kreegoth

May 26, 2011

Ok.. So im kindof confused here.. After testing the patch out further i find that it creates an issue and Im going to have to rework it unless you can offer some suggestions..

With patch in place the priest does indeed stay out of melee range and use her wand which increases her DPS a VERY large amount.

BUT she for some reason doesnt seem to be healing anymore....

Im confused as to the cause of this.

As expected the patches for the warlock and the mage work as intended. I wonder if it is to do with the priest needing to change between the master and the masters target but that doesnt really make sense because she was doing that when she was meleeing and not using her wand...

Any ideas?

May 26, 2011

Done! Did you get a chance to test it out? I have the Warlock and Mage ones working correctly as the priest does now. Havent noticed any drawbacks as of yet will do some further testing tonight and report back my findings then.

May 26, 2011

Sure Add me to The List!

Thank you for the invite. Although now would probably be a good time to tell you I have no experience with Git other than to retrieve mangos and apply patches...

May 26, 2011

Blueboy, im going to post here my personal scripts for the priestAI that i have created. With this AI script in place the Priest will perform exactly the same as yours does except instead of running into melee range it will use a WAND for ranged attack from a distance the same as a hunter does.

Lemme know what you think. I will likely do custom ones like this for my own use for Mages and Warlocks as well and can share those here as well if anyone is interested.

diff --git a/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.cpp b/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.cpp
index 84c4a62..7b83fe7 100644
--- a/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.cpp
+++ b/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-
#include "PlayerbotPriestAI.h"
+#include "PlayerbotMgr.h"

class PlayerbotAI;

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ PlayerbotPriestAI::PlayerbotPriestAI(Player* const master, Player* const bot, Pl
    BINDING_HEAL                  = ai->initSpell(BINDING_HEAL_1);
    PRAYER_OF_MENDING             = ai->initSpell(PRAYER_OF_MENDING_1);

+    // WAND
+    WAND_SHOOT                     = ai->initSpell(WAND_SHOOT_1);
+
    // SHADOW
    FADE                          = ai->initSpell(FADE_1);
    SHADOW_WORD_PAIN              = ai->initSpell(SHADOW_WORD_PAIN_1);
@@ -57,6 +60,8 @@ PlayerbotPriestAI::PlayerbotPriestAI(Player* const master, Player* const bot, Pl
    SHADOWMELD                    = ai->initSpell(SHADOWMELD_ALL);
    BERSERKING                    = ai->initSpell(BERSERKING_ALL); // troll
    WILL_OF_THE_FORSAKEN          = ai->initSpell(WILL_OF_THE_FORSAKEN_ALL); // undead
+
+    m_rangedCombat = true;
}

PlayerbotPriestAI::~PlayerbotPriestAI() {}
@@ -169,6 +174,15 @@ void PlayerbotPriestAI::DoNextCombatManeuver(Unit *pTarget)
    // Damage Spells
    ai->SetInFront(pTarget);
    float dist = m_bot->GetDistance(pTarget);
+        if (dist <= ATTACK_DISTANCE && m_rangedCombat)
+        // switch to melee combat (target in melee range, out of ammo)
+        m_rangedCombat = false;
+        else if (dist > ATTACK_DISTANCE && !m_rangedCombat)
+        // switch to ranged combat
+        m_rangedCombat = true;
+
+         if (WAND_SHOOT > 0 && m_rangedCombat && !m_bot->FindCurrentSpellBySpellId(WAND_SHOOT))
+        ai->CastSpell(WAND_SHOOT, *pTarget);

    switch (SpellSequence)
    {
@@ -434,4 +448,5 @@ bool PlayerbotPriestAI::BuffPlayer(Player* target)
        return true;

    return false;
+
}
diff --git a/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.h b/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.h
index 67df6a6..f2495bd 100644
--- a/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.h
+++ b/src/game/playerbot/PlayerbotPriestAI.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ enum

enum PriestSpells
{
+    WAND_SHOOT_1                    = 5019,
    ABOLISH_DISEASE_1               = 552,
    BINDING_HEAL_1                  = 32546,
    BLESSED_HEALING_1               = 70772,
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ public:
private:
    // Heals the target based off its hps
    bool HealTarget (Unit* target);
+    bool m_rangedCombat;

    // holy
    uint32 BINDING_HEAL,
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ private:
           RESURRECTION,
           SMITE;

+    // Wand Ranged
+    uint32 WAND_SHOOT;
+
    // shadowmagic
    uint32 FADE,
           SHADOW_WORD_PAIN,

May 24, 2011

In regards to the dueling if it was even made that the bot saw entering a duel to be the same as entering combat with a creature it would perform much better IMO. Once the duel starts and the bot has a hostile target the bot could follow the same AI it uses to fight a creature any other time.

