How can a bot shoot???

#1 Good question. I'm using the latest head myself, and %botplayer.setImageTrigger($WeaponSlot,true) doesn't do a thing. I also tried to throw out the trigger state replication AIPlayer.cc's function getAIMove(), to no avail.
Still, I believe that setImageTrigger is the right way to do it, because it's also used to depress the trigger of a dead player.

So that's where I am now: My bots navigate complex maps properly, but they don't shoot. Go figure.

#2 Hm, I got it working in C++, but I am not using the latest HEAD... I do use the "new" AIPlayer class, though...
this is what I got, not sure if it will work for you...
in AIPlayer::getAIMove()... after

Point3F headRotation = getHeadRotation();
         movePtr->pitch = newPitch - headRotation.x;

add:

// Following / Attacking / etc.
		if (mModeFire) {
			const char *WeaponSlot = Con::getVariable("$WeaponSlot");
			S32 slot = dAtoi(WeaponSlot);

			if (slot >= 0 && slot < ShapeBase::MaxMountedImages) {
				if (getMountedImage(slot)) {
					
					if (!movePtr->trigger[slot]) {
						// shoot trigger
						movePtr->trigger[slot] = true;
					}
				}
			}
		}
		if (mModeJump) {
			if (canJump()) {
				if (!movePtr->trigger[2]) {
					movePtr->trigger[2] = true;
				}
			}
		}
		// end Following / Attacking / etc.

And I have functions to set those bools:

/**
 * Tells the AI to fire.
 */
void AIPlayer::fireWeapon(bool enable) { // Jimomighty
   // Fire the seclected weapon.
	
	if(enable)
	{
		mModeFire = true;
		throwCallback( "onShoot" );
	}
	else
	{
		mModeFire = false;
		throwCallback( "onUnshoot" );
	}
}

/**
 * Tells the AI to jump.
 */
void AIPlayer::doJump(bool enable) { // Jimomighty
   // Fire the seclected weapon.
	
	if(enable)
	{
		mModeJump = true;
		mJump = true;
		throwCallback( "onJump" );
	}
	else
	{
		mModeJump = false;
		mJump = false;
		throwCallback( "onUnJump" );
	}
}

void AIPlayer::doJump() { // Jimomighty
	doJump(true);
}

You might wanna try that... the code is also in the last AI resource I've submitted, btw...

Oh, a question, Josef: you bots are able to navigate through maps? do you have pathfinding working? if so, I would be interested in the details, because I've just finished some pathfinding code for our AI... I'd like to hear how you have done it, if you don't mind.... :)

#3 Many thanks for your code, I'll try that out later today when I get home.
EDIT: I somehow missed your resource back when you posted it... Dunno how I managed to not see it.

As for the pathfinding, I've done that all in script (lazy boy, I know). Still, it's very fast and I saw no need to bother with C code.

I've just submitted a complete resource, I hope it gets approved soon. Adding my scripts to your existing bot is dead-easy, it's just one function call and your bot starts heading down the maze :)

#4 Ouch, I'm afraid the bots still don't shoot.
I tried setting movePtr->trigger[slot] = true but it doesn't do a thing!