diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
index 9821180bc6..c56d29b975 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/Bot.cs
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// </summary>
         public BotManager Manager { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Bot config, passed from BotManager.
-        /// </summary>
-        private IConfig startupConfig;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Behaviours implemented by this bot.
         /// </summary>
@@ -153,9 +148,6 @@ namespace pCampBot
             LoginUri = loginUri;
 
             Manager = bm;
-            startupConfig = bm.Config;
-            readconfig();
-
             Behaviours = behaviours;
         }
 
@@ -176,14 +168,6 @@ namespace pCampBot
                     );
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Read the Nini config and initialize
-        /// </summary>
-        public void readconfig()
-        {
-            wear = startupConfig.GetString("wear", "no");
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Tells LibSecondLife to logout and disconnect.  Raises the disconnect events once it finishes.
         /// </summary>
@@ -207,6 +191,7 @@ namespace pCampBot
             Client.Settings.AVATAR_TRACKING = false;
             Client.Settings.OBJECT_TRACKING = false;
             Client.Settings.SEND_AGENT_THROTTLE = true;
+            Client.Settings.SEND_AGENT_UPDATES = false;
             Client.Settings.SEND_PINGS = true;
             Client.Settings.STORE_LAND_PATCHES = false;
             Client.Settings.USE_ASSET_CACHE = false;
@@ -481,9 +466,6 @@ namespace pCampBot
 
         public void Objects_NewPrim(object sender, PrimEventArgs args)
         {
-//            if (Name.EndsWith("4"))
-//                throw new Exception("Aaargh");
-
             Primitive prim = args.Prim;
 
             if (prim != null)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
index 74bd36a9a9..16b02b9c1b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/BotManager.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// </summary>
         protected CommandConsole m_console;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Controls whether bots start out sending agent updates on connection.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool BotsInitSendAgentUpdates { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Created bots, whether active or inactive.
         /// </summary>
@@ -72,11 +77,6 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// </summary>
         public Random Rng { get; private set; }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Overall configuration.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IConfig Config { get; private set; }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Track the assets we have and have not received so we don't endlessly repeat requests.
         /// </summary>
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// </summary>
         public BotManager()
         {
+            BotsInitSendAgentUpdates = true;
+
             LoginDelay = DefaultLoginDelay;
 
             Rng = new Random(Environment.TickCount);
@@ -148,18 +150,17 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="botcount">How many bots to start up</param>
         /// <param name="cs">The configuration for the bots to use</param>
-        public void dobotStartup(int botcount, IConfig cs)
+        public void dobotStartup(int botcount, IConfig startupConfig)
         {
-            Config = cs;
-
-            string firstName = cs.GetString("firstname");
-            string lastNameStem = cs.GetString("lastname");
-            string password = cs.GetString("password");
-            string loginUri = cs.GetString("loginuri");
+            string firstName = startupConfig.GetString("firstname");
+            string lastNameStem = startupConfig.GetString("lastname");
+            string password = startupConfig.GetString("password");
+            string loginUri = startupConfig.GetString("loginuri");
+            string wearSetting = startupConfig.GetString("wear", "no");
 
             HashSet<string> behaviourSwitches = new HashSet<string>();
             Array.ForEach<string>(
-                cs.GetString("behaviours", "p").Split(new char[] { ',' }), b => behaviourSwitches.Add(b));
+                startupConfig.GetString("behaviours", "p").Split(new char[] { ',' }), b => behaviourSwitches.Add(b));
 
             MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat(
                 "[BOT MANAGER]: Starting {0} bots connecting to {1}, named {2} {3}_<n>",
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ namespace pCampBot
                 lastNameStem);
 
             MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat("[BOT MANAGER]: Delay between logins is {0}ms", LoginDelay);
+            MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat("[BOT MANAGER]: BotsSendAgentUpdates is {0}", BotsInitSendAgentUpdates);
 
             for (int i = 0; i < botcount; i++)
             {
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ namespace pCampBot
                 if (behaviourSwitches.Contains("t"))
                     behaviours.Add(new TeleportBehaviour());
 
