Mind ()ver Matter Bot

http://grimytrader.com

We decided to release our bot to the public. This is a work in progress, and is actively updated.

Some of the bot features:

[SELF COMMANDS]

Self commands can be accessed using the > key or the up arrow key. For example. >citkill on
would fire up the citkill script (Must be at citadel). You can access which commands are available by doing >? or >help at the command prompt.

The self command prompt keeps a history of the last 100 commands entered. You can access the history by pressing the UP arrow once for each step backwards.

SWATH users: The advanced command prompt will not work with SWATH, because the up arrow is already mapped by SWATH. Also, SWATH does not render the ANSI correctly for the history. In order to use the bot and have it display correctly, go to the preferences menu (TAB-~) and change the prompt to SWATH prompt. I suggest using ZOC or some other terminal program to get all the benefits of the bot.

[HOT KEYS]

You can access many of the bot commands by using predefined hot keys. The hot keys can be accessed by pressing >help or >? and are as follows:

I will further document each command at a later time.
<TAB-K> Auto Kill From citadel, the bot will fire up citkill. If you are at the command menu it will attempt to kill any non-corpie. If in Fed it will NOT attack Federals or any fed safe player. It also will avoid empty ships and aliens.
<TAB-C> Auto Capture TAB-C does the same but captures instead of kills.
<TAB-A> Auto Capture Alien Captures alien ships if ship statistics are in bot file. You can add an alien ship to bot file if you are in the ship and use >storeship.
<TAB-TAB> Stop Current Mode Sets current bot mode to general. Kills current bot mode.
<TAB-R> Auto Refurb If at class 0 or class 9 port, will buy as many shields and fighters as possible very quickly.
<TAB-D> Dock Macros If at Stardock prompt, it will load Dynarri's Dock Kit menu.
<TAB-S> Surround Surrounds sector.
<TAB-H> Holo-Torp Holoscans and fires photon at non-corpies.
<TAB-X> Exit Enter Exit and Enters game quickly - must have password defined.
<TAB-M> Mow Mow - accessible from stardock, corp, computer, terra, and command prompt.
<TAB-T> Terra Macros If at Terra prompt, it will load Terra Kit menu.
<TAB-F> Fast Foton Starts/Ends Planet Foton.
<TAB-P> Planet Macros If at Planet prompt, it will load Psi's Planet Macros.
<TAB-Z> Clear Sector Clears Sector of all armids and limpets using exit/enters.
<TAB-Q> Quick Script Quick Script Loading Menu
<TAB-~> Preferences Preferences Menu

[SCRIPT HOT KEYS]

If you are going to use script hot keys, in your TWX directory you will need the following file: _MOM_HOTKEYSCRIPTS.TXT This file allows you to set paths for quick script loading. The file should be formatted something like this on each line:

[path] [script name]

Example:
scripts/MOM/MOM_PDrop1_88.ts ""PDROP""
scripts/MOM/MOM_UnlimitedGridder2_07.ts ""UNLIM GRIDDER""
scripts/MOM/MOM_LoginKiller.ts ""LOGIN KILLER""
scripts/MOM/MOM_PlanetGridder1_25.ts ""PLANET GRIDDER""
scripts/MOM/MD_PlanetStripper.ts ""STRIPPER""
scripts/MOM/World_Planet_Stripper.ts ""WORLD PLANET STRIPPER""
scripts/2_WorldTrade.ts ""WORLD TRADE""
scripts/MOM/phx_SectorList.ts ""PHX SECTOR LIST""
scripts/MOM/MOM_GridClearing1_5.ts ""LIMP GRID""

You can list a total of 10 scripts in this way. This is NOT the same as adding a command to the bot. This is simply adding access to external scripts. This will number them accordingly 1, 2, 3 ect... Tab-Q will show a list menu of the scripts, but you can fire it off each directly by TAB-1, TAB-2, TAB-3...etc.

[EXTERNAL COMMANDS]

Corpies can access each of the commands by subspace calls. For example, if my bot name is jack. a corpie could send on subspace: "jack citkill on" and that would fire up my citkill (assuming you logged in already).

You can get a list of the commands and modes available by doing either >help or >? or those commands on subspace by doing 'botname help or 'botname ?

[ADDING NEW COMMANDS/MODES/DAEMONS]

This is an important part of the bot. Do you have a favorite script that you want to access through the bot? Well, now you can add in your own bot command WITHOUT editing the source code of the bot. Compile the script and re-name the file to the name of the command you want.

