Gears of War: Redux (BETA WIP) The latest version of Punished Wolf's AI Bot Build — What's New

TRAILER HERE: Gears Of War: Redux Teaser Releases 17th June

A community-built overhaul of Gears of War 1 on PC. Everything from the original game, plus:

New Maps

- GW2 multiplayer maps added alongside the original GW1 lineup

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- Custom community maps Compatible

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- Map selection now sorts cleanly: GW1 → GW2 → Custom (no more alphabetical chaos)

- Server browser shows the correct map name in every lobby

Modes

- Horde mode with full wave progression — survive 50 waves of Locust against ever-tougher enemies

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- Horde+ (G2 variant)

- King of the Hill updated

- TDM mode

New: "Last Stand" (Horde-exclusive)

- Toggle in match setup: when ON, the wave ends the moment the last human player dies — no more waiting around for bot teammates to finish the fight

- Bots respawn cleanly alongside humans on the next attempt

- Off by default — classic Horde behavior preserved

Bot Support

- Add bots to any multiplayer match (including Horde)

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- Bot difficulty toggle: Casual / Hardcore / Insane

- Bot pacing tuned: Boomer variants (Mauler, Butcher, Flame, Gatling) now move at proper combat speed instead of crawling

- Bots can now Mantle Up to reach objectives on raised ledges (no more idling at low cover)

AI Fixes

- Mauler bots now actually swing their flail in melee instead of standing next to you

- Standard Boomers properly butt-strike when right next to a player

- Boomer Gatling now uses its own Locust animations (was wearing Marcus's mocap)

- Ticker AI more responsive+

Controls

- Alternative gamepad layout (Gears 2 style): A = Cover/Mantle only, X = Evade/Roadie Run only

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- Keyboard controls also split: dedicated cover key and dedicated evade key

- Both alt layouts feel as responsive as the default layout (no sticky/delayed cover entry)

- All inputs fully re-bindable

Communication

- In-game chat with re-bindable T (all-chat) and Y (team-chat) keys

- Team-colored player names

- (TEAM) prefix for team messages

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- Drop-shadowed text that scales with resolution

Achievements

- All 57 original Xbox 360 achievements preserved

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- **New Horde achievements** added (Dirty Dirty Horde, Hoard the Horde, etc.)

- **Xbox 360-style toast notifications** when you unlock one

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- Achievements persist across sessions

Stats & Profiles

- **Lifetime stat tracking** — kills, deaths, K/D, headshots, takedowns, revives, rings captured, ring breaks, waves survived, wins, time played, COG Tags found

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- Stats no longer wiped between sessions

- Per-profile saves — multiple players on one PC each keep their own progression

Localization

- Full translations for **English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico)**

- All map names, mode names, settings, and UI strings translated

- New strings (Last Stand, etc.) localized in every language

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Stability

- Fixed several long-standing crashes from the AI BOT BUILD release:

- Decal heap corruption GPF

- Material asset null-parent crash

- PhysX runtime conflicts on modern Windows (game now plays nicely with NVIDIA PhysX installs)

- Cleaner shutdown — no orphaned processes

Launcher

- **Standalone launcher** with built-in installer

- Picks your install location, downloads the game, sets it up

- Built-in update system — patches delivered through the launcher

- Multi-profile support (gamertag selection)

- War Journal (in-game encyclopedia)

- Achievement tracker with thumbnails

- Discord rich presence integration

Engine / Quality of Life

- Plays at native resolutions up to **4K**

- **Ultra-wide display support** (21:9, 32:9, super ultra-wide) — proper FOV, no stretched HUD, no letterboxing

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- Correct widescreen FOV at every aspect ratio

- No more registry-required PhysX setup

- Cleaner audio mixing (OpenAL)

- Reverb properly preserved (always on)

- Bink intro videos with custom Redux branding

- Loading screens enhanced

- Xbox Dialogue Radio sound effect restored.

- SPLIT-SCREEN CO-OP!

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