- Add AW and BW replica bots (Fire Arrow, Slim Pickens, and friends)
Edit; a little bit of feedback - I went through all of the components in the bot lab just to check them out and it seems that if you download the patch version and extract it to the game folder that it doesn't overwrite some of the components, but rather duplicates them. Obviously This isn't too big of an issue (And I'm guessing the standalone game version wont have this) but I thought I'd point it out nonetheless.
Fun fact: The wav file for the motor that Minion and Mechavore uses is named "icewave.wav".
Something get scrapped, click?
Edit; a little bit of feedback - I went through all of the components in the bot lab just to check them out and it seems that if you download the patch version and extract it to the game folder that it doesn't overwrite some of the components, but rather duplicates them. Obviously This isn't too big of an issue (And I'm guessing the standalone game version wont have this) but I thought I'd point it out nonetheless.
Argh, I forgot to include the dummy Components.cfz in the patch. I will re-upload it shortly.
In the meantime, you can fix the component duplication issue by deleting Components.cfz (in your main RA2 folder).
Edit: it's fixed.
Would it be unwise to try using the bttb dsl 2.1 ai pack in dsl 2.2? With some slightly different components present, i can see how it might not go very smoothly.
That's a good point, have you made Judge bursts irrelevant by changing regular component stats Click? Would be nice for no cheat components to be needed in IRL tournaments.
I have found a slight issue with the orbit cam. It lags a lot and doesn't follow the robot around very well. With some arenas the tracking works fine, but most of then it's very slow in following the robot.
it may have something to do with the PC just being too powerful
I was wondering if the action cam will be included in a future update?
:heart_smiley:I was wondering if the action cam will be included in a future update?
Good idea, if I release a patch I'll throw the action cam in.
alright, first impressions:I'll give more detailed feedback when i'll be more familiar with the game.
How will the AI handle that?
Basically I click on the link for the standalone version, it takes me to the URL and does nothing.try right clicking on the link and doing save link as.
I'm not sure if its me - because i'm new here - but it takes me to the URL and doesnt start a download or anything
Click? didn`t you say we are able to import our DSL3 Beta builds into 2.2?
I tried that and the game crashed. :)
Bots made in the DSL3 beta are trickier. I'm working on a program that will automatically update these bots, but in the meantime, here's what you need to do:
- Open the .bot file in Notepad++ or another program that can edit .bot files without corrupting them.
- Replace all instances of "Extenders_X_R" with "Extenders_X_S" where X is A, T, or S.
- Replace all instances of "extenders_x.txt" with "extenders_x_S.txt" where x is alu, tit, or steel.
- Add "mini" to the end of every anchor filename (for instance, anchor1.txt -> anchor1mini.txt).
- Reverse your bot's driving controls (they should go back to the "normal" way you use in stock)
- NPC motors need to be replaced manually in the bot lab.
Battlebots Icewave Join DSL 2.2?Fun fact: The wav file for the motor that Minion and Mechavore uses is named "icewave.wav".
Something get scrapped, click?
Actually no, I never started an Icewave replica. The file is called icewave.wav because it's an actual recording of Icewave's engine I got from a Youtube video. You have no idea how hard it is to find a gas engine sound effect that sounds good in RA2.
Will I ever make an Icewave replica, you're all thinking now? Perhaps, perhaps... but that would fall under the "far future plans" category.
i can't add a saw blade to my bot if any part of the weapon is outside of the bot.A bit of a post bump, but I think it's alright(probably better in the support/help forum). Think I've seen the same issue with a few other blades as well(and honestly, I think at this point chassis clipping should be fine for any component except batteries, control boards and stuff that actually needs to be on the inside) best to place the motor outside of the bot via extenders.
(http://puu.sh/qqFVJ/e9f0a38f56.jpg)
is this intentional? seems strange that i can only add a saw blade to the inside of the bot, where it won't do any damage.
i can't add a saw blade to my bot if any part of the weapon is outside of the bot.
(http://puu.sh/qqFVJ/e9f0a38f56.jpg)
is this intentional? seems strange that i can only add a saw blade to the inside of the bot, where it won't do any damage.
It's because between DSL 2.1 and DSL 2.2 there was a new sawblade model used and it's collision name in the .gmf file is different and Clickbeetle didn't update the .txt file's passthru.Has there ever been a fan patch to 2.2? Need to check later for the arena fix because for some reason the foward/backward controls are swapped in the Flextop Arena and a few others don't load the AI which leads to crashes after a few seconds.
To fix it, Go into your DSL 2.2 folder, then the components folder and find "dslsawblade1.txt" and open it with notepad.
