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CSbot alpha-1 Release
http://gamershomepage.com/csbot/
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REQUIREMENTS
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- Half-Life version 1.1.0.6
http://www.sierrastudios.com/games/half-life/

- Counter-Strike v1.1
http://counter-strike.net/

Both of these programs must be installed and working on your computer before you can begin using CSbot.


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INSTALLATION
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for WINDOWS:

- Download csbot.exe
- Execute csbot.exe
- Choose your Half-Life directory when asked by the installation program where to unzip files


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UN-INSTALL
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for WINDOWS:
- Use windows explorer to go to your Half-Life directory
- Use windows explorer to enter the 'csbot' directory
- Use windows explorer to enter the 'cstrike' directory
- Double-click on the remove.bat program


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PLAY WITH CSBOT
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- Launch Counter-Strike.
(option A) Directly from a Counter-Strike shortcut
(option B) Launch Half-Life and then "Activate"
Counter-Strike via the "Custom game" menu
- Select "Multiplayer"
- Select "LAN game"
- Select "Create game"
- Select a supported map: de_cbble
- Select "OK"
- Wait for the game to begin.

NOTE: CSbot generates a visibility graph and analyzes the terrain of a map the very first time CSbot loads it. This information is stored to disk so that this elongated load time occurs only once.


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TWEAKING CSBOT
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GENERAL: (skill levels, number of bots, etc.)

Edit the bot.cfg file in your Counter-Strike (by default C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\cstrike) directory using any text editor (e.g. Notepad). Instructions for tweaking are included within that file.

CHANGING BOT NAMES:

Edit the bot_names.txt file in your Counter-Strike (by default C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\cstrike) directory using any text editor (e.g. Notepad). The bot names can be up to 32 characters long and you can have a maximum of 100 names total. Each name should be on a separate line with no leading spaces.

CHANGING WHAT BOTS SAY:

Edit the bot_whine.txt file in your Counter-Strike (by default C:\SIERRA\Half-Life\cstrike) directory using any text editor (e.g. Notepad). You can have a maximum of 100 whining messages total. Each whining message should be on a separate line with no leading spaces.


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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
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The most up-to-date version of this FAQ is available from:
http://gamershomepage.com/csbot/faq/
Please ensure your question has not already been answered before contacting me directly.

Q: Will I be able to play a MOD on the Internet or on a LAN with CSbot installed?
A: Yes! You can join a network game over the Internet or on a LAN without having to uninstall the HPB bot. You cannot spawn bots when connected to an Internet server, but you can spawn bots on a LAN if you are running the server.

Q: Will I be able to play single player games with CSbot installed?
A: Yes. The CSbot will not interfere with single player games.


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CREDITS
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--- botman (http://www.planethalflife.com/botman/)
CSbot is entirely derived from botman's HPB template. botman is the person to have figured how to run a mod on top of another mod by intercepting inter-DLL communication. Lucky for me, he released his source code so that I could develop this bot. Thank you botman!

--- William van der Sterran (http://botepidemic.com/aid/cgf/)
William's many essays on his CGF bot for ActionQuake 2 were an immense source of inspiration on a wide array of difficult implementation and theoretical issues. Thank you William!

--- Alistair Stewart (http://www.teambot.net/)
Alistair's downloadable Teambot source code was useful as I began to grapple with Counter-Strike specific bot programming. CSbot's radio and purchasing code modules were modelled after Teambot.

--- Blogger (http://www.blogger.com/)
I use this nifty web-run program to keep my webpage up-to-date. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to update a webpage regularly and not have to mess with FTP, HTML, etc.

--- Eric Bieschke
I wrote the CSbot. If you've got a comment or question, I'd like to hear from you. If you'd like to contribute to the development of CSbot, get in touch with me. Hope you enjoy!

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