First post, by truth_deleted
Quake with bot support is a good fit with dosbox as it is a 3d FPS title with DOS support. There are Win9x versions with extended graphics, but this would require additional work to setup 9x in dosbox; the DOS version seems sufficient if the resolution is 640x480 or higher (tested in a low-end core2duo system). This configuration is also CPU dependent and does not require the 3d functions of a video card; especially a good fit for systems with an onboard GPU or for a non-Windows host.
Excellent guide for Quake deathmatch with bots:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedet … s/?id=123626484
And the single download necessary to enable bots in Quake:
http://eclecticmenagerie.com/jl/quake/bots/fr … _quickstart.zip
This download requires the original DOS version of QUAKE.EXE, CWSDPMI.EXE, and the ID1 subdirectory with PAK0.PAK and PAK1.PAK game files.
To enable the "frikbots" in Quake, I had to rename quickstart.cfg to autoexec.cfg. Ensure that the downloaded mod is in a subdirectory named "frikbot". Then, the game is started like so:
quake.exe -game frikbot -listen 16 -zone 2048 -heapsize 48000
The "heapsize" at 48000 kilobytes (48mb) will require additional memory in dosbox; "zone" is in kilobytes, too. The "heapsize" setting is recommended at 192000, but the only problem I've had is with loading the map.cfg; instead, choose one of the maps-partX.cfg files and rename it to maps.cfg to load that subset of maps (first preserve/backup the original maps.cfg file). The "b" on the keyboard will add bots during a game and then the bots will disappear after the round is over. There is a setting to override this behavior, but I haven't yet found a way to implement it.
The bots have waypoints for hundreds of maps which makes for realistic gameplay with the bots. These bots are rated very highly and provide deathmatch (free-for-all and teamplay) gameplay with much lower system requirements than UT99 and Q3. This download should also work with glquake (9x in dosbox).
I'm now working on a patch to increase my skill against these bots. 😀