Figuring out how to use any bot (eve)

silv3rh4wk369 · September 3, 2024, 5:46am

So I was searching for a bot that would sound an alert when neutral/hostile enters local, and I tried to follow the guide but I am stuck. For reference I have zero coding experience, and am not totally sure how to use github, or the files I get form github.

So I found this thread;

And then I tried to follow these instructions;

github.com

Viir/bots/blob/e1c4dac983b8fdb597942ba02025b1d450ee8932/guide/how-to-run-a-bot.md

# How to Run a Bot

## What is a Bot?

A bot is a software which performs the following steps:

+ Learn about the current state of the game world by reading information from the game client. Usually, the bot does this by taking screenshots of the game client. In the case of EVE Online, we can also use [memory reading](https://github.com/Arcitectus/Sanderling) to get information from the game client.
+ Accomplish an in-game effect by sending inputs such as mouse clicks or key presses to the game client.

The bot runs as a continual process repeating these steps again and again until it reaches the configured goal or you stop it.

There also exists monitoring software which does not send any input to the game, but notifications to inform you about in-game events. You can use the BotEngine console to run these too.

## Starting a Bot

Download the BotEngine console app from the following address:
[https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-01-24.botengine-console.zip](https://botengine.blob.core.windows.net/blob-library/by-name/2020-01-24.botengine-console.zip).

Extract this Zip-Archive. This will give you a file named `BotEngine.exe`. To start a bot, call this program with a command like the following:

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And I get stuck on this point;

To start a bot, call this program with a command like the following:
file:///C:/path/to/the/botengine.exe%20%20run-bot%20%20–bot-configuration=%22My%20bot%20configuration%22%20%20%22https://github.com/Viir/bots/tree/cba8167a7b02120315b1adb2d7c697f29b95c09b/implement/templates/remember-bot-configuration%22

I copied and pasted the text into cmd prompt and get the BotLab client window that pops up but then it says in red text “Unrecognized command or argument ‘run-bot’”

Thanks for any help!

Viir · September 3, 2024, 9:05pm

Welcome Silver

The guide link you found earlier is outdated and does not apply anymore.
Here is a link that always redirects to the newest version of the guide, which is updated from time to time to account for software updates:

https://to.botlab.org/guide/how-to-run-a-bot

There is also this video on YouTube which shows how to start a bot:

https://to.botlab.org/guide/video/how-to-run-a-bot-live

You don’t need the command line interface anymore as there is now a graphical user interface to start bots (as you see in the new video and guide).

The part that still applies is you have to choose a bot. This is an example of a mining bot: https://catalog.botlab.org/d96eae1f0f

To load that bot, you can enter this URL in the text box under ‘Select Bot’:

silv3rh4wk369 · September 4, 2024, 6:18am

So I got it working, but I think I got banned when I started the bot and ran it for a few minutes. I had 3 accounts logged in and then I got disconnected and cannot login anymore on any of my accounts, even ones that weren’t logged in.

Yikes.

silv3rh4wk369 · September 4, 2024, 3:07pm

I contacted Eve Support and they said its likely my launcher cache files got corrupted. They told me to delete those files so I did, and now I can log in again, yay!

Is there a way to avoid this same scenario?

Viir · September 4, 2024, 5:47pm

Hey, thank you for the update!
I have never heard of an issue with corrupted launcher cache files. In some discussions, you can see that some people try to modify something in the launcher, but I don’t know why.
If you have experimented with other software tools, it could be that one of these accidentally modified a file.
I have no idea why and how people are messing with the launcher, but I know that the bot I linked does not modify anything in the game client.

silv3rh4wk369 · September 4, 2024, 8:15pm

Okay good to know, so the bot I was trying to use was this one;

https://catalog.botlab.org/74b72d9c7e433fd78e56dd47db20bfeb67a6373f25157999a938c3bb896e9128

Which is just a local watch bot that will alert when neuts/hostile enter local. So I can farm (manually) and watch youtube without having to spot check local every min or so.

Is there a way to see what this bot is doing? Hopefully not trying to steal any information. I don’t have any idea why a local watch bot would need to mess with the launcher either.