Call of Duty 4 Bot Warfare

Bot Warfare adds playable AI bots to Call of Duty 4 multiplayer.

The original mod was created by INeedGames. This port runs through the CoD Xe plugin.

What You Need

• A genuine copy of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• The latest Call of Duty 4 title update: TU4

Supported region

Use the USA / Europe region of Call of Duty 4. Other regions are not supported.

Before You Begin

Prepare a clean game folder and install CoD Xe before continuing with the title update and Bot Warfare installation.

Prepare game files Use clean, unmodified game files.

Install Call of Duty 4 TU4 Download TU4 and install it for your platform.

Xbox 360 Install CoD Xe on an Xbox 360.

Xenia Install CoD Xe on Xenia Canary.

Install Bot Warfare

Download the latest Bot Warfare release:

Download Bot Warfare

Extract the contents of the .zip into your Call of Duty 4 game folder.

When installed correctly, your folder should look like this:

• DirectoryCall of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

  • Directory_codxe

    • Directorymods

      • Directorybot_warfare

        • Directorymaps/

          • …
        • Directoryscriptdata/

          • …
        • Directoryscripts/

          • …
  • default_mp.xex
  • …

Required IW3 Fastfiles

Install the Call of Duty 4 Custom Maps & Fastfiles package before playing. Its fastfiles are required by CoD Xe; the custom maps included in the package are optional.

Select Bot Warfare

CoD Xe automatically lists mod folders in _codxe/mods in the native Mods menu. You do not need to edit codxe.json to choose an active mod.

1. Start Call of Duty 4 and select Mods from the main menu.

2. Select bot_warfare from the list.

After you select it, the game returns to the main menu. The top left shows Mod: bot_warfare when Bot Warfare is active.

Using Bot Warfare

Start a System Link or private match.

Offline Create a Class

CoD Xe enables Create a Class in System Link and Split Screen, so you can customise your loadouts completely offline.

In-Game Menu

In a System Link or private match, press X + RS to open the Bot Warfare menu.

Bot Limits and Performance

Use the Bot awareness quality setting in the Bot Warfare menu to balance performance and responsiveness. Lower settings use less performance, but bots take longer to notice enemies. Medium is the default starting point.

Xbox 360 performance

There is no fixed bot limit. Start with a small number of bots and add more gradually. If the match slows down, lower Bot awareness quality or reduce the bot count.

Xenia can handle more bots than Xbox 360, depending on the map and your PC. Start lower and increase the count if performance stays stable.

Rename Bots

Bot names are stored in botnames.txt.

Open the file and add one bot name per line:

• DirectoryCall of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

  • Directory_codxe

    • Directorymods

      • Directorybot_warfare

        • Directoryscriptdata

          • botnames.txt
  • …

Source Code

IW3 Bot Warfare Xenon port View the Xenon port source code on GitHub.