Grab That Throat. Want to improve your deathmatch prowess in Doom ][ without embarrassing yourself to your friends? Well, this may be the file for you...it's a Dehacked file, so it should be safe to install in your regular \doom2 directory ,but I recommend a) that you are running Doom ][ 1.9, and b) make a copy of your \doom2 directory (you never know) and install it there. This won't replace the chess match that can occur in an deathmatch, but it's pretty damn close. Please refer to the readme file included for complete install instructions (don't worry; it's pretty simple to install and run). After installing, just type GTT at the DOS prompt and choose a map from the menu by pressing the appropriate number key.
If you feel really twisted after practicing with this, select map 9, go to the exit (yes, there is an exit switch, but you have to be fast in order to hit it and get to the exit...:). Then press the spacebar to go to one of the original Doom ][ maps and prepare to die. Not only will the deathmatch "dummies" appear, but so will the original Doom ][ monsters, and worst yet, they respawn!! hehe and there sure are a lot of them :)
And for those Quake buffs out there...
Reaperbot v.0.81. Just like GTT above, but for Quake and much better. The downside of GTT is that once they kill you, they stop and stand around, waiting for you to respawn (or unless someone gets clumsy and hits the BFG guy or anyone else hehe), these bots will hunt each other down! I know I am not as nearly familiar with Quake as I am with Doom ][, but after playing these bots, I will never go back to GTT...too much fun! On a 1-1 match, it took me over 2 hours (sob) to beat it in a match to 30 on DM2 (30- (-15)). It would frag me at the worst opportune time. But then I would make it eat lava :) Try it, you won't be disappointed, and it's completely safe to install (unlike GTT, whom I've had a few complaints about ...)
Be sure to read the readme instructions, but I can tell you the gist of things to make this work right.
Install to a subdirectory in your Quake directory called RPBOT (yes it has to be called RPBOT (capitalization doesn't matter))
Once installed, read the readme file!
After that, to run, type QUAKE -GAME RPBOT (yes there are spaces in between quake and -game and rpbot).
The usual garbage will come on screen (looking for mice, joysticks, etc.). I find this method the easiest to run RPBOT (but there are others).
Hit F5, Select New Game, Direct Connection, and hit OK at the bottom. You should now be at the Deathmatch menu. Select fraglimits, timelimits, etc. if you want. Pick your favorite episodes or deathmatch levels and hit Begin Game.
Now you're in the game. At this point, this would always throw me off. Unlike GTT, the bots have to be brought into the game; this can be done in 2 ways: press the key "B"; this allows 1 bot to be brought into the game (pressing "B" repeatedly allows more bots into the game by how many times you push "B"). Or, if you prefer, you can press "N" (which allows 4 bots to be included at once) and you can keep hitting "N" to your heart's delight (I played once against 15 bots; needless to say I couldn't get any of the good weapons) hehe
My personal guarantee: obviously I did not write this bot, but after playing it for about 10 hours in 2 days, you won't be disappointed either..it's as close as the real thing to playing deathmatch without the lag time. :)
Ouch!
But sometimes they make excuses when they're losing :)
Check out some demos. Unzip into your \id1 directory, start Quake and from the console, type PLAYDEMO SKILL1 (or SKILL3, whichever one you want to see).
WinQuake (338k). Play Quake natively under Win95 or WinNT 4.0. Runs silky smooth in a 640x480 window under Win95 and WinNT on my P6 :)