How to disable hibernating bots in CS:S?

Bittersweet · **Author**

IN REFERENCE TO CS:S, does anyone know if the new bot hibernation can be disabled, and if so, how?

I don't see anything in the SRCDS or Steam forums about it.

wildd · 08-23-2012 , 18:27 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Maybe this will help.

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showpos...13&postcount=2

Bittersweet · 08-24-2012 , 06:15 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildd

Maybe this will help.

http://forums.alliedmods.net/showpos...13&postcount=2

My bad, I forgot to mention that I'm running CS:S, not CS:GO. I tried that anyway:

Code:

[SM] Unable to find cvar: sv_hibernate_when_empty
[SM] Unable to find cvar: sv_hibernate_postgame_delay

Bittersweet · 09-09-2012 , 22:12 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Some folks have tried to tell me (in other threads) that BOTs don't hibernate in CS:S. If that's the case, then what is this?

Code:

Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Dan from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Adrian from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Zane from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Connor from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Seth from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Dave from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Xander from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)

Anybody?......Anybody at all?? [sound of crickets chirping]

PresidentEvil · *Last edited by PresidentEvil; 09-09-2012 at 23:11.*

have you tried: sv_hibernate_when_empty 0 ?

Bacardi · 09-09-2012 , 23:35 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bittersweet

Some folks have tried to tell me (in other threads) that BOTs don't hibernate in CS:S. If that's the case, then what is this?

Code:

Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Dan from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Adrian from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Zane from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Connor from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Seth from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Dave from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)
Dropped [BOT] BBG Brute Xander from server (Punting bot, server is hibernating)

Anybody?......Anybody at all?? [sound of crickets chirping]

Haven't seen this before, it had come lately (maybe two updates ago).

But bots are still "active" and playing, this must be false announce. You can see from logs.

I believe this came to cs:s after TF2 Mann VS Machine update. Engine version update, something like that.

Bittersweet · 09-10-2012 , 08:32 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bittersweet

My bad, I forgot to mention that I'm running CS:S, not CS:GO. I tried that anyway:

Code:

[SM] Unable to find cvar: sv_hibernate_when_empty
[SM] Unable to find cvar: sv_hibernate_postgame_delay

Quote:

Originally Posted by PresidentEvil

have you tried: sv_hibernate_when_empty 0 ?

Yes, see above

Bittersweet · 09-10-2012 , 08:44 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bacardi

Haven't seen this before, it had come lately (maybe two updates ago).

But bots are still "active" and playing, this must be false announce. You can see from logs.

I believe this came to cs:s after TF2 Mann VS Machine update. Engine version update, something like that.

I believe the BOTs finish the round they are playing. If you disconnect and come back in a few minutes, they definitely simulate that the server has been running. The problem is that the scores don't seem correct, and sometimes the whole thing just gets reset back to score 0:0 and 30:00 on the clock. They way I had it set up was to avoid users connecting, having a poor pistol round, then disconnecting & reconnecting a few minutes later to play the same round over again. The way it is now, sometimes the score & clock reset, sometimes they don't. I haven't figured out a pattern to it yet.

Whatever it is, if it's there (and it is), it should be able to be turned off, don't you think?

Bacardi · *Last edited by Bacardi; 09-10-2012 at 10:32.*

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bittersweet

I believe the BOTs finish the round they are playing. If you disconnect and come back in a few minutes, they definitely simulate that the server has been running. The problem is that the scores don't seem correct, and sometimes the whole thing just gets reset back to score 0:0 and 30:00 on the clock. They way I had it set up was to avoid users connecting, having a poor pistol round, then disconnecting & reconnecting a few minutes later to play the same round over again. The way it is now, sometimes the score & clock reset, sometimes they don't. I haven't figured out a pattern to it yet.

Whatever it is, if it's there (and it is), it should be able to be turned off, don't you think?

your right, bots reconnect server when last human player disconnect.

Can't find cvars for this.
Dunno could block with DHooks... *too difficult to me

Code:

38	CServerGameDLL::SetServerHibernation(bool)

Bittersweet · 09-10-2012 , 11:22 Re: How to disable hibernating bots?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bacardi

your right, bots reconnect server when last human player disconnect.

Can't find cvars for this.
Dunno could block with DHooks... *too difficult to me

Code:

38	CServerGameDLL::SetServerHibernation(bool)

I'm not sure what you mean with the code there, but I am interested. I already have DHooks 1.0.6-alpha extension. Is there a way to block the hibernation with a plugin using that code you have there? I haven't gotten into calling anything from extensions on my own yet, so it would be new territory for me, but I learn fairly quickly.