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    (V3 Build 19m / 17.07.2008)
    Changes:
    +FIXED - The bots had double skill displayed (for example "[POD]Roger (100)(100)" in the name after changing the map to the new one (after timelimit has expired or maxrounds/winlimit reached).
    +Changed - The bot is not droping the higher price weapon at the new round start to buy the cheaper - but in his opinion - better one.
    +FIXED - Bot better uses the zoom (instead zooming in/out all the time) of sniper and assault weapons.
    +FIXED - When the bomb is planted the bots wanted to go to the target using the shortest path (so all of them could get easy get killed by waiting Ts). Now they are getting the path according to the "danger" data experoience.
    +FIXED - Bots were trying to get the same waypoint to caping while defending some position (for example planted bomb).
    +FIXED - Sometimes the high skilled bots didn't know they can hit the head of the enemy (and they were trying to hit his body instead).
    +Changed - The bots are trying to hit the enemy behind the obstacle more often now (if he could be seen or heard before).
    +Changed - Filtering the aiming position to don't switch too often the position the bot should look at.
    +FIXED - The bot is switching now to thr secondary weapon for short distances to enemy, when is using the sniper weapon.
    +Changed - The nade throwing - the bot checks where the enemy is looking at (if visible) to prevent to be an easy target (or throws it at near expected enemy's position - if he is behind some obstacle).
    +Changed - Some functions more frequently called are using static variables now, so it should be better optimized in execution now.

    (V3 Build 19l / 25.06.2008)
    Changes:
    +FIXED problem with bots jumping while shooting from the sniper weapon.
    +Changed some code with pickup/defuse/attack priorities.
    +FIXED one minor bug with excluding goal waypoints to visit by CTs on de_xxx maps after the bomb is planted.
    +Bots as chicken and zombies are hunting their enemies yet more aggressive.

    (V3 Build 19k / 18.06.2008)
    Changes:
    +FIXED problem with TeamInfo messages, so the bots should know better who is a friend and who is an enemy.

    (V3 Build 19j / 16.06.2008)
    Changes:
    +Changed the method to turn on/off the flashlight to Immortal_BLG method (pEdict->v.impulse 100).
    +Bots are trying to hunt/attack the enemies and jump more often if they are chickens/zombies.

    (V3 Build 19i / 28.05.2008)
    Changes:
    + Added a check if mp_flashlight is 1 - so the bots are allowed to use flashligt.
    + Changed a bit behavior of using flashlights (no longer used while attacking or they can hear the enemy nearby - so they aren't easy target anymore).
    + FIXED (I believe) the bug mentioned by Immortal_BLG - the model for lightning shouldn't be visible anymore (need more tests).
    + Bots are buying and using nightgoogles on dark maps.
    + Bots are no longer trying to use any weapon except knife if they are zombies.

    (V3 Build 19h / 21.05.2008)
    Changes:
    + Changed the code for CTs to better find the planted bomb. + Added - since the bots are affected by darkness, they have to use flashligths (in the next version I have to add a check if mp_flashlight is 1 - so they are allowed to use flashligt). Thanks THE_STORM for the tip.
    + Added more info for wrong waypoints connection ("Waypoint problem. No path found" message should also say beetwen which nodes the path is missing).
    + FIXED the bug with radio commands the bots were saying to nobody (if none of teamnates was yet alive).
    + FIXED the bug with pb_mapstartbotdelay (thanks to Orangutanz to point it out) and pb_wptfolder cvars not loaded for the first map.
    + Added the new cvar pb_latencybot [0|1] which lets You show one the scoreboard the string [BOT] instead nothing (requested by sPlOrYgOn). Note - it works only when the bot is adding/creating, so changing the cvar later doesn't affect any bot already in-game.

    (V3 Build 19g / 26.04.2008)
    Changes:
    + Changed the code for Ts to better choose the bombzone (in logs You can see in beta when they are deciding to do something to take the new bombsite if needed).
    + Changed - if the bot is chickened, it is not buying any primary or secondary weapon anymore (the new coming ChickenMod is forcing the player to drop the gun, so no reason to lose money by the bot).
    + FIXED the bug - bots were spamming by radio command "It's gonna blow" - whenever someone was throwing the nade (since V3B19f).