May 24, 2011

Another idea i had perhaps it seems stupid but who knows!..

When you use a Hunter or a Warlock for a bot You can specify what pet they use or the reaction type they have.

Is it possible to preset what totems a shaman will use? I find mine always uses rather bad choices for fights and such and would benefit me as a person who plays using bots ( and other players ive spoken to ) to be able to preset which 4 totems they will keep up. Perhaps store it in a memory and on the shamans AI set a timer for them to reset them if they are destroyed or something..

Maybe could make a command such as like .BOT BOTNAME TOTEM manaspring,windfury,healing stream,stoneskin or something.

May 21, 2011

You have to compile Scriptdev2 separately it has its own project that needs to be compiled.

May 20, 2011

T6 or t7 was meant to indicate sets of armor available in wow that players call t6 and t7. It does indeed mean tier short form such as Tier 7.

For example the Warriors T7 set can be found here ( http://www.wowhead.com/itemset=-18/valorous-dreadnaught-plate )

The Tier reference has no bearing on their spells or anything other than their items, in the reference that I was using it. I would however suggest giving the test chars all available spells for their level and some level appropriate weapons.

In wow Aggro is often called threat by players i find but they mean the same thing. A Tank having Aggro or Threat means that he is holding the creatures focus.

May 17, 2011

posting an update to the earlier question.

Druid AI seems to be much better IMO with the druid effectively choosing to heal more often when given Heal orders also seemed to switch to catform more effectively when give ASSIST orders. Looks good blueboy.

May 17, 2011

Hmm im not sure if i can link it here on the forums but if you do a google search for WGID WOW it will come up. All users who do not want to see a ? will require this addon.

May 15, 2011

Hi Kreegoth,
Thanks for the info, I'll try it out.

No worries... big_smile I just pleased that we can both collaborate on improving the AI.

Oh, by the way is the 'druid' AI any better?

Hmm, a bot following another bot, don't see why not. Leave it with me and I'll have a play.

No I agree, it might seem a little off the wall to some, having a priest 'dps', but why not. I'm sure that higher level priests and certainly paladins can do alot of damage with holy spells.

Speak with you soon

Agreed! Ill let you know about the druid after i get home from work and can test it.

I think that being able to specify whether they WOULD dps or heal specifically would be a GIANT advantage to playerbot.

Again as always this always just in my opinion:P

May 14, 2011

All glyphs out of my DB..

May 14, 2011

Well... Unless you want these items to be able to be placed on the action bars.. ( which if they are single use i doubt ) You can simply make a item id that doesnt exist and use that one. It will show up in game as a ? unless your players use an addon that fixes that issue and you will get an error in the DB startup about the ID not existing but the item will work perfectly fine ingame. The only items that REQUIRE replacing an existing item for them to work are weapons. Armor and consumables are fine to create a new id as long as you dont care that they wont be able to be placed on the action bar.

Also it is possible to create a custom C++ script that will cause the item to teleport the player somewhere specific as well instead of using quest end scripts.

May 14, 2011

Scriptdev2 can be compiled aside from Mangos and does not require a full mangos recompile though i would recommend it. Vehicles are not implemented in Mangos itself though if you search you may be able to find a fork that includes it.

IF you did already compile Scriptdev2 its possible you did not run the SQL's to insert the scriptnames into the DB as well.

May 14, 2011

I think the issue lies there.. When i play i actually PLAY the tank.. I use a warrior.

I can bot effectively using a 80 warrior 80 priest 80 shaman 80 hunter 80 hunter.

I used to use 80 warrior 80 priest 80 shaman 80 hunter and 80 druid but dropped the druid due to its ineffectiveness.

The thing is Wand Shoot works like auto shot without having to be clicked over and over again.

more or less the easiest way to test this effectively would be for you to make a level 80 give them all t6 or t7 or so and play the warrior then try an encounter like trash from Utgarde keep or something.

I am happy to help you test any of this out i just hope you dont take my ideas and concerns as ingratitude to you for your work!

PS this may be a stupid idea but would it be possible to add a command to make a bot follow a DIFFERENT target? perhaps then i could tie the priest to the hunter and then it would stay at range with the hunter.

Also i dont see how making it so that a priest ( or really ANY class for that matter ) could DPS or heal would be a bad idea. I mean even for a holy paladin you would want it to conserve its mana and heal instead of DPSing. Same with a priest or a Druid or Shaman.

May 14, 2011

Trust me Blueboy im not trying to convince you that you are wrong.

What i was meaning is that Hunters stand at range and use their bows and do not melee and approach the mob.

should priests not do the same? they are listed as combat_ranged same as Hunters. I think perhaps there is no support for wands maybe?

