Title    : KarNag Bot
Filename : knbot03.zip
Version  : 0.3
Date     : 97/2/28
Author   : Ken Madlener aka kenzer
Email    : madlener@pi.net
Server   : -> 145.89.206.20 <-
Credit   : .Punisher for the original BG-BOT v1.6
           .Micheal Polucha (co-designer of Original TM bot)
           .Tim Polucha (co-designer of Original TM bot)
           .Nathaniel Gorham (Original DM bot)
           .Carson Sutton for the better roaming AI
           .my friends for giving me some advises (mostly useless)

Type of Mod
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Quake C  : yes
Sound    : no
MDL      : no (skins mode is supported)


Format of QuakeC
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unified diff  : no
context diff  : no
.qc files     : yes (but it's shit)
progs.dat     : yes


Description of the Modification
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This is my first publically release of the KNBot. I wanted to create a
bot for my server. Yeah it's always empty. Well, after a time I couldn't
figure out how to add names and colors to the scores of the bot so I
decided to create this bot for the people playing Quake..
I hope you'll like this bot, because I spent a lot of time on making this
thing, but hey, I'm 14 years old!
Don't expect too much from this beta version, but I think this bot is
already cool. (except for the Reaper and the Zeus bot, wow these are just
the cewlezt bots I've ever seen!)
I think this is not a bad start for a bot, and I've got plenty ideas for
the next versions! *Please e-mail me your suggestions, bug reports, etc.*

How to Install the Modification
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Uhm it's the same ol' Quake patch joke, but here ya go..
1. create a dir in your Quake directory where you put this patch in (knbot)
2. start Quake with -game knbot and start a multiplayer game
3. type impulse 100 on the console..

Technical Details
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does:
-> hunt everything in DM
-> hunt only monsters in COOP (currently monsters aren't working, messed ai.qc)
-> pickup stuff
-> pick up the best he can find
-> use intelligent roaming AI, it won't happen bots trying to walk
   into walls everytime (used the code from roambot)
-> use sidesteps
-> walk faster
-> not jump randomly (into walls & kinda stuff)
-> jump in fight mode to confuse other players
-> can use all weapons: axe, grenade launcher, thunderbolt added
-> understand the range for the gren. launcher & thunderbolt
-> walk to enemy if he has no better weapon than gr.lnchr or thndrblt
-> pickup only health, armor, rocketlauncher when he has lower health
   than his enemy
-> follow enemies (especially when he as an axe)
-> try to leave when player has godmode (but shoots again)
-> search for stuff if he has lower health than enemy
-> not stand on one place to fight the enemy
-> use almost all player frames
-> use rapidly nailgun shots
-> avoid grenades and sometimes rockets
-> respawn after death
-> almost never get stuck
-> he will look if there isn't another enemy firing at him 
-> skins support (up to 16 skins, bot respawns in same skin (messy))
-> funny comments (bots send messages)

still needs:
-> code to swim in water
-> ability to die in water
-> smoother moving
-> walk over cracked floor
-> _real_ search for triggers (working on it)
-> pickup sounds
-> better roaming ai (why not?)
-> a major code-cleanup

History
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version:
-> 0.3: cleaned up the code
        added some extra ai stuff
        killed the "fire when alone"-bug
        added comments
        first public release

-> 0.2: added Carson's roaming ai
        improved jumping ai
        all little stuff
        not released

-> 0.1: uses all weapons
        faster movement
        not released because of bad ai!

Author Information
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Kenzer: 14 years old. Own Quake server at -> 145.89.206.20 <-
        live in The Netherlands, Tiel
        real name: Ken Madlener
        working time: +50 hours, yes I'm slow

Copyright and Distribution Permissions
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Authors MAY use these modifications as a HELP for other
publically available work, but you MUST give me some credits.
(it's nice to be credited :))

You may do whatever you please with the contents of this archive,
but give me credits and please mail me.

Availability
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This modification is available from the following places: (I hope)

FTP   : ftp.cdrom.com (walhalla of Quake)
FTP   : ftp.stomped.com (good Quake archive)
FTP   : ftp.canvasnet.com