[LuaBanana]

This is the Official 1.0.0 release of Garry's Bots!

Gamemode Description:
Build a robot, battle it out, and see which team has the better builders & fighters.

There are WAY too many updates to list here, but here are some:

Four menus (F1-4)
Voteskip
Explosion effect
HUGE number of configuration variables
MOTD
Admin commands
Post-Game Report
Music during fight round
And much much more..

This includes:
Garry's Bots 1.0.1
gb_24arena
gb_battle_arena_v2

Pictures are coming, hold on just a little bit!

Developed By: LuaBanana and Craze

Thanks to:
Mahalis (Core Explosion Effect)
Megiddo (Scoreboard and Helping)
ja_cop (Helping here and there)
Black Necro (Helping here and there)
Daxter Fellowes/PSP401.com (Hosting our server)

Everyone for supporting me

Anyone else that believes they deserve thanks, post your reason.

After 3 weeks of hard working and endless nights, craze and I have put together a gamemode that I believe is a success.

For all those that said this would be unsuccessful, well, you just got kicked in the face.

DOWNLOAD 1.0.1:


All configuration variables are in config.lua..

:siren:All gb_ maps have limits!:siren:
For example, gb_24arena can hold up to 24 people. This is the best for BIG servers. gb_battle_arena_v2 can hold 24. Conflagration, of which is not posted here yet, can hold only 8.

You must choose the right maps, or your server will crash!
To add maps, just edit the mapcycle.txt.

TOTAL LINES: 3641
TOTAL FILES: 30
AVERAGE LINES PER FILE: 121

If you are going to be running a dedicated and/or 24/7 server, just post your IP, and I will put up a gamemonitor image and a link to directly connect to it!

Press E to display a prop's health

:siren: No Propeller Fix: :siren:


Screenshots:

Core Explosion

[elevator13]

-snipped by request-

[griveos]

i loved this update :love:

[SaintsPimp]

Cool. I'll download it now!

[MopeChow]

Thanks for letting us use your bots Garry!

[LuaBanana]

:laffo:

And yet again, thank you all for your support. Even the people who criticized me, thanks. We wouldn't have been able to do this, nor could we be arsed, without your support, or you putting us down so we could prove you wrong.

[BIGBITCH!]

This mod rules!! :D

[LuaBanana]

BIGBITCH! posted:

This mod rules!! :D

Thanks. Now if someone would host this mod. :D

[craze]

LuaBanana posted:

Thanks. Now if someone would host this mod. :D

We got Dax?

[LuaBanana]

I mean other servers, so it would become more popular :freeman:

Back to playing HL2..

[corns]

It would be nice if you told us what the mod is.

[blackops7799]

razorworks(garrysmod.org) posted:

Anyone else that believes they deserve thanks, post your reason.

Me, for gb_battle_arena_v2. :D

LuaBanana posted:

:siren:All gb_ maps have limits!:siren:
For example, gb_24arena can hold up to 24 people. This is the best for BIG servers. gb_battle_arena_v2 can hold about 16 I believe. Conflagration, of which is not posted here yet, can hold only 8.

The map has a limit of 24 players, just so you know.

[psp401.com]

LuaBanana posted:

Thanks. Now if someone would host this mod. :D

Updated to 1.01.

[LuaBanana]

Damn, you're quick. I already did it though.. You just overwrote our files. :lol:

Edit:

Also, I just uploaded a fix so that there are no propeller blades. Those things are EXTREMELY overpowered, and I suggest you download that fix if you are going to host.

Edit:

We just found some bugs, that were undetectable in Single Player.. We will upload 1.0.1 soon.

Edit:

1.0.1 is uploaded. Craze b0rked something. :laffo:

[craze]

LuaBanana posted:

Damn, you're quick. I already did it though.. You just overwrote our files. :lol:

Edit:

Also, I just uploaded a fix so that there are no propeller blades. Those things are EXTREMELY overpowered, and I suggest you download that fix if you are going to host.

