BotReSpawn 1.2.9

Hi @Rubiks-Q-Bert,
Aggro range of 150 is quite big. The npcs will only respect their roam range while they don't have a valid target,
so if they're picking up on targets and pursuing them, that could lead them out of their area.

Maybe try setting aggro and deaggro to something smaller, to see if that solves it?
Thanks for the report.

Ok, thank you for the info.
I've been doing some work on BotReSpawn so there should be some updates coming soon.
If you're interested in testing in advance of release, please let me know.
Thanks for reporting!

HI @Rustgaming2021,
By default BotReSpawn will turn off any profiles with custom spawn points and no parent monument but you can set
Disable_Non_Parented_Custom_Profiles_After_Wipe = false
in Global config to prevent that from happening.

If you do that, BotReSpawn will try to spawn those npcs after wipe/map change but, of course if any of them happens to fall somewhere impossible like on water or some area with no navmesh, then those ones won't work.

A recent change in BotReSpawn is that the 'Show Spawnpoints' option will show you the numbers at their locations on the map, as it always did, but it will show any which don't have navmesh in red,
so it's reasonably quick and easy to check and fix any points which aren't going to work.

If you're wiping but using the same map then yes - They'll just work, as long as Disable_Non_Parented_Custom_Profiles_After_Wipe is false.

Hi,
You're right, it's not an option in the current version, but I could certainly take a look at making it an option.
That might be interesting!

I would doubt it.
Does peacekeeper seem like it's not working for you?
Do you know it works based on your hostile status now, rather than just whether or not you have a weapon drawn?

Oh, I see. The BotReSpawn npcs are ignoring players when you think they shouldn't be?
What are your aggro/deaggro range settings like?

I've seen this happen under extreme circumstances, where the server is just under too much stress. The npcs start ignoring people or, more often, paying them attention but not firing. Is that what you're seeing?

Oh, the actual true/false changed?
Are you checking in the BotReSpawnUI or the data file?

Asking because changed settings are only committed to file if the profile is reloaded or if BotReSpawn is reloaded/unloaded.
If you were to make changes in UI and not do one of those things the changes would, at that stage, be stored in memory so the data file wouldn't appear up to date.

BotReSpawn itself doesn't have any code that would change the peacekeeper setting without user input and it's extremely unlikely some other plugin would be changing it, but I can think of one possibility - Do you manually edit the data files?

If you manually edit and make a mistake somewhere it's possible for a profile, or profiles, to be repopulated with default settings,
which would be
 "Roam_Range": 40,
 "Aggro_Range": 30,
"DeAggro_Range": 40,
"Peace_Keeper": true,

If that had happened AutoSpawn would have been reset to false, though, so I suppose you'd have noticed.


Edit : It might also be worth using the `/botrespawn info` chat command when looking at one of these npcs, just to confirm 100% they're from the profile you think they're from.
With so many monuments and the different events, people often see overlap of profiles.

Honestly, I think it's going to be a coincidence, particularly if only a few of your BotReSpawn profiles got changed.
I can't rule it out for certain as I don't have access to the plugin, but I strongly doubt Convoy or any other npc plugin would be changing BotReSpawn settings.
Overriding npc behaviour is one thing, and that does happen from time to time with some plugin killing/replacing/commandeering npcs from other plugins, but to actually change information in another plugin's data file is pretty awkward to do.

I think some mistake is more likely. If, for example, the name Peace_Keeper got changed in the data file, that entry would then be automatically removed and replaced by BotReSpawn - Replaced with an entry of the correct spelling, and the default value which is true.

Idk, please keep an eye and let me know if anything strange happens again.

Sounds like they're just chasing npcs that are part of the convoy?

BotReSpawn npcs are meant to give chase and only disengage if their target goes out of light of sight, or beyond deaggro range, for X seconds.
X is a global config option - Deaggro_Memory_Duration.

Alternatively you should be able to set Target_Other_Npcs to false to make BotReSpawn ignore them.

3 hours ago, pookins said:

I am still getting very aggro bots who will chase and follow you for quite some distance, my settings are usually in this range although smaller monuments have a smaller roam range

Behaviour": {
        "Roam_Range": 100,
        "Aggro_Range": 50,
        "DeAggro_Range": 70,
 

Hey Pookins,
These settings mean for someone to escape an npc they'd have to get more than 70 'meters' away for longer than X seconds,
where X is the memory duration setting in config.
The default is 20 seconds, although you can lower it.

If the distance between npc and target player goes less than 70, even for a second, that forget timer is reset

so it might be worth lowering deaggro range or reducing how long it takes npcs to forget, or a bit of both.

10 hours ago, Lei_Wong said:

Hi Steenamaroo, please add the in the next update: "Aggro level 1 to 10 like we talk a week ago... or 2 weeks, The bots still are very passive,

I remember that in the versions before the big update of 1.0.7, the bots rushed you, they flanked you, they were very aggressive, now I can tell you, that they even let themselves be killed, very still in place. 

For example, bots at subway stations rush you when they see you hide, if they're nearby. Can't use his AI?

From already thank you very much

8 hours ago, Somescrub said:

I am also experiencing very passive bots - not sure what is going on but they mostly stand there and stare at you, sometimes not even paying attention to you when being hit...

Hi folks, Thanks for reporting.
Usually when I hear of non-agressive npcs, just standing looking at you or dancing around you, it ends up being down to server stress.
How many npcs are you spawning in?
You can use bots.count in server console or Rcon to find out how many are alive at any given time.

Also consider other npcs plugins, because everything contributes to the overall server stress.

I am working on a few things to lighten the load, so to speak, but there'll always be a limit to how many npcs can run around without issues and, usually, the first issue I see is refusing to attack.