ShamWOW for HB2 - An Enhance/Elemental/Resto + PVP/RaF Healbot by Bobby53

[bobby53]

Hey bobby, Playing around with ShamWOW as Enhancement now, just had a quick comment. I'll include a log, although I'm not sure if there's any need for it. With the new "drop totems before engaging in combat" feature, the bot also delays the start of autoattacking until after the GCD that dropping totems causes. This looks rather... strange as enhancement, as the bot runs up into melee range, stares at someone for half a second, drops totems, stares for another couple seconds, and THEN begins attacking. Since autoattacking can be started at any point, IMO it should ignore any GCDs currently in progress and should be the first thing the bot does.

Beowulfe, The log file was absolutely needed, so thank you for attaching. The description doesn't match exactly what was occurring although it probably matches what appeared to be happening. The "drop totems before engaging in combat" mentioned is only for Elemental PVP. The attached log file is for Enhancement PVP so there shouldn't be any new behavior there related to this change. Enhancement spec will cast totems after entering combat and within melee range. In reviewing the log, there is an attack cast before every Call of the Elements as intended in that specific situation. There isn't a pause due to waiting on the GCD from casting totems, although it may have felt like that given the next observation. The log showed that auto attack was never cast. The only time it would have appeared as though it had in the WOW UI is after a melee attack spell such as Stormstrike or Lava Lash which triggers it automatically. I had previously reorganized some code responsibilities specific to auto attack awhile back, but apparently missed Enhancement PVP. Fix will be in the next release. Just to clarify, this is Enhancement PVP issue only.

Thanks for your help and the debug log, that was very helpful in identifying a bug that once resolved should definitely improve Enhancement PVP performance.

Bobby53

 

[lukeyboy89]

Bobby, which PVP set is best for healing instances/bgs? Theres one with spirit and one with mastery rating?

 

[bobby53]

Bobby, which PVP set is best for healing instances/bgs? Theres one with spirit and one with mastery rating?

If Battlegrounds matter, then starting out raising your resillience is the most important stat to focus on. I recommend initially gearing with 2 pcs from each (so 2 pcs from the Ringmail set and 2 pcs from the Mail set.) That gives you the 2 set bonus of +400 resil twice immediately taking you to 800 resil before adding the +resil itemization from each piece. For the off pieces and accessories go with the +Spirit version as a general rule. I would immediately reforge Mastery to Spirit where possible and hold off on further reforging until you a get a sense of how it is performing. I would recommend building a true PVE set separately however as you will get negative chatter from others in party when they see you healing heroics or raids in PVP gear.

 

[drocks]

Just wanted to say I've been running this CC for the last couple of days and it's amazing, thank you!

 

[bobby53]

Just wanted to say I've been running this CC for the last couple of days and it's amazing, thank you!

You're very welcome! Thanks for passing that along

 

[cuntflaps]

You can heal/dps in a mode referred to as the Lazy Raider, where you are responsible for moving the Shaman but ShamWOW will be responsible for spell selection and casting. Here are the steps:

LAZY RAIDER (HEAL OR DPS 10/25 man RAIDS)
- Required - Mr. AutoFight [CLICK HERE]
- Required - SetTheLeader [CLICK HERE]
1. Enable Mr. AutoFight on Plugins tab
2. Enable SetTheLeader on Plugins tab
3. Select Grind bot on the Status tab
4. Load a level appropriate profile for any zone (to prevent HonorBuddy no profile loaded error)
5. Join a party or raid
-- wait until raid fully formed and everyone enters --
6. Enter the instance (DO NOT CLICK START BEFORE THIS!!!)
7. Click SetTheLeader plugin button and choose Tank
8. Click Start

EDIT: Use the settings on the RAF tab in ShamWOW CC Configuration to control your characters cooldowns during raiding. Even though you are running the Grind bot, ShamWOW recognizes you are in a raid/party and treats it as an RAF environment.

You have to use the Grind bot because of how the Combat/Duel bot and the RAF bots select tanks. Since Grind bot wasn't designed for this use, you have to do the above in the order specified. Clicking Start too early will potentially cause errors that require you to exit HonorBuddy and restart.

