From 5bee808492ccda26485c0a04097d90b4a35d40a4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Codex <codex@openai.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:13:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Prefer stationary social pairs and deliver roster before
 individual snapshots

---
 ale/azerothai_bridge.lua  | 8 +++++---
 docs/bot-conversations.md | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ale/azerothai_bridge.lua b/ale/azerothai_bridge.lua
index d3789da..9f6062d 100644
--- a/ale/azerothai_bridge.lua
+++ b/ale/azerothai_bridge.lua
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ function AzerothAIEmitSnapshots()
  local guids={}
  for _,player in pairs(players) do
   if is_playerbot(player) then
-   emit("player.snapshot",player_payload(player))
    guids[#guids+1]=player:GetGUIDLow()
    emitted=emitted+1
   end
@@ -207,9 +206,9 @@ function AzerothAIEmitSnapshots()
  for _,p in pairs(players) do if is_playerbot(p) then ordered[#ordered+1]=p end end
  table.sort(ordered,function(a,b) return (socialLast[a:GetGUIDLow()] or 0)<(socialLast[b:GetGUIDLow()] or 0) end)
  for _,p in ipairs(ordered) do
-  if not p:IsDead() and not p:IsInCombat() and os.time()-(socialLast[p:GetGUIDLow()] or 0)>600 then
+  if not p:IsDead() and not p:IsInCombat() and not p:IsMoving() and os.time()-(socialLast[p:GetGUIDLow()] or 0)>600 then
    for _,q in pairs(p:GetPlayersInRange(25) or {}) do
-    if q:GetGUIDLow()~=p:GetGUIDLow() and is_playerbot(q) and not q:IsDead() and not q:IsInCombat() and p:GetTeam()==q:GetTeam() and p:GetPhaseMask()==q:GetPhaseMask() and os.time()-(socialLast[q:GetGUIDLow()] or 0)>600 then
+    if q:GetGUIDLow()~=p:GetGUIDLow() and is_playerbot(q) and not q:IsDead() and not q:IsInCombat() and not q:IsMoving() and p:GetDistance(q)<=15 and p:GetTeam()==q:GetTeam() and p:GetPhaseMask()==q:GetPhaseMask() and os.time()-(socialLast[q:GetGUIDLow()] or 0)>600 then
      roster.socialA=p:GetName();roster.socialB=q:GetName();roster.zoneName=area_name(p:GetZoneId())
      socialLast[p:GetGUIDLow()]=os.time();socialLast[q:GetGUIDLow()]=os.time()
      break
@@ -219,6 +218,9 @@ function AzerothAIEmitSnapshots()
   if roster.socialA then break end
  end
  emit("player.snapshot",roster)
+ for _,player in pairs(players) do
+  if is_playerbot(player) then emit("player.snapshot",player_payload(player)) end
+ end
  return emitted
 end
 
diff --git a/docs/bot-conversations.md b/docs/bot-conversations.md
index b79505e..ce88054 100644
--- a/docs/bot-conversations.md
+++ b/docs/bot-conversations.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Autonomous conversations
 
-The live bridge proposes nearby, same-faction bot pairs within 25 yards. Both
+The live bridge proposes nearby, same-faction stationary bot pairs within 15 yards. Delivery allows up to 25 yards. Both
 must be alive, out of combat and in the same phase. Opportunities ride the fresh
 roster snapshot transport. The database admits at most one exchange per two-minute
 clock bucket and enforces ten minutes between social requests involving a bot.