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Bot Warfare installation

This guide will teach you how to install the Bot Warfare mod by INeedGames.

Bot Warfare can be installed as either always loaded scripts or as a mod that has to be loaded explicitly.

Script Installation:

  • Uses your default stats
  • Gets loaded automatically when starting a private match or server
  • Does not require a player to download the mod when connecting

Mod Installation:

  • Uses its own stats file (everyone starts at rank 1)
  • Has to be loaded explicitly from the mod list
  • Other players need to download the mod to join your game

Download the latest release from the official GitHub repository:

Bot Warfare

Your game folder is located in your SteamLibrary. You can find it through Steam by:

  1. Opening Steam
  2. Right-clicking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) in your games library
  3. Selecting ManageBrowse local files
  1. Open the Bot Warfare archive you downloaded
  2. Extract the scriptdata folder and the z_svr_bots.iwd file
  3. Place the extracted files in the userraw folder inside your game directory

Your userraw folder should contain:

  • scriptdata/ folder
  • z_svr_bots.iwd file
  • Start a private match or your server!
    • The default key to open the Bot Warfare menu in private matches is 5
    • For servers you have to configure it via your server config. All setting can be found in the Bot Warfare README.md.

Download the latest release from the official GitHub repository:

Bot Warfare

Your game folder is located in your SteamLibrary. You can find it through Steam by:

  1. Opening Steam
  2. Right-clicking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) in your games library
  3. Selecting Manage -> Browse local files
  1. Move the files/folders found in Move files to root of MW2 folder from the Bot Warfare release archive into the root of your MW2 install folder

    • The folder structure should be: MW2 game folder/mods/mp_bots/z_svr_bots.iwd
  2. The mod is now installed. To run it:

    • For dedicated servers: Set the DVAR fs_game to mods/mp_bots
    • For regular play: Open the Mods option from the main menu, select mp_bots, and click Launch
  3. The mod should be loaded! Start a map and play with bots!


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