Guide
GoreBox 27's Bots: Fight, Flight, Surrender and Long Memories
The NPC system explained: how bots use cover, track by sound, remember attackers and choose their moments, plus difficulty that actually matters.
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The bots are half of why this game works. GoreBox 27's NPCs do not run at you in a line: they fight, flee or surrender, use cover, track you by sound and remember who hurt them. This guide explains the behaviour we rely on in testing; new players can join them via the GoreBox 27 download page.
Reactions with reasons
A bot's choice is a situation report: outmatched ones flee or surrender, confident ones press, and everyone reacts to noise. Suppression works here the way it should, because the thing you are suppressing has a working sense of self-preservation.
Memory
Attackers are remembered. The sandbox consequence is delicious: your past behaviour walks around the map with opinions about you, and a character you wronged in minute five can make minute forty very interesting.
Difficulty as a dial
Difficulty is adjustable, and it changes judgement, not just aim: harder rooms punish noise and exposure the way human lobbies do. For map testing, mixed difficulties give the most honest report on your arena.
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Quick Answers
Do bots really surrender?
Yes, when the arithmetic convinces them. It never stops being a great moment.
Can bots hear me?
They track by sound: sprinting and gunfire advertise you, quiet movement is a real tactic.
Are bots in multiplayer too?
Yes: hosts can fill lobbies with them, and they hold their own in modes built for humans.