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# CoD4x Bot Warfare Waypoint Editor
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First things first, Bot Warfare uses the [AStar search algorithm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A*_search_algorithm) for creating paths for the bots to find their way through a map.
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The AStar search algorithm requires a [set of waypoints](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)) defining where all the paths are in the map.
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Now if you want to modify existing or create new waypoints for CoD4x maps, this is the read for you.
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## Contents
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- [Setting up the Waypoint Editor](#Setting-up-the-Waypoint-Editor)
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- [The Editor](#The-Editor)
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## Setting up the Waypoint Editor
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The Bot Warfare mod comes with the Waypoint Editor out of the box, so its just a matter of telling the mod you want to use it. Its a matter of setting the `bots_main_debug` DVAR to `1`.
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Start your server with the Bot Warfare mod.
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In the server console, type in ```set bots_main_debug 1```.
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Now start a match with the map you want to edit with the `devmap <mapname>` command.
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It should be noted that waypoints load in this following order;
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1. checks the 'waypoints' folder (FS_Game\waypoints) for a csv file
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2. loads the waypoints from GSC (maps\mp\bots\waypoints)
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3. checks online at [this repo](https://github.com/ineedbots/cod4x_waypoints) for the waypoints (if httpget plugin loaded)
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If all fail to load waypoints, there will be no waypoints and the bots will not know how to navigate the map.
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Connect to the server with the CoD4x client, you'll be introduced to the Waypoint Editor.
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## The Editor
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This is the Waypoint Editor. You can view, edit and create the waypoint graph.
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- Each red number you see in the world is a waypoint.
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- The green string you see is the type of that waypoint.
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- The green list of numbers are the waypoints linked to that waypoint.
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- The pink lines show the links between the waypoints, a link defines that a bot can walk from A to B.
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- The white lines show the 'angles' that a waypoint has, these are used for grenade, claymore and tube waypoints. It's used to tell the bot where to look at when grenading/claymoring, etc.
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---
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Pressing any of these buttons will initiate a command to the Waypoint Editor.
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Each button has a secondary modifier button, and can be pressed shortly after pressing the primary button.
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- SecondaryOffhand (stun) - Add Waypoint
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- Press nothing - Make a waypoint of your stance
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- ADS - Make a climb waypoint
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- Attack + Use - Make a tube waypoint
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- Attack - Make a grenade waypoint
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- Use - Make a claymore waypoint
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- Melee - Link Waypoint
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- Press nothing - Link
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- ADS - Unlink
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- FragButton (grenade) - Delete Waypoint
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- Press nothing - Delete Waypoint
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- Attack - Delete all waypoints
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- ADS - (Re)Load Waypoints
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- UseButton + Attack - Save Waypoints
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- Press nothing - Save waypoints
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- ADS - Toggle autolink waypoints (links waypoints as you create them)
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---
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Okay, now that you know how to control the Editor, lets now go ahead and create some waypoints.
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Here I added a waypoint.
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And I added a second waypoint.
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There are several types of waypoints, holding a modifier button before pressing the add waypoint button will create a special type of waypoint.
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- Types of waypoints:
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- any stance ('stand', 'crouch', 'prone') - bots will have this stance upon reaching this waypoint
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- grenade - bots will look at the angles you were looking at when you made the waypoint and throw a grenade from the waypoint
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- tube - bots will look at the angles you were looking at when you made the waypoint and switch to a launcher and fire
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- claymore - bots will look at the angles you were looking at when you made the waypoint and place a claymore or c4
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- camp ('crouch' waypoint with only one linked waypoint) - bots will look at the angles you were looking at when you made the waypoint and camp
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- climb - bots will look at the angles you were looking at when you made the waypoint and climb (use this for ladders and mantles)
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Here I linked the two waypoints together.
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Linking waypoints are very important, it tells the bots that they can reach waypoint 1 from waypoint 0, and vice versa.
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Now go and waypoint the whole map out. This may take awhile and can be pretty tedious.
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Once you feel like you are done, press the Save buttons. This will generate a [CSV](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma-separated_values) output to your waypoints folder!
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That is it! The waypoints should load next time you start your game!
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Your waypoints CSV file will be located at ```<fs_game>/waypoints/<mapname>_wp.csv```. (main folder if fs_game is blank)
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You can share your waypoints publicly (and can be loaded by other users of Bot Warfare remotely) by making a Pull Request to the [CoD4x_Waypoints repo](https://github.com/ineedbots/cod4x_waypoints).
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