Playing solo with bots that used my builds on vermintide 2 was my favourite ways to play. i enjoyed trying different builds just for the bots to use and observing how well they played. I want this in darktide. But the bots in darktide suk azz so hard so im forced to play with real ppl who most of the time im not in a social mood or its a coin toss on if other players wil be helpful so its just not a fun time.
I would like it if the bots were actually useful not just light attack only and never block anything.
Allow me to choose which character i want a bot to play from the ones i already have made and have a bot preset for the items and skill tree. Then make is so private lobbys are full solo not needing 2x ppl. Just copy the Vermintide 2 system and ill be more than happy.
Everyone is confused why they didn’t copy over a lot of the things they did right or honed over the years with VT2. The prevailing theory is DT was made by a completely different team that doesn’t actually understand how any of the VT2 stuff worked. (which is fair, VT2 had notoriously spaghetti code)
One of the major issues that might prevent that mode to finally happen is the bots AI.
It’s extremely barebones, and they can’t handle high difficulties and/or conditions. They can’t prioritize targets, can’t throw very useful grenades, don’t respond to any instructions (no command wheel), and can’t pick up items, etc.
They’re serviceable to take a stroll and enjoy the scenery on the lower difficulties (using the Solo mod) but throw a few trappers or crushers or a wagon of ragers at them and it’s game over.
I really doubt FS is actively developing that mode.
It was “supposed” to be in the final stages of development before launch.
RIP Solo Play?
This was actually confirmed by @FatsharkCatfish some months ago. Which is a real pitty.
This wouldn’t be a problem for me honestly. If I had the choice to either play my team in malice or to tackle higher difficulties in MP that would be fine. I actually think that bots shouldn’t be so strong they disincentivize MP. I think it was the same in V2 - or could the bots there actually handle higher difficulties well?
If he gets the option to play solo, especially in a PVE game, then there’s no real argument here because if he’s offline away from everyone else then it impacts nobody but him. I dont like cheaters online but we already run into hackers in Darktide sometimes and while Fatshark cracks down on them you could argue because of mods like full auto lasguns and scoreboard that there’s already people cheating on a larger scale if that means modifying the game files.
I think adding solo and preferably offline modes caters to more player needs like pausing the game possibly, what if you’re a dad and you need to just get up and walk away for some reason. Having options like this helps more people access the game without hindering the people already here.
its just priorities. right now with a decent pop i doubt they see the feature as needed and it might well be viewed as a negative
i think the odds of seeing it any time soon is pretty long unless some work on enemy AI makes it trivial to implement its just not likely to be a priority.