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Script: BotTaunts

"Automatically displays taunts on different player actions."
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^ Bonus alt. version and full taunt list! ^

This is a modified KillFeed script that allows players to automatically taunt opponents when certain actions are executed. These action include:

• Reactions to melee / ranged kills and deaths,
  
• Reactions to fall / fire / explosive damage,
  
• Reactions to the acquisition of items,
  
• Reactions to the use of grabs and powerups,
  
• Low-HP distress call-outs,

And more.

The script includes a setting to change how often taunts are displayed, and whether real players should use them too (disabled by default as to give real players the space to use chat freely). Each action has a randomized taunt selection which can be fully modified to the user's satisfaction.

Speech-bubble colors can be modified on an RGB scale (default settings feature default colors) to give each player a unique "personality" throughout the play session. Characters are also able to address themselves or their enemies using their nicknames for increased immersion value.

Hosting a public multiplayer game does not always guarantee real players will join the server.

On these occasions, bots can be used as a supplement or as an alternative way to have some fun. Killing soulless AI fighters can get boring, though, so the taunt script aims to give players using it proper AI-feedback upon executing different moves and tactics. Bots will curse, mock, get frustrated with and berate other bots and players - in an attempt to simulate a real online game experience.

The default taunt-set features a large selection of (mostly toxic) SFD-related and general videogame terminology / slang to give the illusion of chat being used instead of a basic selection of typical AI responses. The script enables bots to claim you cheat, use cheap tactics, make excuses as to why they lost, complain about various game features, shἰt-talk whenever they manage to win.

Taunts can be changed to movie or videogame quotes if the player so desires; hearing "Hasta la vista, baby" just before you're filled with lead can be surprisingly entertaining. A host can add their own funny quotes to the selection for the bots to use, or choose to disable chat entirely and apply the automatic taunts on real players for a curated online experience.

1. Subscribe to the script on the Steam Workshop and let the game update.
2. Launch the game and open the Map Editor from the Main Menu.
3. From the toolbar, choose 'File' > 'Open', then select the BotTaunts script.
4. Navigate to the top right side of the screen and click the 'Script' tab.
5. Modify the file following the guidelines, then choose 'Save' at the same toolbar.

Toggle the BotTaunts script 'On' from the Create Game settings menu if you want to enable it before going in-game. Alternatively, already in-game, write "/startscript BotTaunts" into the chatbox and press Enter. You can stop the script at any given moment by writing "/stopscript BotTaunts" in chat.

• As with many other scripts, the constant checks on player / bot actions may be slightly taxing on local performance and may very slightly decrease overall FPS and game loading times, although not on a noticeable level (I'm not experiencing any personally).
  
  
• Not every taunt in the pack fits every situation perfectly. That's fine and can be expected with this large of a taunt selection.
  
  
• Taunts are displayed for a couple seconds at a time, but they may still sometimes cover parts of the level or the UI (names and health / stamina in particular). If you're trying to conserve screen space, reduce the probability of taunts triggering using the provided master setting.
  
  
• Damage numbers seen in screenshots not included. The script can be found here.

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