User:MisleadingName/El Chapo Writeup
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El Chapo is a multifaceted AI-driven bot originating from the Fasteroid's server then moving to Eathan's Realm. Initially designed with rudimentary functionality, El Chapo evolved over time into a cornerstone of ER, both in gameplay mechanics and community engagement.
Development History
The genesis of El Chapo predates ER, originating as a bot on Fasteroid's server. This initial version featured basic pathfinding and combat capabilities. However, the project didn't progress significantly beyond this stage.[1]
El Chapo 2 (April 2022)
In April 2022, the bot was revisited within ER. While functional, its primary behavior was to pathfind toward players and spam the Comballs Rocket Launcher SWEP, leading to chaotic gameplay. Due to frequent server crashes caused by a segmentation fault (later identified as a GMod bug), this version was shelved.[2]
Modern El Chapo (August 2023)
The modern iteration of El Chapo was officially introduced on August 4, 2023. Marking a significant milestone in its development:
- Technical Framework: Leveraging a bot controller library and combat script previously developed for an event called "Bot Uprising," El Chapo's behavior was carefully scripted for enhanced functionality.[3]
- Initial Deployment: On August 7, 2023, El Chapo's "brain" (AI logic) was deployed, alongside an official in-game look.[4]
- Gameplay Role: Designed to function similarly to Minecraft's Warden, El Chapo offered players a challenging adversary while providing tangible rewards for killing him.[5]
Community Impact
El Chapo played a pivotal role in revitalizing ER during a period of stagnation. His AI LLM, challenging combat, and humorous in-universe persona drew players back to the server. For months, El Chapo became a central focus of player interaction, fostering community engagement.[6]
Cultural Significance
El Chapo's in-universe lore and reputation elevated him to meme-like status within the server community.[7]
Technical Evolution
Initially hosted on a WSE VPS using only CPU resources, El Chapo's performance was notably slow. Efforts to decentralize the bot's processing included the concept of "Chapo nodes," distributed across participant machines and managed by a central "mothership." However, limitations in hardware and testing environments led to the shelving of this approach.[8]
GPU Integration
Subsequent development efforts included testing GPU acceleration for El Chapo's AI logic. Collaborations with Marcel and Cioss led to the creation of "Chapo AI v2." Although this version was initially shelved due to hardware limitations on the WSE host, it eventually evolved into version 2.1 with the move to the Shitbox server.[9]
Modern Architecture
The current version (v2.1) utilizes a hybrid approach combining elements of the mothership-nodes system with processing from the Shitbox.[10]
References
The entire chatlog can be found in this subpage.
- ↑ [03.01.2025 16:57] andreweathan: el chapo actually started out way before ER as a bot created on fasteroid's server. It had pathfinding and could kill players, but it didn't go far.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 16:58] andreweathan: In ER, I initially made an "el chapo 2" in April 2022. It half worked but just pathfound to players and spammed the comballs rocket launcher, causing mayhem. It kept segfaulting the server on boot.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:02] andreweathan: Years ago, I made an event in ER called the bot uprising, for which I wrote a combat script. I reused it in modern Chapo and wrote a bot controller library for handling bot logic.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:05] andreweathan: On August 7, I deployed the first version of Chapo's brain and gave him his official look.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:09] andreweathan: Chapo is meant to be like the Warden from Minecraft, except he drops something useful.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:09] andreweathan: ER was stagnating for a while before I made Chapo. He singlehandedly revived the server, with players fighting him and interacting with him for months.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:10] andreweathan: Chapo has a lot of specific in-universe lore that puts him on a level with Chuck Norris memes.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:12] andreweathan: For the longest time, Chapo lived on the WSE VPS, using only CPU, which made it slow. I tried decentralizing Chapo using nodes managed by a mothership but shelved it due to hardware and testing limitations.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:14] andreweathan: I tested GPU Chapo on Marcel and Cioss. Chapo AI v2 was shelved due to WSE hardware limitations but later evolved into v2.1 after moving to the Shitbox.]
- ↑ [03.01.2025 17:16] andreweathan: Currently, Chapo is v2.1, reusing the mothership-nodes idea with processing from the Shitbox.]
