User:Orinuse/sandbox/TFBot Technicialities

ConVars/ConCommands

Cvar/Command	Parameters or default value	Descriptor	Effect
tf_bot_add	[count|name] [class] [team] [skill] ["noquota"]	strings (processed without order)	Creates a bot with specified parameters. This entity will borrow from tf_bot_difficulty if skill is omitted..
tf_bot_always_full_reload	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Determines whether bots perform full reloads before firing.
tf_bot_ammo_search_range	5000	Hammer units	How far bots will search to find ammo around them.
tf_bot_arrow_elevation_rate	0.0001	Arbitrary float	When firing arrows at far away targets, this is the degree/range slope to raise our aim.
tf_bot_auto_vacate	1	0 disables, 1 enables	Whether bots will automatically leave to make room for human players.
tf_bot_ballistic_elevation_rate	0.01	arbitrary float	When lobbing grenades at far away targets, this is the degree/range slope to raise our aim.
tf_bot_capture_seek_and_destroy_max_duration	30	arbitrary float	If a capturing bot decides to go hunting, this is the max duration he will hunt for before reconsidering.
tf_bot_capture_seek_and_destroy_min_duration	15	arbitrary float	If a capturing bot decides to go hunting, this is the min duration he will hunt for before reconsidering.
tf_bot_cart_push_radius	60	Hammer units	Maximum distance in which bots will stay within near the payload to push it.
tf_bot_choose_target_interval	0.3f	Seconds (float)	How often a bot can reselect his target
tf_bot_debug_ammo_scavenging	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draws debug informaton for bot ammo-information.
tf_bot_debug_destroy_enemy_sentry	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw debug info for bots trying to destroy sentries.
tf_bot_debug_payload_guard_vantage_points	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw vantage points for guarding the payload.
tf_bot_debug_retreat_to_cover	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw debug info for bots retreating to cover.
tf_bot_debug_seek_and_destroy	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw bot seek-and-destroy debug info.
tf_bot_debug_sentry_placement	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw bot engineer sentry placement debug info.
tf_bot_debug_sniper	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw Sniper bot debug information.
tf_bot_debug_spy	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw Spy bot debug information.
tf_bot_debug_stuck_log			Given a server logfile visually display bot stuck locations.
tf_bot_debug_stuck_log_clear			Clear currently loaded bot stuck data.
tf_bot_debug_tags	0	0 disables, 1 enables	ent_text will only show tags on bots.
tf_bot_defend_owned_point_percent	0.5	arbitrary float	Stay on the contested point we own until enemy cap percent falls below this value.
tf_bot_defense_debug	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw defense areas.
tf_bot_defense_must_defend_time	300	arbitrary float	If timer is less than this value, bots will stay near point and guard.
tf_bot_difficulty	1	integer	Sets default skill value.
tf_bot_engineer_building_health_multiplier	2	unknown type	Unused.
tf_bot_engineer_exit_near_sentry_range	2500	Hammer units	Maximum travel distance between a bot's Sentry gun and its Teleporter Exit
tf_bot_engineer_max_sentry_travel_distance_to_point	2500	Hammer units	Maximum travel distance between a bot's Sentry gun and the currently contested point
tf_bot_engineer_mvm_hint_min_distance_from_bomb	1300	Hammer units	Bot engineers will move if the bomb is within this range.
tf_bot_engineer_mvm_sentry_hint_bomb_backward_range	3000	Hammer units	How far the MvM bot engineer can build backward.
tf_bot_engineer_mvm_sentry_hint_bomb_forward_range	0	Hammer units	How far the MvM bot engineer can build forwards.
tf_bot_engineer_retaliate_range	750	Hammer units	Engineer bots will attack if the attacker who destroyed sentry closer than this, otherwise the engineer bot will retreat.
tf_bot_escort_range	300	Hammer units	Bots will escort anyone within this range if there are no enemies.
tf_bot_fetch_lost_flag_time	10	arbitrary float	How long busy bots will ignore the dropped flag before they give up what they are doing and go after it
tf_bot_fire_weapon_allowed	1	0 disables, 1 enables	If zero bots will not pull the trigger of their weapons (but will act like they did).
tf_bot_fire_weapon_min_time	1	arbitrary integer	Minimum time bots will fire their weapon.
tf_bot_flag_escort_give_up_range	1000	Hammer units	Bots will give up escorts at this range.
tf_bot_flag_escort_max_count	4	arbitrary integer	Maximum amount of escorters allowed.
tf_bot_flag_escort_range	500	Hammer units	Bots will escort the flag carrier within this range.
tf_bot_flag_kill_on_touch	0	0 disables, 1 enables	If nonzero, any bot that picks up the flag dies. For testing.
tf_bot_force_class	[blank by default]	string	If set to a class name, all bots will respawn as that class.
tf_bot_force_jump	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Force bots to continuously jump.
tf_bot_formation_debug	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw bot-formation debug info.
tf_bot_health_critical_ratio	0.3	arbitrary float	Health ratio in which bots are "critically injured".
tf_bot_health_ok_ratio	0.8	arbitrary float	Health ratio in which bots are considered "ok".
