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Nov 3, 2005, 12:54am

Well stated, Andras! As a matter of fact, within a week of my finishing
reading the novel "Snowcrash", I then found AW back in early 1998. It really
made me think about how the internet will evolve in the near future. I
really believe that withing the next few years, 3D virtual reality will be
the way most users will surf the net. A game, some say? How boring! Games
are for gamers, virtual reality is for the future!

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Aug 24, 2003, 11:53pm

Wow, SE, that is fabulous! Thanks so much for that step by step! This will
help tremendously for instructing! : )

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Dec 23, 2003, 3:04am

I couldn't agree more, sweets. My Xelagot (Lini) has been my partner and
companion ever since XelaG and Canopus got together in late 98-early 99 with
the idea to create a "universal" bot program. My world partner, SilverDragon
(also the designer of the default AW world flag image), was one of the
original beta testers for XelaG and she worked to bring me up to speed with
my bot copy. Those were some hilarious times back then. I'm pretty sure that
SD was the 1st to ever write a 3-bot dialog that was triggered by a start
word. They went into a two minute 3 stooges skit (complete with eye gouges
and "Why I oughta..." and "I'll moidalize ya!") that had us literally
rolling on the floor under our desks! She had her bot ride on her avatar's
shoulder as a tiny dragon wherever she went in our world. We got very
attached to our bots and I cannot imagine running my world without mine now.

~Ewasx~

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Jan 4, 2004, 9:13pm

Hi folks...I'm inquiring about the possibility of getting a Tourbot script
for my Xelagot bot. I have not seen that subject mentioned here before and I
apologise if I missed any earlier posts about it. I'm not proficient at
creating scripts from scratch and was just wondering if there was someone
out there who made them/would make them? Compensation would not be out of
the question, if it makes a difference. I'd like a script that can give info
and further instructions as in teleporting to a requested site, waiting
indefinitely for further instructions after teleporting the visitor in order
for them to download the area and maybe give a short description of each
site. Thanks for any positive feedback I get here (even if the answer is
"No, sorry, no one does that.") : )

Feb 5, 2004, 8:08pm

Hi LNH...the only way I can think of to make that happen is to write an
action script that starts when the bot logs in and program it to do
something like paste a building command string like 'create noise
wavfile.wav' or 'create noise mp3file.mp3' into an object nearby the user
who types the codeword into chat or in a whisper to the bot. Unfortunately,
I have no experience in creating original scripts for bots.

~Ewasx~

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Feb 16, 2004, 1:33am

lol at XelaG

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Feb 26, 2005, 1:57am

Nice site, LNH...here's one I made for my friends who use the X1:

http://www.vrdwellers.com/help/x1qsu01.htm

Links to other basic features are located at the bottom of that page : )


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Apr 17, 2005, 1:22am

Hi Steve,
I don't know about the bot you are seeking but last time I checked, Special
avatars could have only one seq assigned to them :-/


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Jun 1, 2005, 2:31am

ohhhh...Dewars, I hope...neat.

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Jul 22, 2005, 1:48am

Cool...although that issue has not been a big problem for me, it would be a
great patch addition to the X1. I still say it's by far the best overall bot
a world owner could have! : )

~Ewasx~


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Jul 14, 2006, 10:23pm

My favorite bot is the Xelagot. As a multiple world owner and universe
CT, the Xelagot has saved my bacon as far as build features more times
than I can count. One of my dear world partners had the good luck of
being one of XelaG's original bot Beta testers way back in early 1999. I
had an inside track on that program and got some superb training on it's
use. The bottom line...I need a buildbot more than anything else and
from what I've seen (minus the new 4.1 versions), it copies and places
builds, filters cit numbers and objects and backs up and wipes property
and terrain in a snap! That's all I need (although the Xelagot will do
much more).

Jul 29, 2006, 8:26pm

Hello 4.1 Bot Programmers,

I work for a private (closed to the public) 4.1 universe and part of
my responsibilities are to obtain new content and bots for them. It's an
educational universe where grade school students come in and learn the
basics of 3D virtual reality. Included in the program are "Quests”,
which are simple lessons that the students do as part of the curriculum.
They are things like helping clean up refuse in a local area. In this
example, we would need a bot that would count the amount of times the
"refuse" objects were clicked to clean them up and when they reach a
certain threshold, the refuse objects would be deleted permanently or
moved to another area in the same world.

Another example: A student is working on a botany lesson where they
would plant seedlings in a garden and over time these plants would grow
or die, depending on how well they are cared for over the lifetime of
the project.

