[cj_]

This is a perl script that launches an IRC bot and displays the action and chatter from a CS:S server to an IRC channel, with players colored by team (using mirc colors or ANSI).

It is not a plugin, but rather a "wrapper". When run it will launch an IRC bot for you and also the srcds server. A pipe is set up so that you can still type at the console as if you ran ./srcds_run yourself.

Sorry but this is Linux/FreeBSD only and I do not know how to make it work on Windows. Perhaps in the future, someone will write a plugin that moves this functionality into the engine core itself.

This has been running on my server for a month and is entirely stable. You can preview the action at irc.idlenet.org channel #kaboom (server is 64.191.197.245:27015), granted someone is playing of course. It is usually full from 2pm-2am Pacific time.

Latest version is attached, and can be also found at:

http://www.gruntle.org/projects/hl2/kbot/kbot.pl

INSTALLATION:

NOTE: You need to install IO:ty perl library.

1. Unzip kbot.pl somewhere, such as your steam directory.
2. chmod 0755 kbot.pl
3. Run by typing: ./kbot.pl
4. It will generate a config file for you. Edit and rerun kbot.


Feedback is welcome, unless it is "where's the Windows version?"

[kingpin]

Nice work will test soon.

[tahvo]

Do I have to have perl at my game server or can I use my web server to run the script?

[cj_]

Originally Posted by tahvo Do I have to have perl at my game server or can I use my web server to run the script?

It has to run on the gameserver, which is how it knows what's going on.

This tool is not for everyone, unfortunately.

[tahvo]

I have perl in my gameserver, but I have this kind of error:

Can't locate IO/Pty.pm in @INC

What should I do?

[Greentryst]

Originally Posted by tahvo I have perl in my gameserver, but I have this kind of error: Can't locate IO/Pty.pm in @INC ... What should I do?

It sounds like you forgot this step:

Originally Posted by cj_ NOTE: You need to install IO:ty perl library, and also have some basic knowledge of perl syntax to edit the configs.

[imported_Nameless]

look forward too a windows version

[tahvo]

There is no error message, but bot won´t join the channel.

[cj_]

Originally Posted by tahvo There is no error message, but bot won´t join the channel.

Paste the [IRC] portions of the logs that spit out to the console when you run it. I have not tested this with every irc server, and there may be anomalies in the protocol. IRC is kind of bitchy that way. If you show me what the IRC output is, I can make it compatible.

If you're still getting "can't assign to requested address" error (I notice you edited that out):

What do you have for the "myhost =>" part?

This has to be the hostname of the server itself, or one that resolves to the IP of one of its interfaces. If you can't figure it out, delete line 556 (LocalAddr => $config->{irc}->{myhost},) and you should be fine, as it will bind to all interfaces. I should probably take this part out, but it's there so you can choose your hostname on machines that have virtual hosts, like mine.

[Sjaakie]

how do u install the kbot on gentoo ??
i'm still learning about gentoo..and i don't know how to install a bot.
if i could i would...............




greetz

Evo