Mastering Bot Difficulty: A Guide to Adjusting and Managing Bots in CS 2

Valve has omitted the feature to adjust bot difficulty directly from the main menu in CS 2, leading to certain inconveniences for players. Many gamers desire the ability to make bot opponents more challenging or even completely disable their shooting capabilities. In this article, we will provide a guide on how to modify bot difficulty settings in CS 2.

How to Alter Bot Difficulty in CS 2

To modify bot difficulty, you must utilize the console command bot_difficulty. This command can be assigned one of the following values:

• bot_difficulty 0: This sets the bots to harmless mode, where they do not engage in combat.
• bot_difficulty 1: This corresponds to an easy difficulty level for bots.
• bot_difficulty 2: Bots will operate at a moderate difficulty level.
• bot_difficulty 3: Bots become highly skilled and challenging.
• bot_difficulty 4: This sets bots to an expert level, making them formidable opponents.

It's crucial to input this command before launching a training map because it's not possible to adjust bot difficulty during an ongoing game.

Additional commands are available to automatically adjust bot difficulty based on a player's skill level:

• bot_autodifficulty_threshold_high 0 (default): You can replace zero with a value ranging from 20 to -20. This command automatically increases bot difficulty if the player facing them demonstrates superior skills. The evaluation relies on the player's average statistics.
• bot_autodifficulty_threshold_low -2 (default): Instead of -2, you can specify a value between -20 and 20. This command automatically reduces bot difficulty.

How to Remove Bots from CS 2

If you find that bots are unnecessary on your CS 2 server, you can promptly remove them using the bot_kick command. This command does not require any additional values; once executed in the console, it will remove all bots from the map.

How to Add Bots to CS 2

To introduce bots into your CS 2 server, you can utilize several commands:

• bot_add: This command adds a bot to one of the teams.
• bot_add_ct: Use this command to add a bot to the counter-terrorist team.
• bot_add_t: This command adds a bot to the terrorist team.