Having issues with the anom bot

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 7:50am

Hi Vir, i am having issues with the anom bot, when i start the bot i get

18-44-12	1176		> Started at: 18:44 ; Logout in: 03:04:47 ; Shield.hp: % ; Armor.hp: % ; Hostiles: # Msg : They messed my Armor hp!! ; Rats: ; Drones in space(total): () ; Targets: ; Cargo: 0% ; Offload count (max limit): 0(100) ; NextAct: MainStep
18-44-13	457		Tactical retreat, reason : They messed my Armor hp!!.

i dont know anything about coding so this is well beyond my skill level. can you help?

Viir · January 13, 2019, 7:53am

Sure. First thing we need to know is what bot did you use?

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 7:55am

https://forum.botlab.org/t/bot-dfade32f-v-1-1-2-this-bot-ratting-anomaly-and-or-asteroids-it-use-tethering-zone-warp-distance-configurable-from/1589

this is the Bot i used. are there more user friendly ones? all i want is to automate ishtar ratting on one character to begin with

Viir · January 13, 2019, 8:05am

Maybe one of the other public anomaly ratting bots is easier to set up, I don’t know, there are dozens of versions around.
Since you encounter the problem right at the start, I recommend to compare to this other anomaly ratting bot first:

github.com

kaboonus/Sanderling--ratting-bot-anomaly-or-asteroids-/blob/59a4bcf9ad1c537d7902efe3a42a06a9671486e7/ratting-anomaly-and-asteroids.cs

/*RAAB1.1.2 This bot ratting anomaly and/or asteroids;It use tethering zone, warp distance configurable from settings, take the loot (or not, by ship type). Planning time by session or by time before DT, logout at the end of first timespan and stop bot. Protection from bumping 
Latest release of Sanderling can load scripts from web so the bot will be with default settings (what I use at the momment, so review your settings)
Download the latest release of Sanderling from https://github.com/Arcitectus/Sanderling/releases

fixs/adds:
>add save bookmark site; now you go back to same site until you finish him and also until there are no wrecks
>added ship range max ( in km, the script do the calcs). If the distance to first rat is > range, then will start to spin around him
(-) because of same rares circumstances who stuck the ship withoud doing anything, I deactivated the "one push" function for "open cargo".
(+) changes in timers calculation
ignore rats further than 120km (configurable)
warp at distance configurable from anomalies and asteroids( copy paste the string)
some messages (or all)
GUIDE: ( and you have example at each variable in settings)
 fill in the values for:
 -retreat from neutrals
 -copypaste the string for warp distance
 -max distance for rats.  
 -if you like to do anomalies or asteroids
 -the timers
 -name anomalies etc etc

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(Bot ID: EEC1511DE7C3F16A6BAA6F79C805C38EAC1B7DDC)

What result do you get with that one?

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 8:09am

so using the one you just linked, it turns the bot on, however nothing happens in game and doesnt return a error in the sanderling client

Viir · January 13, 2019, 8:09am

What is in the bot log then?

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 8:12am

19-11-45			Bot operation started in session c470481ce82ffcd2.
19-11-45			status transition from None to Running.

thats all it states, nothing happens in client. just sitting on teather, no mods activated

Viir · January 13, 2019, 8:19am

Ok, that is good to know.
I am looking on GitHub to find another anomaly ratting bot which could work better.

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 8:20am

Im sorry for the trouble, i know nothing about Coding and i thought this bot was plug and play. i dont see any video for window placements, requirements for module positioning, overview etc…

Viir · January 13, 2019, 8:30am

No problem, it often only takes trying a few different bots and reading the instructions to find something that works.

I have also not seen a video about the setup of an anomaly ratting bot.
For now, it seems investing some time in testing and reading is required.

Also @kaboonus, the author of several anomaly ratting bots is often around and answers questions about the bots.

