World Buff Simulator (mod-world-buff-bots)

Created by Rockhopper1776

Drop-in module for standard AzerothCore. It does not require mod-playerbots or the Playerbots core fork. It simulates classic world buff turn-ins on independent randomized timers:

• Warchief's Blessing, spell 16609
• Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer, spell 22888
• Spirit of Zandalar, spell 24425

Each timer defaults to 90 +/- 60 minutes, so every buff rerolls independently between 30 and 150 minutes after it fires. Timers are not persistent; they reroll on worldserver startup and config reload.

Behavior

When a buff fires, the module:

1. Chooses a random generated announcer name from a built-in faction-appropriate pool:
   • Horde for Warchief's Blessing
   • Alliance for Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer
   • Either faction for Spirit of Zandalar
2. Sends a global announcement using that name.
3. Applies the actual buff spell to alive, non-GM players in the relevant area or zone.

Warchief's Blessing also applies to the Crossroads 10 seconds later by default, matching AzerothCore's existing Thrall reward behavior. You can disable that in the config.

Install

1. Copy mod-world-buff-bots into your AzerothCore modules/ directory.
2. Re-run CMake and rebuild worldserver.
3. Edit mod_world_buff_bots.conf if you want different timers, announcements, or enabled buffs. It is normally installed under env/dist/etc/modules on Unix-like installations and env/dist/configs/modules on Windows.

Upgrading from the Playerbots-based version

The settings WorldBuffBots.BotFallbackLevel and WorldBuffBots.FallbackAnnouncerName are no longer used. Remove them from an existing mod_world_buff_bots.conf; the generated name pools work even when no players or bots are online.

For quick testing, set:

WorldBuffBots.InitialMinMinutes = 1
WorldBuffBots.InitialMaxMinutes = 1
WorldBuffBots.BaseMinutes = 1
WorldBuffBots.VarianceMinutes = 0
WorldBuffBots.Debug = 1

Notes

This module intentionally simulates the reward result directly instead of forcing quest completion. It does not create a character for the generated announcer name, and it does not alter quest status, inventory, or NPC state.

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