Rocket League devs say they’re cracking down on AI bots

I think when everyone got all hyped about the future of “self-driving cars” they didn’t have Rocket LeagueBots are in your mind.

Over the last few weeks however, there has been an increase in bot-cheating accounts in the online game. Developer Psyonix addressed the growing controversy by stating that they have taken steps against bot-using accounts in online matches and added enhanced reporting capabilities.

“This banwave should cover the vast majority of accounts that have used bots since they first appeared in online matches towards the end of 2022, and we will continue to monitor for bots and take appropriate action against any players/accounts using them. Furthermore, to help us address bots in future matches, we have added a ‘Cheating’ report reason back into the game,” the official Psyonix Reddit account said.

Following a Wired report, the announcement is timely. Wired reported that a top-level player expressed concern about playing against bots. This is In Rocket LeagueOnline matches can be played locally and players may play in cars. There’s a vibrant competitive scene where players compete in global tournaments. The new bot, according to an elite player would not likely beat a better player, but can be used to help a player climb up the online competitive ladder illegally.

RLGym is a community of code-savvy individuals Rocket LeagueFans who started an open source library to build bots. League The technology was created. RLGym created the bot initially to help players practice. The bot was named Nexto. RLGym created it with an API (application programming interface) to make bots for Psyonix’s April launch.

As for what’s next, Psyonix said the team is currently working on an anti-cheat feature for Rocket League. Their engineering team is in the process of developing it, but the company will share more once it is “closer to implementation.”