Viir · January 13, 2019, 8:33am

I found one other anomaly ratting bot which I recommend to try:

github.com

kaboonus/GARBAGE-2/blob/014a49ef02809c8c3395afef5a51ea6558c2f774/Gift-Anomaly-Ratting-salvAGE-Bot-GARBAGE.cs

/*GARBAGE-2v4 : Gift Anomaly Ratting  salvAGE Bot with Sanderling. This bot will take only anomalies, take the loot and use salvage drones for salvaging
The child of Sanderling--ratting-bot-anomaly-or-asteroids !!
News: create a file log named after your first name char ( fill in the name) in the executable folder of Sanderling:
        - structure log: total amount of your wallet+ session isk/loot measured into station
Download the latest release of Sanderling from https://github.com/Arcitectus/Sanderling/releases 
before you start the boot you have to prepare your game interface like that:
-create your combat tab in interface with rats+players+solid/large colidables objects+non-empty wrecks like here:
 https://forum.botengine.org/t/ratting-bot-anomaly-and-or-asteroids-with-sanderling/1206/55?u=kaboonus and here:
 https://forum.botengine.org/t/ratting-bot-anomaly-and-or-asteroids-with-sanderling/1206/44?u=kaboonus
-create your salvage tab with : ALL wrecks( the empty ones visibles) +rats+players+colidables
-put their name in settings. I advice using simple words like loot/combat;
-Orbit range  in game : 43km
Warning!!: When the bot starts AND when the ship enter in station or it measure your wallet; DO NOT TOUCH THE MOUSE!! or you will take crash
Warning!!: I don't know if is working with more than 1 tractor beam - AND I don't care :d . Likewise for  usesalvageDrones = false and takeloot=false
fit used for tests:
[Vexor Navy Issue, Vexor]
Drone Damage Amplifier II 4x; Dread Guristas Omnidirectional; Tracking Enhancer; Drone Navigation Computer I; Large Compact Pb-Acid Cap Battery;
100MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner; Omnidirectional Tracking Link I; Drone Link Augmentor I; Small Tractor Beam I; Medium Ancillary Current Router I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II 2x
Salvage Drone I x5;  Combat Drones x7

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(Bot ID: CDB1C95175E4C8861F79B5F1A19B0AACFC829A3B)

What log messages do you get with that one?

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 8:37am

Are there any Carrier ratting bots out there? will these bots work with a carrier?

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 8:49am

Or would using a carrier be out of the scope of a bot?

kaboonus · January 13, 2019, 9:04am

Hello and welcome on our forum; sorry for delay, lastly i didnt had the time even to open the computer.
so, let’s begin with answers:

No, this bots doesnt work with cariers/fighters drones. The scripts are designed to use a vexor … or with some modifications with ishtar

there si no videos of how to setup my bots, but you have plenty of infos of how to do that.
Since my scripts are based on sample scripts, and I explained plenty times about how to setup the bot and windows ingame, I find puting a video is perturbing , because the are no “fixed rules”, the scrips are evolved in time, added new features, taking out other features; etc.
a short briefing about all things( from memory):

for Modules: set do not show the passives module, show tooltips of module.
windows: local chat it have to be single, like drones window, and probe scan window. do not stack the overview… make them big enough to see all things inside them.

Local chat: if you have in your system more peoples than you can see all in the list, then is better to change the system, simply because you wont see if a red is coming.

seting the overview:
make a combat tab named combat with: reds, collydable objects, non empty wrecks( so you wont have an scrolling overview
make a looting tab named colly . the difference from combat tab is all wrecks( to see all of them)
inside drones window put all combat drones in heavy folder. and if you use salvage drones, make a folder for them
you have to read the post for anomaly ratting bot and garbage post. there i explained more detailed, and also you can see how the script evolved, to learn how to set the bot
a good bot for start, without too many setting to do inside the script is (copy the script into your computer, do not load him from web directly)

github.com

kaboonus/GARBAGE-2/blob/garbage-onlyrats-commander-loot/only rats + commander loot