-                StartBot(this, behaviours, firstName, lastName, password, loginUri);
+                StartBot(this, behaviours, firstName, lastName, password, loginUri, wearSetting);
             }
         }
 
@@ -226,15 +228,18 @@ namespace pCampBot
         /// <param name="lastName">Last name</param>
         /// <param name="password">Password</param>
         /// <param name="loginUri">Login URI</param>
+        /// <param name="wearSetting"></param>
         public void StartBot(
              BotManager bm, List<IBehaviour> behaviours,
-             string firstName, string lastName, string password, string loginUri)
+             string firstName, string lastName, string password, string loginUri, string wearSetting)
         {
             MainConsole.Instance.OutputFormat(
                 "[BOT MANAGER]: Starting bot {0} {1}, behaviours are {2}",
                 firstName, lastName, string.Join(",", behaviours.ConvertAll<string>(b => b.Name).ToArray()));
 
             Bot pb = new Bot(bm, behaviours, firstName, lastName, password, loginUri);
+            pb.wear = wearSetting;
+            pb.Client.Settings.SEND_AGENT_UPDATES = BotsInitSendAgentUpdates;
 
             pb.OnConnected += handlebotEvent;
             pb.OnDisconnected += handlebotEvent;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/pCampBot.cs b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/pCampBot.cs
index 2707a49f7d..e43037d9cb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/pCampBot.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Tools/pCampBot/pCampBot.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  */
 
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading;
 using log4net;
@@ -50,28 +51,50 @@ namespace pCampBot
     {
         private static readonly ILog m_log = LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
+        public const string ConfigFileName = "pCampbot.ini";
+
         [STAThread]
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             XmlConfigurator.Configure();
 
-            IConfig config = ParseConfig(args);
-            if (config.Get("help") != null || config.Get("loginuri") == null)
+            IConfig commandLineConfig = ParseConfig(args);
+            if (commandLineConfig.Get("help") != null || commandLineConfig.Get("loginuri") == null)
             {
                 Help();
             }
-            else if (config.Get("firstname") == null ||  config.Get("lastname") == null || config.Get("password") == null)
+            else if (
+                commandLineConfig.Get("firstname") == null 
+                    ||  commandLineConfig.Get("lastname") == null 
+                    || commandLineConfig.Get("password") == null)
             {
                 Console.WriteLine("ERROR: You must supply a firstname, lastname and password for the bots.");
             }
             else
             {
-                int botcount = config.GetInt("botcount", 1);
-
                 BotManager bm = new BotManager();
 
+                string iniFilePath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(Util.configDir(), ConfigFileName));
+
+                if (File.Exists(iniFilePath))
+                {
+                    m_log.InfoFormat("[PCAMPBOT]: Reading configuration settings from {0}", iniFilePath);
+
+                    IConfigSource configSource = new IniConfigSource(iniFilePath);
+
+                    IConfig botConfig = configSource.Configs["Bot"];
+
+                    if (botConfig != null)
+                    {
+                        bm.BotsInitSendAgentUpdates 
+                            = botConfig.GetBoolean("SendAgentUpdates", bm.BotsInitSendAgentUpdates);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                int botcount = commandLineConfig.GetInt("botcount", 1);
+
                 //startup specified number of bots.  1 is the default
-                Thread startBotThread = new Thread(o => bm.dobotStartup(botcount, config));
+                Thread startBotThread = new Thread(o => bm.dobotStartup(botcount, commandLineConfig));
                 startBotThread.Name = "Initial start bots thread";
                 startBotThread.Start();
 
diff --git a/bin/pCampbot.ini.example b/bin/pCampbot.ini.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81cdcf4b1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/pCampbot.ini.example
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+; This is the example config file for pCampbot
+; To use it, copy this file to pCampbot.ini and change settings if required
+
+[Bot]
+  ; Control whether bots should regularly send agent updates
+  ; Not sending agent updates will reduce CPU requirements for pCampbot but greatly 
+  ; reduce the realism compared to viewers which are constantly sending AgentUpdates UDP packets
+  ; Defaults to true.
+  SendAgentUpdates = true