diff --git a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
index f7dcc7f..5332a58 100644
--- a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
+++ b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot.gsc
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ init()
 	if (!getDvarInt("bots_main"))
 		return;
 
+	if(getDvar("bots_main_lowmem") == "")
+		setDvar("bots_main_lowmem", false);//lower memory usage mode, more cpu
+
+	level.bots_lowmem = getDvarInt("bots_main_lowmem");
+
 	thread load_waypoints();
 	cac_init_patch();
 	thread hook_callbacks();
diff --git a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_utility.gsc b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_utility.gsc
index c16c195..6f5e064 100644
--- a/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_utility.gsc
+++ b/main_shared/maps/mp/bots/_bot_utility.gsc
@@ -1237,7 +1237,10 @@ load_waypoints()
 		level.waypoints[i].childCount = level.waypoints[i].children.size;
 	}
 	
-	level.waypointsKDTree = WaypointsToKDTree();
+	if (!level.bots_lowmem)
+	{
+		level.waypointsKDTree = WaypointsToKDTree();
+	}
 	
 	level.waypointsCamp = [];
 	level.waypointsTube = [];
@@ -1822,6 +1825,27 @@ GetNearestWaypointWithSight(pos)
 	return candidate;
 }
 
+/*
+	Will linearly search for the nearest waypoint
+*/
+GetNearestWaypoint(pos)
+{
+	candidate = undefined;
+	dist = 2147483647;
+	
+	for(i = 0; i < level.waypointCount; i++)
+	{
+		curdis = DistanceSquared(level.waypoints[i].origin, pos);
+		if(curdis > dist)
+			continue;
+			
+		dist = curdis;
+		candidate = level.waypoints[i];
+	}
+	
+	return candidate;
+}
+
 /*
 	Modified Pezbot astar search.
 	This makes use of sets for quick look up and a heap for a priority queue instead of simple lists which require to linearly search for elements everytime.
@@ -1835,7 +1859,11 @@ AStarSearch(start, goal, team, greedy_path)
 	
 	closed = [];//set for quick lookup
 	
-	startwp = level.waypointsKDTree KDTreeNearest(start);//balanced kdtree, for nns
+	startwp = undefined;
+	if (level.bots_lowmem)
+		startwp = getNearestWaypoint(start);
+	else
+		startwp = level.waypointsKDTree KDTreeNearest(start);//balanced kdtree, for nns
 	if(!isDefined(startwp))
 		return [];
 	_startwp = undefined;
@@ -1845,7 +1873,11 @@ AStarSearch(start, goal, team, greedy_path)
 		startwp = _startwp;
 	startwp = startwp.index;
 	
-	goalwp = level.waypointsKDTree KDTreeNearest(goal);
+	goalwp = undefined;
+	if (level.bots_lowmem)
+		goalwp = getNearestWaypoint(goal);
+	else
+		goalwp = level.waypointsKDTree KDTreeNearest(goal);
 	if(!isDefined(goalwp))
 		return [];
 	_goalwp = undefined;