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May 2026 follows April 2026 as a great month for dod 1.3. You may have noticed the main menu up above has changed again, the 4 bots for dod 1.3 are now here.
Sturmbot.org is more about day of defeat than just one bot.
Custom Crosshair in a few minutes?
As reported last month dod 1.3 fans now have a website crosshair maker... Vertex has improved that yet again.
In fact this is so good I had to edit my Crosshair guide to tell you to try that before you do it the old way, sure for complex ones the old way is needed, but not for 95% of them.
new_bot 0.2.0 update - Linux support!
Martee has issued an update that really pushes a bot for dod 1.3 into a list of features we have not seen before...in one bot.
If you have not looked at new_bot yet, you really need to now. I have had some versions from March to date and this one really ups the features.
Looking at all the bots, Marine Bot, Sturmbot and ShrikeBot, all have a niche they filled, did really well over another bot.
In this release Martee has been taking note of the strengths and weaknesses of each one and working towards the ultimate bot for day of defeat.
It is truly impressive and I will be editing his section here to expand on just how much is in this update... Human to bot ratio, team balance, new cvars, and a stack of waypointing features is awesome...but Linux support, wow.
Grab the download off his site and read the file in the new_bot main folder "_CHANGELOG.txt" grab a cup of whatever, perhaps a beer and be prepared to be blown away.
If you are a server operator... running poor old broken Sturmbot or Shrikebot on a windows server, I think it is time you looked at new_bot and for that matter Marine Bot as well.
A quick look at the number of windows servers in dod 1.3 compared to predominately Linux CS 1.6 servers (like every other game server) I have to ask... what the hell is going on dod server operators who need bots... get yourself on stable Linux servers!
Other items here (other than finally supporting ShrikeBot) is I have been looking at a few old plugins for dedicated server use, fixing a few broken ones. I will keep finding ones that need a upgrade and see what I can do for them, also some new plugins, like the broken scope issue.
For my fellow Aussie countrymen (and ladies) I have reworked a pack I assembled in 2005, Australian Forces to replace British forces. It does have a "that's not a knife" model, a Owen gun, uniforms, sounds, menus, flags and icons..the lot mate.
Marine Bot is still pumping along too, Frank is always improving his bot and just released a fix for a problem in a really tricky area, I almost gave up on that same map waypointing it but found a untidy work around of the opposite side bots "helping" shoot a grill so the other side can cap their last flag. Frank has fixed a "vision" issue now so the bots can "see" a breakable object.(YouTube video)
Goes to show, dod 1.3 had only 2 very broken bots abandoned in 2004-2005, now look at us in 2026, two authors pumping out great work for this very old but fun game.
If only Valve software had the same love for dod as the fans do.
Speaking of love... how about a donation for Martee and Frank... they really do deserve a few bucks for their work.
This is a Day of Defeat (dod) fan site. Sure, the name refers to a single player bot "Sturmbot" but that's has changed since 2006.
More articles added over the 20 years and this site is now more a place for dod players to look through guides, download all kinds of rare custom addons.
It is especially dedicated to single player solutions, that requires bot programs. Marine Bot, Sturmbot and now "new_bot" are supported here.
In the past (2000-2006) there were a lot of dod fan sites, they are mostly gone now.
Sturmbot.org will attempt to fill that void and help players get the best out of their dod experience.
INsane is the webmaster and you can contact me here if you have a dod issue you want explored and recorded... I'm up for that.
A single-player add-on "bot" modification for a WW2 game Day of Defeat.
SturmBot is about as old as Day of Defeat, Beta versions were in 2001 and full retail around 2003-2005.
The game has a manual that I (INsane - webmaster) have added to that old manual for those that need it.
This site captures all it can for those old files and provides downloads so you can play off-line.
There are waypoint guides (with videos) Server guides... just explore the main menu up there.
Take a look at this video by YouTuber Zerscape for part 1 of all the official maps...
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SturmBot is a easy to install add-on program that adds "bots" to the WW2 based multi-player game Day of Defeat, (also known as "dod", wiki here) making it a single-player game.
If you have Day of Defeat for Steam or the older versions please visit the downloads section for the latest SturmBot packages for dod Steam version or older dod versions.
Most recent package is Sturmbot 1.9 for Steam dod version 2.
Here is a page that shows what version of SturmBot works with each dod version.
Sturmbot has had a few sites over the years and all the places are mostly gone, reasons are below. I hope this site corrects that.
About the creator of SturmBot - Johan Linde:
Johan was the developer of Sturmbot, Johan Linde, AKA... Jowo.