Bots for ns

Banan

<div class="IPBDescription">Will they be advanced?</div>When ns is released I really hope there will be some kind of bot mechanism for it, but I'm wondering, will the bots be advanced? i mean, some bots are just plain boring, "addbot" is like the only command you can do, I don't know if bots are planned at all but if anyone knows anything about bots for ns please give me info, <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->

Moleculor

There won't be any bots other than the ones that 3rd party people design. The bots that are included with the NSTR are only to test how map areas work when they're full of people.

Banan

so there won't be ANY kind of bots? aaaw...
me and my friend always play on teams against a big bunch of bots, we have alot of more control then, hmmm, hope someone makes some bots though...

Lazarus

But it isnt that hard to make bots for the alien team, is it? I mean its more like deathmach and has no commandcenter and stuff. It could be fun on a lan where there are too few ppl to play on both sides.

Flayra

Bots may very well happen in the near future, but most likely not for the first release.  I'm sure someone else will great a great bot for NS though, whether we want them to or not. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

TechnoSnail

It would probably be kind of hard to make a bot use commander mode... It ain't just simple waypointing <!--emo&???--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'><!--endemo--> .

Banan

Why would anyone want bots being commander? it's alot cooler having alot of bots to command around, you know, they would react instantly.

Shuvit_Viper

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You forget the Wallclimbing, the building, the flying, the webbing... i think marine building is easier then alien building...

TychoCelchuuu

this has been discussed a bunch; someone should add it to the FAQ.

Cremator

i would love to have some great bots in the game, but considering that even the newest games today have ai that is still much less than human, i doubt quality bots are something that even our skilled ns team can do.  you need a big developement team to do something even minorly satisfactory.

chalupamonk

Hell, I'll take the regular NSTR bots anytime.  I know that may sound odd, but <b>believe me</b>, if you accidentally spawn Flayra in your map and don't know that he's a bot, and he's running around looking for you in a dark area....

Well, let me tell you, it's really freaking scary.