CS2: No Navigation Mesh — why bots don't move
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No Navigation Mesh, or Wrong Version
Bots need a nav mesh — the map's "movement map". Official maps such as de_dust2 or de_mirage ship one; on Workshop/community maps it's missing if the creator did not include one. This cannot be added server-side.
No action needed on the server. First check the usual bot console settings (bot_stop 0, bot_zombie 0, bot_difficulty) in the map pool manager. If bots move normally on official maps but not on a Workshop map, that map is simply missing its nav mesh — pick a bot-ready map instead.
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