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Setting Up Custom AI Behavior on Your Insurgency: Sandstorm Server

Last updated on Feb 19, 2025

Enhance the PvE experience by configuring AI behavior to make enemies more challenging, realistic, or tailored to your server's tactical settings.


📌 Prerequisites


1️⃣ Locating the AI Behavior Configuration File

  1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel.

  2. Click on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server.

  3. Navigate to the File Manager.

  4. Locate the AI behavior configuration file (commonly named AIBehavior.cfg or inside the Sandstorm/Saved/Config/WindowsServer directory).

AI behavior configuration file located!


2️⃣ Adjusting AI Behavior Settings

  1. Click Edit on AIBehavior.cfg to open the file.

  2. Modify key AI settings such as:

    • Reaction Time: Adjust how quickly bots detect and respond to players.

    • Accuracy Levels: Set the precision of AI shooting.

    • Aggressiveness: Control how AI moves, flanks, and engages players.

    • Spawn Logic: Define AI reinforcements and difficulty scaling.

  3. Click Save File to apply the new AI behavior configurations.

AI behavior settings updated and customized!


3️⃣ Enabling AI Behavior Adjustments in Server Startup

  1. Navigate to the Startup tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

  2. Append the startup command with:

    +exec AIBehavior.cfg
    
  3. Click Save Changes to ensure AI behavior adjustments load when the server starts.

Server startup parameters updated to include AI customizations!


4️⃣ Restarting and Testing AI Adjustments

  1. Restart your Insurgency: Sandstorm server via the Console tab.

  2. Join a match and observe AI behavior changes in combat scenarios.

  3. Adjust difficulty levels if necessary and test further refinements.

Custom AI settings are now active and functioning as configured!


🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully customized AI behavior on your Insurgency: Sandstorm server using VolticHost Game Panel, enhancing the PvE experience with smarter, more challenging AI opponents. 🚀

For additional assistance, contact VolticHost Support.