We now have a Steam Chat Bot!

[Zed]

To set up imps.

 

[Crowbar]

I don't think it's really useful.

 

[Psy]

What would be the purpose of this

Convenience. It saves having to go to the group page, then events, then setting up the IP, game, and all that jazz.

 

[Hyperion]

You probably should update top post as it has many outdated commands

 

[Fantaboi]

7:06 PM - info_observer_point [Bot] disconnected.

So, today VBot's previous server host expired, @Geit has been awesome enough to let it run on his server for a while.

VBot is now running on a new server in NYC, the transfer has seemingly went through very smoothly, there's always bound to be issues but I think i've already dealt with them. Please report any that come up.

The major thing I should address though is; "SearchBot" which has been in the chat the last few days.

SearchBot uses a much lighter back-end than VBot, and i'm hoping the next few weeks serve as a test to see if it is just as stable as VBot's. If it's a success I will transfer all of VBot's features over to the new program. The major benefits of the new Bot if it succeeds is a lot less resource usage and i'll have the ability to make changes I couldn't previously (the major one being to fix the bug where it will stop listening to people).

So to make sure it wasn't wasting space, I've given it the small ability to do searches, they should also be more accurate. Also, the number in front of it is supposed to show how many people are in chat, if its different than your window a Ghost has probably happened.

Anyways, sorry for the downtime and fingers crossed for the future.

 

[Crowbar]

Will you add an additional number for maps added or will this feature be made differently/removed? Though such a ghost indicator is very unobvious.

 

[Fantaboi]

Will you add an additional number for maps added or will this feature be made differently/removed? Though such a ghost indicator is very unobvious.

It will be removed

 

[Fantaboi]

Ok, due to a lot of behind the scenes stuff, VBOT is now officially depreciated, V2Bot is replacing it, a few things to please keep in mind:

• As this shift in bots was unexpected, V2Bot hasn't got all the features just yet, however imp stuff; !add !delete !maps should be working fine.
• I am planning on re-implementing all the features but I'm super busy so it may be slow.
• The bot isn't removing maps on play just yet, so keep track of that too and use !delete where necessary

Anyways big thanks to @mimas torres for remaking VBot's front end stuff that has helped with making the bot run lighter and with a lot less errors (and hopefully some more stuff), and please try to report all bugs as soon as possible.

 

[Jethro]

Well, first biggest problem that probably has number one fixing priority is the fact the bot doesn't send URLs anymore. Sort of annoying to deal with.

Second is the fact !delete doesn't work.

 

[Fantaboi]

Second is the fact !delete doesn't work.

Got Delete working, as well as admin commands in general.

URL + Notes stuff is next to get working.

 

[Fantaboi]

Ok, URLs are now being sent on !maps command, ALSO notes are too now, so start using those if you want specific feedback!

 

[Hyperion]

I believe

EU pl_subzero_a1 0/24 steam://connect/91.121.155.109:27015

would be a lot better format for server messages (not sure what the IP format was)

 

[Fantaboi]

Hello, update for today is:

• The bot now has the number of maps in its username again
• You can now message V2Bot to do commands
• ServerInfo is working again, maps wont delete automatically just yet however
• Instant replies have been added! "/" isn't added automatically however. Deleting them isn't added yet however too.
• Bot doesn't post on map change unless there are more than 3 players

 

[Kube]

This is most likely a huge and ridiculous request in application, but can we send commands to the bot by PM rather than through group chat? It opens up a lot of possibilities (in particular, being able to send commands through the Steam mobile app).

Now, that's assuming VBot is able to accept friend requests, else you'd be navigating through the group chat each time, something that's impossible on mobile. It would also allow those who have chat bans to use the bot, something you may not want to consider.

 

[Muddy]

I'd like to at least be able to ask it once for the map list, rather than repeatedly spamming chat with !maps to check the next map, but PMing the !maps command doesn't seem to do anything.

 

[Fantaboi]

I'm going to work on all those tonight, very sorry for all the issues and not being able to fix them sooner

 

[Fantaboi]

Ok, server info stuff has been disabled for a while now, just thought i'd post it here in case anyone was curious as to why it wasn't working. But anyways:

• You can now msg the bot directly instead of using the chatroom
• The username changes based on the number of maps

Having the bot have friends is something particularly tricky to consider (as you mentioned due to banned people being able to use it, which right now is a huge safety-barrier), and there's a lot more important stuff to get cleaned up that takes priority. Thanks for the suggestion however.

 

[Fantaboi]

Due to the influx of users for the 72hr i have created a survey I would appreciate as much participation in as possible:
https://goo.gl/qboNRS

 

[Jethro]

Filled out the survey, and would like to stress the point that auto-deletion of maps + messaging map-authors who have their map played/deleted should be re-added as soon as possible, IMO.

 

[Muddy]

I don't want to sound sarky, but we really, really could've done with an auto-delete function during the 72hr Jam.