Edit:

We just found some bugs, that were undetectable in Single Player.. We will upload 1.0.1 soon.

Edit:

1.0.1 is uploaded. Craze b0rked something. :laffo:

No, you were in too much of a hurry to release, so I couldn't get enough testing in.

Edit:

Also, does anyone know who is a mod in this section? I have a request and I don't want to randomly PM mods...

[SexCave]

Could you show some pictures or something?

[amirite]

EDIT: Sorry, my bad. A bit more detailed of a description would help though, took me forever to figure out that all props are breakable by default.

BTW, I am using an unreleased admin mod and the rank system in conflicting with the gamemode. Instead of going on a team, the player's props are colored the same as their rank (team). Just in case you wanted to know. I figure not many admin mods will work along with this gamemode.

[BlackhawkGT]

Ok i am hosting now :D :freeman:

[craze]

LuaBanana posted:

Gamemode Description:
Build a robot, battle it out, and see which team has the better builders & fighters.

No, there it is. Pay more attention.

[Froogle_]

This is cool! I had extermly fun with friends on 4 players server with 9.6 . I am going to test this tomorrow!

[Devenger]

Any credit for my playtesting and incessant requests? I mean, would you be finished if I hadn't bugged you to fix the 6 million problems with it? :D

[spoiler]I still don't think you've finished anyway[/spoiler]

[SexCave]

TOTAL LINES: 3641
TOTAL FILES: 30
AVERAGE LINES PER FILE: 121

Why would you bother telling us that?

[KingFluffy]

Cool :D :excited:

[shadowslight]

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[Houston]

SexCave posted:

Why would you bother telling us that?

Because he wants lua king ratings of course.

[craze]

shadowslight posted:

I don't know if i'm missing something but I've tried playing on 2 separate servers and the sents won't spawn in. There are no errors in the console so I can't figure out whats wrong. Please help this gamemode looks awesome.

Read, the, fucking, manual. It explains how. I'm sick of people asking questions, THAT ARE COVERED IN THE GAMEMODE HELP SCREEN! READ IT! THAT IS WHY IT IS THERE!

[SexCave]

Houston posted:

Because he wants lua king ratings of course.

I could easily make a script all in one line... Does that make me a Lua king?

[thed3f]

Uh, anyway...


I was playing in the official server for about 4 hours straight. Great fun. Seems much more balanced than previous versions and overall feels like a complete gamemode. Good job for making it in such little time.

A couple things that get on my nerves though; Smaller wheels, being used as a way of movement, are useless. I don't know if they are colliding with what they are placed on or the weight of the prop they're placed on is damaging them. Or if it's a mapping issue for when they spawn in the ring, but they seem to go out way too fast. I end up using as many wheels as I can that will fit on the side of my bot just so they don't break off. Well that works fine but still annoying.
The other thing is... the props don't quite seem balanced enough. Their health. I don't know if it's based on the props weight with a maximum of 500, but the smaller props that can be used as weapons have hardly any health. The metal hook has like 35, and harpoon just as much. They die in one attack. (This isn't taking into account any of the phx props, but those don't look cool enough to be weapons anyway.) This leaves larger, bulkier props to be weapons. blah blah blah

I'm sure you've thought of most of this already and have solutions in the making, still a great gamemode, I plan to play more long hours real soon, have a nice day/night.

[LuaBanana]

thed3f posted:

Uh, anyway...


I was playing in the official server for about 4 hours straight. Great fun. Seems much more balanced than previous versions and overall feels like a complete gamemode. Good job for making it in such little time.

A couple things that get on my nerves though; Smaller wheels, being used as a way of movement, are useless. I don't know if they are colliding with what they are placed on or the weight of the prop they're placed on is damaging them. Or if it's a mapping issue for when they spawn in the ring, but they seem to go out way too fast. I end up using as many wheels as I can that will fit on the side of my bot just so they don't break off. Well that works fine but still annoying.
The other thing is... the props don't quite seem balanced enough. Their health. I don't know if it's based on the props weight with a maximum of 500, but the smaller props that can be used as weapons have hardly any health. The metal hook has like 35, and harpoon just as much. They die in one attack. (This isn't taking into account any of the phx props, but those don't look cool enough to be weapons anyway.) This leaves larger, bulkier props to be weapons. blah blah blah

I'm sure you've thought of most of this already and have solutions in the making, still a great gamemode, I plan to play more long hours real soon, have a nice day/night.

