Task Force 0.7.8.2223

Meet the Smart Bots

Operators, this update brings a new bot system to Task Force: Smart Bots.

They take cover, check corners, climb, open doors, play the objective and work as a team. They play like real people. And they're the foundation for the co-op modes we're building next.

They get around like you do

Smart Bots go wherever you can, and they don't take the same route every round.

Ladders. Up to rooftops and catwalks, and back down again.

Doors. They open them, slip through, and notice when someone else opens one.

Ledges. If dropping down is the quicker way, they take it.

Walls and platforms. They climb up and pull themselves over.

They fight smart

Smart Bots use real cover. They pop up to fire and drop back down, lean around corners and go prone when it counts. They don't sit in one spot for long, they back off when they're hurt, and they push when they have the numbers.

They play fair

No wallhacks and no perfect aim. Bots only know what they see and hear. Bushes hide you, a near miss puts them on alert, and if they lose you, they'll come looking.

They play as a team

Every bot has a role. Some lead the push, some cover, some flank and some hold back. They call out what they see, back each other up and spread out instead of bunching together.

They play the objective

Smart Bots play every mode: Elimination, Demolition, Breach, Extraction, Escort and Respawn.

• Demolition. They escort the bomb carrier, plant from cover and hunt down a planted bomb.

• Breach. Attackers blow their way in. Defenders hold the line inside.
• Extraction. Rescuers go in for the hostages and lead them out.

• Escort. One team moves the VIPs. The other hunts them down.

Every bot is different

Smart Bots learn any map on their own, and they get smarter as the match goes on. Every bot has its own personality: some camp, some rush, some love a high perch, and each has a favorite gun.

Some even celebrate when the round is over.

Four difficulty levels

Easy bots are slow to react and miss more. Expert bots are fast, accurate and see you much quicker.

The road to co-op

Smart Bots are the foundation for co-op in Task Force. A co-op mode is only as good as the enemies you fight, so we built the bots first. Everything you see from them now is what you'll be up against in co-op.

Want a taste today? Put your friends on one team and fill the other with Smart Bots.

We'll share more about co-op soon.

Thanks for playing

This is the first release of Smart Bots, and we'll keep improving them. Jump in, play against them, play alongside them, and tell us what you think.

See you on the battlefield!