Example: You have your own tri-conn script. You compile it and rename it Tricon.cts. Place that file in the modes directory under the Cashing sub. Then you can call the command through the bot. You do not have to restart the bot after adding in a script module. Just simply call it using >tricon or 'jack tricon

An example of turning a standalone script into a bot script can be found in the MomBot directory called StripExample.ts

It's a plug and play way to add/remove bot commands.
Release Notes:
This is a beta and should be treated as such. Please report any problems to Mind Dagger or The Bounty Hunter.


A side note:
The private bot used to use a private script coded by Dynarri/Singularity. Since it was going public, and I couldn't get permission to release it I deleted his code and re-wrote my own. I will release the source to this area of the bot if Singularity requests it to prove that it is original code.

MD

BTW.. You MUST be using the most current version of TWX for this bot to work.

Thank you both, I look forward to testing it.

With a lot of hard work from MisBehavin' and I, you can now download the M()M scripts at the following website
http://myweb.cableone.net/facetious/mom.htm
The website above is also listed under permacorps at
http://www.silverwingstwgs.com
 

I would just like to say that many say that people in this community aren't very helpful.

But today Big D really went out of his way and helped me most of all day to make a website for my corp.

I really do appreciate it. Thank you Big D.

Also, a big TY to Sing for making our banner and some new buttons.

MInd ()ver Matter Web Page

Thanks, hopefully you will release the ts soon as I would be love to look it over.

Cerne

Most likely that won't be happening.

i assume this started as an stbot, then sing modded it, then you modded it more?

A silly question, but I am not totally following this following instruction:

SWATH users: The advanced command prompt will not work with SWATH, because the up arrow is already mapped by SWATH. Also, SWATH does not render the ANSI correctly for the history. In order to use the bot and have it display correctly, go to the preferences menu (TAB-~) and change the prompt to SWATH prompt. I suggest using ZOC or some other terminal program to get all the benefits of the bot.

Does this mean go into SWATH, Preferences? If so, what am I looking for exactly?

Well being that I am not a scripter I will let MD or TBH answer some of this.

But I can say this .. this is NOT a modded version of Sings Bot. This actually originated from the Rin Bot.

Even tho we got some good ideas from Sing and his modded version of ST Bot.. We did not use Sings Bot and then Mod it to make our own.

Thrawn - You need to go into the bot preferences. You can get there by pressing TAB-~ . In the menu there is an option for Prompt Type. Just make sure it says SWATH Prompt.

It's just a plain prompt without any of the advanced features of the advanced prompt, but it works with SWATH.



Slim -
Yeah what MB said. TBH and I started with the oldest version of ST-bot that he had in his collection, and the Rin bot. We used Sing's bot as an example of what we liked, but never actually used any of his bot code.

I did borrow his external code for one command of the bot, holo-torp. I was using his htorp code all the way up to the day before we released the bot, and then scrapped it for my own so I wouldn't have to worry about it.

Since then the bot has grown and changed beyond anything since it's predecessors. It is simply a different animal.

Hopefully that answers your question.

MD

Lol, I feel silly now. Forgive my question. I now understand it.

Nice work. I will enjoy this, and pass it along to the new players in the TradeWars Academy as well. Thank you for this.

Started with ST BOT.  From there we used areas of AirSupport.  Looked over Supg's Bot and used some of his includes.  Added CK's public scripts.  Then grabed RIN BOT and then incorporated some of it's functions.  Sing's mod of ST bot was used here and there when we needed ideas for commands.  Xides XBot was also used.
It should be noted that this version has very little resembelence to any of the BOTs in respect to code.  Many of the commands are the same. 
As with ALL scripts there is always a basis of which to start.  St-Bot was the start for many scripts out there.  That is why I nominated St-Bot for script hall of fame.  deserves to be there.
This "bot" is more of a helper than a bot.  The self commands and the ability to create your own commands makes this the most usable bot avaliable.
I am looking forward to seeing what some scripters create as Modules. 

Actually the stbot requires endless modifiers to add functions if/elseif/else ad infinitum which limits its expansion. the MOM bot is using a modular approach which I considered but decided not to use but is a good solution to the problem.Nice work gentlemen.

How does the Bot know when a script is terminated. Abnormally or otherwise?

Actually there is a simple solution to this issue that I looked into after Traitors macro manager was released as he had the same issues..if anyone is interested they can get with me on ICQ and ill explain the solution. And as for modding a script to add as a module (one with a menu) I found a simple solution to that also.