Bot
A bot (short for robot) is similar to an NPC in a multiplayer game, usually designed to behave like a human-controlled player. An example is the Template:Game name bot.
Long Version
Given the team-based competitive nature behind many first-person shooters, a player who plays offline games, presumably limited or no internet access, will be missing out a huge portion of the game. To remedy this, these games usually come with bots, which are NPCs that behave like a human player.
Another distinct definition of bot is that of a computer program which is commonly designed to perform monotonous or hard-to-achieve tasks such as "farming" and raising levels in RPG-type games. As a result, most RPG games have banned them from use because it is considered cheating. In FPS games this type of bot is also known to be a form of cheating. It helps players achieve better scores by improving their aim and reflexes which, in the extreme case, are completely controlled by the bot software.
Bot Classes and Properties
| Bot Class | Game | Target Class for I/O, VScript |
Is solid to NPC clip? |
Affected by LOS Blockers? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cs_bot | Template:Game name | player | Yes | Unconfirmed |
| Template:Game name | cs_bot | Yes | Unconfirmed | |
| survivor_bot | Template:Game name Template:Game name |
player | No | Yes |
| tf_bot | Template:Game name | player | No | No |
See also
- Navigation Meshes
- NextBot
- Server-Side Bots
- Botrix
- bot_quota
Bot Behavior Trees- VScript Examples#Functions to distinguish bots and human players