diff --git a/src/commands/bots.rs b/src/commands/bots.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0557924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/bots.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+use crate::{Context, Error};
+use crate::commands::{command_helper, helpstart};
+use std::string::String;
+
+#[poise::command(slash_command)]
+pub(crate) async fn bots(
+    ctx: Context<'_>,
+
+    #[min = 0_u8]
+    #[description = "default: 0"]
+    bots: u8
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    helpstart::set_bots_available(bots).await;
+
+    let reply = format!("{} bots are now registered as available", bots).to_string();
+    command_helper::send(ctx, reply).await
+}
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diff --git a/src/commands/helpstart.rs b/src/commands/helpstart.rs
index bd89c72..e7b9c97 100644
--- a/src/commands/helpstart.rs
+++ b/src/commands/helpstart.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{Context, Error};
 use crate::commands::command_helper;
 
+static mut BOTS_AVAILABLE: u8 = 0;
+
 #[poise::command(slash_command)]
 pub(crate) async fn helpstart(
     ctx: Context<'_>,
@@ -11,17 +13,28 @@ pub(crate) async fn helpstart(
     #[rename = "needed"]
     needed_players: u8
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    if let Some(value) = command_helper::cooldown(
-        &ctx,
-        1200,
-        600
-    ) {
-        return value;
-    }
-    let reply = format!(
-        "<@&1008075054971621448>\nneed: {}"
-        ,needed_players
-    );
+    let bots = unsafe { BOTS_AVAILABLE };
+
+    let reply= if bots >= needed_players {
+        "Bots available. Please use the Zombies Helpstart v2 Bot in the bot-commands channel instead.".to_string()
+    } else {
+        if let Some(value) = command_helper::cooldown(
+            &ctx,
+            1200,
+            600
+        ) {
+            return value;
+        };
+        format!(
+            "<@&1008075054971621448>\nneed: {}"
+            , (needed_players - bots)
+        )
+    };
 
     command_helper::send(ctx, reply).await
+}
+pub async fn set_bots_available(bots: u8) {
+    unsafe {
+        BOTS_AVAILABLE = bots;
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index bef877a..c8bc514 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub(crate) mod lfg;
 pub(crate) mod xd;
 pub(crate) mod helpstart;
-mod command_helper;
+pub(crate) mod command_helper;
+pub(crate) mod bots;
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b56c41d..b37926d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ async fn poise(
         commands: vec![
             commands::lfg::lfg(),
             commands::xd::xd(),
-            commands::helpstart::helpstart()
+            commands::helpstart::helpstart(),
+            commands::bots::bots(),
         ],
         manual_cooldowns: true,
         prefix_options: poise::PrefixFrameworkOptions {