Day of Defeat: Source in Single Player Mode ?

Windows or Linux Day of Defeat: Source didn't get "bots" or an AI program. 

One third party mod called RCBot 2 (forum link will only work with Edge Browser/Bing) fixes that and I have installs for...

Post 19th Feb 2025 dod:s update. Note: The 2019 dodbits windows installer is retired. It only works on "previous beta"

For all server types see this download section.

Server types...

• Windows Listen Server (local PC) install (just RCBot2 on a local PC single player).
• Linux Listen server...Sorry use the above and Proton. RCBot2 not supported on Linux (native) Local PC.  
• Windows OR Linux OS Dedicated server.

RCBot2 installed and need help with a problem?

Find the  "FAQ INDEX" section below...  Click "Read More" on how to install and configure bots!

The RCBot2 install downloads on dodbits are focused on Day of Defeat:Source ONLY.

RCBot2 has two other games (Team Fortess 2 and HL2:Death Match) so Waypoints for those and commands in configuration files will change for those games.

Windows Uses:

For the easiest way for a Day of Defeat Source Single Player mode...

1. Buy and Download the game from Steam (if you don't have dod:s already).
2. Download my install downloads (free and safe) from here (this is made by INsane - Webmaster this site)
3. Visit the dodbits.com RCBot2 map support page for updates (you won't find this on the RCBot2 site) Download maps from the links.

(RCBot2 only installs basic bot files and some waypoints )

4. Play using the installed desktop shortcut... See the readme or
   

Linux Users: 

Sorry, post 19th Feb 2025 update to DoD:S you have to use Proton and the windows files. I know I found a work around in 2024, but that no longer works.

Mac Users:

Sorry... I don't support that, but looking at the raw files

However, I don't see why it wouldn't work if placed in the right place and manually configured.

Contact me if you are stuck or ask in the RCBot2 discord.

What about a Dedicated Server... can you help?

Yes, I know how to do that on Windows and Linux and have these on my local home server.

Most persons who run game servers do know as well.

But... if you don't know how to set up a game sever... don't ask me about RCBot2 installations on a game server.

Learn how to admin a game server first... by the time you do that, you will know why I don't help you over a month or two on this question.... "Can you help me install these on a server?" 

That question is often asked and the person asking it has never run a game server... please don't be offended when I say no.

However I have an updated dedicated server guide for a LAN server that is much the same, see that here.

FAQ INDEX

1. Read the readme...first.  

That depends on what you (or Steam or me or RCBot2) did wrong. Mostly It's when the installation directory selected is wrong.

In a lot of cases it people who have steam installed on a C drive and Day of Defeat: Source installed on another drive, like D or E drives.  

For just about every nine in ten "it didn't work" plea's for help... the wrong folder's location was selected.

The other one in nine didn't configure the bots correctly to start or started the game in a secure mode and ... the program needed "-insecure" on the launch options to work.

Read the README.... first. 

Link back to the help section list.

2. Can't find my "dod" folder

This is easy. To find your dod folder…

1. Open your Steam Library
2. Right-click on the “Day of Defeat: Source” icon
3. Select “Manage” > “Browse local files” ….

4. A folder called “Day of Defeat Source” will pop-up, the dod folder is in there...

5. Copy and paste the “dod” folder in the download into “Day of Defeat Source” folder.

This is a critical skill in modifying dod:s as almost all custom content will go in "dod" folder and its sub folders.

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3. My game, shortcuts work but no bots are there.

1. That could be an address problem with a now changed way Steam makes desktop icons. (see FAQ item 4 below)
2. It could also be RCBot2 (depending who you got the install from). The "config.ini" file may have no commands to fill the server with bots.
3. Go to .... Day of Defeat Source\dod\addons\rcbot2\config (use FAQ item 2 to find that folder)
4. Open the "config.ini" file (Notepad is fine its a text file type)

Check this area of the config.ini file...

#
# To enable "Auto Bot Quota" set the interval to a value above 0 (e.g. 5) (unit is seconds)
# This interval is used to check the human/bot player count
# For more information see bot_quota.ini
rcbot_bot_quota_interval -1
#
# Or use these settings (but dont use them together with the above setting!)
rcbot config min_bots -1
rcbot config max_bots 30
#

If your config.ini is not like that make some changes.

