A dedicated PC is for this job is recommended. Depending on your setup, the server PC will be hit hard as it does all the heavy lifting processing the AI for 64 bots and thus freeing up the client PCs to run smoother. I tried up to 255 bots, and it works great, but always crashes to desktop after a couple of minutes. To set the number of bots, just edit this file (Notepad) by following the instructions (64 is the practical max):Ĭ:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\AI\AIDefault.ai If you have an online account, you can just use the "Join IP" button and jump into any single player game that you have running if you know the server's IP address. You're basically tricking the game into letting client PCs join a Single Player game with bots. When they're all loaded you can all hit Join Game and play with bots plus however many human players you added. Once it's loaded and the Join Game button appears, have all the client PCs hit join on their screens. Then, still on the server, start a Single Player game on the same level you selected earlier (e.g. Kill the Multiplayer game you started on the server by hitting ESC then Disconnect. You just want the network game to appear on this list.ģ. Once the server's ready (Join Game button appears), have the client(s) all go to the Multiplayer option, Join Local and then Update/Refresh the list, just to get the game to appear on the list, then highlight the game, but don't press Join Game yet. You have to add the map to start a game.Ģ. On the machine that will be the server, start a Multiplayer game on a 16-player map that is also available in Single Player mode (e.g. To start a LAN game with bots (using an offline account):ġ. Editing any of the client PC's files can lead to the dreaded, "modified content" error. You only need to edit the files on whatever PC is your server. Just remember to back up all your files because you can ruin your BF2 load. I'm currently using it with patch 1.3 and it works with expansion packs Special Forces, Euro Force and Armored Fury. Don't get rid of the game just yet! Here's a walkthrough I made for playing a Co-op LAN game with 64-bots, 2000+ tickets.
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