Alpha 0.58 Not so smart now, data brain... Thread - OreSome

First off, this is hard to replicate but has happened multiple times. After docking the brainer bot with a data brain, sometimes any connected bots will attempt to randomly spin or fly off in random directions, usually resulting in a game crash. Note that this is completely random and still happens when no enemies exist.

Edited by: sssuperguy

I take it this is with only OreSome corp bots? If there's any other details you can add, that'd be a help - I haven't been able to get it to happen yet.

I've only tried it with OreSome's bots. It's hard to add details as I generally avoid the databrain (not completely sure how to use it properly). Well, I'll try it another time and compare results.

I really need to make guides for both the databrain and command mode - they're big improvements in player control over the default and no one knows how to use them!

I haven't even heard of command mode... Hah
Same with the catapault superframe, I experimented with it for maybe 10 minutes yet I just couldn't make it work.
Last question... how does one get their ship so that all bots can fire at once? They just sit there and I can use one at a time (if I'm lucky) while the AI uses them all at the same time, sometimes looking like each bot is using its active ability at once.

Command mode is what you need - it lets you assign bots to hotkeys. 'T' enters it by default. 1-4 are the hotkeys to pick from. Right click assigns to those hotkeys while in command mode. I'll write up something clearer and more comprehensive at some point.

Catapult needs a blower bot attached with orange ore. Hold active ability and it pulls back, eventually it'll pull back enough to fire.

Ah, orange ore... that's what I missed. I was testing it because my powerlauncher apon powerlauncher idea didn't succeed and only shot a bot its default range.
Thanks for explaining Command mode, I'll test it soon.