[the bindlestiff]

Some more observations about the stuck spawning bots mentioned in my post #6: it seems to happen in just the forward spawn area. This area is used by the Axis at the start of the game and then by the Allies when they raise the spawn flag. Both Axis and Allied bots are affected, any class. Usually it's one bot, but I have seen two. They don't get stuck in the same place each time, either.

They may be invisible to the other bots because I've seen an Axis bot stuck in place when the Allies come to raise the flag and they don't shoot at him as he stands there in plain view right in front of them. I've seen a stuck bot get shot at, react, and get stuck again. And I've seen a stuck bot react, move, and another bot move into his place and get stuck himself. When I'm playing the map and respawn, I usually find a stuck bot next to me -- a round to his foot sets him on his way.

I've got a good set of nodes to lead them out of the area round the spwan flag, even more so than in the other spawning areas. The stuck bots stand well within the radii of the path nodes, so they can't be lost. I get no error messages about the bots having "no valid goals." And if they do move when shot at, they run right off into action normally. For small teams it means losing a player for most of the game. I have no idea how to fix this.