mod-gold-rush

mod-gold-rush is an AzerothCore module that runs a timed, server-wide resource eruption event. When Gold Rush activates, the module selects an eligible open-world zone, anchors on a live player, spawns temporary resource nodes near the hotspot, announces the event to the server, and can route playerbots into the area to create a PvPvE scramble.

Features

Schedules Gold Rush events on a random interval.
Announces an active hotspot with approximate location messaging.
Spawns temporary mixed ore and herb nodes around a live player anchor.
Supports dynamic zone selection with blacklist-based restrictions.
Exposes GM commands for status, force-start, test-start, stop, and reroute.
Routes random playerbots toward the active hotspot with faction pressure.
Writes diagnostics to a dedicated gold-rush.log logger/appender pair.
Supports verbose event logging for anchor, spawn, and routing behavior.

Commands

GM commands

.goldrush status - show current event state and telemetry.
.goldrush start [zone or area] - start Gold Rush in your current eligible zone or in a configured hotspot by name.
.goldrush teststart - force a hotspot at your current eligible location.
.goldrush stop - end the active event and despawn temporary nodes.
.goldrush reroute - refresh playerbot routing pressure.

Installation

Place mod-gold-rush inside the AzerothCore modules/ directory.
Re-run CMake so AzerothCore detects the module.
Build and install/update your server.
Copy conf/gold_rush.conf.dist to your generated module config directory as gold_rush.conf if you want local overrides.
Restart worldserver.

Configuration

The module ships its defaults in conf/gold_rush.conf.dist.

Important options:

GoldRush.Enable
GoldRush.ZonePool
GoldRush.Blacklist
GoldRush.VerboseLogging
GoldRush.MinIntervalMinutes
GoldRush.MaxIntervalMinutes
GoldRush.DurationMinutes
GoldRush.MinNodes
GoldRush.MaxNodes
GoldRush.BotsPerFaction
GoldRush.BotPulseSeconds
GoldRush.SpawnRadiusYards
GoldRush.NodeEntries
GoldRush.StartMessage
GoldRush.EndMessage
GoldRush.Debug
Appender.GoldRushLog
Logger.module.goldrush

Behavior notes

Event locations are announced approximately, not with exact coordinates.
Hotspots are temporary and despawn at event end.
Eligible anchors must be in open-world, non-city, non-sanctuary zones.
Blacklisted zones and zone/area pairs are excluded from selection.
Node selection alternates between ore-like and herb-like entries when possible.
If configured hotspots are unavailable, Gold Rush can fall back to eligible live-player zones.

Repository contents

src/ - module implementation and script loader registration.
conf/ - distributed module configuration.
mod-gold-rush.cmake - AzerothCore build integration.

Status

This module is actively being iterated on. Recent work includes:

looser open-world zone eligibility,
corrected node entry parsing from config,
improved test-start behavior and hotspot fallback handling.

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