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Revision as of 14:07, 19 February 2013

Second Life bots can perform the various operations (not available by LSL):

  • Send direct group invitations (including closed groups)
  • Automatically monitor the group chats, kick spammers, perform antispam checks
  • Send automatic group notices and IMs
  • Act as mannequin or model bot
  • Serve as a secretary or support robot by using autoresponder AI or remote chat assistant.
  • Be a non-personal character (NPC) in a roleplaying game.

Classification

Every Second Life bot requires a special software running. This software can be run either on user's PC or hosted with Second Life bot hosting provider.

A. Hosting bot with provider

Pros:

  • You don't care about PC consuming power around the clock.
  • You don't have to choose, probably buy and update the bot software.
  • Bot does not depends on your internet connection.

Cons:

  • You have to pay a subscription fee (usually weekly)

B. Running bot on your own PC

Pros:

  • You can launch the bot when you need it
  • Usually no subscription fee (however, you may need to buy the software)

Cons:

  • You have to keep your PC running all the time
  • Bot hosting providers usually offer more features than standalone programs

Comparison

(Sorted naturally, new records are appended at the end)

SmartBots PikkuBot Corrade
Hosting type
Server hosting yes yes yes
Downloadable program no yes yes
Source-Code Available no no yes
Purpose
Used as: Multi-functional Bot Multi-functional Bot
Group Inviter


Features
Bot controlling approach web pages
in-world HUD
http API
chat commands instant-messaging
Group Inviter [1] yes yes yes
Chat moderator yes, web interface yes, bot commands no
Automatic chat antispam yes, using free device no no
Group notices and IMs yes yes no
Scheduled notices and IMs yes, web interface no no
Add-ons
Add-ons for other services SHX devices
HippoRent
Casper (Vend and others)
AlikaRent
IntelliAd
not announced developers welcome :-)
Devices and tools Available at SL Marketplace Pikku-Shop Wizardry and Steamworks - Corrade
Prices
Setup fee free L$6,000 (premium license)
L$6,000 (light license)
free (donations)
Bot hosting subscription L$479/week - fully-functional bot
L$179/week - model bot
L$504/week free (donations)
Programming
LSL API[2] AdminBot LSL Library:
invite to group
group chat talk
group chat listen
eject group members
no invite to group
Bot chat API no yes no
HTTP API yes no no
Other languages Simple Bot Scripting Language no no
Links
URL SmartBots: Second Life bot hosting PikkuBots website Wizardry and Steamworks - Corrade
SLURL [1] [2] ---
Other SmartBost is a publicly trading company, listed as BOTS at SLCAPEX --- The source-code is released under the GNU GPLv3 license. For hosting, please contact Kira Komarov in-world. Free hosting may be available (within reason and at the mercy of resources).
  1. See Group inviters comparison for more info
  2. The LSL library which allows to utilize bot's functionality from your LSL scripts

See also

For more info on bots, visit the following pages:

  • Group inviters comparison - the comparison table of the group inviter services
  • SmartBots services - the general information about Second life bots and related services: group inviter, chat managing and group notices