    (V3 Build 19f / 17.04.2008)
    Changes:
    + Added more code for Ts to better choose the bombzone.
    + Changed - if the bot has more money and already has a primary weapon, he is buying now a better primary weapon.
    + Changed - for linux i386.so version - statically linked with libstdcc++6.so - big thanks to THE_STORM for figuring it out.

    (V3 Build 19e / 11.04.2008)
    Changes:
    + Added invisibility check, so if the player is invisible, the bot cannot see him (at least until invisible player is starting to shoot at him - then - he can see the fire from his gun, so he is trying to answer with fireing at that direction).
    + Added affecting by darkness (thanks to PMB and his RACC code) - same like above - if in dark room the enemy is starting to fire at the bot, so he can see the fire from the enemy's gun - then the bot is fireing at that direction, too.
    + Expressed the pb_detailnames cvar meaning (0 - no skill and no [POD] prefix, 1 - skill as sufix and [POD], [P*D] and [P0D] prefixes added to the name; 2 - only the prefix is added to the name (no skill as the sufix added); 3 - only the skill sufix is added (no [POD] tags added).
    + Added pb_maxcamptime cvar (default 30) - the maximum time You allow the bot camping in one place - after that time it has to go to another place.
    + FIXED problem with reloading the weapon at the round start.
    + Added - if the bot has less money than 900, sometimes they will try to save the money by not buying any new weapon.
    + Changed - reverted back - the bot is taking care about the closest sound instead of the most loud one.
    + FIXED - if there is no enemy nearby and the bot is going to pass the door, the bot is facing the door to open them in the right direction.
    + FIXED - when the bot is turned into the chicken (ChickenMod), it is now able to pickup hostages and defuse the bomb.

    (V3 Build 19d - released as an official fullpack/ 09.03.2008)
    The latest beta became the official version.

    (The new All-In-One 2.10 has been released / 26.02.2008)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B19d, AMX MOD X 1.8.0 (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1.1j beta, ATAC 3 FINAL, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0c etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported. (fixed linux version of AMX X 1.8.0)

    (V3 Build 19d / 26.02.2008)
    Changes:
    + FIXED bug with jumping bots after camping and after reaching the destination waypoint during the normal navigation movement.
    + Changed the way of calculating the vertical position of landing of the grenade (if the enemy is above or under the bot).

    (V3 Build 19c / 24.02.2008)
    Changes:
    + FIXED another minor bug with ducking bots.
    + Changed - the bots are sometimes also ducking while shooting from other than awp weapon (similar to YapB).
    + Optimized again engine messages usage (thanks ghost_of_evilspy and his jk_botti).
    + Changed the way of checking if custom body parts (arms, legs, feet) are visible for the bot (to stop random part checks - another cause of shaking bots).

    (V3 Build 19b / 18.02.2008)
    Changes:
    + FIXED one more minor bug with ducking bots.
    + FIXED old problem with geting camping direction at non-camp waypoint.
    + Added a check if the bot carrying C4 is going to plant it somewhere and if maybe he is more close to another bomb-site (then it will change its goal).

    (V3 Build 19a / 17.02.2008)
    Changes:
    + FIXED problem with bots unable walking in air ventilation corridors while ducking.
    + FIXED another minor bug with ducking bots.
    + Added some additional code to prevent bots shaking, but it seems it sometimes still happens rarely.
    + Changed - if the bot is forced to camping at non-camp Waypoint - it is trying now to use now the danger direction for that Waypoint instead just pickuping the random visible WP to camp in that direction.

