Auction Bot (SkyFire port)

This is a SkyFire 5.4.8 port of NathanHandley/mod-ah-bot-plus, a config-driven auction house seller/buyer bot. All tuning is done in mod_ahbot.conf; no SQL setup is required.

Feature highlights:

• Listing control (include/exclude rules, category proportions, stack sizes)
• Customizable pricing by category, quality, item level, and optional advanced formulas
• Optional buyer bot
• Multiple bot characters so listings show different owner names
• GM commands to reload config, force an update, or empty bot auctions

Installation

The module lives at modules/mod-ahbot and is compiled automatically with the SkyFire module system. Re-run CMake and rebuild worldserver.

Copy mod_ahbot.conf.dist next to worldserver.conf as mod_ahbot.conf (the build already stages the .dist file beside the worldserver binary).

Usage

Create at least one unused character whose name will appear on listings, then set AuctionHouseBot.GUIDs to that character's GUID from the characters table. Then set AuctionHouseBot.EnableSeller = true. Enable the buyer with AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.Enabled.

These characters are dummy listing owners only. They are not playerbots and should never log in or walk to an auctioneer. Playerbots / AI characters are not meant to use the auction house; this module is the only thing that posts and buys listings to fill the market.

Notes:

• Do not log in on these characters, and do not reuse playerbot character GUIDs.
• Auction mail to the dummy characters is deleted by the module (expired items can optionally be kept with AuctionHouseBot.ReturnExpiredAuctionItemsToBot).
• It takes several hours to fully populate the auction house at the default 75–150 items per cycle.
• Bot buyouts are capped at 100k gold unless you change AuctionHouseBot.MaxBuyoutPriceInCopper.
• SkyFire stores auctions against a real auctioneer NPC spawn. Leave AuctionHouseBot.*.AuctioneerGuid at 0 to auto-pick Alliance/Horde/Neutral auctioneers, or set spawn GUIDs explicitly.

In-Game Commands

Command	Description
.ahbot reload	Reloads mod_ahbot.conf and rebuilds item candidate lists
.ahbot empty	Removes all bot auctions. Player auctions are untouched; bids are refunded
.ahbot update	Runs one buy/sell cycle immediately

Credits

• NathanHandley: rewrite of the AzerothCore auction house bot
• Zeb139: pricing and performance work
• Ayase: original AzerothCore port
• SkyFire port: adapted to 5.4.8 auction, loot, config, and command APIs