Skirmish mode starts with a bot selected.

OpenRA.Game/Network/Session.cs

@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 			return Clients.SingleOrDefault(c => c.Slot == slot.Index);
 		}
 
+		public int FirstEmptySlot()
+		{
+			return Slots.First(s => !s.Closed && ClientInSlot(s) == null
+			                   && s.Bot == null).Index;
+		}
+
 		public enum ClientState
 		{
 			NotReady,

OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs

@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 				// Enforce correct PlayerIndex and Slot
 				client.Index = newConn.PlayerIndex;
-				client.Slot = ChooseFreeSlot();
+				client.Slot = lobbyInfo.FirstEmptySlot();
 				
 				var slotData = lobbyInfo.Slots.FirstOrDefault( x => x.Index == client.Slot );
 				if (slotData != null && slotData.MapPlayer != null)
@@ -235,13 +235,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 			}
 			catch (Exception) { DropClient(newConn); }
 		}
-
-		int ChooseFreeSlot()
-		{
-			return lobbyInfo.Slots.First(s => !s.Closed && s.Bot == null 
-				&& !lobbyInfo.Clients.Any( c => c.Slot == s.Index )).Index;
-		}
-		
 		
 		public static void SyncClientToPlayerReference(Session.Client c, PlayerReference pr)
 		{

OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WidgetUtils.cs

@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 			}
 			return text;
 		}
+
+		public static Action Once( Action a ) { return () => { if (a != null) { a(); a = null; } }; }
 	}
 
 	[Flags]

OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncLobbyLogic.cs

@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 					Game.OpenWindow("SERVER_LOBBY", new WidgetArgs()
 					{
 						{ "onExit", onExit },
-						{ "onStart", OnGameStart }
+						{ "onStart", OnGameStart },
+						{ "addBots", false }
 					});
 				};
 				
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] World world, // Shellmap world
 		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] OrderManager orderManager,
 		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] Action onExit,
-		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] Action onStart)
+		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] Action onStart,
+		                       [ObjectCreator.Param] bool addBots)
 		{
 			this.orderManager = orderManager;
 			this.OnGameStart = () => { CloseWindow(); onStart(); };
@@ -222,6 +224,16 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 					{ "onExit", () => {} },
 				});
 			};
+
+			// Add a bot on the first lobbyinfo update
+			if (addBots)
+				Game.LobbyInfoChanged += WidgetUtils.Once(() =>
+				{
+					var slot = orderManager.LobbyInfo.FirstEmptySlot();
+					var bot = Rules.Info["player"].Traits.WithInterface<IBotInfo>().Select(t => t.Name).FirstOrDefault();
+					if (bot != null)
+						orderManager.IssueOrder(Order.Command("slot_bot {0} {1}".F(slot, bot)));
+				});
 		}
 		
 		public void AddChatLine(Color c, string from, string text)

OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Widgets/Logic/CncMenuLogic.cs

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 				Widget.OpenWindow("SERVERBROWSER_PANEL", new WidgetArgs()
                 {
 					{ "onExit", () => Menu = MenuType.Multiplayer },
-					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer) }
+					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer, false) }
 				});
 			};
 			
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 				Widget.OpenWindow("CREATESERVER_PANEL", new WidgetArgs()
                 {
 					{ "onExit", () => Menu = MenuType.Multiplayer },
-					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer) }
+					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer, false) }
 				});
 			};
 			
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 				Widget.OpenWindow("DIRECTCONNECT_PANEL", new WidgetArgs()
                 {
 					{ "onExit", () => Menu = MenuType.Multiplayer },
-					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer) }
+					{ "openLobby", () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Multiplayer, false) }
 				});
 			};		
 			
@@ -140,13 +140,14 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 			rootMenu.Parent.RemoveChild(rootMenu);
 		}
 		
-		void OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType menu)
+		void OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType menu, bool addBots)
 		{
 			Menu = MenuType.None;
 			Game.OpenWindow("SERVER_LOBBY", new WidgetArgs()
 			{
 				{ "onExit", () => { Game.Disconnect(); Menu = menu; } },
-				{ "onStart", RemoveShellmapUI }
+				{ "onStart", RemoveShellmapUI },
+				{ "addBots", addBots }
 			});
 		}
 		
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Widgets.Logic
 			var port = Game.CreateLocalServer(map);
 			CncConnectingLogic.Connect(IPAddress.Loopback.ToString(),
 			                           port,
-			                           () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Main),
+			                           () => OpenLobbyPanel(MenuType.Main, true),
 			                           () => { Game.CloseServer(); Menu = MenuType.Main; });
 		}
 	}