You should see a part that says "passthru = saw_collision". Change it to "passthru = sawblade_collision" and save the file.
Then go into the Styles folder within the Components folder and do the same thing for sawblade2.txt, sawblade3.txt, sawblade4.txt, and sawblade5.txt
a few others don't load the AI which leads to crashes after a few seconds.i asked about this a while back and someone posted a link to a fixed events.txt. even though it's for dsl 2.1, i think it should still work
Maybe because you must've modded the game so it wouldn't crash yourself? Even tried to download the patch, still crashes. ::2mad1. Are you running it windowed or fullscreened?
Maybe because you must've modded the game so it wouldn't crash yourself? Even tried to download the patch, still crashes. ::2mad1. Are you running it windowed or fullscreened?
2. Are you running it with or without compatibility mode?
3. Where is your RA2 folder located, some people have had problems in the past if it is actually in their program files folder instead of some place like the desktop or documents.
4. Are you Alt Tabbing out of the game?
When does it crash? At launch, in matches, selecting bots etc?
If it really is crashing randomly at all of the above times it's most likely just not playing nice with your PC hardware and you're out of luck. If it crashed at a specific point every time or you did something to trigger the crashes we could help, but you're not really giving us anything to work with.
You mentioned that DSL and RWRA2 crash, does stock default RA2 crash?
Well sounds like you're out of luck, to be honest. RA2 isn't too happy with AMD CPUs and looks like you have an APU there which RA2 probably really doesn't like. If you have access to another PC, like a laptop or something, then you can try to play on that. RA2 has extremely low system requirements so you should be fine running it on any PC you can find.
One last thing I can think of for you to try is to edit ra2.cfg (you can open it with notepad), in the installation folder. Change:
3DHardware=0
Fullscreen=1
GfxDetail=0
GraphicDetail=0
I'm assuming you've already tried deleting your RA2 folder, redownloading DSL from HERE (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=262), extracting it and running it that way. What program and you using to extract the folder?
It's fine with nVidia, Intel and most AMD CPUs as well. If I had to guess it's probably due to you having an APU instead of a CPU/GPU. If the game works on 95% of our PCs, it's not the game's fault mate. Besides, AMD CPUs are pretty garbage these days, and APUs are just as bad.Well sounds like you're out of luck, to be honest. RA2 isn't too happy with AMD CPUs and looks like you have an APU there which RA2 probably really doesn't like. If you have access to another PC, like a laptop or something, then you can try to play on that. RA2 has extremely low system requirements so you should be fine running it on any PC you can find.
One last thing I can think of for you to try is to edit ra2.cfg (you can open it with notepad), in the installation folder. Change:
3DHardware=0
Fullscreen=1
GfxDetail=0
GraphicDetail=0
I'm assuming you've already tried deleting your RA2 folder, redownloading DSL from HERE (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=262), extracting it and running it that way. What program and you using to extract the folder?
Guess not. And I bet it doesn't like nVIDIA either. And yes, I have tried and redownloaded it with no success. And it was with WinRAR, too.
It's fine with nVidia, Intel and most AMD CPUs as well. If I had to guess it's probably due to you having an APU instead of a CPU/GPU. If the game works on 95% of our PCs, it's not the game's fault mate. Besides, AMD CPUs are pretty garbage these days, and APUs are just as bad.Well sounds like you're out of luck, to be honest. RA2 isn't too happy with AMD CPUs and looks like you have an APU there which RA2 probably really doesn't like. If you have access to another PC, like a laptop or something, then you can try to play on that. RA2 has extremely low system requirements so you should be fine running it on any PC you can find.
One last thing I can think of for you to try is to edit ra2.cfg (you can open it with notepad), in the installation folder. Change:
3DHardware=0
Fullscreen=1
GfxDetail=0
GraphicDetail=0
I'm assuming you've already tried deleting your RA2 folder, redownloading DSL from HERE (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=262), extracting it and running it that way. What program and you using to extract the folder?
Guess not. And I bet it doesn't like nVIDIA either. And yes, I have tried and redownloaded it with no success. And it was with WinRAR, too.
It's unfortunate that you have the hardware config you do, but you really can't expect 13 year old game that wasn't a big release when it came out to work with every modern hardware setup, especially when it's as weird as an APU. Do you have access to any other PCs or laptops?
