Summary of How I Made the Most Unnerving Nextbot AI

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This YouTube video shows how to make an AI that is particularly creepy and unnerving, using the engine and maps of the popular game, "Gmod." The AI is designed to stalk and chase the player, and is unpredictable and artificial in its behavior.

• 00:00:00 Nextbots are not new, but they became more popular in recent years because of their use in Valve's Source engine games such as TF2 and Left 4 Dead. Nextbots use a nav mesh system to navigate maps more efficiently than regular NPCs, and because they are not tied to a specific location in the world, they are able to chase players down more easily. Nextbots are unnerving because they are so simple and rudimentary, and their movements feel eerie and unnatural. Gary's Mod is particularly creepy because of its mix of old and new textures, and the dark themes of Half-Life 2 and Portal. We need to make the entire map feel alive and like it's watching you in order to create a truly unnerving nextbot AI.
• 00:05:00 This YouTube video shows how to make an AI that is particularly creepy and unnerving, using the engine and maps of the popular game, "Gmod." The AI is designed to stalk and chase the player, and is unpredictable and artificial in its behavior.
• 00:10:00 This YouTube video tells the story of how a programmer created an unsettling Nextbot AI by programming it to behave in a way that is distinctly foreign to humans.