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    FPS Shooters with Bots Multiplayer

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Starscream, Apr 26, 2011.

  1. Starscream

    Starscream Notebook Consultant

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    Hi guys,

    I'm looking for quality shooters that I can play multiplayer type games against bots. For example, Counterstrike Source is a good shooter where I can play against all bots.

    Can you guys list some good shooters where I can play solely against bots? Does crysis, battlefield bc, etc support bot play?

    Thanks.
     
  2. svl7

    svl7 T|I

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    Openarena supports bots (and it's free :D)

    Black Ops has a training mode in which you can play against bots, also when you create a private game. Same for MW2 when I remember correctly.
     
  3. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    MW2 does not have bots, svl7.

    Battlefield 2 has bots in its single-player mode, which is literally just multiplayer with bots. As mentioned, Black Ops has a training mode with bots.

    Also, Team Fortress 2 has bots (they were added sometime in the past year, I believe), although I don't think every single map works with bots at this point.
     
  4. Starscream

    Starscream Notebook Consultant

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    does bad company 2 have bots? how about any of the crysis?
     
  5. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    BC2 does not have bots, although it has a full blown single player campaign that you should be able to get a few hours out of, possibly more if you hunt down every single collectible.

    I've never played Crysis multiplayer, but off the top of my head I don't believe it has bots either.
     
  6. Lieto

    Lieto Notebook Deity

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    There is a difference between campaign ai and multiplayer bots ai.
    Campaign npcs are either guarding small area or attacking. Super predictable and super boring.
     
  7. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    The game section 8 which was released 2 years ago (not the new one) has bots in it and is fun. Some games like Crysis 2 are supposed to use AI Bots for the enemy as you play so it's different every time you play.

    Some folks tried to add bots to COD MW (not 2). It was not vanilla but some work an enthusiast group was working on. I could never get it to work right for more than 5 minutes.

    Good Luck, StevenX
     
  8. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Which also reminds me. FEAR 1 is supposed to have really good campaign AI.
     
  9. aboineg

    aboineg Notebook Guru

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    Actually, Pezbot works quite well, although the bots look quite stupid.
     
  10. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Duh.. it just occured to me. BOTS AND MP .. and all the customizing you could want...

    ARMA 1 and 2 plus add ons.

    StevenX
     
  11. The Happy Swede

    The Happy Swede Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, good choice Arma series is awesome. But remember that it takes quite the computer to run it! so make sure your computer can run the game before purchasing it!
     
  12. Necromas

    Necromas Notebook Deity

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    The original Perfect Dark.
     
  13. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    If you like Battlefield type gaming and Star Wars, i can recommend Star Wars: Battlefront 2.
    I love that game, and it got bot support and LAN.
     
  14. Tree_Burner

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    ARMA II is on sale on steam and they have an "Advanced AI System"
     
  15. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Portal 2 - you are the bots :D
     
  16. teeth_03

    teeth_03 Notebook Evangelist

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    ARMA I & II is quite indepth, but has some excellent co-op multi/single player vs "bots" fun to be had.

    BF2.
     
  18. bks1987

    bks1987 Notebook Evangelist

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    counter strike source also has bots. 1.6 has bots but you have to download a mod for it.
     
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    Those bots are worse then aimbot hackers.
     
  20. sticky

    sticky Notebook Consultant

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    Just wanted to say thanks for the open arena tip! Really enjoying it.

    Any other games like this with bots? Unreal III maybe? Anything else?
     
  21. hawk1410

    hawk1410 Bird of Prey

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    Unreal Tournament one of my favorite BOT multiplayers. You could check out Unreal Toutnament 3 but I like the original cause UT3 lacked the incredibly fast paced action. UT3 was a bit heavier and slower though Warfare beats Assault.
     
  22. sticky

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    Bought Unreal III on Steam and it's perfect for me. Pace is pretty darn fast IMO.
     
  23. hawk1410

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    Yeah the pace is what makes Unreal awesome. I just felt that the first one as the fastest, i still play the first one at times.
     
  24. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    UT is what I cut my FPS chops on ;) The only thing that's even close to as fast action is Quake 3. Had a lot of good times playing CTF in UT. Everything since that just seems slow :p