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Bots avoid picking up ghost if they notice a detpack in the area #2023

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Bots avoid detpack at capture zone
sunzenshen Mar 7, 2026
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Revert "Bots avoid detpack at capture zone"
sunzenshen Jul 16, 2026
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Bots avoid picking up ghost if they notice a detpack
sunzenshen Jul 16, 2026
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26 changes: 26 additions & 0 deletions src/game/server/neo/bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_capture.cpp
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#include "bot/behavior/neo_bot_ctg_lone_wolf_seek.h"
#include "bot/behavior/neo_bot_seek_weapon.h"
#include "bot/neo_bot_path_compute.h"
#include "neo_detpack.h"
#include "weapon_ghost.h"


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m_captureAttemptTimer.Start( 3.0f );
}

// Check if there is a detpack that risks exploding if I pick up the ghost
// NEO Jank: It may be more proper to check for line of sight,
// but triggering an entity search at the last moment may involve fewer overall calculations
// with the lampshade explanation as the bot being able to notice the detpack along the path
// even if we didn't check constantly along the same path
CBaseEntity *pEnts[256];
int numEnts = UTIL_EntitiesInSphere( pEnts, 256, me->GetAbsOrigin(), NEO_DETPACK_DAMAGE_RADIUS, 0 );
bool bDetpackNear = false;
for ( int i = 0; i < numEnts; ++i )
{
if ( pEnts[i] && FClassnameIs( pEnts[i], "neo_deployed_detpack" ) )
{
bDetpackNear = true;
break;
}
}

if ( bDetpackNear )
{
// NEO JANK: Putting the bot into seek mode will have it search the map for enemies for the rest of the round
// but for now this could be fine as it may indicate an entrenched enemy
// or a friendly that is setting up an ambush, where either scenario indicates ghost capture is too dangerous
return ChangeTo( new CNEOBotCtgLoneWolfSeek(), "Found detpack: skipping ghost capture to search for enemies" );
}

CBaseCombatWeapon *pPrimary = me->Weapon_GetSlot( 0 );
if ( pPrimary )
{
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