tf_bot_health_search_far_range	2000	Hammer units	Critically-hurt bots will search for health within this range.
tf_bot_health_search_near_range	1000	Hammer units	Uncritically-hurt bots will search for health within this range.
tf_bot_hitscan_range_limit	1800	Hammer units	Maximum range in which bots will try to hit targets with hitscan.
tf_bot_join_after_player	1	0 disables, 1 enables	If nonzero, bots wait until a player joins before entering the game.
tf_bot_keep_class_after_death	0	0 disables, 1 enables	If zero bots will change class upon death, except in MvM.
tf_bot_kick	[name|"red"|"blue"|"all"|"moveToSpectatorTeam"]	string	Kicks bots based on name and team, or all of them. Will instead move bots to spectator mode if moveToSpectatorTeam is added.
tf_bot_kill	[name|"red"|"blue"|"all"]	string	Kills bots based on name and team, or all of them.
tf_bot_max_grenade_launch_at_sentry_range	1500	Hammer units	Demoman bots will try to launch grenades at sentries in this range.
tf_bot_max_point_defend_range	1250	Hammer units	How far (in travel distance) from the point defending bots will take up positions.
tf_bot_max_setup_gate_defend_range	2000	Hammer units	How far from the setup gate(s) defending bots can take up positions.
tf_bot_max_sticky_launch_at_sentry_range	1500	Hammer units	Demoman bots will try to launch stickies at sentries in this range.
tf_bot_max_teleport_entrance_travel	1500	Hammer units	Don't plant teleport entrances farther than this travel distance from our spawn room
tf_bot_max_teleport_exit_travel_to_point	2500	Hammer units	If an offensive engineer bot's tele exit is farther from the point than this, then destroy it.
tf_bot_medic_cover_test_resolution	8	arbitrary float	Determines the angular increment when scanning for players to heal.
tf_bot_medic_debug	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Draw debug info for medic bots.
tf_bot_medic_max_call_response_range	1000	Hammer units	Calls for medic within this range will be heard.
tf_bot_medic_max_heal_range	600	Hammer units	Bot medics will heal anyone within this range.
tf_bot_medic_start_follow_range	250	Hammer units	Medics will start following their patients when in this range.
tf_bot_medic_stop_follow_range	75	Hammer units	Medics will stop following their patients when in this range.
tf_bot_melee_attack_abandon_range	500	Hammer units	If threat is farther away than this, bot will switch back to its primary weapon and attack
tf_bot_melee_only	0	0 disables, 1 enables	If nonzero, bots will only use melee weapons
tf_bot_min_setup_gate_defend_range	750	Hammer units	How close from the setup gate(s) defending bots can take up positions. Areas closer than this will be in cover to ambush.
tf_bot_min_setup_gate_sniper_defend_range	1500	Hammer units	How far from the setup gate(s) a defending sniper will take up position
tf_bot_min_teleport_travel	3000	Hammer units	Minimum travel distance between teleporter entrance and exit before engineer bot will build one.
tf_bot_mvm_show_engineer_hint_region			Show the nav areas MvM engineer bots will consider when selecting sentry and teleporter hints. Note:Is a cheat command.
tf_bot_near_point_travel_distance	750	Hammer units	Range in which bots are considered to be "near" the point.
tf_bot_notice_backstab_chance	25	arbitrary integer	Chance for bots to notice backstabs.
tf_bot_notice_backstab_max_range	750	Hammer units	Maximum range in which bots will notice backstabs.
tf_bot_notice_backstab_min_range	100	Hammer units	Minimum range in which bots will notice backstabs.
tf_bot_notice_gunfire_range	3000	Hammer units	The range in which gunshots are noticed by bots.
tf_bot_notice_quiet_gunfire_range	500	Hammer units	The range in which quiet gunshots are noticed by bots.
tf_bot_npc_archer_arrow_damage	75	arbitrary float	Determines the arrow damage of NPC archer arrows.
tf_bot_npc_archer_health	100	arbitrary integer	Determines the health of NPC archer bots.
tf_bot_npc_archer_shoot_interval	2	arbitrary float	Determines the interval at which NPC archer bots fire.
tf_bot_npc_archer_speed	100	arbitrary integer	Unused.
tf_bot_offense_must_push_time	120	arbitrary float	If timer is less than this, bots will push hard to cap
tf_bot_offline_practice	0	arbitrary integer	Tells the server that it is in offline practice mode.
tf_bot_path_lookahead_range	300	Hammer units	How far a bot should look ahead.
tf_bot_payload_guard_range	1000	Hammer units	Guard the payload within this range.
tf_bot_prefix_name_with_difficulty	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Append the skill level of the bot to the bot's name
tf_bot_pyro_always_reflect	0	0 disables, 1 enables	Pyro bots will always reflect projectiles fired at them. For tesing/debugging purposes.
tf_bot_pyro_deflect_tolerance	0.5	arbitrary float	Pyro bots will not airblast if the dot product between their normalized vector and a projectile's normalized vector is higher than the negative of this value. Todo: Simplify the explanation somehow?
