This is the third host bot made for Garena. It's based of course on Varlock's job Ghost++ and GhostOne ( [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] ) but it's adapted only for Garena. It retains many of the original Ghost commands plus other specific for Garena. It has commands like !levels to show player levels, it can put restrictions on this (just like on countries) and it shows real player countries.
It's very very simple to use, it doesn't have autohost or something like that, just a Start and Stop button. It creates a game, you join it and play.
Why use a hostbot ?
* Play easier with your friends ! Add them to safelist (so they can always join your game, even if it's full), make them admins like you, hold slot for them and many more !
* Total control over your game ! (ability to kick << on vote >>, mute, swap, ban players)
* Ability to control the game latency !
* Ability to auto-save games when someone is disconnected (for a later resuming)
* And many many more Smile
How to upgrade from v2.0 to v3.2 ? (and keep the banlist)
In your Garena HostBot v2.0 installed directory there's a file called "ghost.dbs". In that file the bans are stored. After installing Garena HostBot v3.2 copy that file to the installation directory.
Changelog (from 2.0 to 3.0):
* Fixed the problem with unknown level or country sometimes (the most time it worked but sometimes it showed unknown)
* added command !fp - to display the country and the pings of all players
* added the ability to add more admins - !addadmin - to add an admin , !checkadmin - to see if a player is an admin, !deladmin - to delete an admin. The main admin is specified in the Configurator utility. That admin can use these commands to add more admins, the other admins have access to all admin commands, except the fact they cannot add or remove admins.
* removed the "Modes" tab since mostly it didn't work Sad - you can use !hcl to set game mode
* added the option to safelist players. Safelisted players (your friends) can join the game even if it's full (always have a reserved slot), don't get kicked on level, country, ping check and don't get auto-banned. You can add a player toyour friends list (safelist) using !sla or !sladd, to see if a player is safelisted or not use !sl, to remove a player from the safelist use !slr or !sld
* added an option in the Configurator (bot_show910) that will display your created game when enabled to be almost full ! In the LAN game window your game will show up as 9/10 slots occupied or 11/12 slots (depending on map) regardless of thereal player number. Turn this off and the real player number will be shown.
* !autostart can be used only in game by an admin
* "bot_lobbyannounceunoccupied" now works, set it to "1" in ghost.cfg and the message "+1" or "+2" won't appear in game lobby
* fixed !banlast ( !bl ), it now displays the game status beside the reason
* instead of the username from now you can use the players slot when using a command. For example !p 3 will ping the player in the 3'rd slot. Useful for players that have color coded names. You can use the command !test if you are unsure of the slot number, andwill display the players name from that slot. Attention, DotA switch is not supported by this ! If players switch in a dota game their slot numbers don't.
* when someone resumes the game a message will be displayed and recorded in game chat
* added in Configurator a variable called "bot_startmsgdelay", it's the number of seconds when to display the start game messages (from welcome.txt) and the Garena HostBot logo.
* when an admin joins the game it is no longer placed on the 1'st slot. It has to manually use !swap command if he wants the blues slot (if he isn't already in it).
* other tweaks and changes !
Changelog (from 3.0 to 3.1):
* fixed problems with lag in game
* autoban works now ! (even if it's not auto-enabled Options->Page 7 to enable it and configure it! )
* fixed bug with the command !ban - now works even if the player left the game
* fixed other important issues
Changelog (from 3.1 to 3.2):
* fixed problems with database
Note. You can view or edit your bans, the admins or the safelist players easy by going to the "Database" tab and then clock "Open database". Then select a table (admins, bans or safelisted) and view or make your changes.
Download links (mirrors) :
* mediafire.com c6fcghn565h6lqc
* 2shared.com /file/9KnIuHjv/Garena_HostBot_v32_Setup.html
* sendspace.com w40n00
Don't forget to RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR !
Virus Scan:
For the program to work you need to have these installed on your PC (install them if the program doesn't work):
* Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package
* Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
Simple, easy to config, then Start -> Stop
Common Problem. You can join your game but others can't see it !
You need to check if your ports 6112 to 6119 are opened or forwarded. Thre's a utility that checks if your ports are opened: PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall , if they're closed Garena Host Bot won't work. If you have a router find out how to forward your ports on that site.
Guides and tutorials will be available soon !
If you got a question or problem create a post in the Garena HostBot forum section ! Post a screenshot (from the hostbot or w3) or the hostbot log too !
Some of the available commands:
Code:
Note: instead of partial name or name you can use the slot ID, for Ex: !ban 3 n (will ban the player in slot 3 for beeing a noob), not compatible with DotA siwtch !
NOTE: Garena HostBot is an independent program that does not (and doesn't need to) modify any Garena or Warcraft III files ! It is a stand alone program !
It's very very simple to use, it doesn't have autohost or something like that, just a Start and Stop button. It creates a game, you join it and play.
Why use a hostbot ?