Let me know how it works for you,
Bobby53

hello there bobby53 thanks for the shaman cc, im pretty new to wow (lvl 60) and this bot but will be trying this out, i hope its still relevant. at the moment i prefer to heal people in dungeouns i use the dungeoun finder. well time to begin my quest =D thanks again ill keep an eye on this thread

 

[bobby53]

hello there bobby53 thanks for the shaman cc, im pretty new to wow (lvl 60) and this bot but will be trying this out, i hope its still relevant. at the moment i prefer to heal people in dungeouns i use the dungeoun finder. well time to begin my quest =D thanks again ill keep an eye on this thread

Gratz on Level 60! My recommendation is to setup as Resto in LFD and use InstanceBuddy [CLICK HERE] if you are running dungeons while leveling. The Lazy Raider setup isn't needed until you begin raiding (10 & 25 instances) or possibly Cata Dungeons and Heroics that aren't supported by InstanceBuddy when you hit that level.

 

[bakedapple]

yeah im now doing that on my leveling resto shaman but im using the integrated instance buddy along with your cc. so far so good, just having trouble with finding a working public profile that i can grind with. thanks bobby53.

 

[Bofen]

Could use some help with this bot or whatever.

I downloaded this CC or what you call it (I have no idea)

Downloaded profile, chose it and started the bot. It moves and picks flightpaths and runs to corpse if dead. But it doesn't dismount near mobs though I picked kill mobs between hotspots and doesn't attack mobs at all! Help me

 

[bobby53]

yeah im now doing that on my leveling resto shaman but im using the integrated instance buddy along with your cc. so far so good, just having trouble with finding a working public profile that i can grind with. thanks bobby53.

Thanks for the follow up Baked and welcome to the forums! I don't have any suggestions on the profiles other than trying a couple different ones. If you encounter issues, post to the profiles download thread. Most profile authors are responsive in helping resolve problems or update the profiles as needed. The other alternative is to write your own. Grinding profiles are pretty straight forward if you base them off an existing one and just replace the key pieces (levels, mob faction, hot spots, repair vendor, etc.) with the info from the relevant area you want to grind in. See the Wiki for more info.

 

[bobby53]

Could use some help with this bot or whatever. I downloaded this CC or what you call it (I have no idea) Downloaded profile, chose it and started the bot. It moves and picks flightpaths and runs to corpse if dead. But it doesn't dismount near mobs though I picked kill mobs between hotspots and doesn't attack mobs at all! Help me

Bofen, Welcome to the forums! Please take a minute and read the ShamWOW Frequently Asked Questions [CLICK HERE] so you can provide the details I'll need to be able to assist you. The first item in that page walks you through posting an issue and attaching a complete debug log file. To answer a commonly asked question, is a complete debug log file needed with every question, issue, or criticism posted? Yes, for those you would like assistance with that file is required. Thanks and good luck with your Shaman, Bobby53

 

[CalifRHCP]

One very minor issue I've had so far;

If you have recently acquired a weapon from an instance, and it still has its 2 hour return period activated, the bot will get stuck attempting to enchant it with windfury or flametongue or anything. This is due to a gump popping up which explains if you enchant the weapon it will no longer be returnable. However, since its a shaman enchant, this doesn't hold true. As a result, every time the bot attempts to enchant the weapon in that 2 hour period, it will hang.

Minor, and not a huge deal. But I have to wait 30 mins now before I can leave it just a little unattended

 

[drocks]

I'm not sure if this is a problem or not but I've noticed that after each kill my Shaman stands still for 5-6 seconds before moving on.

HonorBuddy Mode: Grind
Shamans Location: Eastern Plaguelands
What should have happened (be specific):
What did happen (be specific): Will loot corpse then stand still for 6 seconds before moving on.
System time of issue (log time stamp): 18:12 for one example

Thanks for your help, not really a huge issue and the CC is brilliant. Mainly just me wondering if this is normal behaviour or not.

 

[bobby53]

One very minor issue I've had so far; If you have recently acquired a weapon from an instance, and it still has its 2 hour return period activated, the bot will get stuck attempting to enchant it with windfury or flametongue or anything. This is due to a gump popping up which explains if you enchant the weapon it will no longer be returnable. However, since its a shaman enchant, this doesn't hold true. As a result, every time the bot attempts to enchant the weapon in that 2 hour period, it will hang. Minor, and not a huge deal. But I have to wait 30 mins now before I can leave it just a little unattended

CalifRHCP, That's due to a WoW bug. When you imbue the weapon, it correctly prompts you saying that will bind the weapon to you making it untradeable. Unfortunately it does not. Several work arounds are available for you so you don't have to be present to click the button:

1. Don't equip the new weapon until the timer expires
2. WOW Addon that I can't remember the name of but if you google for it should be able to find. It will auto-confirm that prompt for you working around the issue. It has been mentioned on the forums several times.

