BotFriends v1.3.1

Spawn a squad of colorful bot friends that follow you around, grab nearby valuables, and haul them to the extractor like loyal little loot-goblins. Singleplayer Only. WIP: more personality, behaviors, and features coming soon.

Update 1.3.0

• Bots can now talk!
• They can say what valuables they pick up and also chat with eachother!
• Added RepoConfig as a dependency so it installs with this mod! You will have a mods button to edit configs at main menu!
• They may talk in the main menu a bit if you toggle it on.... is a feature. LOL

Update 1.2.1

• Ragdoll mode has been added. Not perfect but it is funny! It is enabled by default.

Update 1.1.0

• Bots now properly wander the entire level by default if Follow Player is off (Follow Player is OFF by default now).
• Bots will now ACTIVATE Extractors. It may not be instant, but they WILL do it.
• Removed unnecessary Photon call.

⚠️ Singleplayer Only

BotFriends works exclusively in singleplayer.
The mod includes built-in checks to prevent bot spawning in multiplayer, protecting lobbies.

Status - Work in Progress

This mod will be updated over time.
BotFriends is a W.I.P. - expect new behaviors and more chaos in future updates.

What the mod does

BotFriends spawns one or a small crew of capsule-shaped funny geniuses that:

• Follow you around or wander near you, depending on your config.
• Scan for nearby valuables in a configurable radius and pick them up.
• Carry valuables toward extraction, using the game's real extraction logic.
• Bots will now ACTIVATE Extractors. It may not be instant, but they WILL do it.

Extractor behavior:

• Bots will place valuables into the nearest active extractor.
• If no extractor is active, they carry loot into the next extractor and wait there for activation.
• If you activate a different extractor instead, bots will change targets automatically.
• Once all extraction points are completed, they head to the truck area.

Bots sometimes seem to have their own personalities:

• One that listens
• One that wanders off
• One that feels cursed
• One you learn to hate

Not intentional, but funny, so it stays.

Best case - install RepoConfig so you can tweak all BotFriends settings from the in-game Mods menu instead of editing the config file manually.
Multiplayer is blocked for safety.

Config options

BepInEx/config/Empress.BotFriends.cfg

Bots

• ExtraBots - How many friends spawn (0-5)
• BotSpeed - NavMesh move speed
• FollowPlayer - True = they follow, False = they wander (now defaults to False)
• Enable Physics Ragdoll - True/False
• Ragdoll Impact Threshold - How easily to Topple
• Ragdoll Recovery Time - How fast to get back up

Carry / Valuables

• FetchValuables - Enables item pickup
• PickupSearchRadius - How far bots scan for loot
• ExtractorStopDistance - How close a bot tries to deliver items
• HoldOffsetY - Visual hold height

Credits

Coded by:

• Omniscye / Empress

Extra fix help by:

• OrigamiCoder

Bot name permissions:

• s1ckboy
• Zehs / CritHaxXoG
• Goat
• 753
• Impboy
• Swaggies
• Sizzlium
• Jettcodey
• Bocon
• Friendly
• gaymer
• Endershade
• 1A3
• BLOKBUST
• Doppelclick
• Adalade Kasner
• Skript

License and third party notes

• This Thunderstore package includes binaries from 80speak which is licensed under GPL 3.0
• Because 80speak is included, this mod package is distributed under GPL 3.0
• 80speak source and license: https://github.com/connornishijima/80speak/tree/master
• The GitHub repo for this mod contains source code only and does not contain third party binaries

Have fun.

"You all exist forever as small chaotic capsule creatures. Enjoy"