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Bishop - Bot Mod

v1.6.1 - "Tokyo Drifter" edition

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Bishop is an overhaul to bots that attempts to increase the challenge they provide to players. It also serves as an attempt to preserve this dying title's longevity.

Not all maps support vents yet, I will remove this message when that changes.

Bishop now has a UI. You an access it by:
a) Typing !bishop in chat.
b) Running bishop_menu in the console.
c) Binding a key to open the menu, i.e.:

• UI and automated bot management.
  
• Skulk vent support.
  
• Strategically placed temporary phase gates and tunnels.
  
• Alien pack mentalities.
  
• Marine fireteams.
  
• Dynamic alien retreating.
  
• Late-game med spam.
  
• Complete Gorge rework.
  
• Movement improvements.
  
• Dozens of minor tweaks and bugfixes.

Check out my feature wishlist.

Please also subscribe to Bot_Maintenance, this mod wouldn't have been created without it.
Dedicated server users can skip this step.

Launch the game, go to the mods menu and enable the mod. Remember to click Restart instead of Back.
Dedicated server users can skip this step.

If you're running a dedicated server, the required mod IDs are:
If you prefer enabling mods the old school way by hex ID:

Launch a local game (or join your dedicated server.)
Try to open the Bishop UI to confirm it's working. (Steps at top.)

Choose your desired settings - changes are saved immediately.
The config for Bishop is saved in %appdata%\Natural Selection 2\shine\plugins\Bishop.json.
The path is very similar for dedicated servers, but starts from the config folder.

With management enabled, Bishop will do its best to maintain your chosen settings.
If you choose to disable management, addbot and all the vanilla bot commands work as normal.
Be careful fiddling with these settings mid-round or you may abruptly end your game.

On dedicated servers, your SteamID needs either global access to all commands (an empty blacklist), or permission to use the "bishop_set" command.
Here is the relevant Shine documentation page for changing user permissions[github.com].

ns2_metal by delnaxsis

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• Ammo requests can sometimes be deleted without being serviced.
  
• Commanders sometimes build outside marine spawn on ns2_eclipse.

I read all bug reports, balance suggestions and feature requests. Post whatever you like.

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