Bots?

[FlipNC720]

So, are there are bots for this game for off-line play?

[lordLoss]

Nope.

[JK-]

Ehm, double thread...
Can't remember seing that anywhere:blink:

Edit: Just saw other thread, and it looks like you've already discovered that.

[CaptainSnake]

If there were bots it would be the end of the world as we know it.. (the ZP world anyway)

[BOOM HEADSHOT]

sure would

[Kommando]

A guy called noob cannon lol has made bots for ZP. I suppose those would work for offline play, but I don't think he'd want to give away the bot plugin.

[BOOM HEADSHOT]

i remeber noob cannon and yes i think he did make a plugin and also i didn't know you could play zp offline

[JK-]

I'm pretty sure that when you create a lan server, that it can be offline.

But Kommando, what about Cyber?
He made some bots to, but the download didn't work, and since I haven't seen him :/

[Kommando]

He was working on bots, but I don't know whether he finished them or not.

[JK-]

He said he finished them, then he uploaded them ot our clan forums.
But the download didn't work, and after that I haven't seen him.:(

[NeoAssassin]

Thank god, there is no need for bots in zp.... Once bots for zp are to hit the internet you'll see a horde of crappy servers that no one plays on and if there are people on them then they're most likely noobs.

Then spams of server owners coming into server discussion askin what's wrong with their server cause they're running a 32 slot with 20 bots and 12 other real players and the server keeps crashing and more and more and more spam!!!

AHHHHHHH NO TO BOTS!!!!!!

[JK-]

I prefer the simple way of saying it --> No bots...

[CodeFire]

A guy called noob cannon lol has made bots for ZP. I suppose those would work for offline play, but I don't think he'd want to give away the bot plugin.

Yes NoobCannon did make a bot plugin long ago, but it didn't work right. The bots wouldn't respond right.

[JK-]

Noooooo!
That means we will never find out who made bots first of Noob Cannon Lol & Cyber. :(

[NeoAssassin]

Just as long as they arent released then it's ok. But if they are released, then we know who to blame... Unless someone takes credit for it otherwise.

[JK-]

You mean like a thief?
Like the author behind the download on ModDB?
Or, do you mean the people that released it, not developed it?

[NeoAssassin]

Could be a combination of any of those if you think about it.

[JK-]

You like to confuse people, don't you?

[NeoAssassin]

Well, it could be a thief who stole it and took credit for it. Or it could be a thief who stole it but gave credit to the developer for it. Or someone who was working with the developer but released it. Or the developer himself who released it.

[JK-]

When I think about it, I think Cyber worked with a friend on the bots.
And he said he had tested them on 2 maps.
zp_hotel_final and another one.

[NeoAssassin]

Depending on how they're coded, they're either going to be running in circles like idiots or sitting there not doing anything if they dont have waypoints. Which either way they're still bad.

Plus if you think about it, aimbot + any gun= dead zombie, that is unless you get them in close quarters. But if they're zombies then they'll be running in straight lines which makes it too easy. And they also can see whether it's dark or bright, which that part just destroys half the basic gameplay of zp.

[JK-]

Meh, they developed a special texture for the source engine to counter that:)
To bad it's not for the Half-Life 1 engine :/

[NeoAssassin]

They made a special texture to counter what?

[JK-]

To counter that the bots can see everywhere.
If it's for example supposed to eb a dark place, you can use a brush with that texture in front, and the bot won't be able to see you.

[NeoAssassin]

Ah, ok. I suppose that could come in handy... But, still no bots!!

[PFC081-ALPHA]

Thank god, there is no need for bots in zp.... Once bots for zp are to hit the internet you'll see a horde of crappy servers that no one plays on and if there are people on them then they're most likely noobs.

Then spams of server owners coming into server discussion askin what's wrong with their server cause they're running a 32 slot with 20 bots and 12 other real players and the server keeps crashing and more and more and more spam!!!

AHHHHHHH NO TO BOTS!!!!!!

I personally welcome the idea of Bots, albeit as a seperate thing, not officially connected to the main mod files. Reasons:

1. Call them "noobs" if you will, but some of us aren't all good Multiplayer Game players......and can't keep up with the ultra fast pace and dying 5 times in a row because of vets. or worse; CAMPERS.

2. Most server owners that are competent enough should be able to set up a good balance between bots and live players if they decide to allow such......and if not they shouldn't be running a server then.

[NeoAssassin]

1. Call them "noobs" if you will, but some of us aren't all good Multiplayer Game players......and can't keep up with the ultra fast pace and dying 5 times in a row because of vets. or worse; CAMPERS.

That's when you learn to stick with other people, if you're human or not. Although even a noob can take out a couple zombies coming at him, as long as he can aim. My point was that noobs would be fueling the servers which are uneeded when you have real players in other servers.

2. Most server owners that are competent enough should be able to set up a good balance between bots and live players if they decide to allow such......and if not they shouldn't be running a server then.
You'd be suprised...

[acker]

If implemented officially, bots should have a seperate life counter.

[Hastings]

Bots will never be implemented officially, as it would destroy the foundation what the game is. We are the only player zombie mod for hl2, all the other ones like brain bread, Left 4 dead, and no more room in hell, have bots. To add bots would kill the gameplay and make us just like them.

[noobcannonlol]

yes, i made bots

no, i didn't release them
whoever played on my homebrew server would've seen them in action

[Hastings]

How did they work?

[lordLoss]

If he tells you that, he would have to shoot you Hastings. And L4D isnt a mod, it's a full game.

[Hastings]

Ah yes you are correct, but I bet that ZP and NMRIH are going to own it anyway.

[lordLoss]

Yeah, despite the fact that I've been trying to pre-order it for ages now, it looks crap....

I do like the odd shuffle with bots now and then.