What were the main goals in creating a bot that can realistically play Counter-Strike offline?
Michael Booth – The primary goal was to allow people to enjoy the Counter-Strike experience by themselves, without requiring other players or a network connection. This allows players who are new to Counter-Strike, or who don’t enjoy the ultra-competitive nature of the online community, the ability to play this addictive game on their own terms. During testing, I have seen people who have never played Counter-Strike have a lot of genuine fun with the bots. Encouragingly, experienced players also enjoy playing the bots – albeit on an increased difficulty setting. Several of my friends are eagerly awaiting the Counter-Strike Bot release, so we can have a “humans vs. bots” LAN party.
