So if I want to update from .8 to .9, what do I need to do exactly? I usually just start from scratch =P
The reason I want to upgrade is because one of my bots often just stands around elites scratching his nuts for 3-5 seconds at a time, never used to do this before. My TR monks are fine, but this one isn't. Any suggestions?
Edit: actually, it's a female monk. She does something else for those 3-5 seconds.
I added a little thing in 1.7.2.7 that might have slipped by some people:
- Bot should be better about not attacking units that are standing directly in avoidance
This might be what is causing everyone to complain, while elites are around, and the bot is not attacking. In the next release, I've added a checkbox to disable this (e.g. go back to the way it used to be, more kamakaze style)
So if you find your bot standing around when elites are present (like molten, or arcane) and it's not attacking them - try adjusting the Health % slider on the appropriate avoidance type. I do not personally use the defaults, but i have a ton of AR and vit on most of my characters. I use anywhere from 10-25% health.
This health % slider is how trinity knows when to start paying attention to that avoidance type, and monsters standing in that avoidance may NOT be attacked with the current functionality.
Another way to test if this is causing you issues, is disable the "Attempt to avoid AOE" checkbox on the Combat>Misc page. If your bot starts working as you expect, then this is it...
P.S. Ideally this should be more intelligent - e.g. the bot should try and attack a monster in AoE as long as it doesn't make the hero stand in AoE while doing that action, but then it gets a little complex, as each class/build can have varying attack ranges. DH's by default are probably OK, but Wiz/WD both have popular "melee" builds. Monks and Barbarians naturally tend to stand in the fire...