IW2 Bot Warfare

Bot Warfare is a GSC mod for CoD2rev Server's implementation of libcod's bot functions.

It aims to add playable AI to the multiplayer games of CoD2.

You can find the ModDB release post here.

Important to public dedicated servers

The bots_main_firstIsHost CVAR is enabled by default!

This is so inexperienced users of the mod can access with menu without any configuration.

Make sure to disable this CVAR by adding set bots_main_firstIsHost 0 in your server config!

Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Documentation
• Changelog
• Credits

Features

• A Waypoint Editor for creating and modifying bot's waypoints of traversing the map. Have a look at Using the Waypoint editor.

• A clean and nice menu, you can edit every bot CVAR within in-game.

• Everything can be customized, ideal for both personal use and dedicated servers. Have a look at Documentation to see whats possible!

• This mod does not edit ANY stock .gsc files, meaning EVERY other mod is compatible with this mod. Mod doesn't add anything unnecessary, what you see is what you get.

• Adds AI clients to multiplayer games to simulate playing real players. (essentially Combat Training for CoD2)

  • Bots move around the maps with native engine input. (all normal maps)
    • Can load MeatBot waypoints as well.
  • Bots press all the buttons with native engine input. (ads, jump, etc)
  • Bots play all gamemodes/objectives, they capture flags, plant, defuse bombs, etc. (all normal modes)
  • Bots can camp randomly.
  • Bots can follow others on own will.
  • Bots have smooth and realistic aim.
  • Bots respond smartly to their surroundings, they will go to you if you shoot, compass, etc.
  • Bots use all weapons.
  • Bots difficulty level can be customized and are accurate. (hard is hard, easy is easy, etc.)
  • Bots each all have different classes, traits, and difficulty and remember it all.
  • Bots switch from between primaries and secondaries.
  • Bots can throw grenades, they even use grenades in preset map locations.
  • Bots can melee people.
  • Bots can run!
  • Bots can climb ladders!
  • Bots jump shot and drop shot.
  • Bots detect smoke grenades, and grenade slows.
  • Bots will remember their class, skill and traits, even on multiround based gametypes.
  • ... And pretty much everything you expect a Combat Training bot to have

Installation

You can easily setup a local LAN dedicated server for you to join and play on.

0. Make sure that CoD2 server + libcod and game client is installed, updated and working properly.
   • Download the latest release of Bot Warfare.
1. Locate your CoD2 server install folder.
2. Move the files/folders found in Add to root of CoD2 server from the Bot Warfare release archive you downloaded to the root of your CoD2 server folder.
   • The folder/file structure should follow as .CoD2 server folder/mods/mp_bots/z_svr_bots.iwd.
3. The mod is now installed. Now before you start your server, you will need to set the fs_game CVAR to mods/mp_bots as a commandline argument (+set fs_game "mods/mp_bots").
4. Now start your CoD2 client and connect to your server (connect 127.0.0.1 in the console most likely) and play!

Documentation

Menu Usage

• You can open the menu by pressing the fire, activate and melee buttons together.

• You can navigate the options by the pressing the activate and fire keys, and you can select options by pressing your melee key.

• Pressing the menu button again closes menus.

CVARs

Cvar	Description	Default Value
bots_main	Enable this mod.	1
bots_main_firstIsHost	The first player to connect will be given host.	1
bots_main_GUIDs	A comma separated list of GUIDs of players who will be given host.
bots_main_waitForHostTime	How many seconds to wait for the host player to connect before adding bots to the match.	10
bots_main_menu	Enable the in-game menu for hosts.	1
bots_main_debug	Enable the in-game waypoint editor at start of the game, or enable bot event prints. 0 - disable 1 - for just debug events 2 - for every event	0
bots_main_kickBotsAtEnd	Kick the bots at the end of a match.	1
bots_main_chat	The rate bots will chat at, set to 0 to disable.	1.0
bots_manage_add	Amount of bots to add to the game, once bots are added, resets back to 0.	0
bots_manage_fill	Amount of players/bots (look at bots_manage_fill_mode) to maintain in the match.	0
bots_manage_fill_mode	bots_manage_fill players/bots counting method. 0 - counts both players and bots. 1 - only counts bots. 2 - exactly 0 but auto adjusts bots_manage_fill to map. 3 - exactly 1 but auto adjusts bots_manage_fill to map. 4 - bots are used for balancing teams. 5 - exactly 4 but auto adjusts bots_manage_fill to map.	0
bots_manage_fill_watchplayers	Bots will not be added until one player is in the game	0
bots_manage_fill_kick	If the amount of players/bots in the match exceeds bots_manage_fill, kick bots until no longer exceeds.	0
bots_manage_fill_spec	If when counting players for bots_manage_fill should include spectators.	1
bots_team	One of autoassign, allies, axis, spectator, or custom. What team the bots should be on.	autoassign
bots_team_amount	When bots_team is set to custom. The amount of bots to be placed on the axis team. The remainder will be placed on the allies team.	0
bots_team_force	If the server should force bots' teams according to the bots_team value. When bots_team is autoassign, unbalanced teams will be balanced. This cvar is ignored when bots_team is custom.	0
bots_team_mode	When bots_team_force is 1 and bots_team is autoassign, players/bots counting method. 0 - counts both players and bots. 1 - only counts bots	0
bots_skill	Bots' difficulty. 0 - Random difficulty for each bot. 1 - Easiest difficulty for all bots. 2 to 6 - Between easy and hard difficulty for all bots. 7 - The hardest difficulty for all bots. 8 - custom (look at the bots_skill_<team>_<difficulty> cvars) 9 - Every difficulty parameter is randomized	0
bots_skill_axis_hard	When bots_skill is set to 8, the amount of hard difficulty bots to set on the axis team.	0
bots_skill_axis_med	When bots_skill is set to 8, the amount of medium difficulty bots to set on the axis team. The remaining bots on the team will be set to easy difficulty.	0
bots_skill_allies_hard	When bots_skill is set to 8, the amount of hard difficulty bots to set on the allies team.	0
bots_skill_allies_med	When bots_skill is set to 8, the amount of medium difficulty bots to set on the allies team. The remaining bots on the team will be set to easy difficulty.	0
bots_skill_min	The minimum difficulty level for the bots.	1
bots_skill_max	The maximum difficulty level for the bots.	7
bots_play_move	If the bots can move.	1
bots_play_knife	If the bots can knife.	1
bots_play_fire	If the bots can fire.	1
bots_play_nade	If the bots can grenade.	1
bots_play_obj	If the bots can play the objective.	1
bots_play_camp	If the bots can camp.	1
bots_play_jumpdrop	If the bots can jump/drop shot.	1
bots_play_ads	If the bots can aim down sights.	1
bots_play_aim	If the bots can aim.	1

Changelog

• v2.3.0
  • Initial release

Credits

• INeedGames - http://www.moddb.com/mods/bot-warfare
• PeZBot team - http://www.moddb.com/mods/pezbot
• MeatBot team - https://www.moddb.com/mods/meatbot-v092
• Ability
• Salvation

Feel free to use code, host on other sites, host on servers, mod it and merge mods with it, just give credit where credit is due! -INeedGames/INeedBot(s) @ [email protected]