All games from the Counter-Strike series have received the attention of millions of players from the regular version 1.6 to the current Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The line of games has become a cult in its genre and has been ahead of its competitors for almost twenty years. In recent years, Counter-Strike has gained a new round of development, increasing the number of tournaments and e-sportsmen who receive royalties as professional athletes. This interest is grounded in another area of activity - the active action of bookmakers. But one thing is clear that CS: GO does not stand in one place, but is constantly developing and updating.
Why train with bots
Beginners who have just entered the game are experiencing huge problems when interacting with other players. The fact is that sometimes these newly minted gamers go to the server, where professionals with experience of over four years play. Naturally, newcomers do not have enough skill and game experience and die at the hands of skilled players. Therefore, people train on bots to feel the game and its subtleties.
Of course, tactics and teamwork develop exclusively with real players, but shooting, moving and studying the map is possible with the help of bots. This artificial intelligence has various degrees of difficulty that can be adjusted in the console. For example, if you put the bots at maximum difficulty, then they are quite capable of repelling even the most professional players. It is worth considering that strong bots initially know about your location and this is their huge advantage. For beginners, light and medium bots are suitable, which fit perfectly into the atmosphere of a novice player and are able to compete with the game.
Bots in Counter-Strike 1.6.
This version of the game is for fans of the old-school version of CS, as well as for those whose computer can only run old games. It is from here that many professional players, who most likely began to learn to play with bots, take their roots.
To add bots, you must go to the "Single player". A window will appear in which you can select any card. To play with bots, you need to activate the "Include bots in this game" item and indicate their number. Next, select the difficulty for which you can adapt and click start. After starting, the bots will be evenly distributed among the teams.
For broader bot settings, you can use console spelling. For example, adjust the number of bots in both teams. We will use the bot_add_t commands to add bots to the terrorists, bot_add_ct to add bots to the special forces. These commands can be registered right during the game.
How to add bots to "KS: Source v34"
It is popular among many players even today. This is due to the fact that during the heyday of Counter-Strike, it did not have competitive analogues. There were not so many online games, and young people often hung up in Source.
How to add bots to "KS: Sourse"? There are two ways, as in previous versions, - through the main menu and the console. Before adding bots to “KS: Sourse”, you must go into the game and select a single player game. Choose a card, check the box next to "Include bots in the game", determine their number and complexity.
Console commands
The most attractive and functional will be writing through the console. Before adding bots to "KS: Source" through the console, you must enable it in the "Settings". By default, the console is activated by pressing the Tilda (~) button. During the game, you can register the following commands:
- bot_add - a standard team for adding a bot to a random team, where there are fewer players;
- bot_add_ct - adding a bot to the command of special forces;
- bot_add_t - add a bot to the terrorist team;
- bot_difficulty - a team that allows you to set the difficulty level of bots (easy: 0, medium: 1, pros: 2, expert: 3);
- bot_kick - removes the bot;
- bot_kill - kills the bot;
- bot_auto_follow - automatically follow bots for the player;
- bot_eco_limit - sets the limit of economic stock below which bots will not be purchased at the beginning of the round;
- bot_all_weapons - bots use all available weapons;
- bot_knives_only - bots use only knives;
- bot_snipers_only - bots use only sniper rifles;
- bot_freeze - freezes all bots (they do not move, but are able to respond to the player);
- bot_stop - terminates all actions of bots (stand still and do not react to player actions in any way);
- bot_walk - bots move in steps.
Not all teams are listed here, but only the most common ones that are necessary for their stable management.
Bots in other versions
In the same way, you can make bots in KS: Source. Russian special forces ", as in other modified versions. Since the engine and the functional component of the games are the same, the mode for adding bots will be the same everywhere. Such assemblies for ordinary users include new skins, new weapons, new maps, and other interesting ideas from the creators. For licensees, the solution to the problem “How to add bots to“ KS Sources in Steam ”remains exactly the same. The only difference will be the activation of the console, since most often it is disabled in licensed games, but it can be easily turned on in the settings.
ZBot Pak
These are official bots from Turtle Rock Studios that have been merged with Valve. The artificial intelligence of these bots is for Counter-Strike 1.6. They are rightly considered the best, thanks to their mechanics, unpredictability and behavior, similar to real players. Their abilities are determined by the level of difficulty set.
In order to download the archive with bots, you should go to the official website of Turtle Rock Studios and download the latest version. After a successful download, you need to run the installer and specify the installation path: C: \ Program Files \ Counter-Strike 1.6 \.
When the installation is completed, you can safely enter the game - the standard bots are automatically replaced by the newly installed ones. New bots have advanced console commands that migrated to new versions of CS.