How to add bots in TF2

Type tf_bot_add 5 in the server console to add 5 bots, or tf_bot_add 3 heavyweapons red expert to pick class, team and skill.

tf_bot_add

Adds one or more TFBots, optionally choosing class, team, difficulty and name.

tf_bot_add [count] [class] [team] [difficulty] [name]

Examples

tf_bot_add 5

Add five bots.

tf_bot_add 3 heavyweapons red expert

Three expert Heavy bots on RED.

tf_bot_add sniper blue

One Sniper bot on BLU.

Arguments

countOptional: How many bots to add.
classOptional: Class name, for example soldier or heavyweapons.
teamOptional: red or blue.
difficultyOptional: easy, normal, hard or expert.
nameOptional: Name for the bot.

What it does

Spawns bots right away. Arguments can be given in any order: a number sets how many, a class name, red or blue, a difficulty word, and anything else is used as the bot's name. Without arguments it adds one bot with a random class on the team that needs players.

The game's own description: Add a bot.

Good to know

Bots need a navigation mesh to move. Use nav_generate on maps without one.

Run it on your server

On a SLASHPLAY server, type it in the Console tab of the server page; the reply shows right under it. A value set there lasts until the server restarts. To keep it, add the line to tf/cfg/server.cfg. New to this? Start a TF2 server first.

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