    (V3 Build 19 / 14.02.2008)
    Changes:
    + Added facing filtering and fixing shaking the bot all the time.
    + FIXED problem with bot towers on ladders (the bot goes away from the ladder and it waits a bit if a teamnate is already using the ladder).
    + Changed WaypointNodeReachable function for adding waypoints and selecting a better alternatives if the waypoint is in use by someone else.
    + Improved omitting the obstacles with strafing (unstuck code).
    + Improved detection if the bot can move forward/back (unstuck).
    + FIXED small problems with collecting experience data.
    + FIXED problem with looking at the strange direction while camping.
    + FIXED small problem with reloading the weapon.
    + Improved aiming at waypoints more accurate now (Waypoint Editor).
    + Changed the info shown for waypoint editor (it shows more info now).
    + Changed the refresh of drawing waypoints (every 0.1 sec separatelly for each waypoint).
    + Changed a bit aiming the target by bots (taken some idea from YapB).
    + Added some commands concerning to experience data:
    pb experience show - shows the data stored in the pxp file.
    pb experience test_a_T index1 index2 byPathType - shows the path the Terrorist bot would like to choose from WP index1 to WP index2 according to kind of algorithm :
    byPathType = 0 - the shortest way according to distances between waypoints (used by aggressive bots),
    byPathType = 1 - the shortest way according to distances between waypoints and to the collected experience (damages collected - used by normal bots),
    byPathType = 2 - the shortest way according to collected experience (no matter what is the distance between waypoints, but the safest way - used by the most scaried bots).
    pb experience test_a_CT index1 index2 byPathType - shows the path the Counter-Terrorist bot would like to choose from WP index1 to WP index2 according to explained above byPathType parameter.
    pb experience test_a_CTH index1 index2 byPathType - shows the path the Counter-Terrorist bot (with following him a hostage/hostages) would like to choose from WP index1 to WP index2 according to explained above byPathType parameter.

    (The new All-In-One 2.9 has been released / 14.11.2007)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B18g, AMX MOD X 1.8.0 (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1j beta, ATAC 3 FINAL, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0c etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.

    (V3 Build 18g / 10.11.2007)
    Changes:
    +Changed - if bots get stuck on ladders with teamnates they should try to go to some previous waypoint (near the ladder).
    +Fixed some litte problem with breakables (the bots failed to break a breakable if the path between 2 waypoint across a breakable was longer than 128 units - very rearely bug).
    +Added the new function to the Waypoint Editor - pb wp clean (as the console command only). This function cleans up some stupid and unnecessary connections. If there is no argument, it takes as the argument the nearest waypoint and it checks its paths (for example if there are 3 connections - 1 to a farer away WP between 2 placed nearby or so). You can also put as an argument the WP index number You want to clean. You can also put the string "all" (without qutes as an argument - pb wp clean all) - it will cleanup all unnecessary connections from the map. I'm using this function to remove bad connections created by some beginner Waypointers (also created by me few years ago).
    Note - sometimes after using this function with argument "all" You can also loose about 1-2% of the connections they were expected (as done correctly), but because of the big advantage in cleaning up the map from bad connections it's really recomended if You want to re-waypoint some map waypointed some time ago by some poor waypointer. It reduces the time to make waypoints from scratch. If You have the map covered correctly by waypoints You need only add few waypoints like jumps, camps, Team specific, goals, rescue etc and more than likely You can finish waypointing the map in an hour. If this function will delete some paths they were expected - the WP editor will tell You if there is any broken connection while saving pwf - so You don't need to be afraid of using this new function.
    +Changed - the function WaypointAdd is rewritten a bit to prevent making stupid connections, too, so You can now use more effectively the function AutoWaypointing. All advanced waypointers normally haven't been using it - because of a lot of stupid connection the function WaypointAdd was creating (it needed manually clean up all those stupid connections - it was taking too much time), but since now You can use it (AutoWaypointing) much frequently to make waypoints for Your favourite maps more effectivelly.

    (The new All-In-One 2.8g has been released / 27.08.2007)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B18f, AMX MOD X 1.76d (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1i beta, ATAC 3 RC2, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0c etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.

    (V3 Build 18f / 19.08.2007)
    Changes:
    +FIXED - apparently reduced shaking effect of bots trying to randomize their target.
    +Optimized the usage of HL/CS messages by using static instead dynamic variables (should reduce again the CPU usage).
    +Changed - the bots should use the shield much better than before.
    +FIXED targeting VIPs first by Ts on as_xx maps.
    +Changed - for linux i386 (32 bit) compiled with gcc4.1 (the new crosstool - big thanks to ghost_of_evilspy) - the old library libstdc++5 will not be necessary anymore to load the binary file (podbot_mm_i386.so).

    (V3 Build 18e / 20.07.2007)
    Changes:
    +Changed - blinding bots by AMX/AMX X ATAC plugins should affect them better.
    +Changed - the bots should better escape from bombzone (CTs - if they don't have any chance to defuse - too small amount of time; T - about 20sec to explosion; psycho T's don't care).
    +Added - the bots should use the shield much better than before (attackers don't try to loose the whole ammo, defenders - they are trying to cover by it better and shoot with a pistol so often as possible).
    +FIXED problem with camping at weird directions.
    +Changed - they don't shake so much if they suspect an enemy behind the obstacle (done about 60% - still something to do with it).