using BotSharp.ToScript.Extension;
using Parse = Sanderling.Parse;
using MemoryStruct = Sanderling.Interface.MemoryStruct;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections.Generic;
//	begin of configuration section ->
string VersionScript = "only-Rat+Commander 1v1";
 //  new System.Media.SoundPlayer(@"C:\audio.wav").Play(); 
 Host.Log(VersionScript);
         Host.Delay(4111);
string StationHomeName = "abcd|efgh|rdgt";
//var MaxInLocal = 0;
var MaxRatsCount = 8;
string ShipName = "!Vexor|Vexor";

string  JammerName =  "rash|Jammer";
string IgnoreNeutral = " in system Camper to ignore";
int? EntrylocalCount => chatLocal?.ParticipantView?.Entry?.Count();
var MaxInLocal = EntrylocalCount + 10;
Host.Log( "Peoples in Local :  " +EntrylocalCount+ " We setting MaxInLocal at :  " +MaxInLocal+"" );

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hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 9:21am

So i’ve got it working, drone aggro sucks! the bot doesnt pull drones in that are taking aggro

kaboonus · January 13, 2019, 9:25am

drones aggro is an issue who need humain presence, actually.
if you pull drones back, go to station at any sign of attack, then you will do only that.

that why you have using the painter ( to draw aggro on you)

hoopster1992 · January 13, 2019, 9:26am

so if i fit a painter to my ship, the bot will automatically use it?

kaboonus · January 13, 2019, 9:29am

with garbage script, yes, because is smaller.
The script for anomaly and asteroids, no, it didnt use painter ( if Im not mistake) because there is a limit of filesize. ( and thats why I develloped the garbage script)

Renat · January 16, 2019, 8:29am

garbage scrip error in IgnoreAnomalyName

   [
System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: key\r\n   at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindEntry(TKey key)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)\r\n   at Submission#0.<<Initialize>>d__0.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.ScriptExecutionState.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__9`1.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.Script`1.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__21.MoveNext()\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)\r\n   at BotSharp.ScriptRun.ScriptRun.<>c__DisplayClass75_1.<Start>b__3()\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional(Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions)\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait()\r\n   at BotSharp.ScriptRun.ScriptRun.<>c__DisplayClass75_0.<Start>b__4()\r\n---> (Inner Exception #0) System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: key\r\n   at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindEntry(TKey key)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)\r\n   at Submission#0.<<Initialize>>d__0.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.ScriptExecutionState.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__9`1.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.Script`1.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__21.MoveNext()\r\n   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean waitCompletionNotification)\r\n   at BotSharp.ScriptRun.ScriptRun.<>c__DisplayClass75_1.<Start>b__3()\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()\r\n   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()\r\n---> (Inner Exception #0) System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: key\r\n   at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentNullException(ExceptionArgument argument)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.FindEntry(TKey key)\r\n   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)\r\n   at Submission#0.<<Initialize>>d__0.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.ScriptExecutionState.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__9`1.MoveNext()\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n   at Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.Script`1.<RunSubmissionsAsync>d__21.MoveNext()<---\r\n<---\r\n",
]

kaboonus · January 16, 2019, 6:19pm

all I can see from your deleted post is at line 118 from Garbage (extended one not commander+loot ) and it is:

string runFromRats = "♦|Titan|Dreadnought|Autothysian";// you run from him
//celestial to orbit

from the undeleted post I can see there is a problem with an dictionary, more precise some value could not be null.

A better idea I can have if you post some lines from the log before the error, to have an ideea where it is the bot at the moment. And the circumstances ingame.
Ignore anomaly name doesn’t create any error , there is same code from 8-9 months and never failed at ignoring anomalies, if you dont touch the code.
if you changed the

string IgnoreAnomalyName = "large|Belt|asteroid|drone|forlorn|rally|sanctum|blood hub|serpentis hub|hidden|port|den";// what anomaly to ignore : haven|Belt|asteroid|drone|forlorn|rally|sanctum|blood hub|serpentis hub|hidden|port|den

please pay attention at | and at the end ";.
If you let
"|large “; you will have a error
likewise for || or end with |”; ( If I remember correctly)