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Playerbot Commands
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'''Playerbot Commands''' is the command reference for controlling and managing Playerbots on the Shadowmourne Realm.
Shadowmourne uses the AzerothCore '''mod-playerbots''' system.
There are two different command types:
.playerbotscommands — used for bot management and administration- bot chat commands — sent directly to Playerbots for movement, combat and AI behavior
Main Command
The primary Playerbots command is:
.playerbots
Depending on command parsing, abbreviated forms such as:
.pl
may also work.
The canonical registered command is:
.playerbots
Main Command Tree
.playerbots bot
.playerbots account
.playerbots rndbot
.playerbots gtask
.playerbots pmon
.playerbots debug
Playerbot Management
The main player-level bot command is:
.playerbots bot
Supported operations include:
.playerbots bot list
.playerbots bot reload
.playerbots bot tweak
.playerbots bot self
.playerbots bot add PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot init PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot remove PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME
List Bots
.playerbots bot list
Displays bots available to the Playerbot manager.
This is useful for checking which characters are currently available for Playerbot control.
Add Bot
Syntax:
.playerbots bot add PLAYERNAME
Example:
.playerbots bot add Frostmage
Attempts to add the named character as a Playerbot.
Remove Bot
Syntax:
.playerbots bot remove PLAYERNAME
Example:
.playerbots bot remove Frostmage
Removes the specified character from Playerbot control.
This does not necessarily delete the character.
Initialize Bot
Syntax:
.playerbots bot init PLAYERNAME
Example:
.playerbots bot init Frostmage
Initializes Playerbot state for the selected character.
Use initialization commands carefully on established bots.
AddClass
The AddClass system creates or assigns a bot of a requested class.
Syntax:
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME
Optional gender:
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME male
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME female
Numeric gender values may also be accepted:
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME 0
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME 1
Supported class names:
warrior
paladin
hunter
rogue
priest
shaman
mage
warlock
druid
dk
Examples:
.playerbots bot addclass warrior
.playerbots bot addclass priest female
.playerbots bot addclass dk male
.playerbots bot addclass mage
See AddClass Bots.
Account Commands
Playerbot account commands are:
.playerbots account setKey
.playerbots account link
.playerbots account linkedAccounts
.playerbots account unlink
These are player-level commands.
Set Security Key
Syntax:
.playerbots account setKey SECURITYKEY
Example:
.playerbots account setKey MyPrivateBotKey
Sets a Playerbot security key for account linking.
'''Never publicly share your security key.'''
Link Account
Syntax:
.playerbots account link ACCOUNTNAME SECURITYKEY
Example:
.playerbots account link MYALTACCOUNT MyPrivateBotKey
Links another account using its Playerbot security key.
See Playerbot Account Linking.
View Linked Accounts
.playerbots account linkedAccounts
Displays accounts linked to the current Playerbot account.
Unlink Account
Syntax:
.playerbots account unlink ACCOUNTNAME
Example:
.playerbots account unlink MYALTACCOUNT
Removes the selected account link.
Random Bot Commands
Random Bot administration uses:
.playerbots rndbot
These commands require Game Master access.
Supported operations include:
.playerbots rndbot stats
.playerbots rndbot update
.playerbots rndbot reset
.playerbots rndbot init
.playerbots rndbot refresh
.playerbots rndbot add
.playerbots rndbot remove
See Random Bots.
Random Bot Stats
.playerbots rndbot stats
Displays Random Bot statistics.
Random Bot Update
.playerbots rndbot update
Triggers Random Bot update processing.
Random Bot Refresh
.playerbots rndbot refresh
Refreshes Random Bot state.
Random Bot Add
.playerbots rndbot add
Adds Random Bot activity according to the configured Random Bot manager.
Random Bot Remove
.playerbots rndbot remove
Removes Random Bot activity according to the Random Bot manager.
Random Bot Init
.playerbots rndbot init
'''Warning:''' this is a powerful administrative command.
The Playerbots configuration warns that reinitializing Random Bots completely resets them.
Do not use this command casually on the live realm.
Random Bot Reset
.playerbots rndbot reset
Resets Random Bot state.
This should only be used by administrators who understand the effects.
Performance Monitor
Playerbot performance monitoring uses:
.playerbots pmon
Supported commands:
.playerbots pmon reset
.playerbots pmon tick
.playerbots pmon stack
.playerbots pmon toggle
These commands require Game Master access.
Reset
.playerbots pmon reset
Resets Playerbot performance statistics.
Tick
.playerbots pmon tick
Prints Playerbot tick performance information.
Stack
.playerbots pmon stack
Prints performance stack information.
Toggle
.playerbots pmon toggle
Enables or disables the Playerbot performance monitor.
Guild Task Command
.playerbots gtask
Passes commands to the Playerbot Guild Task system.
This requires Game Master access.
Debug Commands
Playerbot debugging includes:
.playerbots debug bg
This accesses Playerbot battleground debugging tools.
Requires Game Master access.
Bot Chat Commands
Bot chat commands are different from .playerbots commands.
These are sent directly to a Playerbot.
Important commands include:
help
follow
stay
attack
co
nc
maintenance
autogear
Help
help
Requests Playerbot command help.
When unsure what a bot supports, this is the best command to try first.
Follow
follow
Orders the bot to follow its master.
Useful for:
- traveling
- regrouping
- dungeon movement
- recovering separated bots
Stay
stay
Orders the bot to remain in position.
Useful for:
- healer positioning
- ranged positioning
- boss encounters
- preventing unwanted movement
Attack
attack
Orders the bot to attack the master's selected target.
Combat Strategies
The combat strategy command is:
co
Typical syntax:
co +STRATEGY
co -STRATEGY
Example:
co +tank
Available strategies depend on class, specialization and AI configuration.
See Playerbot Strategies.
Non-Combat Strategies
The non-combat strategy command is:
nc
Typical syntax:
nc +STRATEGY
nc -STRATEGY
Non-combat strategies can affect behavior such as:
- follow
- questing
- looting
- food
- mounting
- buffs
- travel
- PvP behavior
See Playerbot Strategies.
Maintenance
maintenance
Runs Playerbot maintenance behavior when enabled.
Maintenance may manage:
- spells
- talents
- bags
- ammunition
- food
- consumables
- potions
- reagents
- mounts
- glyphs
- gems
- enchants
- reputation
- skills
- pets
- pet talents
Autogear
autogear
Runs the automatic equipment system.
Autogear attempts to improve the bot's gear based on:
- level
- class
- specialization
- equipment slot
- configured item-quality limits
- configured item-level limits
See Playerbot Autogear.
Autogear BiS
The module also contains support for:
autogear bis
This uses the Playerbot Best-in-Slot gear database.
Availability depends on server configuration.
If BiS autogear is disabled, use:
autogear
Quick Reference
Player Commands
.playerbots bot list
.playerbots bot add PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot init PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot remove PLAYERNAME
.playerbots bot addclass CLASSNAME
.playerbots account setKey SECURITYKEY
.playerbots account link ACCOUNTNAME SECURITYKEY
.playerbots account linkedAccounts
.playerbots account unlink ACCOUNTNAME
Bot Chat Commands
help
follow
stay
attack
co
nc
maintenance
autogear
Game Master Commands
.playerbots rndbot stats
.playerbots rndbot update
.playerbots rndbot reset
.playerbots rndbot init
.playerbots rndbot refresh
.playerbots rndbot add
.playerbots rndbot remove
.playerbots pmon reset
.playerbots pmon tick
.playerbots pmon stack
.playerbots pmon toggle
.playerbots gtask
.playerbots debug bg