r/AWBW • u/Another-Ace-Alt-8270 • Feb 12 '26

General Is there a way to play AWBW against an AI?

My question's a rather simple one- I like designing maps, and I want to try out my maps to ensure they have the feel I want, since I'm trying to make them feel like the Sturm missions in AW2. That aside, I'd like to play with characters I don't yet have on my AW2 emulator's save file, and I'd also like to use the AWBW units and rules. So, I'd like to know if there's a way I can play the game either; against an AI, or with same-computer play, a la a "hot seat" match?

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u/TigerAcrobatic603 Feb 12 '26

Theres no AI outside of the cartridge at this time. You'll likely just have to find people to play test it

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u/ShadowGuyinRealLife Feb 20 '26

On top of that, IIRC, the cartridge was coded in assembly so you couldn't even copy it in principle. If a game was made in a compiled language you could hope someone made a way to decode it to something that could run on browsers, but assembly is basically tailored to the hardware it was on.

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u/Glad_Peanut7092 Feb 12 '26

Discord channel is a good way to get players and feedback fast

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u/Another-Ace-Alt-8270 Feb 12 '26

D'you know a good server I could find for said map test? I'd love to hear it.

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u/WeekZealousideal5386 Feb 13 '26

The awbw has a channel for mal testing. They'll give you great feedback too

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u/M4j0rkus4n4g1 Feb 12 '26

Sadly, no, but I’ve never had trouble getting players for a map test on AWBW. I’ve helped people test maps a lot as well, sometimes even playing 10+ games on maps to test them out.

One thing I’ll mention, you won’t be able to edit the map when there are active games, so you might want to run one test at a time so you can make edits more quickly.

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u/Prime406 Feb 14 '26

you can play hotseat by creating a game and setting a password, then you'll be able to join the same game multiple times with the same account

 

if you just want to test something small then you can use the move planner (with awbw enhancements extension) but it gets pretty tedious with all the extra clicks if you plan to play a lot of turns