Modern Warfare 2 Bot Warfare

Bot Warfare adds playable AI bots to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.

It works in offline System Link matches and online Xbox Live private matches. Modern Warfare 2 saves multiplayer progression in offline System Link, so you can level up and build custom classes in a fully offline setup.

The original mod was created by INeedGames. This port runs through the CoD Xe plugin.

What You Need

• A genuine copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
• The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 title update used by this guide: TU6

Supported region

Use the USA / Europe region of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Other regions are not supported.

Supported title update

IW4 Bot Warfare currently requires TU6. Other title updates are not supported by this guide.

Before You Begin

Prepare a clean game folder and install CoD Xe before continuing with the title update and Bot Warfare installation.

Prepare game files Use clean, unmodified game files.

Install Modern Warfare 2 TU6 Download TU6 and install it for your platform.

Xbox 360 Install CoD Xe on an Xbox 360.

Xenia Install CoD Xe on Xenia Canary.

Install Bot Warfare

Download the latest IW4 Bot Warfare release:

Download IW4 Bot Warfare

Extract the contents of the .zip into your Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game folder.

When installed correctly, your folder should look like this:

• DirectoryCall of Duty - Modern Warfare 2

  • Directory_codxe

    • codxe.json
    • Directorymods

      • Directorybot_warfare

        • Directorymaps/

          • …
        • Directoryscriptdata/

          • …
        • Directoryscripts/

          • …
  • default_mp.xex
  • …

Using Bot Warfare

Start Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer.

If the mod loaded, you will see the Mod: bot_warfare text in the top left.

In-Game Menu

In a System Link or private match, press D-Pad Down to open the Bot Warfare menu. Use it to add bots, change bot difficulty, and adjust settings.

Navigate the menu with movement controls, then select options with jump. Press the menu button again to close it.

Bot Limits and Performance

Use the Bot awareness quality setting in the Bot Warfare menu to balance performance and responsiveness. Lower settings use less performance, but bots take longer to notice enemies. Medium is the default starting point.

Xbox 360 performance

There is no fixed bot limit. Start with a small number of bots and add more gradually. If the match slows down, lower Bot awareness quality or reduce the bot count.

Xenia can handle more bots than Xbox 360, depending on the map and your PC. Start lower and increase the count if performance stays stable.

Rename Bots

Bot names are stored in botnames.txt.

Open the file and add one bot name per line:

• DirectoryCall of Duty - Modern Warfare 2

  • Directory_codxe

    • Directorymods

      • Directorybot_warfare

        • Directoryscriptdata

          • botnames.txt
  • …

Unlock Stats

IW4 can save multiplayer progression in Splitscreen and System Link. If you only want to build custom classes for offline matches, use the console command unlockstats instead of manually leveling the profile.

Open the CoD Xe in-game console, type:

unlockstats

Then submit the command.

After the command runs, check Barracks. The profile should be level 70, with create-a-class weapons and options available for offline play.

Source Code

IW4 Bot Warfare Xenon port View the Xenon port source code on GitHub.