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Apex Legends

AI Bots: Cover and Peeking: change history

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4 changes across 1 patch (Feb 10, 2025), newest first.

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    Can now use geometry in the environment as cover.
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    Can now use geometry in the environment as cover
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    Can also utilize "peeking" behavior to provide more of a challenge.
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    Can also utilize "peeking" behavior to provide more of a challenge
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    Plethora of bug fixes across all parts of the Bot experience.
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    Plethora of bug fixes across all parts of the Bot experience
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    Improvements and tuning on Easy and Normal difficulty Bots (E1 — N3 Difficulty).
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    Improvements and tuning on Easy and Normal difficulty Bots (E1 - N3 Difficulty)
Apex Legends

Bots: change history

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1 change across 1 patch (Aug 4, 2025), newest first.

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    Improvements to behavior.
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    Bots: improvements to behavior

Other matches

10 more changes in 4 patches, newest first.

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Bug Fixes
Fixed issue where bots would never loot weapons. Bots will now loot weapons a few seconds after landing.
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Fixed issue where bots would never loot weapons. Bots will now loot weapons a few seconds after landing.
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Bot Royale Evolved
Bot Royale has evolved, it is now a full BR experience mixing humans and Apex Bots.
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Bot Royale has evolved, it is now a full BR experience mixing humans and Apex Bots.
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Bot Royale Evolved
Bot Royale Evolved lobbies will consist of 1-5 full human squads and 15-19 Apex Bots squads (20 squads total).
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Bot Royale Evolved lobbies will consist of 1-5 full human squads and 15-19 Apex Bots squads (20 squads total).
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New drop logic system
Apex Bots will distribute evenly across POIs, allowing the decision to hotdrop on you — the player!
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Apex Bots will distribute evenly across POIs, allowing the decision to hotdrop on you - the player!
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Improved ring survival
Apex Bots have a better understanding of the ring, will rotate to safe areas and avoid fighting while in the ring.
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Apex Bots have a better understanding of the ring, will rotate to safe areas and avoid fighting while in the ring.
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Improved strafing
When in combat range, bots will strafe to avoid incoming damage.
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When in combat range, bots will strafe to avoid incoming damage
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New Bot Loadout System
While Apex Bots will still loot, as they survive into further rounds their loadouts will improve with better attachments and better equipment. Making them a tougher target in further rounds.
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While Apex Bots will still loot, as they survive into further rounds their loadouts will improve with better attachments and better equipment. Making them a tougher target in further rounds.
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Bot Royale
"Auto" option attempts to adapt the Apex Bots to what is known about your skill and is the default setting at the start of every match.
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"Auto" option attempts to adapt the Apex Bots to what is known about your skill and is the default setting at the start of every match
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Bot Royale
Play with Bots in your squad or bring your own Human friends.
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Play with Bots in your squad or bring your own Human friends
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Bot Royale
Bot Legends: overhauled as part of Bot Royale.
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Bot Legends: overhauled as part of Bot Royale
  • Improvements made to pathfinding, shooting, ability deployment, and interactions with game objects
  • Several Legends were added as Bots in Bot Royale including: Bangalore, Bloodhound, Conduit, Fuse, Gibraltar, Lifeline, Octane, Seer, Vantage, and Wraith