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YaPB – Noob Edition
This is a fork of YaPB (Yet Another POD-Bot) focused on improving the Noob / Newbie difficulty experience.
The goal of noob-edition is not to make bots “dumber”, but to make them behave more like real beginner Counter-Strike players:
- slower and less confident aim resolution
- heavy body-driven aiming (center-mass, leg hits)
- delayed lock-on and poor vertical correction
- messy, inaccurate firefights
- fewer headshots without artificial restrictions
Higher difficulties (Normal and above) are unchanged and retain the original YaPB behavior.
This fork is intended for:
- casual offline play
- learning maps and mechanics
- relaxed bot matches without instant headshot punishment
All credit for the original bot architecture, navigation, and AI systems goes to the YaPB project and its contributors. This fork builds on that work by tuning aim dynamics and behavior for beginner-friendly gameplay.
☉ What’s Different in Noob Edition
Noob / Newbie difficulty only:
- Reduced aim stiffness and increased damping
- Slower vertical correction → natural center-mass bias
- Delayed and imperfect target lock-on
- Fewer snap headshots, more prolonged firefights
- Bots panic, spray, reposition, and overcommit like real beginners
Normal / Hard / Expert:
- No changes
- Original YaPB behavior preserved
This approach avoids artificial randomness or hardcoded misses. The bots still try to aim correctly — they just struggle to execute cleanly.
☉ Building YaPB Noob Edition (Linux)
You can build YaPB Noob Edition locally using Meson and Ninja. A Python virtual environment is recommended.
1. Create and activate a virtual environment
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
2. Install build tools
pip install meson ninja
3. Configure and build
meson setup build
meson compile -C build
After a successful build, you will have:
build/yapb.so
This is the YaPB Noob Edition binary containing the modified Noob / Newbie difficulty behavior.
☉ Installation
Copy yapb.so to your Counter-Strike installation:
cstrike/addons/yapb/bin/
YaPB Noob Edition runs without MetaMod or AMX and works in:
- offline games
- local listen servers
- bot-only matches
☉ Documentation & Waypoints
General YaPB documentation still applies:
- English: https://yapb.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Russian: https://yapb.readthedocs.io/ru/latest/
Waypoint issues and requests should be filed in the official graph repository:
☉ Philosophy
Traditional “easy” bots often reduce accuracy while keeping perfect decision-making. Noob Edition instead focuses on human-like mistakes:
confident but wrong decisions slow correction instead of hesitation panic over precision
The result is a more believable and enjoyable beginner experience.