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18 years ago #4162
Irina:

Well I didn't realize that I already found an immediate solution to my problem. For some apparent reason, the Forge just didn't like my bot's screen name. I didn't mind shortening the screen name to just Dwile, I checked and it didn't have a problem with the import/export feature. I thought that would save everyone alot of trouble than to go fix the bug. I sent the Professor a delete bot request, so I'm just working with Dwile form now on.

18 years ago #4163
hi

18 years ago #4164
Gossybipoma:

You mean, you imported what had been saved as Dwile Flonking under the name of your new bot?

You said that the name started with one space ... I wonder if that could have caused the problem. Some programs just ignore whitespace, some don't. So suppose, for example, that you had originally (inadvertently) created a bot with the name of " Dwile Flonking", with a space before the "D". At some point in export/import, this might have been changed to "Dwile Flonking", with no initial space. Then when the program searched for the name, it might have taken the initial space in " Dwile Flonking" (in the bot directory) seriously, and refused to equate it with "Dwile Flonking". I am just speculating; but if this is true, then you could have your original name by creating a new bot called "Dwile Flonking" (no initial space) and gradually copying stuff from " Dwile Flonking" into it.

18 years ago #4165
Irina:

Yeah, I have dial up and the language scripts were at the size where it lagged on my browser. *[there was no initial space when I created the screen name Dwile Flonking] I tried playing around with the heading, taking out the empty first line, not having a space at the beginning, taking out he space between dwile and flonking. The Forge still didn't accept it.

I wasn't particularly attached to that name so I created another bot named Dwile. [I also chose a different image icon, that eliminated the problem some how] Today, I was studying the AI book a little more, and I needed to change a big portion of the scripts anyway, so I was ok with it.

Everything is working smoothly now, I froze my old bot and made it invisible. I asked the professor to delete it, but I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. I was reading the the old "Personality" forum chats from 2000, and the Professor was on almost every week. He seems busier now. I saw him on the other day, but he didn't stay on too long.

Oh and, I also put the new Dwile in hibernation because I don't think it is presentable yet. Some people got annoyed because since I worked on my bot all time time the hot meter shot way up but yet it's conversation was inadequate. It took up a slot on the main page, and I didn't want new guests to think that that's as far as AI can go. So yea, I'm playing around with AI scripts, and when I feel that it can take care of himself I'll launch him and see where he goes.

Thanks Irina and prob123, you two have been very helpful.

18 years ago #4166
you could have your original name by creating a new bot called "Dwile Flonking" (no initial space) and gradually copying stuff from " Dwile Flonking" into it.

Remember to delete the material from the old bot as you add it to the new bot, or you'll run into a "too many of these responses are repeated in another bot" type error (can't remember the exact wording.)

18 years ago #4167
Thanks psimagus for reminding me. I forgot to do that, I also thought that the "too many repeated responses" was compared to all the bots on the Forge as a whole.

18 years ago #4168
It is, but that's all and any, including your own.

18 years ago #4169
I have a few questions,

In the advanced section of the AI manual, and it mentioned the special keyphrases: xemote-positive, xemote-positive-very, xemote-negative, xemote-negative-very

I looked in the language center, and it only had the special key phrase xemote. Do I enter the other as a new keyphrase or do I enter [xemote-positive] under the responses of xemote?

My second question,
for the favorites-plug in I know that you create the subject under (type) but how does the (specific) work? Is the (specific) a different plug-in list, and if it is how would the Forge engine choose the right one?

18 years ago #4170
The bot will react on it's own to certain insults or compliments.. (doesn't always work perfectly) If you say 'I hate you' for instance..The bot will go to xinsult. If you say "I love you" etc..it will use a xcompliment..If you want a keyphrase for any insult or complement go ahead. and rank it about 30 to make sure it get's picked up.

as for the favorites, the ai engine will make up one if you don't have a keyphrase for something..If you want to say that a certain band is your fav. you have to make a keyphrase for it..or fav food, fav color etc

18 years ago #4171
A note on xemote. It used to be broken down into the four categories Gossypiboma mentioned, and was combined into one a while back. For positive reactions, set the emotion range at the right of the response to 4,5, or 1,3 , or any positive emotion values you want. For negative reactions, use the negative numbers. Say, -5,-4 for an extrememly negative reaction or -3,-1 for a milder negative reaction. Oh, make sure that at least one of the responses has 0 as an option, too. Otherwise you risk a "no valid responses" message.

18 years ago #4172
Thanks prob123 for clearing up my question about the favorites and the xemote.

And thanks Ulrike for reminding me about adding a 0 option, it didn't strike me that indifference was an emotion.

18 years ago #4173
Also, does HANGUP still work? I tried implementing it in a test chat with my bot, I only got a note on the bottom that says "The bot no longer wants to talk to you" but I was still able to continue the chat.


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