Subspace-MERVBot20

An extensible bot core for the multiplayer online game Subspace/Continuum

About

This Subspace/Continuum bot core is based on MERVBot v6.8 by Catid. The original 32 bit code has been refactored for 64 bit in the C++ 20 standard.

Setup

• Edit the configuration file Spawns.txt:

  • Read the directions and delete the example spawns at the very top.
  • Add your own spawn(s) in the proper format. To be able to operate on a subgame2 server, the bot needs at least smod privilegues, so you have to either provide the smod server password in the format <bot passwd>*<smod passwd> or add the bot's name to the server configuration file smod.txt.

• Edit the configuration file Operators.txt:

  • Read the directions and delete the example operators at the very top.
  • Add your player name in the proper format.

• Edit the configuration file MERVBot20.INI:

  • In Continuum, right-click the zone you want to have the bot enter and write down its IP address and port.
  • Replace the default IP address and port in Zone=127.0.0.1:2000 of the [Login] section.
  • Note: If the zone is running on a subgame2 server that is configured as Continuum-only, add the bot's name to the server configuration file vip.txt.

Build

• Open the Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 solution MERVBot20.sln.
• Make sure the configuration Release and the platform x64 are selected.
• Build the example bot plugin ExampleBot. Related projects within the solution will be built automatically.

Run

• Run the bot either from Visual Studio or by double-clicking _out\Release\MERVBot20.exe.
• In the Subspace/Continuum chat, type /!login to gain access to the bot. If you didn't set a password for your name in Operators.txt, you will be logged in automatically.
• When you are done using the bot, select the console window and press a key to close it. CAUTION: Do not close the console window to shut down the bot.

See Frequently Asked Questions for additional infos on troubleshooting.

Thanks

This work has been done out of appreciation for Catid's remarkable effort two decades ago to provide us with a bot core for this epic game. Props to all those coders and hackers who contributed to Catid's original project, like Snrrrub, OmegaFirebolt, SOS, Coconut Emulator, Ave-iator, Cyan~Fire and BaK.