Getting Started with BuffyBot

Introduction
BuffyBot is a software application which logs into the Second Life Grid and warns, kicks, or bans Bloodlines players which target players with unsolicited bite requests.

Download
You can download BuffyBot from the BuffyBot Product Page

Installation
After you have downloaded the BuffyBot installer, double click it and follow the directions on the screen, once installed there will be a BuffyBot folder in your Start Menu->All Programs->BuffyBot. Double clicking on the BuffyBot item will start the application and bring up the login screen shown in fig 1



Creating an alt account
You will generally run the bot using an alt account, you can sign up for an alt account here

Configuring the alt Account
For BuffyBot to be used it requires certain permissions and settings. Presuming your land is group owned you will need to invite the alt into the group and give it a role that allows for Freezing/Kicking other users, and managing the parcel ban list.

Alt Appearance
BuffyBot will sit on your land, generally placed in a common area and will be seen by all visitors of your land. You can dress your alt in whatever fashion you prefer, and each time your BuffyBot signs in, it will set that appearance. If you wish to change the appearance you can login using any viewer and modify its appearance to your liking.

Running the application
You can login by entering the alts First name, Last name, and password on the login screen (Fig 1).
Once your alt is able to login successfully, you will see the settings screen. At this point the application is running and will take the appropriate actions based on the default settings.




Movement
You can move your BuffyBot around by using the Teleport Button (Fig 2) which will bring up the Teleport Dialog. Simply enter the destination region, x, y, and z coords and click the Teleport button and your BuffyBot will move to the new location.



Log Viewer
All kills and activities are logged to the log viewer, this can be viewed by clickint the Log Viewer button from the main application page.
(Fig 2)

Settings
On the main application page (Fig 2) there are various options you can set which are described below:
Bite Detection

• HUD Bite Requests - this detects when a vampire attempts to bite your bot using their HUD
• Chat Bite Requests - This is not currently used, but could possibly be extended at some point to detect keywords spoken in chat from the vampire.

Actions to Take - When a bite request is detected, these are the actions the BuffyBot will take

• Warn - Send the vampire a message stating unsolicited vampire bites are not welcome
• Eject - Eject the vampire from the land
• Ban - Ban the Vampire from the parcel

For Eject and ban to work, the bot must have the proper group permissions as described earlier

Announce - In addition to logging the action, what additional places to annonce the kill

• In Chat - BuffyBot will publicly state in chat that a vampire has been killed
• In BuffyBot Group Chat - If your BuffyBot is a member of the BuffyBot group, you can optionally annonce kills in the group. This option is disabled if your BuffyBot is not a member of the BuffyBot group.

On the navigation bar above the settings panels, there are 3 buttons and a status area

• Logout - Logs your BuffyBot out of Second Life
• Teleport - Opens Teleport window to move your BuffyBot to a new location
• Log Viewer - Opens the log viewer window where you can browse activity
• Status - this will show status messages