feat(Core/Travel): Add transportTeleportType config + teleport-across-water branch in UpcommingSpecialMovement

conf/playerbots.conf.dist

@@ -1038,6 +1038,15 @@ AiPlayerbot.EnableNewRpgStrategy = 1
 # Default: 0 (disabled)
 AiPlayerbot.EnableTravelNodes = 0
 
+# Transport handling mode (travel node graph only):
+#   0 = bot walks to dock, boards transport, rides, walks off (fully physical)
+#   1 = same as 0, but if walk-on/off fails the boarding teleports the bot
+#   2 = bot teleports across the route, skipping the ride entirely
+# Reference default is 0; raise only if invisible/random-bot mass travel
+# performance becomes an issue.
+# Default: 0
+AiPlayerbot.TransportTeleportType = 0
+
 # Control probability weights for RPG status of bots. Takes effect only when the status meets its premise.​
 # Sum of weights need not be 100. Set to 0 to disable the status.
 #

src/Mgr/Travel/TravelNode.cpp

@@ -927,12 +927,12 @@ bool TravelPath::UpcommingSpecialMovement(WorldPosition startPos,
         return true;
     }
 
-    // Transport boarding/disembark. We don't expose a teleport-vs-walk
+    // Walk-on / teleport-to-transport boarding mode (modes 0 and 1).
-    // toggle yet, so always take the walk-on-board path: cut to dock if
+    // Cut to dock if off-transport, traverse to disembark if on-transport.
-    // off-transport, traverse to disembark if on-transport.
+    if (sPlayerbotAIConfig.transportTeleportType < 2 &&
-    if (startP->type == PathNodeType::NODE_TRANSPORT)
+        startP->type == PathNodeType::NODE_TRANSPORT)
     {
-        uint32 entry = nextP->entry;
+        uint32 const entry = nextP->entry;
 
         if (!onTransport)
         {
@@ -954,6 +954,24 @@ bool TravelPath::UpcommingSpecialMovement(WorldPosition startPos,
         }
     }
 
+    // Teleport-across mode (mode 2): bot is approaching a transport
+    // node — walk forward to find the first non-transport node (the
+    // disembark side), cut to prevP (last transport node) so
+    // HandleSpecialMovement teleports the bot across directly.
+    if (sPlayerbotAIConfig.transportTeleportType == 2 &&
+        nextP->type == PathNodeType::NODE_TRANSPORT)
+    {
+        for (auto p = std::next(startP); p != fullPath.end(); ++p)
+        {
+            if (p->type != PathNodeType::NODE_TRANSPORT)
+            {
+                cutTo(*prevP, false);
+                return true;
+            }
+            prevP = p;
+        }
+    }
+
     return false;
 }
 

src/PlayerbotAIConfig.cpp

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ bool PlayerbotAIConfig::Initialize()
 
     farDistance = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AiPlayerbot.FarDistance", 20.0f);
     sightDistance = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AiPlayerbot.SightDistance", 100.0f);
+    transportTeleportType = sConfigMgr->GetOption<uint32>("AiPlayerbot.TransportTeleportType", 0);
     spellDistance = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AiPlayerbot.SpellDistance", 28.5f);
     shootDistance = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AiPlayerbot.ShootDistance", 5.0f);
     healDistance = sConfigMgr->GetOption<float>("AiPlayerbot.HealDistance", 38.5f);

src/PlayerbotAIConfig.h

@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ public:
     bool randomBotGuildNearby, randomBotInvitePlayer, inviteChat;
     uint32 globalCoolDown, reactDelay, maxWaitForMove, disableMoveSplinePath, expireActionTime,
         dispelAuraDuration, passiveDelay, repeatDelay, errorDelay, rpgDelay, sitDelay, returnDelay, lootDelay;
+    // Transport handling mode (matches reference `transportTeleportType`):
+    //   0 = walk on board, walk off (default, fully physical)
+    //   1 = walk on board, but UseTransport teleports on/off if walk fails
+    //   2 = skip the ride entirely — teleport directly across the route
+    uint32 transportTeleportType;
     bool dynamicReactDelay;
     float sightDistance, spellDistance, reactDistance, grindDistance, lootDistance, shootDistance, fleeDistance,
         tooCloseDistance, meleeDistance, followDistance, whisperDistance, contactDistance, aoeRadius, rpgDistance,