Please note if you encounter any other issues, be sure to include the complete debug log. Thanks for the post, Bobby53

EDIT: Name of addon needed is NoBoPWarning and is available from wow.curse.com [CLICK HERE]

 

[bobby53]

I'm not sure if this is a problem or not but I've noticed that after each kill my Shaman stands still for 5-6 seconds before moving on.

HonorBuddy Mode: Grind
Shamans Location: Eastern Plaguelands
What should have happened (be specific):
What did happen (be specific): Will loot corpse then stand still for 6 seconds before moving on.
System time of issue (log time stamp): 18:12 for one example

Thanks for your help, not really a huge issue and the CC is brilliant. Mainly just me wondering if this is normal behaviour or not.

drocks, Thank you for the very detailed issue post. That is a known HB issue. There is a plug-in named Loot Master [CLICK HERE] that attempts to fix this and some other HB related looting bugs speeding up the process. Thanks again for the well written issue post, Bobby53

 

[CalifRHCP]

Thanks for the speedy response Bobby.

I'd like to suggest a little more custimization when healing. Right now when it instance buddy heals a dungeon the only heals it uses are Earthshield and Healing Surge.

Healing surge is very mana inefficient, I'd love to be able to have it only use that in emergencies, and instead just spam healing wave basically.

Additionally, when it tries to drink in an instance, it says "No drinks left" and just stands there waiting for mana to regen.
I however had over 100 sweet nectars in my bags and also had sweet nectar as the drink in the general settings tab of Honor buddy.

Other than that, <3.


Also, the reason I mentioned the previous problem is because I thought there might be a way for you to add into the class the ability for the bot to answer the gump.

 

[bobby53]

CalifRHCP,
..... [snipped from response to prior post] ....
Please note if you encounter any other issues, be sure to include the complete debug log. Thanks for the post, Bobby53

Thanks for the speedy response Bobby.

I'd like to suggest a little more custimization when healing. Right now when it instance buddy heals a dungeon the only heals it uses are Earthshield and Healing Surge.

Healing surge is very mana inefficient, I'd love to be able to have it only use that in emergencies, and instead just spam healing wave basically.

Additionally, when it tries to drink in an instance, it says "No drinks left" and just stands there waiting for mana to regen.
I however had over 100 sweet nectars in my bags and also had sweet nectar as the drink in the general settings tab of Honor buddy.

Other than that, <3.

Also, the reason I mentioned the previous problem is because I thought there might be a way for you to add into the class the ability for the bot to answer the gump.

CalifRHCP, My apologies for any issue you may be having, however the situation described does not match my results in testing. Please see the ShamWOW FAQ [CLICK HERE] which is post #2 in this thread for information on the details needed when posting about issues with ShamWOW. There are simply too many combinations of options and variations of game scenarios for me to accurately try and duplicate your results without having the details available to me that are present in the log file. Thanks for your help, Bobby53

 

[Beowulfe]

Additionally, when it tries to drink in an instance, it says "No drinks left" and just stands there waiting for mana to regen.
I however had over 100 sweet nectars in my bags and also had sweet nectar as the drink in the general settings tab of Honor buddy.

Try entering the item ID instead of the item name in the drink section of the General settings tab of HB.

In this case, Sweet Nectar is item ID 1708.

While it shouldn't be an issue for Sweet Nectar (considering how long the item has been around), there are some drinks HB doesn't have in it's database, so it's worth a shot.

 

[frostfire]

Haya,

First I dont have a log file yet (will attach one later - the bot is still running), but wanted to throw this in there in case nobody else has mentioned it (and if they have, I apologize... but am way too busy with work to read 100+ pages)

Bot targets a mob and starts pull. His pull "path" takes him close to other mobs, which attack. Bot keeps running toward original target no matter... pulling the agro with him. Usually happens when the first target is upstairs in a building, and bot is outside at the time of initial targeting. the downstairs mobs agro.

I have not died from this yet... but have seen him do it 3 times today so far.

 

[kenn3th]

Hey there, i'm new so i'm not sure what's wrong but the default shammy profile didn't work so I tried yours.
Here's the error (similar to default profile)
Starting the bot!
Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 5.

What can I do to resolve this?