Bot proxy

bot_proxy is a point entity available in Team Fortress 2. It creates a functioning bot which can move around and attack players or other bots.

Note:The bots are kicked after death.

Warning:This entity appears to be unfinished as indicated by its broken functionality, bot_generator or bot_controller should be used instead.

Confirm:This entity may have worked previously, but may have been since broken by an update.

Keyvalues

Bot Name ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Name of the bot.

Bug:Creates random gibberish names if specified, otherwise it is named TFBot(number).  [todo tested in ?]

Class ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Class of the bot. Options are: auto, scout, sniper, soldier, demoman, medic, heavyweapons, pyro, spy and engineer.

Bug:Does not function, always picks a random class. SetClass input works, however.  [todo tested in ?]

Team ([todo internal name (i)]) <string>

Team of the bot. Options are: auto, red and blue.

Bug:Does not function, always picks the red team. SetTeam input works, however.  [todo tested in ?]

Spawn on start ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

Spawn a bot when the round starts.

Bug:Does not function, use the Spawn input instead.  [todo tested in ?]

Respawn delay ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

If non-zero, respawn a bot N seconds after it dies.

Bug:Cannot function since the bot is kicked on death.  [todo tested in ?]

Action point ([todo internal name (i)]) <targetname>

Name of a bot_action_point to tell a bot to move to it when it spawns in.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

Inputs

SetTeam <stringRedirectInput/string>

Changes the bot team immediately. Options are: auto, red and blue.

SetClass <stringRedirectInput/string>

Change the bot class immediately. Options are: auto, scout, sniper, soldier, demoman, medic, heavyweapons, pyro, spy and engineer.

SetMovementGoal <targetnameRedirectInput/string>

Tell a bot to move to the given goal.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

Spawn

Spawn a bot at this bot_proxy.

Delete

Delete any existing bots from this bot_proxy.

Outputs

OnSpawned

Sent when a TFBot has spawned.

OnInjured

Sent when a TFBot has been injured.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

OnKilled

Sent when a TFBot has been killed.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

OnAttackingEnemy

Sent when a TFBot has started attacking an enemy.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

OnKilledEnemy

Sent when a TFBot has killed an enemy.

Bug:Does not function.  [todo tested in ?]

See also

• bot_action_point