Internet Mode Fix

Internet Mode Fix

Limitations of Visual Basic 6 left the standard Internet Mode with several bugs and it generally does not work very well because of this. To correct the problem, Sammeh put together a fix by way of a helper program.

Installation and Setup

• Download the fix into the same directory as your Darwinbots executable (For ease of use, it can actually be anywhere).
• Create two folders somewhere on your hard disk, they can be named anything you want, but for ease call one inbound and one outbound.
• Inside Darwinbots, create a new teleporter (Objects->Teleporters->New Teleporter...)
• Set the type to inbound, and then change the path to the location of the inbound folder you made earlier.
• Create another teleporter, only set the type to outbound, and the path to the outbound folder you made.
• Now run DarwinbotsIM.exe
• Change the inbound and outbound paths to the ones you made.
• Change the nickname to whatever you please (Your name on the forums would be good)
• Check to make sure a Darwinbots process is selected (the drop down box)
• Press Start.
• You now have a sim connected to the Internet, congratulations!

IRC Commands

There are also commands in our IRC channel that leverage the fix.

•  !bots - Lists the number of bots in transit
•  !online - Shows the active sims connected to IM
•  !im - Shows total population of active sims connected to IM along with their individual contributions
•  !info <simname> - Shows how many bots are running at what speed on a particular sim
•  !siminfo <simname> - Shows detailed information on a particular sim
•  !bcps - Shows the total Bot Cycles per Second. Essentially, the bigger this number, the more power IM mode has available.
•  !help - Displays all available commands.
•  !auth <password> - Authenticates you with the ChannelOPbot. You must provide the correct password. Unauthorized use will result in a g-line.