    (V3 Build 18d / 05.05.2007)
    Changes:
    +FIXED - the bots shouldn't shoot at the exact position of the enemy behind the wall anymore.
    +Changed minimum delays of some weapons (to get them more accurate for longer distances).

    (The new All-In-One 2.8f has been released / 27.04.2007)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B18c, AMX MOD X 1.76d (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1h beta, ATAC 3 beta 8a, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0c etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.

    (V3 Build 18c - released as an official fullpack/ 23.04.2007)
    The latest beta became the official version.

    (V3 Build 18c / 27.03.2007)
    Changes:
    +Changed - Optimized a bit the code to reduce CPU usage (about 30% less now!!!).
    +Changed - visibility table is now saved at round end (the first round end after is calculated - instead at map change).

    (V3 Build 18b - released as an official fullpack/ 22.03.2007)
    The latest beta became the official version.

    (V3 Build 18b / 19.03.2007)
    Changes:
    +Added - the bots hould run better on higher fps PC.
    +FIXED - the bots should react on a sound better again (I've noticed a lot of times I was fireing at them and they weren't reacting at all like without hearing me).
    +Added/fixed - the bots should switch to better weapon after hearing the enemy nearby (except they are planting/defusing the bomb).
    +FIXED - when the bot shoot at the enemy behind the wall, he shouldn't hit him the same way as he could hit him while seeing him (for example by one shot into the head). It should be more randomly now.

    (The new All-In-One 2.8e has been released / 14.03.2007)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B18a, AMX MOD X 1.76d (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1, ATAC 3 beta 8a, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0c etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.

    (V3 Build 18a / 12.03.2007)
    Changes:
    +FIXED bug with bots not planting the bomb (while debugging I saw the bot "thinks" it has mp5navy instead C4 in its hands, but it even haven't had mp5navy at all ).
    +FIXED bug with pb_minbots not working correctly since pb_botquotamatch has been implemented.

    (V3 Build 18 - released as an official fullpack/ 04.03.2007)
    Because no-one was complaining, the latest beta became the official version.

    (V3 Build 18 / 28.02.2007)
    Changes:
    +Changed - bots should camp more often if they have some sniper weapon, they shouldn't if they don't have any rifle or any sniper weapon (except they defend for example the planted or dropped bomb or so).
    +Fixed bug with bots not changing the camping direction every few seconds.
    +Fixed bug with bots unable to unstuck for long period time (unstuck code works much better again).
    +Changed - bots should find better the planted bomb according to this what they actually can hear (if in some area the bot cannot hear the bomb - he marks all goal waypoints in that area as "visited" without necessity checking them separately - it wasn't working correctly since implementation in V3B16a).
    +Changed - bots are forced more to rescue hostages after pickuping them (it happened a lot of times the bot got a hostages, then he was walking around the map instead to go to the rescue point).

    (V3 Build 17b / 06.02.2007)
    Changes:
    +Added the possibility to switch on/off radio command usage and reaction on them (as a side-effect). You can change this setting by pb_radio 0/1.

    (V3 Build 17a / 21.01.2007)
    Changes:
    +Changed fireing weapons - they should have really little pauses between shooting. It makes them harder again.

    (The new All-In-One 2.8d has been released / 16.01.2007)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B17, AMX MOD X 1.76c (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1, ATAC 2.5.5.5, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0b etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.
    Get it from our downloads page.

    (V3 Build 17 officially released as a fullpack / 16.01.2007)
    Changes:
    +Fixed - the bots shouldn't think now too much before shooting.
    +Fixed - the algorithm to check if the bot can hurt a friend while shooting should work a bit better.

    (V3 Build 16h / 07.01.2007)
    Changes:
    +Fixed the crash bug when human-player died.

    (V3 Build 16g / 06.01.2007)
    Changes:
    +Fixed - the bots were waiting for long time before shooting.

    (The new All-In-One 2.8c has been released / 31.12.2006)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B16f, AMX MOD X 1.76c (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1, ATAC 2.5.5.5, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0b etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.
    Get it from our downloads page.