1. The most common problem is "rcbotd" may be in the two commands (last ones in Yellow) to load bots.
2. "rcbotd" is for a dedicated server, for a listen server (local PC) requires "rcbot" 
3. The number of bots is important, "-1" in rcbot config min_bots -1 is OK, "-1" disables the command.
4. rcbot config max_bots 30 if it has "0" or "-1" no bots will load. Change that value to the maximum bots you want.
5. rcbot_bot_quota_interval -1 Read what it says there. If you are not using this "Auto Bot Quota" method to load bots make sure you set that at "-1"

The Auto Bot Quota system is what dedicated servers can use for a Human - Bot quota, that is if a human joins the server a bot will leave. The file "bot_quota.ini" has all the details if you open that and read it.

If you are in doubt on a server size and you are running a Listen Server, just select rcbot config max_bots 30 as for a local PC you can set that to antthing you like as you load games via "Create Server" and the "Game" tab does have a Max players setting.

See the following sections as it could also be a incorrect desktop shortcut or the RCBot2 configuration files too.

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4. Steam URL style desktop shortcut isn't starting RCBot2

Let's say you had RCBot2 working in 2019-Feb 2023...and now the desktop shortcut now doesn't.

Or you placed "-insecure" in the Steam Library, then created a desktop shortcut and RCBot2 doesn't start.

It doesn't work past 2023, sure the game starts...but Steam now ignores the launch options for "security" reasons... likely a good idea as it got exploited in 2022.

You can make a new (windows) shortcut manually from the game folder after the 19th Feb 2025 update.

1. Go to the "Day of Defeat Source" folder (use FAQ item 2 if you have to)

2. In the folder you will see a .exe “dod_win64.exe”

3. Right click and select "Send to - desktop (create shortcut)"

4. (see image below) In "Target:" put a space after the address and put this in… -insecure

e.g.: if your address was in the D: drive it should now look like this...
"D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Day of Defeat Source\dod_win64.exe" -insecure

5. Press the “Apply” button then “OK”.

6. Click on it, the game starts.
7. Pick a map (Create server), select a player server size ("Game" tab") and you should see a RCBot2 welcome message after a while (-insecure launch option helped MetaMod:Source to load and did that) and the bots are loading.
8. Now you can get rid of that Launch option you placed in the Steam Library and use...

• Your Steam Library "Play" button to play on-line and,
• Your desktop shortcut to play local bots.
  
  

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5. My game starts OK, I see the RCBot2 message joining the server but no bots are there.

It's likely commands are wrong or missing in the "config.ini" file. Please see FAQ Item 3.

You may also have missed another message after the RCBot2 Welcome message... "There are no waypoints for this Map". That means the bots are there but in spawn and not moving. You need waypoints for them. Check here and see if there are any new ones.

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6. RCBot2 is set at 32 players, I want less players.

A "10" "16" "30" or 32 player amount was chosen as a default in install files so players who don't read the readme can at least start the game and play.

It is best on a Listen server (local PC) to adjust to rcbot config max_bots 30 (see FAQ Item 3)

There is an easy way to default the player size down to what you want. 

• Start Day of Defeat: Source
• In the "Create Server" panel "Sever" tab set your map to play.
• In the same "Create Server" panel go to the tab "Game"
• Adjust "Max. players" setting to what you want, 1-32 players.
• Press the "Start" button.

The server player maximum is now set via the Valve command "maxplayers" and will be set for all maps until you change it again.

You can manually change this in the developer console as well but note...

• maxplayers 12 typed in the console will change the player amount to 12, you and 11 bots.
• Usage is from 1 to 32.
• You cannot change that while the server is running, it must be done before starting.

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That's about all, mostly the most basic items that stop this bot working is wrong file addresses and files changed that were from poor understanding on what this program needs to run.

You know what...if Day of Defeat:Source had a Steam Workshop... most of these problems would not be there.

Hope that helped.

INsane dodbits.com