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Development => Bugs, Feature Requests, and Feedback => Topic started by: jitspoe on January 10, 2005, 08:46:43 PM

Title: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: jitspoe on January 10, 2005, 08:46:43 PM

I think one of the problems with empty pball servers is you can't do ANYTHING until another player joins.  I was thinking of creating kind of a "limbo" state where someone who connects to an empty server could "play", but no points would be scored, or the score would simply reset when another player joined.  Thoughts?

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: Eiii on January 10, 2005, 10:28:57 PM

Play as in...?

Bots?

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on January 10, 2005, 10:35:37 PM

yes! , yes! , yes!

 acebots included ?  i need something that shoots back whilst i hone my skilz
  

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: jitspoe on January 10, 2005, 10:54:02 PM

Play as in be able to walk around the level, pick up items, and shoot.

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on January 10, 2005, 10:57:31 PM

yes I would love that , good idea

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: Eiii on January 10, 2005, 11:44:33 PM

I like bots more. But they shouoldn't show up in the player count by the server.

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on January 11, 2005, 01:45:57 AM

is not that a server side issue

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: jitspoe on January 11, 2005, 11:45:06 AM

Bots have never shown up on the server player count.

I suppose I could put in an option to throw in a bot or two until other players join.  That would probably be easier since I wouldn't really have to change anything, but I wouldn't be able to reset the score when someone joins... probably doesn't matter that much.

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on January 11, 2005, 08:02:50 PM

i could have sworn that the ace bots showed up in the player count in gsa

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: jitspoe on January 12, 2005, 01:34:56 AM

Nope.  The player count is done in the engine.  The bots are done in the game dll.

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: LAN@wasted on January 17, 2005, 10:37:49 AM

oh come on, guys!
try starting a game with Deathmatch mode, and you will be able to run around and pick up stuff and shoot etc, i think this will as well work on a public server (when you dont create your own game), if you can change the map :)

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: Eiii on January 17, 2005, 08:52:33 PM

No changing map. I'm pretty sure that would be a bad idea.

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on February 02, 2005, 12:26:21 AM

***crickets*** Hello?

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: Greatzky on February 02, 2005, 12:27:44 AM

hello, lets play some pball!!!

Title: Re: Make single player on server able to interact?
Post by: loial21 on February 02, 2005, 12:41:33 AM

im at work gimme one hour ..se ya on the server side