Andrew80k]

I use 2008 without problems. Are you using the Windoze SDK? You can follow the directions for compiling under windows in the wiki and it works pretty well. YMMV.

[billhumpsalot]

Yes, with windows VS C++ 9.0 2008 express you don't need the old platform SDK but just for shits 'n' giggles I did it anyway but still no results. either way I'll figure it out one day no big deal.

edit* oh I forgot to add that yes I followed the wiki.