How to Add Bots to Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server ​

Bots (AI enemies and teammates) are useful for filling co-op modes such as Checkpoint or adjusting the difficulty. The bot settings are configured in the Game.ini file.

Configure bots ​

1. Stop the server
   Stop your server via the dashboard.

2. Connect via SFTP
   Connect to your server via SFTP.

3. Open Game.ini
   The Game.ini file is located in the Insurgency/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ directory. Open it.

4. Add the co-op settings
   Add the following section and adjust the values:

   ini

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSCoopMode]
   bUseVehicleInsertion=True
   MinimumEnemies=5
   MaximumEnemies=40
   bBots=True
   FriendlyBotQuota=8

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSCoopMode]
   bUseVehicleInsertion=True
   MinimumEnemies=5
   MaximumEnemies=40
   bBots=True
   FriendlyBotQuota=8

   Setting	Default	Description
   bUseVehicleInsertion	True	Whether bots spawn in using vehicles
   MinimumEnemies	5	Minimum number of enemy bots
   MaximumEnemies	40	Maximum number of enemy bots
   bBots	True	Enables AI bots in co-op mode
   FriendlyBotQuota	8	Number of friendly bots in co-op modes

5. Add the versus settings (optional)
   For versus game modes, additionally add:

   ini

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSMultiplayerMode]
   bBots=True
   BotQuota=5

   [/Script/Insurgency.INSMultiplayerMode]
   bBots=True
   BotQuota=5

   Setting	Default	Description
   bBots	True	Enables bots for versus scenarios
   BotQuota	5	Fills each team with bots up to this value

6. Start the server
   Save the file and start your server.