I got most of the instructions from
this thread
[forums.splashdamage.com]
. Putting it here in case anyone wants to do the same.
Tested on version 1.5.
1. Create a text file on Notepad or your preferred text editor. Name it morebots.cfg. Make sure it has the .cfg file type, not .txt or any other format.
2. Add these exact lines to the .cfg file. Save and close.
bot_minclients -1
si_maxplayers 32
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot gdf
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg
admin addbot strogg

3. Enable the option to view hidden files. On Windows 10 Explorer, click the View tab on the upper left corner of the screen. The checkbox for the option should be there.
4. Place morebots.cfg in this directory:
C:\Users\(Your account name)\AppData\Local\id Software\Enemy Territory - QUAKE Wars\base
5. Run the game and start a match (Play Computer).
6. Press
Ctrl + Alt + ~ (tilde)
to open the console. Type
com_allowConsole 1
. This will allow you to access the console just by pressing ~ .
7. Next, type
exec morebots
. You should immediately see around 30 bots join the match.
8. Enter the limbo menu and check the number of Strogg and GDF teammates. If you want to balance the number of bots per team, go to the Admin tab to the right and hover over one of the usernames listed. Right click and select "
Make GDF/Strogg
." If for some reason there are fewer than 32 players in total, you can type
admin addbot gdf/strogg
in the console.

9. Enjoy! Or not. Try being Strogg in Salvage vs 11 medics.
A few notes:
You have to open the console and type exec morebots every time you want to do this.
Having too many players will sometimes result in spawning glitches where characters cannot move. If you're stuck, you can force respawn. To force bots to respawn, go to limbo and right click on their username on the Admin tab. Make them switch teams, then switch them again.
I don't know any way to force bots to change classes. They often switch depending on the objective, though if they are defending they'll mostly be engineers/constructors or medics/technicians.
The morebots.cfg file can be edited to allow 24/28 players by changing the value in si_maxplayers, though 32 is the limit. Simply delete as many of the "admin addbot gdf/strogg" lines as necessary.

Your script needs to have 8 bots for each team because the default is already 8 bots. What was happening to me was that it would add
16
8 bots to the GDF and then 2 bots to the Strogg for a total of 16 IDF bots and 10 strogg bots. I found its best to run this command a minute after the game starts to allow all the original bots to join in because that also interferes with the bot count. Also its best to run this a minute after game start because the GDF bots will get stuck when parachuting when theres so many of them spawning

Your script needs to have 8 bots for each team because the default is already 8 bots. What was happening to me was that it would add 16 bots to the GDF and then 2 bots to the Strogg because it would reach the limit. I found its best to run this command a minute after the game starts to allow all the original bots to join in because that also interferes with the bot count
That's odd, that never happened in my case. Which version of the game do you have? If you open the console on the title screen, you'll see it in the lower right-hand corner. I tested this on 1.5 and the Steam demo 2.0 (which is actually 1.4).

I find the game works much better 16 or 24 max. It's supposed to be a tighter squad experience.

Dude, thank you so much, your guide is probably one of the only ones on the internet (I'm writing through a translator, I hope you understand). Thanks again.

Dude, thank you so much, your guide is probably one of the only ones on the internet (I'm writing through a translator, I hope you understand). Thanks again.
Glad I could help.

You're a star my man , take some points!
I was getting an itch to play this again a bit, such a shame it died off. The latency issues in PvP were somewhat frustrating but the game as a whole was definitely one of the nicests PvP shooters I played.