[Guide] HonorBuddy - ArchaBuddy

[Stige]

HonorBuddy - ArchaeologyBuddy

Guide to make it as "stuck-free" as possible

Content
I - Intro
II - Getting Started
III - ArchaBuddy Settings
IV - General Settings
V - Plugins
VI - Downloads
VII - FAQ

I - Intro

So I decided to get myself HonorBuddy to try out some botting + hopefully make something out of it.
I had a Priest at 75 with Archa at 107 or somewhere there. Currently the Priest is 81 with Archa at 525 (Botted for about 20-30 hours total).

Ofcourse as with automated software this one hasnt been a hassle free ride, usually when I leave the bot AFK it gets stuck or something almost immediatly when I leave but when I watch it, it never gets stuck so I decided to try make it as "stuck-free" as possible and in this guide I will tell you what I have done to achieve that (Granted it can still get stuck but this should help a lot with avoiding that).

II - Getting Started

Now this guide assumes you have HonorBuddy already installed, working and you have used it in the past aswell so I wont go in to the basics of the bot (If you need help with getting/setting up the bot itself, I recommend Dr. Dooms Guide for it which can be found at this link)

III - ArchaBuddy Settings

Under the "Status" page on HonorBuddy, select the ArchaeologyBuddy from the bot list and open the configuration by pressing "Bot Settings".
On the tab that opens we can find settings for Artifact Solving and Grind Bot.

My recommended settings for Solving:
- Solve: All Types
- [x] Automatically solve artifacts
- [ ] Use keystones while solving

You can always change these to your own preference if you want the bot to use Keystones aswell, personally I save those for Rare artifacts so I dont have the box checked.
Under the "Solve" dropdown menu you can choose if you want the bot to only solve specific races, I have it solve everything automaticly for me.

Grind bot settings
I have unchecked everything there except "Find Vendors Automatically", I dont want it to fill my bags with Herbs or Ore or some trash loot from low level mobs it has to kill on the sites.

On to the next tab! (Blacklisting)
In this tab you can choose to Blacklist specific Dig Sites or blacklist whole races thus allowing you to only survey specific sites that fit your needs/interests (If you have all Rares from a race for example then you can disable that here).

Personaly I have only used ArchaBuddy in Eastern Kingdoms myself so I can only comment on that area for myself and here is what I have blacklisted for that area to avoid dying/getting stuck:
- Dunwald Ruins
- Grim Batol
- Humboldt Conflagaration
- ShadraAlor
- Thundermar Ruins

If you get unlucky and only have blacklisted sites on your map the bot will choose the closest one and try to solve that one.

And last but not least, Training.
Here you can set up for the bot to train your Archaeology up automatically (Recommended!) upto specific skill level.
I have read (NOT CONFIRMED!!!) that at 450 skill you are able to find all Rare artifacts from races AND avoid deadly dig sites in Twilight Highlands and other Cata areas (Can be deadly if you are low level like me or a Cloth wearer and get aggro from several mobs, shouldnt be a problem for classes like DK or Warrior).

So my recommendation is to have Auto train Archaeology enabled (tick the checkbox) and use your own personal preference if you want it trained to 450 or 525.

IV - General Settings

Dont affect the bot very much so wont go too much into detail here, Use Mount has to be checked ofcourse and you can type whatever mount name you want to use in the box next to it.
I have everything else disabled on the page and I'm using the default CC profile for Priest that comes with HB.

V - Plugins

My opinion the following plugins are "must-have" to help with dying and getting stuck:
- Anti-Drown
(Swims up if Breath goes low, helps avoid getting stuck underwater on some sites)
- ABFix
(Helps a lot if the bot gets stucks, very good unstuck plugin for ArchaBuddy)
- StuckHelper
(Just like the name suggests, helps the bot not-get-stuck)

Optional plugins that help with making the bot less bot like, optimize flying and help with trying to stay unnoticed:
- AutoPrecision
(Makes the bot fly a bit smoother)
- declineAll
(Declines guild and group invites, duels etc after a random period of time (2-5sec default))
- LetMeFly
(Allows the bot to fly while gathering etc instead of using ground mounts)

VI - Downloads

All plugins in one handy package! (Updated: 16.06.2011)
(I do NOT take any credit for these plugins, they are not my handywork I have just slightly modified some of them to suit more to be used with ArchaBuddy)
VirusTotal link for the package.

VII - FAQ

Post any questions you might have in this thread and I will compile them all in here with answers.



Thank you for sticking with me for so long and hope this thread helped you to be more succesful at botting Archaeology!
If you got anything to add or fix in this thread, please let me know

[Thomja]

Wrong section if its a guide.

otherwise its a nice guide

[Stige]

Wrong section if its a guide.

otherwise its a nice guide

Well the Dr. Dooms guide for HB is in same section aswell and if you read the description for the Guides section I dont think this really fits there.
So taking those two things into consideration I posted it here

[muhanna]

IS there any speed hack that works with this bot so we can gather faster?

[rayray]

awesome guide +rep

[Stige]

IS there any speed hack that works with this bot so we can gather faster?

Would have to ask someone a bit wiser about that, I'm still new and havent tried with speed/fly hacks yet.
If I could get it do it like use speed hack while flying and when you land enable normal speed (Would seem the least suspicious) then I would prolly give it a try.

But at the moment I dont know how it would fare with speedhacks, I _THINK_ I saw a Plugin that adjusted the turning etc of the bot depending on how fast you were going (Perhaps to go together with speed hacks?)

[Bonelok]

Can we get a link to the actual bot?

[Stige]

You can find that in Dr. Dooms complete guide for HB And the link is in my original post.

But WOW Bot Honorbuddy - All in One WOW Bot - PVP & Questing & Leveling

[Stige]

Will update the plugin versions within few days, otherwise this guide should still work like a charm for anyone wanting to bot Archaeology!