Be With Robots 2

**Be With Robots 2** (also known as BWR2) is a server plugin by TehPlayer14 and Benoist3012. It released publicly on AlliedModders October 19, 2014 and was last updated on July 10, 2017. This plugin can also be found on GitHub.

This plugin was previously hosted on the servers of *ThisLD*, *Awesome's Awesome Servers*, and *FazL Gameservers*.

## Gameplay

Similar to *Be With Robots*, this plugin allows players to join the robot team and play as a variety of robots against the defending team of humans.

## Notable Features

* Robot Engineer buildings automatically level up.
* Robot teleporters act as robots' spawn points.
* Engineer robots build mini-dispensers.
* There is a 2 second cooldown when switching teams.
* Boss system that allows wave spawn configuration of boss robots.
* Built-in admin integration for boss robots in SourceMod.
* Players can become Gatebots and capture control points on *Mannhattan*. Gatebots wear a cosmetic with an Unusual effect to stand out from other robots.
* Players can become Sentry Busters and destroy enemy buildings.
* Players cannot join Blue if they touched an upgrade station.
* Robot Engineer buildings will knock back any nearby enemies.
* *Ghost Town* has a 666 Mode that enables Halloween and crits for all robot players. Players can equip Voodoo-Cursed Souls to appear as zombies.
* When Romevision is enabled, all robot players will have Romevision cosmetics.

## Robots

* An asterisk (\*) means that this robot is disabled by default.

## Commands

These commands can be inputted in chat by typing an exclamation mark (!) followed by the command.

```
robotmenu
robomenu
rc
roboclass
robothelp
robohelp
bewithrobots
joinblue
joinblu
bwr
joinred
bwr_players

```

### Admin Commands

```
sm_bwr_kick

```

## Console Variables

```
sm_tf2bwr_version1
bwr2_version
sm_tf2bwr_bulding_outline_enable
sm_tf2bwr_bulding_outline
sm_tf2bwr_logs
sm_tf2bwr_flag
sm_tf2bwr_freeze
sm_tf2bwr_respawn_red
sm_tf2bwr_respawn_blue
sm_tf2bwr_randomizer
sm_tf2bwr_autojoin
sm_tf2bwr_autoupdate
sm_tf2bwr_max_defenders
sm_tf2bwr_min_defenders
sm_tf2bwr_min_defenders4giants
sm_tf2bwr_restrict_ready
sm_tf2bwr_notifications
sm_tf2bwr_myloadouts
sm_tf2bwr_sentrybuster_debug
sm_tf2bwr_engineers
sm_tf2bwr_buster

```

## OS Edition

A modified version of *Be With Robots 2* was made by Officer Spy. It first appeared on *Awesome's Awesome Servers* on January 21, 2017 and was last updated on June 19, 2020. It is identical to the original, but has some changes. Notable changes are:

* Added rage for Pyro robots (Phlogistinator can spawn with full charge)
* Removed crits from 666 Mode
* Added 58 more robots: Giant Bonk Scout, Force-A-Nature Super Scout, Armored Giant Sandman Scout, Giant Jumping Sandman Scout, Giant Shotgun Heavy, Giant Phlog Pyro, Flyro, Dragon Pyro, Major Gasser, Giant Blast Soldier, Acid-Tipped Bowman, Giant Bazooka Soldier, Giant Festive Soldier, Giant Scatter Blast Soldier, Phlog Pyro, Whelp Pyro, Hyper League Scout, Force-A-Nature Scout, Jumping Sandman Scout, Heavy Shotgun, Miner Soldier, Giant Miner Soldier, Stomping Wizard, Airshot Soldier, Landmine Demo, Short Circuit Engineer, Caustic Scout, Caustic Gauntlet, Caustic Pyro, Caustic Blaster, Caustic Commando, Caustic Demoman, Caustic Marauder, Caustic Sniper, Epsilon Muscle, Mitten Gauntlet, Smoker, The Tank, Battery Fueled Heavy, Slug Shot Scout, Giant Slug Shot Scout, Giant Floor Decorator Demoman, Giant Landmine Demo, Giant Armored Piercing Scout, Giant Long-Range Pyro, Super Heavyweight Santa, Unrowdy Texan, Weeb Spy, Nailgun, Architect, Shogun Demo, Ninja Demo, Keyboard Unplugger, Bomber Soldier, Giant Railgun, Giant Volley Soldier, Giant Burst Fire Demo, Giant Cannon Soldier.
* Medieval functionality (requires external plugin)
* Added Voodoo-Cursed Soul cosmetic to all classes for 666 Mode
* Giant Black Box Soldier functions just like in normal gameplay
* Added a working HoldFireUntilFullReload method (code snippet from Pelipoika)
* Added gatebot support for the map Waterlogged Rc4g
* Added 666 Mode support for the maps Skullcove Rc1 and Condemned B3
* Removed Unusual effect from Gatebot cosmetics

It is no longer used on Officer Spy's servers however.

## Trivia

* This plugin used to depend on the plugin TF2ItemsInfo. It was later ported to TF2Items after it stopped working properly.
* The plugin topic shows that *MvM Bot Control* was supposed to replace *Be With Robots 2*.
* A future update was planned to include a config file that would allow custom robots to be added. This was later cancelled.
	+ This idea was implemented in *Be With Robots Redux*.
* The server will occasionally crash when a player deploys the bomb, likely due to the plugin using old syntax.
* A glitch can happen when the player swaps from Blue to Red, where the player has a robot model albeit with Red skin.
* Sometimes when a Sentry Buster player detonates, they may be kicked for reason *Issued too many commands to server.* and the server may crash.
	+ This happens more when the player is airblasted during detonation, possibly due to repetitive inputs by the player. The detonation sound will also play multiple times, creating a loud mix of sounds.
* Sometimes when the player goes to deploy the bomb, it may not trigger an actual flag capture. This may be due to the plugin using old syntax.
* On the map Silentsky, the server will crash if there is a player on Blue before the round starts.*[citation needed]*
* The gatebot function was hardcoded specifically for the map Mannhattan. Any custom map with control points will likely not work properly.
	+ Gatebots only spawn on Mannhattan, since this is the only map the plugin looks for. Modifying the plugin to look for other maps can allow this, but will probably not work properly if there is less than or more than 2 control points.
* On the map Ghost Town, a "666 Mode" triggers where Halloween mode is enabled and Blue players appear human with human voices. In addition, they are all crit-boosted. Players with Voodoo-Cursed Souls can player can equip the item and wear it throughout the round.
	+ This only happens on Ghost Town, since this is the only map the plugin looks for. Modifying the plugin to look for other maps can allow this, but the bots won't appear as zombies if the mission isn't configured that way.
* This plugin's original title was *Be With Robots Reborn*.*[citation needed]*
* Giant robot players receive only 900 damage from Sentry Buster bots.

### Plugin Differences

*Main article:* Differences Among Plugins

## References

1. ↑ https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpost.php?p=2213855
2. ↑ https://github.com/TehPlayer14/BWR2
3. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/groups/TFAAS/discussions/5/3111396383984768405/#c3111396383984767689
4. ↑ https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpost.php?p=2308590
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://forums.alliedmods.net/showpost.php?p=2520659