* Play easier with your friends ! Add them to safelist (so they can always join your game, even if it's full), make them admins like you, hold slot for them and many more !
* Total control over your game ! (ability to kick << on vote >>, mute, swap, ban players)
* Ability to control the game latency !
* Ability to auto-save games when someone is disconnected (for a later resuming)
* And many many more Smile
How to upgrade from v2.0 to v3.2 ? (and keep the banlist)
In your Garena HostBot v2.0 installed directory there's a file called "ghost.dbs". In that file the bans are stored. After installing Garena HostBot v3.2 copy that file to the installation directory.
Changelog (from 2.0 to 3.0):
* Fixed the problem with unknown level or country sometimes (the most time it worked but sometimes it showed unknown)
* added command !fp - to display the country and the pings of all players
* added the ability to add more admins - !addadmin - to add an admin , !checkadmin - to see if a player is an admin, !deladmin - to delete an admin. The main admin is specified in the Configurator utility. That admin can use these commands to add more admins, the other admins have access to all admin commands, except the fact they cannot add or remove admins.
* removed the "Modes" tab since mostly it didn't work Sad - you can use !hcl to set game mode
* added the option to safelist players. Safelisted players (your friends) can join the game even if it's full (always have a reserved slot), don't get kicked on level, country, ping check and don't get auto-banned. You can add a player toyour friends list (safelist) using !sla or !sladd, to see if a player is safelisted or not use !sl, to remove a player from the safelist use !slr or !sld
* added an option in the Configurator (bot_show910) that will display your created game when enabled to be almost full ! In the LAN game window your game will show up as 9/10 slots occupied or 11/12 slots (depending on map) regardless of thereal player number. Turn this off and the real player number will be shown.
* !autostart can be used only in game by an admin
* "bot_lobbyannounceunoccupied" now works, set it to "1" in ghost.cfg and the message "+1" or "+2" won't appear in game lobby
* fixed !banlast ( !bl ), it now displays the game status beside the reason
* instead of the username from now you can use the players slot when using a command. For example !p 3 will ping the player in the 3'rd slot. Useful for players that have color coded names. You can use the command !test
* when someone resumes the game a message will be displayed and recorded in game chat
* added in Configurator a variable called "bot_startmsgdelay", it's the number of seconds when to display the start game messages (from welcome.txt) and the Garena HostBot logo.
* when an admin joins the game it is no longer placed on the 1'st slot. It has to manually use !swap command if he wants the blues slot (if he isn't already in it).
* other tweaks and changes !
Changelog (from 3.0 to 3.1):
* fixed problems with lag in game
* autoban works now ! (even if it's not auto-enabled Options->Page 7 to enable it and configure it! )
* fixed bug with the command !ban - now works even if the player left the game
* fixed other important issues
Changelog (from 3.1 to 3.2):
* fixed problems with database
Note. You can view or edit your bans, the admins or the safelist players easy by going to the "Database" tab and then clock "Open database". Then select a table (admins, bans or safelisted) and view or make your changes.
Download links (mirrors) :
* mediafire.com c6fcghn565h6lqc
* 2shared.com /file/9KnIuHjv/Garena_HostBot_v32_Setup.html
* sendspace.com w40n00
Don't forget to RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR !
Virus Scan:
For the program to work you need to have these installed on your PC (install them if the program doesn't work):
* Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package
* Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
Simple, easy to config, then Start -> Stop
Common Problem. You can join your game but others can't see it !
You need to check if your ports 6112 to 6119 are opened or forwarded. Thre's a utility that checks if your ports are opened: PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall , if they're closed Garena Host Bot won't work. If you have a router find out how to forward your ports on that site.
Guides and tutorials will be available soon !
If you got a question or problem create a post in the Garena HostBot forum section ! Post a screenshot (from the hostbot or w3) or the hostbot log too !
Some of the available commands:
Code:
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In game lobby:
!a alias to !abort
!abort abort countdown
!addadminads an admin to the database
!announceset the announce message (the bot will print every seconds), leave blank or "off" to disable the announce message, use | as newline
!ann same as !announce
!autostartauto start the game when the specified number of players have joined, leave blank or "off" to disable auto start
!checkcheck a user's status (leave blank to check your own status)
!checkadmincheck if a user is an admin
!checkbancheck if a user is banned on any realm
!close... close slot
!closeall close all open slots
!countbans count how many banned users are in the game
!commands toggle non admin commands
!compcreate a computer in slot of skill (skill is 0 for easy, 1 for normal, 2 for insane)
!deladminremoves an admin from database
!dbstatus database status
!dlalias to !download
!dlinfo [on/off] show info on current downloads
!dli [on/off] show info on current downloads
!dlinfotimeinterval in seconds between info messages
!dlitinterval in seconds between info messages
!dlmaxmaximum players allowed to download at once, the rest will have almost KB/s until someone finishes downloading
!dlmmaximum players allowed to download at once, the rest will have almost KB/s until someone finishes downloading
!dltspeedset total download speed (KB/s) available for all clients at once, if set to 1024, 4 people will get 256 each
!dltsset total download speed (KB/s) available for all clients at once, if set to 1024, 4 people will get 256 each
!dlspeedset max download speed (KB/s) available for one client
!dlsset max download speed (KB/s) available for one client
!downloadallow a user to start downloading the map (only used with conditional map downloads, it tries to do a partial match)
!downloads enable/disable map downloads
!fromdisplay the country each player is from, or of a player (partial match)
!fdisplay the country each player is from, or of a player (partial match)
!fpdisplay the country and ping each player is from, or of a player (partial match)
!gn display current game name
!hold... hold a slot for someone
!holds... hold a specified slot for someone
!hcl sets the game mode before the game is started (it will be put automatically. Ex: !hcl -apso .
