[Beta] UntzBot (Space Missions Bot, recorder+player)

[bigboy54]

hey phil was wondering in the future will you be adding the companion bot to the untzbot like all in one program?

[cbrebel]

hey phil was wondering in the future will you be adding the companion bot to the untzbot like all in one program?

Ultimately that is the goal from what he posting would be nice just set it and leave........ come home to credits levels and mats

Sent from my VS910 4G

[bigboy54]

Ultimately that is the goal from what he posting would be nice just set it and leave........ come home to credits levels and mats

Sent from my VS910 4G

ya i agree id love coming home to levels mats and credits ahah

[suthek]

One idea when implementing the crew skills bot. Have a choice menu for the teir of crew skill you'd like to harvest.

For example, I can scavenge at lvl 4 but I only want LVL 2 goods for key items I craft.
it would be nice to use it more to get my crafting supplies than to just max out my skills.

[Idaho666]

Has anyone else had problems getting Imperial48Ascendancy to work? For me it crashes after doing the world map check, on both 4.0 and 4.0x. All the other maps seem to work fine.

[phantom6000]

Has anyone else had problems getting Imperial48Ascendancy to work? For me it crashes after doing the world map check, on both 4.0 and 4.0x. All the other maps seem to work fine.

Same for me. I've tried everything pretty much. I even got all the crewbots to work properly and I just can't get this one mission to work >_<

[thephilz]

Has anyone else had problems getting Imperial48Ascendancy to work? For me it crashes after doing the world map check, on both 4.0 and 4.0x. All the other maps seem to work fine.

Same for me. I've tried everything pretty much. I even got all the crewbots to work properly and I just can't get this one mission to work >_<

for some reason i had that problem last week, but its gone now
just for safety measures, ill force it to double click in 4.1 regardless
i should have 4.1 up either tomorrow or the day after, with fixes in place, as i FINALLY have a day off from uni

One idea when implementing the crew skills bot. Have a choice menu for the teir of crew skill you'd like to harvest.

For example, I can scavenge at lvl 4 but I only want LVL 2 goods for key items I craft.
it would be nice to use it more to get my crafting supplies than to just max out my skills.

a good idea, ill see to it
at the moment it just goes to the top tier only and picks whatever it feels like then bails out, but ill try to make it be a bit 'smarter'

[187]

So I figured out what causes the program to go out of sync during missions (or at least for my computer anyways). What happens is that in certain events when there's too much clutter, the screen freezes for a short while or 'gets stuck' in other words. This happens on my laptop every so often, especially in maps such as Sullust or Polith Minefield, where there's tons of asteroids, or when there's huge explosions all over my screen.

I notice at these points, my screen freezes for about a split second, which causes the program to be off-sync by that exact amount. And since the program's execution is a bit different every time, the 'out of sync' issue will be different every time. That is, if your computer can't handle the mission without freezing once in a while, then you won't be able to score 70-90%+ success rates on the missions. This explains why your missions may be going perfectly fine in the beginning, but it shifts to maybe 200ms off by the very end. Or on lower-end computers such as mine, maybe a whole 3 seconds off on really intensive missions.


EDIT: In short, this is why many people are having trouble with missions like Sullust, which tends to be more graphic-intensive than, say, Mugaar. Others though do not have such trouble because their computers are probably better.

[rodarvus]

Did anyone try running swtor.exe with priority "Above Normal"? *In theory* that could help.

The rationale is simple: I suspect the freezes are related to swtor.exe needing more processor/GPU time than what the Windows scheduler is able to provide to a task running with "Normal" priority (in one single timeslice). This would be barely noticeable if you're playing manually, but evidently messes timing for AutoIt.

Edit: I won't be close to my gaming computer until tomorrow, otherwise I'd be happy to test this myself

[suthek]

I'll hold off on trying this until you release the other Empire missions, since Jabiim Escort doesn't really give me anything at my current level - but I do very much look forward to it. I've been wanting a free space mission bot since release.

