function createBots() {
  //go through the players and count how many are bots
  var botCount = 0;
  realPlayerCount = 0;
  for (var i in players) {
    var player = players[i];
    if (player.bot) {
      botCount++;
    } else {
      if (player.health > 0) {
        realPlayerCount++;
      }
    }
  }

  if (botCount < MAX_BOTS && realPlayerCount < MAX_BOTS) {
    console.log("creating a new bot");
    var spawnPoint = bestSpawnPoint(players, spawnPoints, "public");
    //for the name of the bot, 30% chance use the name from the list, 70% chance use empty string
    var botName = "";
    if (Math.random() < 0.3) {
      botName = botNames[currentBotName++];
      if (currentBotName >= botNames.length) {
        currentBotName = 0;
      }
    }

    var player = {
      clientId: clientId++,
      x: spawnPoint.x,
      y: spawnPoint.y,
      A: 0,
      N: 0,
      speed: 10,
      health: 100,
      maxHealth: 100,
      kills: Math.floor(Math.random() * 4),
      roomId: "public", ///BOTS WILL ONLY EXIST in public room
      username: botName,
      ws: null,
      bot: {
        recoil: 0,
        lifetime: 0,
      },
      skin: Math.floor(Math.random() * 7), //0-6
      lastHitTime: 0,
      recoil: 0,
    };
    player.shootingCharacteristics = getShootingCharacteristics(player.kills);

    player.speed = player.shootingCharacteristics.thrustSpeed;
    player.maxHealth = player.shootingCharacteristics.maxHealth;

    players[player.clientId] = player;

    //tell other players we created this guy
    var sendThis = {
      eventName: "create_player",
      clientId: player.clientId,
      roomId: player.roomId,
      x: player.x,
      y: player.y,
      username: player.username,
      skin: player.skin,
    };

    for (var j in players) {
      var otherPlayer = players[j];

      //check if same room
      if (otherPlayer.roomId != player.roomId) {
        continue;
      }

      if (otherPlayer.clientId != player.clientId) {
        //if ws is not null
        if (otherPlayer.ws) {
          otherPlayer.ws.send(JSON.stringify(sendThis));
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
setInterval(createBots, 1000);

if (player.bot) {
      player.bot.lifetime++;
      //recoil
      if (player.bot.recoil > 0) {
        player.bot.recoil--;
      }
      //bot logic
      //try to chase the player closest to this bot and once you are close enough, shoot

      var closestPlayer = null;
      var closestDistance = Infinity;

      for (var j in players) {
        var otherPlayer = players[j];
        //if roomId is different, skip this player
        if (otherPlayer.roomId != player.roomId) {
          continue;
        }

        //if health is 0, skip this player
        if (otherPlayer.health <= 0) {
          continue;
        }

        if (otherPlayer.clientId != player.clientId) {
          var d = distance(player.x, player.y, otherPlayer.x, otherPlayer.y);
          if (d < closestDistance) {
            closestDistance = d;
            closestPlayer = otherPlayer;
          }
        }
      }

      if (closestPlayer) {
        //chase this player
        var dx = closestPlayer.x - player.x;
        var dy = closestPlayer.y - player.y;

        //if the player is close enough, shoot
        if (closestDistance < 100 + 5 * player.kills) {
          if (player.bot.recoil <= 0) {
            //rotate the bot to face the player
            player.A = Math.atan2(-dy, dx) * (180 / Math.PI);

            ///repeat x times

            for (var k = 0; k < player.shootingCharacteristics.spread; k++) {
              var bullet = {
                x: player.x,
                y: player.y,
                A: player.A + Math.random() * 10 - 5,
                speed: player.shootingCharacteristics.bulletSpeed,
                damage: player.shootingCharacteristics.damage,
                firedBy: player.clientId,
                roomId: player.roomId,
                lifetime: 120,
                username: player.username,
              };
              bullets[bulletId++] = bullet;
            }

            //recoil
            player.bot.recoil = player.shootingCharacteristics.recoilTime;
            player.recoil = player.shootingCharacteristics.recoilTime;
          }
        } else {
          //just make the bot move in the direction of the player 5 pixels
          var fakeN = 0.2 + Math.abs(Math.sin(player.kills)) / 2;
          player.x += (dx / closestDistance) * player.speed * fakeN;
          player.y += (dy / closestDistance) * player.speed * fakeN;

          //rotate the bot to face the player
          var newA =
            Math.atan2(-dy, dx) * (180 / Math.PI) + 5 * Math.random() - 2.5;
          //lerp player.A to newA
          player.A = (player.A + newA) / 2;
        }
        //check if player is out of bounds
        var correctedPosition = outOfBounds(player.x, player.y);
        player.x = correctedPosition.x;
        player.y = correctedPosition.y;
        continue;
      }
    }