Yeah the game will almost certainly work on your laptop. You can hook your keyboard/mouse up and it should be fine. Let us know if you can get it working on the laptop.It's fine with nVidia, Intel and most AMD CPUs as well. If I had to guess it's probably due to you having an APU instead of a CPU/GPU. If the game works on 95% of our PCs, it's not the game's fault mate. Besides, AMD CPUs are pretty garbage these days, and APUs are just as bad.Well sounds like you're out of luck, to be honest. RA2 isn't too happy with AMD CPUs and looks like you have an APU there which RA2 probably really doesn't like. If you have access to another PC, like a laptop or something, then you can try to play on that. RA2 has extremely low system requirements so you should be fine running it on any PC you can find.
One last thing I can think of for you to try is to edit ra2.cfg (you can open it with notepad), in the installation folder. Change:
3DHardware=0
Fullscreen=1
GfxDetail=0
GraphicDetail=0
I'm assuming you've already tried deleting your RA2 folder, redownloading DSL from HERE (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=262), extracting it and running it that way. What program and you using to extract the folder?
Guess not. And I bet it doesn't like nVIDIA either. And yes, I have tried and redownloaded it with no success. And it was with WinRAR, too.
It's unfortunate that you have the hardware config you do, but you really can't expect 13 year old game that wasn't a big release when it came out to work with every modern hardware setup, especially when it's as weird as an APU. Do you have access to any other PCs or laptops?
Yeah. But, I can't afford to build myself a mega-powerful PC due to insufficient funds at this time. And yes, I do have a laptop as a second PC, which I rarely use, mainly because its not designed for high-end gaming and whatnot as opposed to my current one.
Yeah the game will almost certainly work on your laptop. You can hook your keyboard/mouse up and it should be fine. Let us know if you can get it working on the laptop.It's fine with nVidia, Intel and most AMD CPUs as well. If I had to guess it's probably due to you having an APU instead of a CPU/GPU. If the game works on 95% of our PCs, it's not the game's fault mate. Besides, AMD CPUs are pretty garbage these days, and APUs are just as bad.Well sounds like you're out of luck, to be honest. RA2 isn't too happy with AMD CPUs and looks like you have an APU there which RA2 probably really doesn't like. If you have access to another PC, like a laptop or something, then you can try to play on that. RA2 has extremely low system requirements so you should be fine running it on any PC you can find.
One last thing I can think of for you to try is to edit ra2.cfg (you can open it with notepad), in the installation folder. Change:
3DHardware=0
Fullscreen=1
GfxDetail=0
GraphicDetail=0
I'm assuming you've already tried deleting your RA2 folder, redownloading DSL from HERE (https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?action=downloads;sa=downfile&id=262), extracting it and running it that way. What program and you using to extract the folder?
Guess not. And I bet it doesn't like nVIDIA either. And yes, I have tried and redownloaded it with no success. And it was with WinRAR, too.
It's unfortunate that you have the hardware config you do, but you really can't expect 13 year old game that wasn't a big release when it came out to work with every modern hardware setup, especially when it's as weird as an APU. Do you have access to any other PCs or laptops?
Yeah. But, I can't afford to build myself a mega-powerful PC due to insufficient funds at this time. And yes, I do have a laptop as a second PC, which I rarely use, mainly because its not designed for high-end gaming and whatnot as opposed to my current one.
you could record a video too of you going through the whole process of DLing it until the crash
Can you go over every step of you installing the game, from downloading to the point where it usually crashes? Don't skip on the details.
Is anybody having a problem getting the custom arenas to work? the stunt arena and the obstacle course (my two personal favorites) do not work. Is it working for anyone else, if it is a universal problem with DSL 2.2 does anybody know if a patch is being worked on?https://gametechmods.com/forums/index.php?topic=19232.0
I've just downloaded DSl 2.2, but there is an issue in the bot lab. Whenever I create a robot and go back to the profile page, the robot is no where to be seen. Tried lots of different things but my robots just disappear with no trace as soon as I exit the bot lab. Anyone else had this problem or know a way around it?
I've just downloaded DSl 2.2, but there is an issue in the bot lab. Whenever I create a robot and go back to the profile page, the robot is no where to be seen. Tried lots of different things but my robots just disappear with no trace as soon as I exit the bot lab. Anyone else had this problem or know a way around it?
check your teams folder and your teams.txt and make sure neither of them are read-only.
The reason is, is because if they are readonly or the game does not have permissions, how will the game put the bots in the folder? :really_makes_you_think:Badnik already answered the solution to this problem already in an earlier post and Sagaris already had the problem solved by now. So please don't post your solutions to problems, when the solution was already posted earlier.
he's trolling ffsThe reason is, is because if they are readonly or the game does not have permissions, how will the game put the bots in the folder? :really_makes_you_think:Badnik already answered the solution to this problem already in an earlier post and Sagaris already had the problem solved by now. So please don't post your solutions to problems, when the solution was already posted earlier.