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The bot program Preston has been developed by Ima Genius (#96929) and the bot can be used for various purposes. You can download the bot program for the website http://www.imabot.com/ . The latest version of the Preston bot is version Build 4.8. You can also find the link on Activeworlds.com : http://www.imabot.com/preston.htm. You can read here what the Preston bot can do, and you have an overview of all releases and updates.:
* Change objects in the world based on events |
* Greet people when they enter the world |
* Change a midi file on an object automatically |
* Define actions using a built in user definable dictionary |
* Change backgrounds on a schedule |
* Eject people for saying user definable words |
* Click detection |
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1. Tabsheet "Login" (= Startup) |
Once the program is installed, we start up the bot. We choose the tabsheet "Login" |
Universe : auth.activeworlds.com:6670 ( --> = Activeworlds) |
Login ID : your citizen number |
Login PW : your privilege password |
Name: choose a name for your bot |
Location : world name + optional : position and altitude |
Avatar : choose an avatar for your bot (between 2 and 255) |
And finally we choose : Start bot. |
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In the chat window, you will see the bot name between square brackets. And you will see the bot avatar on the location that you have specified. |
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2. Tabsheet "Announcements" |
When using the bot for the first time, you will see these standard messages , for arrival and departure. But you can use your own messages, even in another language. |
Some messages are coded : |
%a = avatar name (of the citizen that enters the world) |
%w = world name (of this world ) |
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You also have eject messages and warnings, and you can also determinate the duration of the world ejection. |
If you put an "empty" message, then the announcement is disabled. |
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3. Tabsheet "Dictionary" |
On this tabsheet you can enter words or phrases upon which the bot will automatically respond. Also here you will see some standard messages. |
And here you will find more message codes : |
%a = avatar name (of the citizen that enters the world) |
%w = world name (of this world ) |
%b = bot name |
%s = bot owner name |
%d = bot owner citizen number |
%v = bot version number |
%p = people nearby / %P = bots nearby |
%t = current VRT time / %T |
%m = current midi name / %M |
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* Example of using the dictionary |
Below the window you click upon "add" , then you get a new window. |
We will make a bot reply upon a phrase that begins with "hi". |
The bot will reply to ask to type "Help" for more info. |
And to choose one of the capital words. |
Below the window, you press OK , and the event will be added to the dictionary. |
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Now we will make a bot reply upon a phrase that begins with "help". |
Now we make a bot reply with the capital words : |
"how to FLY , make your CAV avatar , add CONTACTS , how to BUILD" |
We also press OK , and the event will be added to the dictionary. |
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Now we can continue to add bot replies for each capital word. |
Until you have a whole menu of answers. This way the bot will be able to answer upon a wide range of questions of the visitors, without having to answer yourself. |
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4. Tabsheet "Ejection" |
On this tabsheet you can add an ejections list of citizens. And determine the time of ejection and determine if a visitor gets ejected when flooding , or using caps, etc. |
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5. Tabsheet "Midi" |
Here you can add a list of midi-files and make an automatic midi -player. |
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6. Tabsheet "Property" |
The tabsheet will show a map of your world in dots. This means: each object is indicated with a dot. You will see where you have heavily built areas and where you still have free space. You will also see a list of names, that you have used in the name commands in your world. This is useful if you have forgotten a name in the action commands. You also see below the window, the total number of objects. |
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7. Tabsheet "World" |
On this tabsheet you can add sheduled settings for your world : e.g. morning/day/evening/night or make change the welcome message (e.g. good morning/good evening) or add fog or change the skybox (e.g. more clouds) or change the ground (e.g. into snow). |
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8. Tabsheet "User Log" |
If you had selected in the dictionary "report reply to user", then you will find here a chat logfile. |
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9. Tabsheet "Data" |
If you had added in the dictionary an action with data/remember, then you would find this info here. |
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