tf_bot_pyro_shove_away_range	250	Hammer units	If a Pyro bot's target is closer than this, then compression blast them away
tf_bot_quota	0	arbitrary integer	Determines the total number of tf bots in the game.
tf_bot_quota_mode	normal	string	Determines the type of quota. Allowed values: 'normal', 'fill', and 'match'. If 'fill', the server will adjust bots to keep N players in the game, where N is bot_quota. If 'match', the server will maintain a 1:N ratio of humans to bots, where N is bot_quota.
tf_bot_reevaluate_class_in_spawnroom	1	0 disables, 1 enables	If set bots will opportunistically switch class while in spawnrooms if their current class is no longer their first choice.
tf_bot_retreat_to_cover_range	1000	Hammer units	How far to search for cover.
tf_bot_sniper_aim_error	0	Hammer units	Margin of error in sniper aim radius.
tf_bot_sniper_aim_steady_rate	10	aribtrary float	Determines the angle rate at which the bot aim becomes steady.
tf_bot_sniper_allow_opportunistic	1	0 disables, 1 enables	If set, Sniper bots will stop on their way to their preferred lurking spot to snipe at opportunistic targets.
tf_bot_sniper_choose_target_interval	3	Seconds (float)	How often a zoomed-in Sniper can reselect his target. Note:Currently unused.
tf_bot_sniper_flee_range	400	Hammer units	Sniper bots retreat if their threat is closer than this range.
tf_bot_sniper_goal_entity_move_tolerance	500	Hammer units	How far a sniper spot can be from the point before being ignored.
tf_bot_sniper_linger_time	5	arbitrary float	How long Sniper will wait around after losing his target before giving up.
tf_bot_sniper_melee_range	200	Hammer units	Sniper bots will attack with melee if their threat is closer than this range.
tf_bot_sniper_patience_duration	10	arbitrary float	How long a Sniper bot will wait without seeing an enemy before picking a new spot.
tf_bot_sniper_personal_space_range	1000	Hammer units	Enemies beyond this range don't worry Sniper bots.
tf_bot_sniper_spot_epsilon	100	Hammer units	Maximum distance between sniper spots to consider them one spot.
tf_bot_sniper_spot_max_count	10	arbitrary integer	Stop searching for sniper spots when each side has found this many.
tf_bot_sniper_spot_min_range	1000	Hammer units	Minimum length for a sightline to be considered usable.
tf_bot_sniper_spot_point_tolerance	750	Hammer units	The range in which a sniper can stand near a vantage point.
tf_bot_sniper_spot_search_count	10	arbitrary integer	Search this many times per behavior update frame.
tf_bot_sniper_target_linger_duration	2	arbitrary float	How long a Sniper bot will keep toward at a target it just lost sight of.
tf_bot_spawn_use_preset_roster	1	unknown	Bot will choose class from a preset class table.
tf_bot_spy_change_target_range_threshold	300	Hammer units	Spy bots will change to newer targets if their current target is further than this range.
tf_bot_spy_knife_range	300	Hammer units	Spy Bots will prefer their knife if their threat is closer than this range.
tf_bot_squad_escort_range	500	Hammer units	If a bot is using a melee weapon, close and attack with it while staying near the leader with in this range.
tf_bot_sticky_base_range	800	arbitrary integer	Demoman bots will charge their stickies if their target sentry is further than this range.
tf_bot_sticky_charge_rate	0.01	arbitrary float	Seconds of charge per unit range beyond base.
tf_bot_stickybomb_density	0	arbitrary integer	Number of stickies to place per square inch.
tf_bot_suicide_bomb_friendly_fire	1	0 disables, 1 enables	Sentry Busters can kill ally bots on its team.
tf_bot_suicide_bomb_range	300	Hammer units	Sentry Busters will kill players in this range and start detonation in a third of this value.
tf_bot_suspect_spy_forget_cooldown	5	arbitrary integer	How long to consider a suspicious spy as suspicious.
tf_bot_suspect_spy_touch_interval	5	ticks (integer)	How many ticks back to look for touches against suspicious spies.
tf_bot_taunt_victim_chance	20	arbitrary float	1/value chance for a bot to taunt after killing a bot.
tf_bot_teleport_build_surface_normal_limit	0	Hammer units	If the ground normal Z component is less that this value, Engineer bots won't place their entrance teleporter.
tf_bot_wait_in_cover_max_time	2	arbitrary float	Maximum time bots will hide in cover.
tf_bot_wait_in_cover_min_time	1	arbitrary float	Minimum time bots will hide in cover.
tf_bot_warp_team_to_me			Teleports all ally bots to !activator.
tf_mvm_bot_flag_carrier_interval_to_1st_upgrade	5	Seconds (float)	The time before the bomb carrier performs the 1st upgrade.
tf_mvm_bot_flag_carrier_interval_to_2nd_upgrade	15	Seconds (float)	The time before the bomb carrier performs the 2nd upgrade.
tf_mvm_bot_flag_carrier_interval_to_3rd_upgrade	15	Seconds (float)	The time before the bomb carrier performs the 3rd upgrade.