Use verified pathfinding retreat when bot flee is rejected

ale/azerothai_survival.lua

@@ -102,13 +102,7 @@ local function sample()
  local now=os.time();refresh(now);restoreExpiredHolds(now)
  for _,p in pairs(GetPlayersInWorld() or {}) do
   local previous=observed[p:GetGUIDLow()]
-  if previous then
-   if previous.nativeFleeUntil and now>=previous.nativeFleeUntil then
-    if p:GetMovementType()==9 or p:GetMovementType()==13 then p:MoveExpire() end
-    previous.nativeFleeUntil=nil
-   end
-   outcome(p,previous,now)
-  end
+  if previous then outcome(p,previous,now) end
   if managed(p) then
    local id=p:GetGUIDLow();local ai=p:GetBotAI();local r=observed[id] or {};observed[id]=r
    local previousAction,previousAt=r.action,r.actionAt or 0
@@ -182,13 +176,18 @@ local function sample()
       r.accepted=ai:DoSpecificAction('flee',true)
       -- The bot action may reject fleeing when its target/context is missing.
       -- Bound a native pathfinding attempt; never teleport or clear combat/threat.
-      if not r.accepted and not p:IsMoving() and now-(r.nativeFleeAt or 0)>=30 then
+      if not r.accepted and not p:IsMoving() and now-(r.nativeFleeAt or 0)>=15 then
        local threat=enemy
        if not threat then for _,attacker in pairs(p:GetAttackers()) do threat=attacker;break end end
        if threat then
-        p:AttackStop();p:MoveFleeing(threat,8000)
-        r.nativeFleeAt=now;r.nativeFleeUntil=now+8
-        audit(p,'retreat-path-request','Playerbot flee rejected; bounded native flee path requested')
+        local dx,dy=p:GetX()-threat:GetX(),p:GetY()-threat:GetY()
+        local distance=math.sqrt(dx*dx+dy*dy)
+        if distance>0.1 then
+         p:AttackStop()
+         p:MoveTo(7822,p:GetX()+20*dx/distance,p:GetY()+20*dy/distance,p:GetZ(),true)
+         r.nativeFleeAt=now
+         audit(p,'retreat-path-request','Playerbot flee rejected; 20-yard path away from attacker requested')
+        end
        end
       end
       audit(p,'retreat-request', 'accepted='..tostring(r.accepted)..'; hp='..math.floor(hp)..'; dangerous='..tostring(overmatched)..'; attackers='..attackers..'; nearbySupport='..support)