Bot base location

Revision as of 17:46, 12 January 2017

Your bot has its own base location and able to return to this location even after a lengthy sim restart. Base location is where you prefer your bot to stay (e.g. your office).

Controlling bot location

By default, your bot logs in to the base location, and reliable returns there even if it is pushed off the sim (for example, after a sim restart).

There are several options which control your bot:

"Base location" determines the place bot goes to.
"Login to" allows to select where your bot logs in
"Always return to base" tells your bot to repeatedly return to base if he leaves the sim.

If you want your bot to wander all over SL, uncheck "Always return to base" option.

What happens when...

...bot logs in

When your bot logs in, it:

If "login to last location" is turned on, bot logs into the last location.
Otherwise it logs in directly to "base location".

...region restart

The following happen on region restart:

SL kicks your bot from sim and logs it off.
Bot tries to log back in, but SL sends it to the Linden's hubs.
Bot knows its "base location" and keeps trying to teleport back every few minutes, until the region is back.

Thus, listing the "base location" is very important: it helps your bot to leave Linden's hub on region restart.

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Category: Personal bots

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-This page explains how SmartBots personal bots manage their home locations.
+Your bot has its own '''base location''' and able to return to this location even after a lengthy sim restart. Base location is where you prefer your bot to stay (e.g. your office).
-There are two options which control the bot's home:
+== Controlling bot location ==
+By default, your bot logs in to the base location, and reliable returns there even if it is pushed off the sim (for example, after a sim restart).
+There are several options which control your bot:
 [[Image:Bot home settings.jpg|center|link=|border]]
-# The "home URL" determines the bot's actual home location.
+* "Base location" determines the place bot goes to.
-# The "login to last location" checkbox determines how your bot logs in (see below).
+* "Login to" allows to select where your bot logs in
+* "Always return to base" tells your bot to repeatedly return to base if he leaves the sim.
+If you want your bot to wander all over SL, uncheck "Always return to base" option.
+== What happens when... ==
-These options will be used by the bot in the following cases:
+=== ...bot logs in ===
-== Case #1: bot logging in ==
+When your bot logs in, it:
-When your bot logs in, it acts in the following way:
+# If "login to last location" is turned on, bot logs into the last location.
-# If "login to last location" is turned on, bot logs in to last location.
+# Otherwise it logs in directly to "base location".
-# Otherwise it logs in directly to "home URL".
-== Case #2: region restart ==
+=== ...region restart ===
-The following events happen on region restart:
+The following happen on region restart:
-# Your bot is forcefully logged out by SL during the region restart.
+# SL kicks your bot from sim and logs it off.
-# Bot tries to log back in, but SL sends them to one of the Linden's hubs.
+# Bot tries to log back in, but SL sends it to the Linden's hubs.
-# Bot knows the actual "home URL" and keeps trying to teleport home every few minutes, until the region is back.
+# Bot knows its "base location" and keeps trying to teleport back every few minutes, until the region is back.
-Thus, listing the "home URL" is very important: it helps your bot to leave Linden's hub on region restart.
+Thus, listing the "base location" is very important: it helps your bot to leave Linden's hub on region restart.
 [[Category: Personal bots]]
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