They do not however switch to sidearm when they have to reload their primary weapon and instead they prefer to retreat or take cover. And should they run out ammo for both secondary and primary weapon during combat, the bots will make any efforts to pick up any available weapon laying on the floor in attempt to fight back with firearms unless the enemy is at very close range in which case the bot will perform melee attacks (Unlike the Condition Zero bots who will rush aggressively toward their enemy with a knife instead of picking up a weapon). In addition if they encounter an enemy with a Tactical Shield, they will aggressively shoot the shield('s legs) in attempt to kill their enemy or throwing a HE Grenade at the shield. And will perform melee attacks if the enemy gets too close, is approached from behind or if the enemy has to reload their weapon (especially during pistol rounds). And uses different attack strategy as they will tend to take cover more often, and fires weapon while strafing, and can use Grenades in combat or flushing out suspected enemies (usually form Footsteps noises). They are however less accurate compared to Condition Zero bots. It should be noted that firing weapon on a POD Bot teammate will result them returning fire, either a few shots or simply kill the friendly attacker, so use caution when firing weapon near teammate. Unlike other bots, POD Bots have ability to shoot through walls if the enemy decides to retreat behind a cover. As such, POD bots are very deadly if armed with the high damage weapons like AK-47 as they can quickly react and gun a player down at any range with a single headshot even if they are firing while moving (and they seem to react sightly faster than Condition Zero bots). On easy difficulty, they tend to aim for the legs or torso while on the hardest setting, they always aim for the head regardless. Instead, their difficulty is based on how they aim. Unlike Condition Zero bots, POD bots have the ability to interact with switches, able to use zoom-in functions for the Bullpup and Krieg 552, use the flashlight and nightvision goggles (even though they can see everything clearly without need of NVG), and can use sprays (which are from Half-Life such as 'Die Freeman!' or the Lambda Logo). While defensive bots will take routes that's safest for them (usually open spaced area or areas that's not frequently traveled by). Normal bots will either choose shortest or longer route depending on where they were killed the last time. Aggressive bots will usually take the shortest route to reach their goal. For aggressive bots, their preferred weapon is the AK-47 while the preferred weapon for defensive bots is the SG550. Their preferred weapons for normal bots are the M4A1. Normal and aggressive bots are usually armed with assault rifles while defensive bots are usually armed with sniper rifles. The higher the more better aim they have, ranging from 0 (worst aim) to 100 (perfect aim). The number in parentheses behind the name of the bot determinate the bot's skill. (Normal), (Aggressive) and (Defensive, just a zero instead of 'O'). Their aggression status appears before their names. The POD bots have three different aggression modes: normal, aggressive, and defensive. PWF files which contained navigation data, a predecessor to the NAV system implemented in Condition Zero and Counter-Strike: Source. Markus 'Count Floyd' Klinge created an effective AI bot addon for Counter-Strike 1.6, now known as PODbot, and used feedback to tweak it through the years to make realistic bot interaction, much like Condition Zero soon after. The bot was developed by Stefan Hendricks who stated that Realbot was awarded 'Best Counter-Strike Bot in 2002'. It was able to navigate the 3D maps of Counter-Strike without the use of navigation files and the bot had the ability to learn and adapt behavior from human players. Realbot was a Counter-Strike based version of the 'Botmans' framework to communicate with the Half-Life engine. 13.2.1 Previous Versions and Beta Content.11.2 Counter-Strike (Xbox) Exclusive Bots.11.1 Co-op Strike and Guardian Bot Names from Global Offensive.11 Bot Names (XBOX, Condition Zero, Source, and Global Offensive).7 Bot Options (Prior to Global Offensive).

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