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Encyclopedia > Computer game bot
Contrast with aimbot, a type of software that is used to cheat in multiplayer games

A bot, most prominently in the first person shooter PC game types (FPS), is a robotic computer controlled entity that simulates an online or LAN multiplayer human deathmatch opponent, team deathmatch opponent or a cooperative human player. Computer game bots work via artificial intelligence routines pre-programmed to suit the game map, game rules, game type and other parameters unique to each game. Bots are not only found in FPS PC games; they are also featured in several console games. An aimbot, sometimes called auto-aim, is software used in online multiplayer first-person shooter games that assists the player in aiming at the target. ... A first-person shooter (FPS) is a computer or video game where the players on-screen view of the game world simulates that of the character, and there is some element of shooting involved. ... This computer/video game related article needs cleanup. ... Online means being connected to the Internet or another similar electronic network, like a bulletin board system. ... Lan can stand for several things: A local area network Lan (airline) formerly LanChile Lan Peru Län, a kind of administrative division used in Sweden Lan Mandragoran, a fictional character in the Wheel of Time fantasy series by Robert Jordan. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... Deathmatch (abbreviated DM) is a widely-used gameplay mode very well integrated into first-person shooter computer games. ... Deathmatch (DM) is a widely-used gameplay mode very well integrated into first-person shooter computer games. ... For other uses, see Coop. ... AI redirects here. ... In computer and video games, a level (sometimes called a stage, course, episode, round, world, map, wave, board, phase, or landscape) is a separate area in a games virtual world, in modern games typically representing a specific location such as a building or a city. ... This article is about games played on consoles. ...


In MUDs, players may utilize bots to perform laborious tasks for them, sometimes even the bulk of the gameplay. While a prohibited practice in most MUDs, there is an incentive for the player to save his/her time while the bot accumulates resources, such as experience, for the player character. This article is about a type of online computer game. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Bots can help a PC gamer learn the gameplay environment and the game rules as well as help them practice shooting accuracy and gaming skills before going online to compete with other human players in a multiplayer environment. Some PC gamers prefer to play exclusively with bots rather than human opponents – especially in the case of those who have slow dial-up internet connections and thus may be unable to play online. Bots can also be used to allow players to play without worrying about opponents using cheats or exploiting bugs in the game. Players may also use bots to fill in spots on a server when there are few other players. In this respect, bots help create a longer interest in the game. Most bots use existing 3d models, textures and sound of the games or mods. In telecommunication, the term dial-up has the following meanings: Dial-up access, typically to the Internet A service feature in which a user initiates service on a previously arranged trunk or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a standby trunk. ... Online means being connected to the Internet or another similar electronic network, like a bulletin board system. ...


Some multiplayer games were released initially without single-player components and bots were created or added later on by fans and enthusiasts in the modding community. Modding is a slang expression that is derived from the verb, modify, and the noun, modification. The term can refer to the act of modifying a piece of hardware or software to perform a function not intended by someone with legal rights concerning that modification. ...


Bots are usually written in C or C++ as stand-alone, completely independent applications or plugins or just dynamic link libraries (dll) for an existing game engine. In the Ragnarok Online game, the perl programming language is exclusively used to create bots. Some authors also write some applications with which the bots' behavior, skills and other characteristics can be created or modified, such as Bot Studio for Quake III Arena. C++ (pronounced see plus plus, IPA: ) is a general-purpose programming language with high-level and low-level capabilities. ... For other uses, see Plug in. ... Quake III Arena or Quake 3, abbreviated as Q3A or Q3, is a multiplayer first-person shooter computer and video game released on December 2, 1999. ...


MUD bots

The programming, styles of use, and the purpose of MUD bots is quite different from bots found in FPS games. MUD bots are not normally utilized as alternative opponents, but rather to perform tasks on a player's behalf. This practice is often seen as disruptive and hence prohibited in many MUDs [1] [2].


What constitutes a MUD bot is most often an extended and perfected script on a mud client, a program that a person would normally use to connect to the game. Different MUDs have different rules as to how an illegal bot is defined, some even prohibiting the use of any automated scripts altogether. Scripting languages (commonly called script languages) are computer programming languages that are typically interpreted. ... A mud client is a piece of software used to connect to a MUD. Generally a mud client is a very basic telnet client that lacks VT100 terminal emulation and the capability to perform telnet negotiations. ...


It is generally agreed upon that a sufficiently sophisticated bot will be indistinguishable from a human player, if the bot is able to summon the player to the terminal for those tasks that it is not programmed to perform.[3] For less sophisticated bots, this will mean any event it is not specifically programmed to react to. For more sophisticated bots, this means chatting and other complex tasks.


Note that the Turing test is used to evaluate a machine's capability of engaging in a human-like conversation. As of 2007, no machine has passed such a test, making the conversation test an effective measure against would-be botters. As said, this test loses much of its effectiveness if the bot client in question is able to alert the human with sufficiently short notice, so that the botted game performance may be supplemented with actual real-time human communication, making detection harder. For the Doctor Who novel named after the test, see The Turing Test (novel). ... 2007 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Bot types

Bots can be either static or dynamic.


Static bots are designed to follow pre-made waypoints or pathnodes for each level or map. These bots need to have a unique waypoint file for each map, or a pathnode system embedded in the map, if they are to function. For example, Quake 3 Arena bots use an AAS (area awareness system) file to move around the map, while Counter-Strike bots use a WPT (waypoint) file. Unreal Tournament's series bots use an embedded pathnode system in the map to navigate. A waypoint is a reference point in physical space used for purposes of navigation. ... Counter-Strike (CS) is a popular team-based mod of Valves first-person shooter (FPS) Half-Life. ... Unreal Tournament, abbreviated UT, (sometimes referred to as UT99, UT Classic, UT1, or UT:GOTY to differentiate from Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Unreal Tournament 3) is a popular first-person shooter video game. ...


Dynamic bots, on the other hand, dynamically learn the levels and maps as they play. RealBot, for Counter-Strike, is an example. Some bots are designed using both static and dynamic features.


Some well-known bots

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Games with built in bots

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Notes

  1. ^ http://www.aardwolf.com/mud/trigbot.html botting rules in Aardwolf
  2. ^ http://dentinmud.org:3004/rules/5 botting rules in Dentinmud
  3. ^ www.gammon.com.au/forum On testing of mud botting
  4. ^ Welcome to AI Scripters. Retrieved on March 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Smed, Jouni; Hakonen Harri (September 2003). "Towards a Definition of a Computer Game". Report No 553, Turku Centre for Computer Science. ISBN 952-12-1217-9. 

See also

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External links

  • Randar's Bot Page: A Comprehensive Study Of PC Game Bots
  • Quake III Arena Bot thesis paper

 
 

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