How to play Alien Swarm in Firstperson, Thirdperson, and with Bots! - Games

Have you ever wanted to play AS in firstperson? Did you want to play with bots on offline practice? Well now you can! Create this simple CFG file that will enable numerous awesome features! First, navigate to steamapps\common\alien swarm\swarm\cfg and create a file named [i]autoexec.cfg[/i]. From there open it up in notepad and paste this: [code]alias FPS "firstperson; asw_hide_marine 1; asw_controls 0; asw_debug_marine_aim 1" bind "F11""fps" alias THR "thirdperson; asw_hide_marine 0; asw_controls 1; asw_debug_marine_aim 0" bind "F12""thr" asw_realistic_death_chatter 1 asw_hear_from_marine 1 asw_marine_labels_cursor_maxdist 1000 asw_fast_reload_under_marine 1 asw_flare_g asw_show_all_singleplayer_maps 1 bind v "cl_emote 0" bind b "cl_emote 1" bind x "cl_emote 6" bind n "cl_emote 3" bind kp_End "cl_selectm 0 -1" bind kp_downarrow "cl_selectm 1 -1" bind kp_PgDn "cl_selectm 2 -1" bind kp_leftarrow "cl_selectm 3 -1" bind kp_5 "cl_selectm 4 -1" bind kp_rightarrow "cl_selectm 5 -1" bind kp_Home "cl_selectm 6 -1" bind kp_uparrow "cl_selectm 7 -1" bind F9 "sv_cheats 1" bind F10 "sv_cheats 0 bind 5 "cl_dselectm 0" bind 6 "cl_dselectm 1" bind 7 "cl_dselectm 2" bind 8 "cl_dselectm 3" bind 9 "cl_dselectm 4" bind 0 "cl_dselectm 5" bind - "cl_dselectm 6" bind = "cl_dselectm 7" [/code] Save the file, and you're done! ---------------------------- Basically, you just enabled a bunch of goodies. Hotkeys: F9 - Enables Sv_cheats F10 - Disabled Sv_cheats F11 - Firstperson / Thirdperson F12 - Regular View V - Emote 0 B - Emote 1 X - Emote 6 N - Emote 3 [b]Note: First/Thirdperson only work with Sv_cheats enabled.[/b] Now, the numpad enables bots. [b]Bots work with online mode, but any player that joins kicks the bot.[/b] Just press a numpad number to add a bot! The Numbers correspond with the class type: Num 1 - Officer 1 Num 2 - Specials Weps 1 Num 3 - Medic 1 Num 4 - Tech 1 Num 5 - Officer 2 Num 6 - Special Weps 2 Num 7 - Medic 2 Num 8 - Tech 2 When you die, you can also take control of the bots. F1, F2, and F3 will let you select between bots. ---------------------------- Not only this, it enables all maps for single player, shows the Health bar under you for medics, and ammo for people with deployable ammo. Also, in the line in the cfg: [code]asw_flare_g[/code] Is the color of the flares in game. You can select from four options to change color of the flare: R - Red G - Green B - Blue Y - Yellow Those are the working ones I'm aware of. ---------------------------- [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/4843391231_7b179451ea_b.jpg[/img] [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/4843391217_8846e2ddd0_b.jpg[/img] [img]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/4843391235_6b7efe47e0_b.jpg[/img] [b]Have fun with bots and firstperson![/b]

I'm curious as to why they didn't go for the same bot system they have in L4D/2. You start out with bots in empty slots, and players can drop in/out easily. Cheers, at least this will allow me to fix that. [editline]07:23AM[/editline] -snip-

DUDE! this is awesome, is a little wack because it has no roof but other than that and no gun model, its awesome

[QUOTE=Blake_E_Boy;23724228]DUDE! this is awesome, is a little wack because it has no roof but other than that and no gun model, its awesome[/QUOTE] The command is set so it hides the gun and playermodels. If they're turned on, they really get annoying and in your way.

I want Screenshots. NAO!

I thought it was another "FIRSTPERSON FOR AS" but no this is 10x better than this, you my good sir is a winner.

So this is bascially [url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1371124[/url] for people who don't know how to make autoexecs or binds?

[QUOTE=Mindfuck;23725789]I want Screenshots. NAO![/QUOTE] This. I want to see how it's like before trying it.

Whoah. This is awesome.

Ill get some screens for you guys. [editline]10:38AM[/editline] -snip- adding them to op

Would be great to have that over the shoulder view that shows up in some "tv" boxes when things go slow motion.

Bump just in case people haven't seen. :buddy:

I get bots anytime I play single player, also bots are cheap, especially tech bots.

What "asw_realistic_death_chatter 1" does ?

[QUOTE=FuzzyPoop;23744030]What "asw_realistic_death_chatter 1" does ?[/QUOTE] It makes some other noises, I guess.

First person could be quite useful for checking custom maps don't have errors.

I'd love if firstperson was a option choice for the game :/

[QUOTE=PvtVain;23748794]I'd love if firstperson was a option choice for the game :/[/QUOTE] Well thats why its open source.

[QUOTE=superdinoman;23748913]Well thats why its open source.[/QUOTE] But you would have to make it a mod. Or just use this CFG :smug:

[QUOTE=GameDev;23749235]But you would have to make it a mod. Or just use this CFG :smug:[/QUOTE] Yeah true but Im more partial to mods.

Very useful, Thanks! Have a wrench.

Heh, without any skybox, the game looks ugly.

[QUOTE=Rong;23755291]Heh, without any skybox, the game looks ugly.[/QUOTE] I'll say...

Yeah the lighted looking roof kind of ruins the atmosphere.

[QUOTE=Meller Yeller;23817000]Yeah the lighted looking roof kind of ruins the atmosphere.[/QUOTE] It was designed for top down, not first person. :eng101:

Hey i have been trying to figure this thrid person stuff out for a while now, im building a Huge custom map with my friend and i really want a over the should view, kinda like dead space, and the ability to switch from left shoulder to right should with a key, u think u can make that? or is it not possible?

you'll have to place camera new or find this adrenalin camera.But idk where and how :D

[QUOTE]How to play Alien Swarm in Firstperson, Thirdperson, and with Bots![/QUOTE] I don't think I want to do them all at once

Would it be possible to make maps with Ceilings?

[QUOTE=Caulo32;24157983]Would it be possible to make maps with Ceilings?[/QUOTE] No because hammer does not let you make ceilings. :downs: Of course it would be