The Bots will automatically know the goals of the map. Counter-Terrorists will go for hostages or defuse the bomb, Terrorists will plant the bomb. VIP Bots will try to reach the Rescue Points. The goal selection is done dynamically and will be affected by several factors like Personality, Health, Team-mates near & Items the Bot is carrying. The Bots will also try to support team-mates and take cover when they think it's needed. They can use some buttons like for light-switches and for some doors triggered by the button. It's possible usage of lifts by bots (but it's not recommended - because of the possiblity getting stuck by them in some ways normally not used by human-players).

   You can join a network game over the Internet or on a LAN without the necessity to uninstall the Bot. You cannot spawn bots when connected to an Internet server unless it is your server that's hosted, but you can spawn bots on a LAN if you are running the server (Listenserver).

   Waypoints are locations in the maps that the bots will use when navigating. They allow the bot to roam about the map without having to blindly bump into walls. Waypoints can be thought of like the bread crumbs in the Hansel and Gretel story. They are something marking a path to make it easier to follow. The waypoints are not displayed while the game is being played. The bots "know" which way to go by following the path laid out by these waypoints.

   In order to get the bots to cover the entire map when playing the game, waypoints should be laid out all over the map. Without the waypoints the bots will just randomly run around and will tend to stay in the same area. Waypoints also allow the bot to know where specific goals are in the game. You couldn't play capture the flag unless you knew where the flag was and where the flag needed to be taken after being captured. Waypoints are what makes all of these things possible. Bots with sufficiently advanced waypoint information and algorithms would be able to find the shortest distance between points in the map and navigate from their current position to some goal on the other side of the map.

   This document describes the commands needed to create or edit a waypoint file (to be used with the YaPB). When creating or editing a waypoint file it is best NOT to have any bots wandering around at the same time. Create a LAN game, and join the game then start laying out waypoints for
a map. Save the waypoint file, disconnect from the server, then start the game again, this time with the bots to see how well (or poorly) they follow the waypoints you have created.

   The waypoints are displayed using vertical lines that look like lightning or electric streams. The vertical line used to draw the waypoint is the same height as the player. The point in space at the center of this vertical line is what is actually used as the waypoint. Different Types of waypoints have different colors.

   Waypoints are stored in a file with the same name as the map file name but using the extension ".pwf" instead of the map file extension of ".bsp". For example, the waypoint file for the map de_dust would be de_dust.pwf. It will be stored in the <csdir>\addons\yapb\wptdefault.

   Waypoint files are automatically loaded when the map is loaded (if they exist). If the waypoint file does not exist, you will need to create it using the directions contained in this document.

   The following Waypoint commands are available (note these are NOT case sensitive), For full listing of available console commands for waypoints, type "yb help ?" in the console.

   To use the waypoint commands, you will have to use the console. Use the '~' key to bring down the console. Enter the console commands that you wish, then use the '~' key again to return to the game.

   You can make things easier by binding console commands to keys on the keyboard. Just type "bind" followed by the key you want to bind to, followed by the console command. You will have to use double quotes on the console command if it's more than one word. Here's an example of console commands that I use when editing waypoints...

bind a "yb wp add"
bind d "yb wp delete"
bind l "yb wp load"
bind w "yb wp save"

   The 'a' key will manually add a waypoint. The 'd' key will delete a waypoint. The 'l' key will load the most recently saved waypoint file (useful if you have added some waypoints but don't want to save them and want to go back to the previously save waypoint list, sort of like an "undo"). The 'w' key (for "write waypoints") will save the list of waypoints to the waypoint file. I tried using 's' (for "save waypoints"), but I kept hitting 's' by mistake when I wanted to add or delete a waypoint.

   Using "yb wp add" will place a waypoint at the location that the player is currently at in a map. Waypoints can be placed anywhere the player can go. Waypoints can even be placed in mid-air (as long as the player can get to that location). One way to do this is by jumping or running off of a ledge or cliff. When placing a waypoint, you will hear a sound to indicate that the waypoint has been dropped (the sound is the same sound the crossbow bolt makes when striking an wall). You then have to specify the Type of waypoint you want to place here.

   "Normal Waypoint" sets a Waypoint which is used for normal walking from one point to each other. From V1.4 on you should place lots of them, since the Bots use them for hiding and varying their paths. Color is green.

 

Normal Waypoint.

   "Terrorist Important Waypoint" and "CT Important Waypoint" These are strategical waypoints for that team. Bots use these waypoints to patrol the map. How they use this, heavily depends on the map type. In a DE Map you should place a lot of CT Waypoints around the Bomb Plant Zone and only 2 or 3 strategical waypoints for Terrorists. On a DE Map Counter Bots will most of the time pick a Counter Waypoint as a destination and only sometimes pick a Terrorist waypoint. Terrorists are allowed to pick any of them as a goal waypoint. This behaviour changes with the maptype, in a CS map for example it is vice versa. You NEED to have some of these, but don't place too many. Average count for this is below 10 for each. Terrists WP Color is red, Counter Waypoints are blue.

 

Point for CTs - blue, for Ts - red.
 

   "Block with Hostage Waypoint" and "Ladded Waypoint" If you set this flag on a waypoint, bots won't take this waypoint if a hostage is following them.

 

 Ladder Waypoint (Block with Hostage, if not on Ladder).
 

   "Rescue Waypoint" This is only needed on Hostage Maps. It's the location where you want the CT Bots to rescue the hostages. Usually only 1 is needed. Color is white.

 

Rescue Point. 

   "Goal Waypoint" Place this at a position where Goals of the Map need to be achieved. In DE maps this is a bomb plant spot and on cs maps Counter look here to rescue some hostages. In AS maps these are the Escape points for the VIP. Color is purple.

 

    "Campstart Waypoint" This is a camping (or sniper if you prefer) waypoint. To place it, look into the direction you want the Bot to start looking at when camping. To let him crouch at that position just press the duck button while adding it. You also need to specify the "Campend Waypoint" Selecting this will set the end direction for the Bot to look at when camping. Look straight into the direction where you want the Bot to look and select it. Note: you can't set a campend waypoint before doing a campstart waypoint. Normal Color is cyan, if you made it team specific it will have a touch of red if Terrorist WPT or blue if CT.

 

Camp Waypoint.

   "Jump Waypoint" By selecting it, your moves will be monitored and if you jump, a normal waypoint will be placed at the position you started to jump and another will be placed where you landed. The Waypoint Type as said before is a standard waypoint but a red connection line will show you that there is a jump connection between the two. You can also create jump connections between already existing waypoints, just make sure you're in the near of the first when jumping and land in the near of the destination waypoint. Note that this will adjust the waypoints origin on the average position of the previous position and your jump position. You can even have the bots jump to a ladder or do several jumps after each other !

 

Waypoints Connected with "Jump Path".