Hey sorry but what are you holding off on? All the missions are there, you just have to donate to get them. I believe the idea of getting the lower levels free is to validate the tool works for you prior to donating for his hard work.
It also keeps all the freebie people from running the full version. I always think about those PVP bots that people use. You hear about everyone getting banned with the freebie versions but most people on the "donate" one don't complain. You get what you pay for.

I'm quite happy with this bot and have been using it since V2.0. It is quite functional and there is nothing to really be waiting for. Maybe I misunderstand your issues?

[assasin01]

So I figured out what causes the program to go out of sync during missions (or at least for my computer anyways). What happens is that in certain events when there's too much clutter, the screen freezes for a short while or 'gets stuck' in other words. This happens on my laptop every so often, especially in maps such as Sullust or Polith Minefield, where there's tons of asteroids, or when there's huge explosions all over my screen.

I notice at these points, my screen freezes for about a split second, which causes the program to be off-sync by that exact amount. And since the program's execution is a bit different every time, the 'out of sync' issue will be different every time. That is, if your computer can't handle the mission without freezing once in a while, then you won't be able to score 70-90%+ success rates on the missions. This explains why your missions may be going perfectly fine in the beginning, but it shifts to maybe 200ms off by the very end. Or on lower-end computers such as mine, maybe a whole 3 seconds off on really intensive missions.

Yup, i''ve been testing last night and found that somehow i does have to do with minor hickups, but not only that.
I ran the game on the lowest setting( on my i7 and 560gtx) and found that it does still give me minor problems...then i deleted the entire folder en re-unrarred the files and made a clean run....all is fine again....
Somehow i think,when you record a new run(for the 2nd or 3rd time) the file is no longer clean and you get corruptions.

Last night let it run for 7 hours on kovor and got 1 loss...rest is pure win.

[worrisome]

Any one know what the best credits per hour for the empire is when you are 50?

[187]

Yup, i''ve been testing last night and found that somehow i does have to do with minor hickups, but not only that.
I ran the game on the lowest setting( on my i7 and 560gtx) and found that it does still give me minor problems...then i deleted the entire folder en re-unrarred the files and made a clean run....all is fine again....
Somehow i think,when you record a new run(for the 2nd or 3rd time) the file is no longer clean and you get corruptions.

Last night let it run for 7 hours on kovor and got 1 loss...rest is pure win.

Theoretically speaking, there's no degradation within the scripting that would cause this. I would assume that there were confounding variables. Perhaps you restarted the computer, etc.? Subtle things that help the computer reduce the amount of 'freezes' or 'minor hick-ups' within the play-backs. That's why people found fresh restarts and low background processing to increase the success rates of their play-backs. Now try watching movies while space botting, and you'll probably fail >80% of the time (depending on your computer of course).

Any one know what the best credits per hour for the empire is when you are 50?

Consult the Space Mission Data link on the first page.

[assasin01]

Theoretically speaking, there's no degradation within the scripting that would cause this. I would assume that there were confounding variables. Perhaps you restarted the computer, etc.? Subtle things that help the computer reduce the amount of 'freezes' or 'minor hick-ups' within the play-backs. That's why people found fresh restarts and low background processing to increase the success rates of their play-backs. Now try watching movies while space botting, and you'll probably fail >80% of the time (depending on your computer of course).

Consult the Space Mission Data link on the first page.

Nope,that's not it...my comp is running 24/7...and after my reload/low settings all is fine again..nothing changed...no other programs running in background then before..
That pretty much rules out any of your ideas...but like i said...my method fixed it for me and rodavus...so peeps with the same problem might try it...?

[187]

Nope,that's not it...my comp is running 24/7...and after my reload/low settings all is fine again..nothing changed...no other programs running in background then before..
That pretty much rules out any of your ideas...but like i said...my method fixed it for me and rodavus...so peeps with the same problem might try it...?

I'm just stating a fact; there's nothing you can dispute about it..
There literally must be something that triggered as a result of using the newly unrarred bot as opposed to the 'old' one, not because of claims that it was 'newer', that the older one 'degrades', or etc. Maybe it's how your computer opens the file, i.e. through temp files, compatibility modes, ...? I'm just throwing out possibilities that pop into my head, and even if they're not the confounding variable, I would absolutely bet my life on the fact that (at least) one exists.