Barotrauma Bot Crew Planner
Find the right botcount, maxbotcount, and BotSpawnMode for your crew size and submarine class — then copy the generated serversettings.xml block to your server.
Crew Settings
How many human players will be on the server at once.
Total crew (players + bots) you want operating your submarine.
Fill: spawns bots only to fill empty crew slots. With 3 player(s) and botcount=3, Fill spawns 3 bot(s).
Game mode affects how the session runs but not bot mechanics directly.
Recommended Configuration
botcount
3
maxbotcount
6
Active Bots
3
Total Crew
6
With 3 player(s) and botcount=3, Fill mode spawns 3 bot(s) to reach your preferred crew of 6. As players join, bots are removed. As players leave, bots fill the empty slots.
Crew Size by Submarine Class
Small Sub
2–4 crew
Outpost, Dugong, Barsuk. Tight quarters — fewer bots recommended.
Medium Sub
4–8 crew
Kastrull, Orca. Most common class — balanced bot fill works well.
Large Sub
8–16 crew
Typhon, Berilia. Multiple stations — bots are essential to operate.
Your preferred crew size of 6 is typical for a Medium submarine.
serversettings.xml Block
botcount="3" maxbotcount="6" BotSpawnMode="Fill"
Paste these attributes inside the <ServerSettings> element of your serversettings.xml.
Spawn Mode Reference
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| botcount | Number of bots to spawn. In Normal mode always active; in Fill mode acts as fill target up to empty slots. |
| maxbotcount | Hard cap on bots. Should be ≥ botcount. Prevents unexpected overflow in fill scenarios. |
| BotSpawnMode Normal | Always spawns exactly botcount bots regardless of player count. Good for fixed crew compositions. |
| BotSpawnMode Fill | Spawns bots only to fill empty crew slots up to botcount. Scales naturally as players join and leave. |
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