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Hello everyone, Back again with another class overhaul. Here is a list of what changes have been made: 1. Consolidated the AoE strategies into "aoe". For light aoe (2+ enemies) the mage will use Cone of Cold (frost)/Arcane Explosion (Arcane)/Multi-Dot with Living Bomb (Fire/Frostfire). For medium aoe (3+ enemies) they will use Flamestrike -> Blizzard. Also, the mage will automatically cancel channeling their blizzard if there is less than 2 enemies around. This is huge, since the mage would often stand there and finish their entire channel during a boss fight after the adds died. 2. Organized actions, triggers, and the aiobjectcontext 3. Enabled Deep Freeze to be casted on bosses regardless of their immune status. Big benefit for frost dps on boss fights. 4. Slight tweaks in the conf so Arcane gets Arcane Barrage and Frostfire gets 2/2 Firestarter 5. Streamlined Arcane DPS to use Missile Barrage proc when at 4 stacks of Arcane Blast 5. Streamlined Fire/Frostfire DPS to keep Improved Scorch active (5% spell crit) unless there is a debuff of equal type 6. Added "firestarter" strategy, that utilizes the Fire talent Firestarter better. The mage will multi-dot Living Bomb while running towards melee, and cast Dragon's Breath -> instant cast Flamestrike -> Blast Wave -> instant cast Flamestrike -> Blizzard for bonkers damage. Disabled by default - not everyone wants their mages running into melee. Enable by typing "co +firestarter" on fire and frostfire mages. 7. Streamlined Frost DPS by finally adding support for Cold Snap for mages. It will proc when both Icy Veins and Deep Freeze are on cooldown. There is an exception to this - if the mage is level 30-59, it will not check for Deep Freeze - only Icy Veins. 8. Added Conjure Mana Gem support in the generic non-combat strategy and Use Mana Gem support in the generic combat strategy. This might be the biggest benefit of the overhaul - the gem has a 90 second cooldown, not shared with mana potions. It really prevents the mage from gassing out in longer fights. And the mana gem has 3 charges! 9. Added Mana Shield ability, which triggers on low health. 10. Changed Mirror Image from a boost ability to an anti-threat tool. Not many people know this, but it's best use in PvE is it's anti-threat modifier: "Mod Total Threat - Temporary Value: -90000000". It also doesn't do good damage, and is essentially used best as a pre-pull spell. But until the mages know how to react to a pull-timer, it's going to be used to reduce threat. Let me know what y'all think!
Playerbots Module
mod-playerbots is an AzerothCore module that adds player-like bots to a server. The project is based off IKE3's Playerbots. Features include:
- Bots that utilize real player data, allowing players to interact with their other characters, form parties, level up, and more;
- Random bots that wander through the world and behave like players, simulating the MMO experience;
- Bots capable of running raids and battlegrounds;
- Highly configurable settings to define how bots behave;
- Excellent performance, even when running thousands of bots.
This project is still under development. If you encounter any errors or experience crashes, we kindly request that you report them as GitHub issues. Your valuable feedback will help us improve this project collaboratively.
Playerbots Module has a Discord server where you can discuss the project.
Installation
Classic Installation
mod-playerbots requires a custom branch of AzerothCore to work: liyunfan1223/azerothcore-wotlk/tree/Playerbot. To install the module, simply run:
git clone https://github.com/liyunfan1223/azerothcore-wotlk.git --branch=Playerbot
cd azerothcore-wotlk/modules
git clone https://github.com/liyunfan1223/mod-playerbots.git --branch=master
For more information, refer to the AzerothCore Installation Guide and Installing a Module pages.
Docker Installation
Docker installation is considered experimental. To install the module on a Docker installation, run:
git clone https://github.com/liyunfan1223/azerothcore-wotlk.git --branch=Playerbot
cd azerothcore-wotlk/modules
git clone https://github.com/liyunfan1223/mod-playerbots.git --branch=master
Afterwards, create a docker-compose.override.yml file in the azerothcore-wotlk directory. This override file allows for mounting the modules directory to the ac-worldserver service which is required for it to run. Put the following inside and save:
services:
ac-worldserver:
volumes:
- ./modules:/azerothcore/modules:ro
Additionally, this override file can be used to set custom configuration settings for ac-worldserver and any modules you install as environment variables:
services:
ac-worldserver:
environment:
AC_RATE_XP_KILL: "1"
AC_AI_PLAYERBOT_RANDOM_BOT_AUTOLOGIN: "1"
volumes:
- ./modules:/azerothcore/modules:ro
For example, to double the experience gain rate per kill, take the setting Rate.XP.Kill = 1 from woldserver.conf, convert it to an environment variable, and change it to the desired setting in the override file to get AC_RATE_XP_KILL: "2". If you wanted to disable random bots from logging in automatically, take the AiPlayerbot.RandomBotAutologin = 1 setting from playerbots.conf and do the same to get AC_AI_PLAYERBOT_RANDOM_BOT_AUTOLOGIN: "0". For more information on how to configure Azerothcore, Playerbots, and other module settings as environment variables in Docker Compose, see the "Configuring AzerothCore in Containers" section in the Install With Docker guide.
Before building, consider setting the database password. One way to do this is to create a .env file in the root azerothcore-wotlk directory using the template. This file also allows you to set the user and group Docker uses for the services in case you run into any permissions issues, which are the most common cause for Docker installation problems.
Use docker compose up -d --build to build and run the server. For more information, including how to create an account and taking backups, refer to the Install With Docker page.
Documentation
The Playerbots Wiki contains an extensive overview of addons, commands, and recommended configurations. Please note that documentation may be incomplete or out-of-date in some sections. Contributions are welcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why aren't my bots casting spells? Please make sure that the necessary English DBC file (enUS) is present.
- What platforms are supported? We support Ubuntu, Windows, and macOS. Other Linux distros may work, but will not receive support.
- Why isn't my source compiling? Please check the build status of our CI. If the latest build is failing, rever to the last successful commit until we address the issue.
Addons
Typically, bots are controlled via chat commands. For larger bot groups, this can be unwieldy. As an alternative, community members have developed client Add-Ons to allow controlling bots through the in-game UI. We recommend you check out their projects:
- Multibot (by Macx-Lio)
- Unbot Addon (zh) (Chinese version by Liyunfan)
- Unbot Addon (en) (English version translated by @Revision)
Acknowledgements
mod-playerbots is is based off ZhengPeiRu21/mod-playerbots and celguar/mangosbot-bots. We extend our gratitude to @ZhengPeiRu21 and @celguar for the continued efforts in maintaining the module.
Also, a thank you to the many contributors who've helped build this project: