[AlexK1dd]

Hello, today I will present you a project called "ZMT Bots", which is about special bots that are created and designed to work on servers that run zombie plague mode.

Here is the official blog where you can read everything in detail: https://zmt-bots.blogspot.com/
And here is an official video with the bots in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQHvEx9iyOo

The bots are based on the YaPB project, written in C++, containing multiple fixes and other details, and also lots of errors solved, which leaded to a new AI, a completely revamped bot system for Zombie Plague in a nutshell. The most important features that will catch your eye are those:

General
New evasion system where the bots avoid collisions with other players and also detect the obstructions, choosing other paths.
For special classes, you can add extra HP within the configuration files, giving advantage to a bot in front of real players.
The bots can buy and use extra-items (with the help of an external plugin).
Bots menu, from where you control and manage the amount of bots that exist on the server and other options.
A lot of customizable cvars.

Humans
They look for safe places and they stay there until the game ends.
If the place of refuge is occupied, the bot can choose between going to another site or staying next to the other player that went there.
Depending on the darkness of the map, a bot will not be able to see long distances and will have a lower view angle.
They are able to see a zombie in the midst of darkness if it is hurt by a human, detecting it.
They'll shoot any zombie that is illuminated by a flare or a map's light.
When approaching the zombies, the bots will flee and perform evasive maneuvers, with jumps to avoid being infected.
New special AI for Survivors and Snipers! They will not act like humans, they will get closer to zombies and act violent (behavior seen in the video).

Zombies
When they are strongly wounded, they try evasion and jumping maneuvers to avoid headshots.
If there is a human in a high place, the zombies will try making a "ladder".
New special AI for Nemesis and Assassins! They can use leap and they will try to reach humans in higher places (behavior seen in the video).
Improved targeting system (Depending on who is more within range and shoots).
They play as a team and warn others where the humans are. They also are attacking in hordes, to be more powerful.
They can predict human movements when they are pursuing them, shortening distances and cutout escape routes.

Disclaimer: Bots will use their maximum potention only if you will use them on a specific zombie plague mode called Zombie Plague Apocalypse which can be found and downloaded on the official blogspot provided at the beggining (based on Zombie Plague Advance 1.6.1 created by abdul-rehman; PS: my first ever server created in 2013 was using abdul's mod and it was rocking! Now I can only imagine Apocalypse is even better). Anyway, not to be scared, bots will work with any zombie plague version, however you will not be able to enjoy the improvements for ZMTBots at their maximum potential or the new game modes offered by Apocalypse version.