The horde mode is just a mode to show what we can do with bots (not a real mode)

Yeah, I got that much.

What I didn't really understand, though, is to what extent it is possible to simply straight-up simulate regular multiplayer-matches with the current implementation of bots.

Maybe this ? http://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic.php?f=321&t=18425 Creation & Development Tools => Title Pack & Custom Data Creation At the bottom of the home page Thanks for the info. Please let me see if I've understood this correctly - as of the current version, bots technically e...

So one can use these bots to simulate multiplayer-matches, then?

Title says it all, really. I've searched this forum as well as Google for the answer, but haven't found anything. Which admittedly doesn't bode well.

Still, ever optimistic, I've decided to ask straight-out. Does the game have bots? As in; AI-controlled players?

Thanks in advance for any reply.