2 player coop vs bots?

[lucifer]

i am patreon supporter since a few hours, and now a friend has the same idea.

is it possible to play TOGETHER against BOTS?

if so, how?

and is it possible to play on the modded redwoodmap from official discord server?

would be amazing. greetings from germany!

[Goomes]

Right now that might be a bit challenging to do based on how the teams populate with bots, however, it is definitely something we plan on making possible. We actually just talked about this the other day in a meeting. No ETA on when proper functionality for that will come, but it will in due time.

For now, your best bet is to host your own server, make sure you both are on the same team, and then spawn the bots in. You will have AI on your team doing this though, but you will at least be on the same team.

[lucifer]

@Goomes thats so good to hear! ive beeing waiting for something like this for a long time.

how do i host my own server?

[Goomes]

Right now might be a bit tricky if you only have access to the Multiplayer Playtest build, as the server files are "available", but they also are not because the game is technically not released yet lol. That being said, we will be starting our multiplayer playtest sessions here in the near future, and during that time we will be working with several server hosting companies to offer some solutions for people to set their own servers up.

Once the game is actually out into early access though, you will be able to do it like you would any other UE4 server really: get a dedicated machine and use something like SteamCMD to generate the server files, rent a server through a server hosting company, download the server files to your personal computer to host it locally, or just do a quick host via the game's menu where people can connect straight to you. If you aren't familiar with how to run UE4 servers manually, I recommend just waiting for there to be a server rental option through a server hosting company.

[lucifer]

and is this also a requiment in the future, or will there be an option something like steam invite or in game (clientside hosting)?

[Goomes]

Yes, that is what I meant when I said do a quick host via the game's menu where people can connect straight to you. We want people to have all of these options for playing with people.

[lucifer]

thats glad to hear ;) im excited! it's a shame that so few developers are pursuing such concepts these days... I'm very happy to have discovered your game ;)

[Goomes]

Glad you are enjoying it!

[Ajax]

Originally posted by Goomes:

Right now that might be a bit challenging to do based on how the teams populate with bots, however, it is definitely something we plan on making possible. We actually just talked about this the other day in a meeting. No ETA on when proper functionality for that will come, but it will in due time.

For now, your best bet is to host your own server, make sure you both are on the same team, and then spawn the bots in. You will have AI on your team doing this though, but you will at least be on the same team.

THANK YOU GOD ! please add bots for us to train solo, play coop with friends or go multi if we want too.

We are so many gutted by the fact SQUAD doesnt have bots or coop so you guys have a spot to take !!! i really hope you will implement it.
Best of luck

[kipper]

speaking of which, how do you summon bots

[Goomes]

Originally posted by abdul habeeb kafaffi^:

speaking of which, how do you summon bots

How to Spawn Bots & Other Commands (Updated: 1/25/2022)

1. Launch the game.

2. Open the console. By default this key is ~, which is located right above the Tab key on a standard EN/US keyboard*.

* If you have another type of keyboard, you might have issues and have to rebind your console key using the input.ini config file located in the following folder: \Steam\steamapps\common\Harsh Doorstop Playtest\HarshDoorstop\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor. To do this, add ConsoleKey=F10 to the [/script/engine.inputsettings] category within input.ini. If this section doesn't exist, create it. Now, you should be able to open your console using F10.

3. Set the min/max player count according to how many bots that you want to play with. To do this, type the following in the console one command at a time:

net.minplayersoverride #
net.maxplayersoverride #

Replace # with the bot amount you want. Keep it the same value for both commands.

4. Choose a map either from the singleplayer menu, or by typing the following in the console:

open MAP

Replace MAP with the map you want to play on: fallujah, khafji_p, lamdong, montecassino, argonne

5. Once you load into the map, select which faction you want to play as, choose your kit and spawn point, and then deploy. Then, open the console and type the following:

AddBots #

Replace # with what you used on the net.min/max commands listed above.

You should now have an active match with bots. Once you set your net.min/max you shouldn't have to change that again until you close and relaunch the game.

Additional Commands

To lift kit restrictions and unlock all of the kits, use the following command in the console:

HD.Game.DisableKitRestrictionsOverride 1

To turn off autobalancing, use the following command in the console:

Game.AutoBalanceTeamsOverride 0