[Pogamut-list] mapping bot

[cazub]

mapping bot
Hi guys, i'm writing up some bots for a term project. What i needed was a Visibility map and rather than hand code one i made a "visibility-Bot" that goes to EVERY single point in a map, checks whether or not that navpoint is visable from all the other navpoints, then saves that to a file. This is not meant to be a bot that competes or fights, its just meant to be run, create the file, and then other bots use that file when they compete. I've got a couple problems and some questions:

Problems:
1) Can't get to all the navPoints - i have my bot try 50 times to get to a point, then gives up and records an infinately high visibility for that navpoint. 
    Q: Can i some how just respawn my bot at each location rather than try to travel to them?

2)The visibility functions in Pogamut2 are confusing me. I end up using memory.getSeeNavPoint(UID), and cycle through all the UID's. The values i get don't tell me if the point is actually visable in a straight line from my location. Its as if a point is visible if i can bend light around the map using an A* path. the function .isVisible() also doesn't seem to help me.
     Q: should i be using ray traces instead of visibility functions? Is there an easier way to do this?

3) I can't get the current Map name out of my bot. 
     Q: How do i do this? is there a field in  the this.gameMap  variable??




if anyone can help let me know! 
PS: I think somebody did a really stripped down Gamebots for UT3 now.

 

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