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Excuse me, guys.

I have another question; this time, it is regarding Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII. Is it possible to add the Objective Mode maps into Single Player; you know, like adding "bots" to the Objective mode maps? I would like to know. Thanks.

I don't think so. I don't do bots, but all I think they can do is, run, drive, fly, shoot, die, respawn. I think that is it.

They can stand too. They like to stand.

Bots can be spawned in Objective, but they will focus on capturing flags and killing enemy soldiers rather than destroying or protecting the objectives. It's the same as CTF basically, bots aren't supposed to capture/steal the enemy flag.

you can tune your objectives.
you can add seats without exits plus a botonly spawnpoint.
So up to 6 bots will spawn inside your object, and the object will be attacked by enemys. that should work.

You can add bots to any of the modes including objective (there was an thread on it around here that dates back to the old ssm modding days), but you do not need to spawn bots into an object to have it attacked by other bots. All you need to do is add ITTargetTemperature to the objects AI template and set the defending team:

ObjectTemplate.active Chi-he
aiTemplate.addType ITTargetTemperature

ObjectTemplate.create ObjectSpawner japhtankspawner
ObjectTemplate.setObjectTemplate 2 none
ObjectTemplate.setObjectTemplate 1 chi-he
ObjectTemplate.MinSpawnDelay 50
ObjectTemplate.MaxSpawnDelay 60
ObjectTemplate.SpawnDelayAtStart 0
ObjectTemplate.TimeToLive 45
ObjectTemplate.Distance 40
ObjectTemplate.DamageWhenLost 4
ObjectTemplate.teamOnVehicle 1
ObjectTemplate.maxNrOfObjectSpawned 1

Object.create japhtankspawner
Object.absolutePosition 1600.22/47.1/2603.48
Object.rotation -153.45/0/0
Object.setTeam 1

Because the objectives do not have AI templates written, you need to create new templates in order for the bots to attack them. Here's a generic one i use for most objectives:


aiTemplatePlugIn.create Unit V2RKTUnit
aiTemplatePlugIn.equipmentType 8
aiTemplatePlugIn.setStrategicStrength 0 9
aiTemplatePlugIn.setStrategicStrength 1 9
rem aiTemplatePlugIn.setHasExposedSoldier 1
rem aiTemplatePlugIn.setUseNoPathfindingToGetToObject 1

aiTemplatePlugIn.create Cover V2RKTCover
aiTemplatePlugIn.coverValue 60.0

aiTemplatePlugIn.create Physical V2RKTPhysical
aiTemplatePlugIn.setStrType HeavyArmour

aiTemplatePlugIn.create ControlInfo V2RKTCtrl
aiTemplatePlugIn.driveTurnControl PINone
aiTemplatePlugIn.driveThrottleControl PINone
aiTemplatePlugIn.aimHorizontalControl PIMouseLookX
aiTemplatePlugIn.aimVerticalControl PIMouseLookY
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookHorizontalControl PIMouseLookX
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookVerticalControl PIMouseLookY
aiTemplatePlugIn.throttleSensitivity -1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.pitchSensitivity 0.21817
aiTemplatePlugIn.rollSensitivity -0.21817
aiTemplatePlugIn.yawSensitivity -2.5
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookVerticalSensitivity 0.21817
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookHorizontalSensitivity -0.21817
aiTemplatePlugIn.throttleLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.pitchLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.rollLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.yawLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookVerticalLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookHorizontalLookAhead 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.throttleScale 1.0
rem *** Angle in radians ***
aiTemplatePlugIn.pitchScale 5.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.rollScale 5.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.yawScale 2.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookVerticalScale 1.0
aiTemplatePlugIn.lookHorizontalScale 1.0
rem aiTemplatePlugIn.setCameraRelativeMinRotationDeg 0/0/0
rem aiTemplatePlugIn.setCameraRelativeMaxRotationDeg 0/0/0


rem *** AITemplate ***
aiTemplate.create V2RKTAI
aiTemplate.addType ITUnit
aiTemplate.addType ITGround
aiTemplate.addType ITFixed
aiTemplate.addType ITCover
aiTemplate.addType ITTargetTemperature
aiTemplate.degeneration 50
aiTemplate.allowedTimeDiff 2
aiTemplate.basicTemp 200
aiTemplate.commonKnowledge 0
aiTemplate.addPlugIn V2RKTUnit
aiTemplate.addPlugIn V2RKTCover
aiTemplate.addPlugIn V2RKTPhysical
aiTemplate.addPlugIn V2RKTCtrl

ObjectTemplate.active Rat_NorthFactory
ObjectTemplate.aiTemplate V2RKTAI

ObjectTemplate.active Rat_SouthFactory
ObjectTemplate.aiTemplate V2RKTAI

Don't forget to set the teams in ObjectiveSpawnerTemplates.con:

ObjectTemplate.create DestroyTargetObjective DestroyFactory02
ObjectTemplate.setNetworkableInfo ObjectiveInfo
ObjectTemplate.setTargetName Factory01
ObjectTemplate.ObjectiveName Rat_NorthFactory
ObjectTemplate.setObjectiveDelay 1.0
ObjectTemplate.setTeam 1

ObjectTemplate.create DestroyTargetObjective DestroyFactory03
ObjectTemplate.setNetworkableInfo ObjectiveInfo
ObjectTemplate.setTargetName Factory02
ObjectTemplate.ObjectiveName Rat_SouthFactory
ObjectTemplate.setObjectiveDelay 1.0
ObjectTemplate.setTeam 1

Edit: Here is a link to a BFSP thread where i posted my FHSW Operation Rattrap SSM extension. Everything you need to know about adding bots to a mode (objective in this case) is in there. Let me know if ther'es anything i can do to clarify.
Matt

http://www.battlefieldsingleplayer.com/ ... 5&start=15

Edit 2: This Hellendoorn map extension adds AI to objective mode server side:

Thank you, Matt. This bit will be able to help me whenever I want to add Objective Mode maps from Secret Weapons of WWII into single player, such as Eagle's Nest. Note: I am going to do this for my personal use, not for distribution on the Internet, in any way. Also, I know that Objective Mode was added to single player, in the form of Battle of Britain.

I figured out why in the battle of Britain map a bot gets into the factory, so the other bots see it as a target. So, theoretically, if there was no bot in the factory, the bots wouldn't even notice it? This means a bot can sit inside your custom objective.

Right. Bots will attack a PCO (vehicle, objective, etc) occupied by an enemy bot, but there is no need to waste the use of a bot for that purpose. Set the PCO's aitemplate to ITTargetTemperature and set its team as shown above, and bots will attack it unoccupied.

Thank you, Matt. This bit will be able to help me whenever I want to add Objective Mode maps from Secret Weapons of WWII into single player, such as Eagle's Nest. Note: I am going to do this for my personal use, not for distribution on the Internet, in any way. Also, I know that Objective Mode was added to single player, in the form of Battle of Britain.

My pleasure! Glad i could help. Use it as you see fit. The more use it gets, the happier i am!

Edit: Speaking of Eagles Nest, here's a server side map extension that adds AI to CTF and Objective mode in addition to the existing coop mode:

I've been watching this thread, I gotta say it was a nice little learning experience. I'm a n00b at map-making, and things like this get my curiosity up. So thanks!

I think the most map-making I've done was working on (editing) Low Tide Philly which can be seen in my mod. I did some retexturing, heightmap changes, and basic AI support. I will be thrilled to actually get an objective map going, that would be a fun little change. Like a statue in Berlin or Stalingrad, or the hangar and hospital on Midway or something.