!kickkick a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!kkick a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!only xx xx xx define allowed countries, for ex: !only RO ES or !only to clear list
!no xx xx xx define denied countries, for ex: !no BR RU or !no to clear list
!l show ping and country of the last player who joined
!latencyset game latency (50-500), leave blank to see current latency
!dralias to latency
!lock lock the game so only the game owner can run commands
!mars [name] will insult someone using mars.txt (random player if no parameter is given), partial name match
!mutemutes a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!mmutes a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!unmuteunmutes a player (it tries to do a partial match)
!open... open slot
!open... open slot
!openall open all closed slots
!owner [name] set game owner to yourself, optionally add [name] to set game owner to someone else
!ping [number] ping players, optionally add [number] to kick players with ping above [number]
!p [number] ping players, optionally add [number] to kick players with ping above [number]
!sltest if a player is safelisted
!slaadd a player to the safelist (friend list)
!sldremoves a player from safelist
!sp shuffle players
!startn start game - immediately (no countdown timer)
!start [force] start game, optionally add [force] to skip checks
!stats [name] display basic player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!statsdota [name] display DotA player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!swapswap slots
!synclimitset sync limit for the lag screen (10-10000), leave blank to see current sync limit
!testreturn the players name from that slot
!top top10, calculate with !topc or in GHost One first
!top10 top10, calculate with !topc or in GHost One first
!topc calculate scores, when used with sqlite will block bot while calculating
!unhost unhost game
!uh unhost game
!unlock unlock the game
!version display version information (can be used by non admins)
!votecancel cancel a votekick
!votekickstart a votekick (it tries to do a partial match, can be used by non admins)
!verbose toggle info showing on player trying to join and getting kicked
!vb toggle info showing on player trying to join and getting kicked
!wsend a whisper on every connected battle.net realm from the bot's account to the player called (this command is HIDDEN from other players)
!autosave autosave game when a player gets disconnected
!lvl !levels - dispay current player levels
!min !lmin - set the minimum level restriction
!max !lman - set the maximum level restriction
!testreturns the name of the player in the slot
NON-ADMIN COMMANDS: (can be used by anyone)
!ping
!checkme
!stats
!statsdota
!sd
!version
!votekick
!yes
!countbans
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In game:
!addbanadd a new ban to the database (it tries to do a partial match)
!ban alias to !addban
!bl [reason] alias to !banlast, reasons = l, i, r, mh, lag, n, f
!banlast [reason] ban the last leaver, reasons = l, i, r, mh, lag, n, f
!checkcheck a user's status (leave blank to check your own status)
!checkbancheck if a user is banned on any realm
!end end the game (disconnect everyone)
!endn end the game (disconnect everyone) - immediately
!gn display current game name
!latencyset game latency (50-500), leave blank to see current latency
!dralias to latency
!lock lock the game so only the game owner can run commands
!messagesenable or disable local admin messages for this game (battle.net messages relayed to local admins in game)
!muteall mute global chat (allied and private chat still works)
!override cancel game over timer
!owner [name] set game owner to yourself, optionally add [name] to set game owner to someone else
!stats [name] display basic player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!statsdota [name] display DotA player statistics, optionally add [name] to display statistics for another player (can be used by non admins)
!synclimitset sync limit for the lag screen (10-10000), leave blank to see current sync limit
!slapslap message
!top top10, calculate with !topc or in GHost One first
!top10 top10, calculate with !topc or in GHost One first
!topc calculate scores, when used with sqlite will block bot while calculating
!unlock unlock the game
!unmuteall unmute global chat
!version display version information (can be used by non admins)
!votecancel cancel a votekick
!votekickstart a votekick (it tries to do a partial match, can be used by non admins)
!yes register a vote in the votekick (can be used by non admins)
!getnames get names of current games
!gns get names of current games
Note: instead of partial name or name you can use the slot ID, for Ex: !ban 3 n (will ban the player in slot 3 for beeing a noob), not compatible with DotA siwtch !
NOTE: Garena HostBot is an independent program that does not (and doesn't need to) modify any Garena or Warcraft III files ! It is a stand alone program !