    (V3 Build 16f officially released as a fullpack / 31.12.2006)
    Changes:
    +Fixed (again) some problems with pickuping weapons after re-writing the new code for that in V3B16d. I think that one is really working now.
    +Added the code if the bot cannot pickup something (for some reason) during 4 seconds - he will mark that entity as ignored (to stop task pickup item).

    (V3 Build 16e / 26.12.2006)
    Changes:
    +Fixed problem with pickuping weapons after re-writing the new code for that in V3B16d. Now that shold work correctly.
    +Added the possibility to unlimit pickuping weapons by bots (pb_maxweaponpickup = -1)

    (V3 Build 16d / 24.12.2006)
    Changes:
    +Bots should pickup also "worse" weapons (better/worse - according to the weapon's priorities in botweapons.cfg) if the current "better" weapon is out of bullets.
    +Added support for pickuping ammo, nades, armor, medkit in item mode of CSDM (or on maps fy_xxx)
    +Fixed bug with bots not being able to pickup even "better" secondary weapon.
    +Changed - the entity player_weaponstrip will get as v.target and as v.targetname the value "fake" only if v.target is empty string.
    + They should think a bit less before shooting (which should make them a bit harder again, I hope).

    (The new All-In-One 2.8b has been released / 02.12.2006)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B16c, AMX MOD X 1.76b (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1 (fixed spawn files in correct place for CSDM 2.x), ATAC 2.5.5.5, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0b etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.
    You can grab it from our downloads page.

    (V3 Build 16c officially released as a fullpack / 18.11.2006)
    Changes:
    +Bots should aim better farer away targets.
    +Bots should better recognize if they can or they cannot hurt their friends while shooting
    +Bots should use the knife more often in shorter distances.
    +Bots should better try to find the bomb to defuse it (CTs).
    +Fixed problem with the lift on as_highrise (the lift with the door) - such lift needs also the special waypointing - I'll upload the pwf soon.
    +Added the new cvar pb_skin which forces the usage by bots the specyfied skin (1..4 - forced skin; 0,5 - no forcing) regardless of "pbb add" or "pb fillserver" parameters.
    +Added support for pickuping weapons created by CSDM 2.x (by BAILOPAN) in item mode.

    (The new All-In-One 2.8 has been released / 03.11.2006)
    It contains now: podbot mm V3B16b, AMX MOD X 1.76b (with such plugins as: CSDM 2.1, ATAC 2.5.5.5, ChickenMod Rebirth 1.0b etc) and metamod 1.19. Linux 32 bit and windows 32 bit supported.
    You can grab it from our downloads page.

    (V3 Build 16b officially released as a fullpack / 31.10.2006)
    The full changelog between V3B15c and V3B16b is here.
    Visit download page (left side of this page You can see the button for it).

    (V3 Build 16b / 28.10.2006)
    Changes:
    +Bots aim better the moving target - because of this they should be harder again.

    (V3 Build 16a / 28.10.2006)
    Changes:
    +Changed aiming system to make bots harder again (to make finally person135 happy )
    +Fixed bug with shoving/pushing hostages intead pickup/use them by bots
    +Changed the system of finding bombs by CTs (before they were trying to go the closests goal WP, then they were randomly choosing another one; currently if they choose some goal WP and they are near it and they cannot hear the bomb, they check some farer away goal WPs - to prevent visit for example 5 goal WPs at the same bomb site if they cannot hear the bomb at that bomb site).
    +Bots should camp a bit more often instead rush all the time.

    (V3 Build 16 / 17.10.2006)
    Changes:
    +Bots should be harder now (requested by a lot of people).
    +Fixed usage of time frame interval value in the code (to predict the position of the enemy in the next frame or so).
    +Fixed and re-written bots hearing stuff (bot are affected by their own-sounds, are affected also by sound of teamnates and also the distance froom the source of issued sound to the bot has the influence for this what the bot can hear.
    +Bots will shoot more often through the wall (because of the fix above)
    +For pb_bot_quota_match parameter the spectators or team unnasigned human-players aren't counted.
    +Fixed problem with breakables the bot is trying to pass because the waypointer made the connection through it.
    +The values of cvars are taken as pointer members now (the addresses-pointers are cached at the initialisation of the vars, then - instead using CVAR_GET_FLOAT (which is taking too much time) I just use the values addressed by these pointers to the cvars (main idea taken from AMX MOD X - thanks BAILOPAN)
    +Bot should look at the head of the picking up hostage instead of his stomach...

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