Valve beta testing AI opponents in Team Fortress 2
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Dec 22nd 2009 at 1:30PM } 
You can check out the early stages of the future destruction of the world by participating in the Team Fortress 2 Bot Beta Test. No download is required -- all you have to do is enter a simple line of code into the console command in the koth_viaduct, koth_sawmill, and koth_nucleus maps. Check out Valve's blog post to learn more about the AI-spawning commands available to you. Whatever you do, make sure you don't enter "haley_joel_osment" into the command line. His love is real, but he is not.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rowedahelicon @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:36PM
Achievement servers just got a whole lot more interesting.
-Vexx- @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:38PM
Its better than having people sit in spawn that do nothing.
gold007p @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:38PM
God damn it Valve, where is Episode 3?
-Vexx- @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:41PM
It will come out the same day as Portal 2.
Special Agent Steve @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:17PM
And TF3.
Janichsan @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:22PM
...after Left 4 Dead 3.
Anthology @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:26PM
Counter-Strike 2
Einhanderkiller @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:29PM
Valve western-themed game.
Curtis @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:39PM
And Day of Defeat 2
ZayCube (Steam ID: ZayCube) @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:50PM
Not to mention Steam 2.
DBuck_Eye @ Dec 22nd 2009 3:33PM
Boy, this day you guys are talking about is going to rob me blind.
WXsniper @ Dec 22nd 2009 3:50PM
Don't worry about it. Steam 2 will be free so long as you buy all those games, and they'll be released in a "Rob-You-Blind Pack", for only $249.99. Enjoy!
WiNG [XBL&Steam: WiNGSPANTT] from lifeinagame.com @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:41PM
If this means that one day, every team will have at least 1 medic and 1 engineer, then by all means, bring on the bots.
-Vexx- @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:42PM
I can agree with that.
With every new update people only play that class for a solid week and now a days you will be lucky to have a Medic the entire game.
Granger @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:48PM
I'm definitely playing on the wrong platform, though I do love the dedicated community that plays TF2 on 360 - Definitely a far cry from the average Xbox LIVE lot. As if the lack of updates wasn't enough, there are people on Steam who would actually appreciate my Medic prowess. Dammit, hopefully I can build a decent gaming PC next year so I can finally bask in TF2's real glory.
Old Professor Zertoss @ Dec 22nd 2009 1:48PM
But can they play dodgeball?
Jose [Steam & PSN: Assmar] @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:21PM
Fucking brilliant post McElroy! Two LLOLs (feel I have to put an extra 'L' for 'literally' these days).
Engerz @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:22PM
You mean a spy that won't facestab? This I gotta see.
Phix @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:38PM
Ugh, fuck that. I hope this is a offline only thing.
I fucking hate playing with bots on servers. God, I hated that... joining a CS server after seeing it was 33/34 players thinking "Wow, nice, 1 slot." and then boom everyone has 0 ping and generic bot names like Bot_Name_1.
CaramelZappa @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:46PM
I'm not a fan of bots. Good thing the servers I play on are always full of real people.
Poisoned Al @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:48PM
I think I've seen these in action. It don't know if they were valves bots, but I was playing Egypt with them, and it took me a little while to notice. At first I thought they were just rubbish players, but it dawned on me that they were bots when they piled into the gates at the start of each round. Some of what they could do was impressive. The rest, not so much.
mortegro545 @ Dec 22nd 2009 2:57PM
I really love valve.
Spike (GT: SitriStahl) @ Dec 22nd 2009 3:13PM
TF2 campaign plz valve
Cheesus Crust (Steam=AliShaikh94)(XBL=AliShaikh)(PSN=Cheesus00Crust) @ Dec 22nd 2009 3:23PM
LOL, how would work? Just play multiplayer with ALL bots, and voila its singleplayer.
Granger @ Dec 22nd 2009 3:42PM
How would it not work? Valve has access to some of the best writers in video games (Hellow Erik f'n Wolpaw, aka the heart and wit behind Psychonauts, Portal, HL2 Episodes One and Two, and the brilliant OldManMurry.com), they also already have some of the most brilliant character designs and artistic setting to work with in place in TF2. Have you not seen the Meet The videos? To see a story played out setting up all of the ridiculous chaos between red and blue would be game of the century.
Demoman Fear (Anger management) @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:05PM
Team Fortress 2 -- although a multiplayer game -- has more story than most single-player games out there.
Spike (GT: SitriStahl) @ Dec 22nd 2009 5:21PM
it would pretty much be HL2, but with bots and all the maps are modeled after 2fort
and the final boss is saxton hale...
...the credits aren't programmed
Whoppinberg (XBL: DiLui007) @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:18PM
MEDIC!!!
(slowly creeps from the corner..)
Demoman Fear (Anger management) @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:30PM
The Pikachu is a bloody spy!
Whoppinberg (XBL: DiLui007) @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:20PM
MEDIC!!
(slowly creeps from the corner..)
Whoppinberg (XBL: DiLui007) @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:20PM
whoops double post! sorry!
Johnathan @ Dec 22nd 2009 4:39PM
Excellent! I'll never play online again, now that I can play without obnoxious preteens.
Demoman Fear (Anger management) @ Dec 22nd 2009 7:11PM
Wrong game, this isn't Halo.
Johnathan @ Dec 22nd 2009 9:12PM
Well I know that, I've played Halo and I'm aware of its clientele. But I mean would never encounter obnoxious little boys like the few times I have in the last 2 years I've played TF2, because I am insane and do not tolerate any amount of things that displease me.
CrabBattle @ Dec 22nd 2009 6:00PM
First they need to balance the new weapons. DH is a joke.
GLaDOS @ Dec 23rd 2009 11:55AM
The Enrichment Center is committed to the well being of all participants. Cake and grief counseling will be available at the conclusion of the test. Thank you for helping us help you help us all.
KwayZeeyT @ Dec 23rd 2009 12:35PM
I see what you did there!
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