I don't 'think' that I changed any of the command/database code for bot-groups in the HR save/HOT code.
If it's truly a bug, then it's probably pre-existing.
Double-check the actual name of the bot-group to see if its all lower, per chance. I did some work with the bot loading code in regard to capitalization..but, I know
that bot-groups will not load 'Rogues' if the case doesn't match 'rogues.'
Also, you can double-check by camping them all out and trying again. (If all else fails, run a query to verify the name of the bot-group.)
Code:
SELECT `group_name` FROM `bot_groups`
The database code is basically set up to 'fail' an action if the criteria is absent (or out of range,) or if there is an actual query error.
Since the logging system will (generally) pass on a failed query to the client, a lack of one accompanying the fail message usually indicates a criteria problem.
I'll wait until I hear back from you before I start looking into the code..but, I will if it definitely turns out to be a bug.
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I'm not 100% sure of the differences between fast heal and non-fast heal code..that is built into the bot class itself and is one of the things that I haven't really touched yet.
I do believe there are two distinct paths for choosing spells, however.
Heal rotation code is not tied to any of the actual spell casting code..it is not used to determine when a healer should cast.
Since the hot bypasses all 'standard' heal rotation criteria, there's really only two things that should keep a healer from casting:
- Not enough mana ..or..
- Target's 'DontHealMeBefore' time
Assuming enough mana, it's possible to have another cleric's spell land and the next caster(s) be processed during this 'cool off' period.
That could 'skip' all casters for the remainder of the cycle..and depending on the length of your interval...
I'll set up a 5-cleric group and see if I can pinpoint exactly what's going on..and make adjustments, if necessary.
EDIT:
Ran a 5-cleric bg with a bard and setup the hr for the 5 clerics as members and me as the target - as a level 65...
There is something going on with non-fast heals healing..but, there is something even bigger for 'fast heals'
I ran the HOT cycle for 4 minutes with fh off..then started to run an fh on cycle for the same to compare.
There were no reports of any healing with fast heals on..which, most likely, means that there are no bot healing spells available in that range.
Others have reported issues with bot (merc) healers at these higher levels..so, the above observation may not be conclusive.
I will do a spell casting log dump and see why the non-fast heal spells are not finishing..but..it will most likely involve the bot spell casting code and not
the actual heal rotation code.
EDIT2:
Unfortunately, some spell casting failures are not reported in the logs.
What I did see was the all of the fast heal casts were failures and all of the non-fast heal were successes.
Since the heal rotation code only invokes the spell casting and does not process it, the apparent 'failure' should actually be in the 'finish spell' code and not the invocation of
the spell itself.
I may add some debugging code to help trace the issue. Would be nice to know if this is the same problem that others have reported with 'normal' casting.
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