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AutoBot

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This bot front end comes in many guises, you can download a version for a specific bot or the full version which supports EraserBot, CR Bot, Secant Bot, Ace Bot, FamkeBot, Stupid Bot and their respective features.

Botster

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This is one of my favourite bot front ends, it works really well with the Eraser and CR Bots.

BG Bot Launcher

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This bot launcher supports C.R.Bot, Eraser, ACE, 3ZB, Oak, and Famke bots

Bot Johnny

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BotJohnny is a Windows95 based front-end launcher designed specifically for the Eraser Bot.
However, it's flexible design means that it should be useable with any bot. Configuration files for use of the program with CR bot are now available.
Here are some of its features.
Edit the bots - skins and attributes.
Edit the map order.
Edit the teams - members, skins etc.
Edit the bot chat.
Edit red and blue teams for Capture the Flag.

Cr Bot Front end

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Detailed and easy to use Cr Bot launcher
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Eraser Launch

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This is one of the original Eraser Launchers and has plenty of good features.

E Launch

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Another front end for the ever popular Easer bot.

Eraser Front End

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EFE is an excellent front end for the Eraser bot.

Current features include:

  • Ability to have an external command line window, so people with different monitor resolutions can still see the command line
  • Specify Capture Limit
  • Auto Complete support for list boxes
  • Support for new ctf_auto_teams n command. It allows you to keep a constant number of players on each team.
  • Detection of models on your system as well as there skins
  • Manually edit the command line
  • Full editing of the chat.txt file
  • Specify a different executable other than "quake2.exe"
  • Full editing of the maps.txt file
  • Specify if you want EFE to stay open after you launch a game of Quake II
  • Full editing of the bots.cfg file
  • Spawn specified bots by name
  • Full teamplay support, chose your team and a team to play against and away you go
  • Specify the client lag
  • New interface for easier inclusion of other bots
  • Saves all settings each time you close EFE
  • Specify the Quake II Directory
  • Specify which map to use
  • Specify a time limit
  • Specify a frag limit
  • Specify the max clients to allow
  • Teamplay support
  • Set players per team
  • All Deathmatch Flags include the new CTF ones
  • Specify the number of Eraser bots to spawn
  • View Weapons support, yes/no
  • Allow client commands, yes/no
  • Dynamic Node creation, yes/no
  • Bot Auto Skill, yes/no
  • Set bot skill

Front Line

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This is another front end for the Eraser Bot, why not give it a try.

Hot Launch

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Hotlaunch is one of the best front ends for the Eraser bot and one of my personal favourites.It has far to may great features to list here so head over the the Hotlaunch Homepage for all the info.

Power Base

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PowerBase's current features:

  • Support for the Eraser Bot ONLY
  • Support for Deathmatch, Teamplay and Capture The Flag
  • Use long or short map names
  • Support for "VWep" Viewable Weapons mod
  • Set time limit and frag limit before entering the game
  • Configure deathmatch flags and CTF flags
  • Support for custom maps
  • FULL editing of bots.cfg
  • Auto search for PPM VWep support
  • Ability to add specific bots to the game
  • Ability to add specific teams to the game
  • Ability to specify which team to join
  • Set simulated latency before the game
  • Support for map cycling
  • Turn bot chat on or off
  • Turn dynamic node calculation on or off
  • Set number of free client spaces
  • Turn allowing client commands on or off
  • Turn on or off notifying connecting clients of the Eraser bot
  • Easy to use, intuitive UI


TecTonic

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Tectonic is a 'front end' or 'launcher' for Quake2. It saves you from typing loads of commands into console and going through the Quake2 menu's to get the game going the way you want it to. It was original designed to make it easy for the author to set up, and connect to, a server for LAN games. It is also extremely useful when trying out new maps and patches, either ones you've just created or downloaded.You can easily set up a Quake2 deathmatch using a simple yet effective interface. As well as being able to selected what patch, if any, you want to run you can also set up many options specific to that patch.


3ZB Front End

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The Best way to launch the 3ZB so FAR! Try it now!
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