Bots message commander about their behavior

Author: sunzenshen

src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_command_follow.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CNEOBotCommandFollow::CNEOBotCommandFollow() : m_vGoalPos( CNEO_Player::VECTOR_I
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ActionResult< CNEOBot >	CNEOBotCommandFollow::OnStart(CNEOBot *me, Action< CNEOBot > *priorAction)
 {
+	SendUpdateToCommander( me, "Joining your squad." );
 	m_path.SetMinLookAheadDistance(me->GetDesiredPathLookAheadRange());
 	m_commanderLookingAtMeTimer.Invalidate();
 	m_bWasCommanderLookingAtMe = false;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ ActionResult< CNEOBot >	CNEOBotCommandFollow::Update(CNEOBot *me, float interval
 	ActionResult<CNEOBot> weaponRequestResult = CheckCommanderWeaponRequest(me);
 	if (weaponRequestResult.IsRequestingChange())
 	{
+		SendUpdateToCommander( me, "Here, take this." );
 		return weaponRequestResult;
 	}
 
@@ -223,6 +225,11 @@ bool CNEOBotCommandFollow::FollowCommandChain(CNEOBot* me)
 		&& (me->GetStar() == pCommander->GetStar()) // only follow when commander is focused on your squad
 		&& (me->GetAbsOrigin().DistToSqr(pCommander->GetAbsOrigin()) < sv_neo_bot_cmdr_stop_distance_sq.GetFloat()))
 	{
+		if ( !me->m_hLeadingPlayer.Get() )
+		{
+			SendUpdateToCommander( me, "Following you." );
+		}
+
 		// Use sv_neo_bot_cmdr_stop_distance_sq for consistent bot collection range
 		// follow_stop_distance_sq would be confusing if player doesn't know about distance tuning
 		me->m_hLeadingPlayer = pCommander;
@@ -235,6 +242,7 @@ bool CNEOBotCommandFollow::FollowCommandChain(CNEOBot* me)
 		// Check if there's been an update for this star's ping waypoint
 		if (pCommander->m_vLastPingByStar.Get(me->GetStar()) != me->m_vLastPingByStar.Get(me->GetStar()))
 		{
+			SendUpdateToCommander( me, "On my way." );
 			me->m_hLeadingPlayer = nullptr; // Stop following and start travelling to ping
 			m_vGoalPos = pCommander->m_vLastPingByStar.Get(me->GetStar());
 			me->m_vLastPingByStar.GetForModify(me->GetStar()) = pCommander->m_vLastPingByStar.Get(me->GetStar());
@@ -459,3 +467,18 @@ bool CNEOBotCommandFollow::FanOutAndCover(CNEOBot* me, Vector& movementTarget, b
 	// Still moving to destination, path will be recomputed by the calling context
 	return false;
 }
+
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void CNEOBotCommandFollow::SendUpdateToCommander( CNEOBot *me, const char *message )
+{
+	CNEO_Player *pCommander = me->m_hCommandingPlayer.Get();
+	if ( pCommander && pCommander->IsNetClient() )
+	{
+		CSingleUserRecipientFilter user( pCommander );
+		user.MakeReliable();
+
+		char szText[256];
+		V_snprintf( szText, sizeof( szText ), "%s: %s\n", me->GetNeoPlayerName(), message );
+		UTIL_SayTextFilter( user, szText, me, true );
+	}
+}

src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_command_follow.h

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class CNEOBotCommandFollow : public Action< CNEOBot >
 	bool FollowCommandChain( CNEOBot *me );
 	bool FanOutAndCover( CNEOBot *me, Vector &movementTarget, bool bMoveToSeparate = true, float flArrivalZoneSizeSq = -1.0f );
 	ActionResult< CNEOBot > CheckCommanderWeaponRequest( CNEOBot *me );
+	void SendUpdateToCommander( CNEOBot *me, const char *message );
 
 	PathFollower m_path;
 	CountdownTimer m_repathTimer;