NavBot-Helper-DoDS

Config file of key binds to help with NavBot with Day of Defeat: Source https://github.com/caxanga334/NavBot

NavBot Helper Keybinds Table

Key	Action	Description
F1	Edit Connections	Cycle connection edit modes. Right Click: Mark nav area. Left Click: Connect/Disconnect.
F2	Edit Area	Cycle area edit types. Right Click: Select/start area. Left Click: Perform action.
F3	Area Attributes	Cycle area attribute types. Right Click: Mark area. Left Click: Apply attribute.
F4	Ladder Editing	Cycle ladder editing modes. Right Click / Left Click: Ladder actions.
F5	Build / Test Nav Paths	Cycle path-finding test modes. Right Click: Mark destination. Left Click: Start path test.
F6	Adjust Area Height	Cycle through area height options. Left / Right Click: Select area. Mouse Wheel: Raise / Lower height.
F7	Set Selection Mode	Cycle selection editing modes: Begin selection. Left Click: End selection.
F9	Mark Walkable Areas	Toggle marking walkable areas. Left / Right Click: Mark walkable area or delete all walkable marks.
F10	Seed Walkable Spots	Seeds walkable spots for initial nav mesh generation.
F11	Generate Incremental Nav Mesh	Run incremental nav mesh generation after seeding walkable spots.
Keypad /	Toggle Waypoint Edit	Toggle waypoint editing mode on/off.
Keypad *	Toggle NavMesh Edit	Toggle full nav mesh editing mode on/off.
Keypad Up Arrow	Waypoint Radius	Cycle waypoint radius.
Keypad 5	Waypoint Team	Cycle waypoint team.
Keypad Down Arrow	Waypoint Control Point Index	Cycle waypoint control point Index.
Keypad Right Arrow	Waypoint Attribute	Cycle waypoint attributes. Left Click: Apply attribute.
Keypad PLUS	Add Waypoint	Adds a waypoint.
Keypad MINUS	Delete Waypoint	Deletes the nearest waypoint.
Keypad ENTER	Nav Analyze	Save and Compress Nav mesh.
Insert	Show Spawn Points	Displays spawn points (doesn’t include teleport-only spawns on some maps).
Page Up	Toggle NoClip	Enable / Disable noclip mode.
Page Down	Toggle Gravity	Toggle gravity.
Home	Toggle Friendly Fire	Toggle friendly fire
Delete	Cycle Bot Quota	Cycle bot quota
End	Remove All Bots	Kick all bots and reset bot quota to zero.

New map process

• Copy .cfg file to \dod\cfg
• Load map
• Load keybinds by typing exec navbot-helper-dods.cfg
• Press "Page Up" to enable god mode
• Press "F10" to Seed Walkable spots
• Press "F11" to Generate Nav Mesh
• Press Enter to Save Nav Mesh
• Fly around map and look for walkable areas not covered with nav mesh if you find any
  • Press "F9" to enable Mark as Walkable. Left click to place marker
  • Press "F11" to generate the nav mesh
  • If these new areas are on top of already existing ones, use sm_nav_delete_overlapping_from_selected_set to remove them
  • Press "Enter" to save
  • Repeat process until all walkable areas have nav mesh
• Press "Insert" to show spawn points and make sure they have nav mesh
• Add ladders (to be added)
• Look for disconnected nav mesh and join them with "F1"
• Look for and remove nav mesh from non walkable areas (e.g tops of buildings, places you don't want the bots going)

Misc useful commands

• sm_nav_snap_to_grid 1
• sm_navbot_tool_bots_go_to makes bots come to your location
• sm_navbot_debug_blind bots can't see each other
• sm_nav_merge_ladders <bottom ladder ID> <top ladder ID> merge/join ladders that are close to each other

Fix Errors

Degenerate Navigation Area

Error Example:
L 12/31/2025 - 22:28:56: [NavBot] Degenerate Navigation Area #1320 at setpos 1962.5 975 704.031
Fix with:
sm_nav_add_to_selected_set_by_id 1320
nav_delete_marked