Another example: A student is working on a music lesson and the goal
is to click on certain links in the 3D space or even a 2D webpage list
to listen to various collections of music and to record whether the
student listened to the whole piece or just quickly went through and
clicked everything at once.

As you can see, what we’re looking for is a relatively easy way to
script what we would need as projects with robust web database support.
In essence, we’re looking for the latest generation of rpg bot that is
highly editable and fairly easy to implement. Our organization is
budgeted for services like this so we are willing to barter on price and
“editability” of the bot.

Email: vrdweller at gmail.com

Aug 24, 2003, 11:53pm

Wow, SE, that is fabulous! Thanks so much for that step by step! This will
help tremendously for instructing! : )

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Jan 16, 2004, 8:31pm

What's even more fun is getting creative and substituting more appropriate
(and sometimes hilarious) words for ones on the bot's "Censor" list. Makes
for some interesting and enjoyable chats. Heheh

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Apr 3, 2004, 12:02am

I've been a cit in AW since early 1998 and in my opinion, the number one
reason that keeps established cits (and tourists) coming back here, no
matter how much they complain about other issues, is the ease of use as far
as 3D environment construction is concerned. I believe AWI understands that
as well and it will take a MAJOR change in some aspect of the program to
influence any kind of other issue related to citizenship in AW. Until that
happens, no matter how much people complain, building will be the primary
draw to repeat visitors and citzens. To put it more simply, AW's lifeblood
is, and has always been, it's relative ease of use as far as building is
concerned. What AWI needs to do is exploit this issue and drive that fact
home that if you want to create your own 3D environment, AW is the place to
be and no amount of hype about other factors involved even come close.

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Mar 31, 2004, 10:55pm

heheh


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Feb 1, 2005, 10:50pm

I agree that a "toolbar remove" feature would help many builders who use the
keystrokes to build but...PLEASE don't ever get rid of the toolbar
completely, AW! I've been a mouser builder since 1998 and would hate to have
to learn all new keystrokes just to build! ; )


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Feb 2, 2005, 12:36am

I've always used the buttons in the Object Properties exclusively for
building...it was the way I was taught from the beginning and never saw any
reason to do it differently : )


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Feb 2, 2005, 12:39am

In fact, that's how I teach building to new builders in the AW software. My
building tutorial in two different universes are geared towards using the
Object Properties Box buttons to build. : D


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Feb 5, 2005, 12:39am

Yeah, that can only be done with keystrokes as far as I know...I do that of
course but I still use the Object Properties box for just about everything
else...just the way I am, I guess ; )


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Feb 1, 2005, 10:56pm

Hear hear LNH! That's an awesome wish! Once you enter a world, it would be
awesome to be able to "set" visibility for all time there! Maybe an .ini
setting?


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Feb 1, 2005, 10:57pm

I second this motion...all agreed say Aye! lol


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Feb 26, 2005, 2:02am

I totally agree with you guys. It's the number one annoying thing about the
new version 3.6 browser! Let us "anchor" the docking feature, please!


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May 30, 2005, 12:31am

Yikes...ick!

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Jul 22, 2005, 1:55am

Cool idea! Personally, I'd like to see any kind of system that allows
objects and avatars to sync to the uniserver clock so we could have objects
follow us faithfully in warp rides. I wouldn't mind how it can be achieved,
as long as it can be done with building commands.

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Jul 14, 2006, 10:32pm

Haha! Great list, short and to the point. I would like to combine your
1. and 2. points and ask for a "sculptable" 3D zone. Something that I
can pinch and stretch, similar to terrain but a 3D entity that can be
sculpted in 3D (and that accepts an animated texture). I recently had a
task given to me to simulate a cloud of topsoil runoff into a river and
I'd love to be able to sculpt a random, undulating 3D zone that mimics a
stream of silt in the 3D water.

Aug 22, 2003, 10:56pm

Yes, I believe the world eject list can block a user in three different
ways: By cit number, by IP address and also by the unique "machine ID #" (in
Intel motherboards starting with P-4). Is that correct, guys?

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Aug 24, 2003, 11:53pm

Wow, SE, that is fabulous! Thanks so much for that step by step! This will
help tremendously for instructing! : )

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Feb 1, 2003, 2:14pm

I'll keep you and Clee in my thoughts, Jynx {{{Hugz}}}


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Mar 2, 2003, 8:50pm

How about a set of 4 and 8 meter curved glass panels a' la Nomad? Glass and
Opaque maybe? Of course, since there's no 3-axis rotation in Alpha
(grumbles), you'd want to make some 90 degree rotated sets too. And the
rounded floors that go with them. I've had a ball with that old set for
years in my builds. Very versatile.


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