How to add bots to a Multiplayer Coop Server?

[CrazyQ]

Iv installed the server using SteamCMD and it works fine, but when i run a co op map bots do not join. Can anyone help?

[SHOUBI]

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Insurgency2United/discussions/0/630799997379167022/

[etropic]

what map? If I start with "heights_coop checkpoint" bots auto join after then initial server pregame stage (so when the round actually starts)

[Spooky]

This "guide" does not work as intendended.
Commands like "ins_bot_add_team_1" return an error stating that no such command exists.
"bot_difficulty 1" does not work either, for example.
Perhaps these commands were for a differnet version of the game, or just Counter-Strike, and they do not work for Insurgency.
"ins_bot_quota <number of bots>" does work, but in my testing, the bots simply stand in one position, and do not move.

I think that what is problematic, is that before I bought the game, I checked to see if there was bot support, and I found the guide mentioned here. So, I bought the game. It is very frusterating to find out that this guide does not work, and my money was wasted.
Please help.

[CrazyQ]

Can the DEVS please shed some light on this issue?

[Boge]

It's stupid we have to do console commands to set up a cooperative game. That needs attention.

[CrazyQ]

I just dont understand as i see plenty of coop servers online that work perfectly, but i just want to know how they got it to work, its obviously not easy and if it is im missing something

[TARS]

Have you resolved this yet? If not ill ask one of the devs or a community member to post here tomorrow and help you get it setup.

[CrazyQ]

No not yet, it would be much appreciated if you can do that for me :)

[TARS]

Yeah No Problem! Ill ask one of them tomorrow. They are very helpful.

[· eXnihilo]

To make a coop server the main thing is just changing to a coop map. The whole bot add thing is more for pvp bots, which arent' fully functional at the moment.

For coop servers, add _coop to the map name so it would be "changelevel market_coop checkpoint". This changes you to a coop map and sets the mode to "checkpoint" which is the main coop mode. It also executes the /cfg/server_checkpoint.cfg config.

The variables that kick in (currently, pre-release and may change by release) are:
mp_coop_lobbysize - sets the number of humans allowed
mp_coop_min_bots - sets how many bots will be against a single human
mp_coop_max_bots - sets max bots, should be max players - lobbysize
ins_bot_difficulty - sets the bot difficulty from 1 to 3

thanks for bringing this to my attention skcire09!

[TARS]

Hope this helps Crazy Q

[Spooky]

It's nice that this information is printed in this forum thread.
I hope all the people who might want to know this will happen to find this thread.
Great support for single player in this game. I have high-hopes!

[NaughtyBoy]

This appears to work with Coop single player offline mode but how to put a dedicated coop server online. The server_checkpoint.cfg won't load in multiplayer in server console message

[NaughtyBoy]

All sorted. Made the mistake of thinking maxplayers should be set to 6 players for coop. Set it to 32 & all good now.

[CrazyQ]

Thanks eXnihilo and skcire09

I have copied everything you said and it works perfectly but one little problem.

mp_coop_min_bots is set to 3 and when i join the server 3 bots join also, great, but when another player joins the bot number does not seem to increase, it just stays at 3 bots

Is there something else i am missing?