Add config for buyer to always pay calc price on bid

conf/mod_ahbot.conf.dist

@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ AuctionHouseBot.Neutral.MaxItems = 15000
 #        of what the seller sells for), but do not go lower than 0
 #    Default: 1
 #
+#    AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.AlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice
+#        When enabled, the buyer bot will use the calculated max price they
+#        were willing to pay as the amount they bid with, instead of minimum
+#        bid amount.
+#    Default: false
+#
 #    AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.PreventOverpayingForVendorItems
 #        When enabled, the buyer bot will avoid purchasing auction house items
 #        that are being sold for more than the vendor sell price. This prevents
@@ -174,6 +180,7 @@ AuctionHouseBot.Neutral.MaxItems = 15000
 AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.Enabled = false
 AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.BuyCandidatesPerBuyCycle = 1
 AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.AcceptablePriceModifier = 1
+AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.AlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice = false
 AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.PreventOverpayingForVendorItems = true
 AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.BidAgainstPlayers = false
 

src/AuctionHouseBot.cpp

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ AuctionHouseBot::AuctionHouseBot() :
     ListingExpireTimeInSecondsMin(900),
     ListingExpireTimeInSecondsMax(86400),
     BuyingBotAcceptablePriceModifier(1),
+    BuyingBotAlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice(false),
     BuyingBotWillBidAgainstPlayers(false),
     AHCharactersGUIDsForQuery(""),
     ItemsPerCycle(75),
@@ -1106,12 +1107,18 @@ void AuctionHouseBot::addNewAuctionBuyerBotBid(Player* AHBplayer, AHBConfig *con
             if (auction->bid == 0 && auction->startbid <= willingToPayForStackPrice)
             {
                 doBid = true;
-                calcBidAmount = auction->startbid;
+                if (BuyingBotAlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice == true)
+                    calcBidAmount = willingToPayForStackPrice;
+                else
+                    calcBidAmount = auction->startbid;
             }
             else if (auction->bid != 0 && (auction->bid + auction->GetAuctionOutBid()) < willingToPayForStackPrice)
             {
                 doBid = true;
-                calcBidAmount = auction->bid + auction->GetAuctionOutBid();
+                if (BuyingBotAlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice == true)
+                    calcBidAmount = willingToPayForStackPrice;
+                else
+                    calcBidAmount = auction->bid + auction->GetAuctionOutBid();
             }
         }
 
@@ -1304,6 +1311,7 @@ void AuctionHouseBot::InitializeConfiguration()
     // Buyer Bot
     BuyingBotBuyCandidatesPerBuyCycle = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.BuyCandidatesPerBuyCycle", 1);
     BuyingBotAcceptablePriceModifier = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.AcceptablePriceModifier", 1);
+    BuyingBotAlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice = sConfigMgr->GetOption<bool>("AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.AlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice", false);
     PreventOverpayingForVendorItems = sConfigMgr->GetOption<bool>("AuctionHouseBot.Buyer.PreventOverpayingForVendorItems", true);
     if (PreventOverpayingForVendorItems)
         populateVendorItemsPrices();

src/AuctionHouseBot.h

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ private:
     uint32 ListingExpireTimeInSecondsMin;
     uint32 ListingExpireTimeInSecondsMax;
     float BuyingBotAcceptablePriceModifier;
+    bool BuyingBotAlwaysBidMaxCalculatedPrice;
     bool BuyingBotWillBidAgainstPlayers;
     std::vector<uint32> vendorItemsPrices;
     std::string AHCharactersGUIDsForQuery;