Bot Stances
Rev 2107 implemented bot stances. They are used to control the type and frequency of spells and eventually skills by your bots. They mirror what merc have on live, except that bots have access to all stances (as opposed to a subset per class). This allows more flexibility, and was just easier to code.
Stances can be set using the following command: #bot stance [name] [stance (id)|list]. If you use list, it will tell you which stance the bot is currently using. The stance ids are: Passive = 0, Balanced = 1, Efficient = 2, Reactive = 3, Aggressive = 4, Burn = 5, BurnAE = 6.
Passive should cast no spells; efficient should try to conserve mana while performing essential class duties (slow, heal); balanced should be similar to how bots currently are; reactive is between balanced and aggressive, but will differentiate a little more when spell selection is effected; aggressive tends to be a little more offensive, not trying to conserve mana; burn is all out offense; burnAE will be the same but include AE spells.
All bots should default to balanced, but will retain any changes after zoning, reloading, etc. Bots will recalculate their spell casting chances if a group member is added or removed (in case their role changes ,etc), or if their stance changes.
I will continue to tweak this with feedback, and hope to work on some other things that will be incorporated into this system including AE spells and skills/disciplines.
ToDo:
AE spells
Different spells based on stance (complete heal versus regular heal)
Skills/disciplines
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