May 14, 2011

Many of these issues are most likely DB issues or Script issues which are not related to the mangos project. Some of them probably stem from your DB ( YTDB or UDB perhaps? ) and it not being up to date. The scripting issues would most likely stem from Scriptdev2 which is not part of mangos but works with mangos to provide scripting for events and creatures and such.

May 13, 2011

Very nice to see that you are considering the implications of what I have mentioned as well as looking at this from a realistic standpoint Blueboy.

Being a Gamer myself ( 7 years EQ, 1 Year Wow )

I can say that in the case of the priest I do not think there is EVER a case where the priest should melee. The priest is set to Combat_Ranged and therefore if it is going to engage the target should use wand ranged attack as the hunters do with their bows. At least in my opinion.

For the second part of the question I do not believe the Druid is correct either.

If the Druid is going to remain in Restoration Talents then the player playing them would remain in Tree form or Normal Druid form and cast healing spells.

If the Druid was to be used as DPS it would use cat form

If the Druid was going to be tanking it would use bear form.

I dont imagine anyone who plays a druid would say that they would use normal form to tank or Cat form to heal. So those types of checks would only create a more realistic AI for the druid bot.

Sorry if this post seems a little disorganized but im randomly writing my thoughts down as I come to them after reading your post.

Perhaps the answer is to make a more static command in the Orders// Perhaps a Command useable such as HEAL KREEGOTH for example would cause the bot to ONLY cast healing spells on KREEGOTH so not melee no nuking no Dots ETC.

Or perhaps a STAY type command that was permanent and would not be overwritten unless the bot was given a follow command.

Again these are all just my observations and opinions.

I am going to attempt to patch the New-ui into the core im using and see the differences there and get back to you.

To edit this.. For some reason it seems even with that commented out in the PriestAI the priest is intent on meleeing lol.. As i said i think it would be more realistic even if the priest functioned like the Hunter did and stayed at a range and used the wand.

May 12, 2011

Why not instead simply use the Quest end scripts table and create end scripts to teleport player ANYWHERE you wanted? much easier then working around with the preset teleports I find.

May 12, 2011

Thank you very much for the swift response Blueboy and im pleased you think it is a good idea!

I look forward to testing out the patch!

May 11, 2011

This may sound like a stupid idea but it comes from observations of the Playerbot system in use...

The problems I find are this..

No matter what i do the priest will not stop running in and meleeing the creatures I am fighting.. Even if i use the stay command and the HEAL orders.. They run in and melee and nuke all their mana away,

Ive also noticed that for some reason a level 80 druid 50% of the time does NOTHING during a fight. Stays in normal form and melees.. Casts almost no spells and does not shift forms to fight..

What i propose.. ( Forgive me for the poor explanation code wise please )

is if it would be possible to do something like this..

If (m_Spec_Holy && ORDERS_HEAL && MOVEMENT_STAY)
m_bot->(SOMEHOW CAST ONLY HEAL SPELLS)
else if (m_Spec_SHADOWMAGIC && ORDERS_ASSIST && MOVEMENT_STAY)
m_bot->(SOMEHOW CAST ONLY DAMAGE SPELLS)

I know that is a TERRIBLE explanation of it.. but try to reason it out and let me know if you think it would be possible.

Also for the Druid could possibly do something similar like

If (m_Spec_RESTO && ORDERS_HEAL && MOVEMENT_STAY)
m_bot->(SOMEHOW CAST ONLY HEAL SPELLS)
else if (m_Spec_FERAL && ORDERS_ASSIST && MOVEMENT_STAY)
m_bot->(SOMEHOW FORCE CAT FORM AND DPS)
else if (m_Spec_FERAL && ORDERS_TANK)
m_bot->(SOMEHOW FORCE BEAR FORM AND TANK)

Any idea if something like this is possible?

February 19, 2011

well ive found the directory and got it to configure and generate correctly but when i go to compile in VS2010 it starts ZERO_CHECK compilation and then freezes...

Venom can you send me a PM with the steps you are taking so far step by step so maybe we can continue this conversation there and put together we can figure out where we are going wrong?

February 19, 2011

Ive got everything working allright in the sense that it ends with it generated but then i have no extra files in the folder it says it created them in...

But at least its alot closer i should be able to sort it out from here.

February 19, 2011

Partially solved this problem so far..

It built somewhat fine Vlad if i used the VS 2008 command line found under Visual studio tools. It seemed on windows it wouldnt for some reason install under the normal Command line shell.

I will attempt compilation later and update here.

Trying to compile in Cmake(Again only possible through VS 2008 cmd line) came out with this error Could NOT find Git (missing: GIT_EXECUTABLE)

Will try to figure this part out later.

February 19, 2011

Yes i have VS 2008 and VS 2010 installed

and strangely it is located at

"C:\\\\Program Files\\\\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\\\\Common7\\\\IDE"

which is one of the options in Findvisualstudio2010 in cmake folder.

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