Well, that's a response I didn't expect from the person who spam-rated me unfriendly. :excited:

[Porno-creep]

My bots are never balanced. As they usually drop a cargo crate on said target.

[craze]

Porno-creep posted:

My bots are never balanced. As they usually drop a cargo crate on said target.

Cargo containers are banned...

[Froogle_]

Bug: Create this on listen server then disconnect and then make again = Crash to windows. Also: changelevel command crashes gmod with this gamemode. (Not sure)

[maurits150]

This is nice! DOWNLOADING!!!

[craze]

Froogle_ posted:

Bug: Create this on listen server then disconnect and then make again = Crash to windows. Also: changelevel command crashes gmod with this gamemode. (Not sure)

I'm pretty sure that's just your computer...

[AltF4Dead]

LuaBanana posted:

Well, that's a response I didn't expect from the person who spam-rated me unfriendly. :excited:

So... are you going to do anything about it or not?

[thed3f]

LuaBanana posted:

Well, that's a response I didn't expect from the person who spam-rated me unfriendly. :excited:

Did my sincere, thought-out feedback go unnoticed or is it being ignored because of a useless rating system? :|

I would appreciate it if somebody at least acknowledged, confirmed, or even denied the problems that I listed and described. Tell me if I should stop expecting any sort of professional-like behavior out of the Garry's Bots team or if I'm just wasting my time. If I'm wasting my time I'll go right ahead and not give anymore feedback.

[craze]

thed3f posted:

Uh, anyway...


I was playing in the official server for about 4 hours straight. Great fun. Seems much more balanced than previous versions and overall feels like a complete gamemode. Good job for making it in such little time.

A couple things that get on my nerves though; Smaller wheels, being used as a way of movement, are useless. I don't know if they are colliding with what they are placed on or the weight of the prop they're placed on is damaging them. Or if it's a mapping issue for when they spawn in the ring, but they seem to go out way too fast. I end up using as many wheels as I can that will fit on the side of my bot just so they don't break off. Well that works fine but still annoying.
The other thing is... the props don't quite seem balanced enough. Their health. I don't know if it's based on the props weight with a maximum of 500, but the smaller props that can be used as weapons have hardly any health. The metal hook has like 35, and harpoon just as much. They die in one attack. (This isn't taking into account any of the phx props, but those don't look cool enough to be weapons anyway.) This leaves larger, bulkier props to be weapons. blah blah blah

I'm sure you've thought of most of this already and have solutions in the making, still a great gamemode, I plan to play more long hours real soon, have a nice day/night.

I read it. Prop health is still dynamic, it uses some weird combination of BB size and mass, to be honest, I just fucked with it till it was balanced. So, smaller, lighter things, have less health, meaning those small wheels, have less health. Also, they have less mass, which kinda causes em to not hold anything up for shit and slide up the side of your bot and do nothing. Also, the collision models on the PHX wheels really, really, suck. They go through the floor constantly and shit, watch out for that too. Hm, I'm pretty sure self and team damage is off. And, try to use stronger things, a prop's health can be checked by looking at it and pressing e, or looking at it and pushing the button in the F3 drop down menu. Also, yes, prop health does clamp at 500, but it's adjustable in the config file. Hope this helps.

[Porno-creep]

craze posted:

Cargo containers are banned...

No! NOOO!!!

[craze]

They are autobanned, you could play with the prop banning settings in the config file, but big shit like that just ruins it IMHO.

[psp401.com]

Server undergoing testing.

tl;dr?
GET YOUR LAZY SRCDS ASSES UP AND GET SOME GBOTS SERVERS RUNNING!