[Quest: A question of Gluttony - Zangarmarsh] Fungal Giant ability "unstable shroom" shouldn't chase you

[Eledor-collab]

What client do you play on?

enGB

Faction

Horde

Content Phase:

61-64

Current Behaviour

If you engage a Fungal Giant, after some seconds a "Unstable Shroom" spawns with the following issues:

1. It chases you.
2. It explodes immediately.
3. Sometimes it spawns and becomes non targetable, while it damages you with melee attacks.
4. After killing the Fungal giant the shroom does not become friendly.

Expected Blizzlike Behaviour

The unstable shroom should:

1. Not chase you.
2. Should have a timer before it explodes.
3. Should not do melee damage.
4. Should become friendly if the Fungal Giant is killed while the shroom is still active.

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8gIg7YK7j8

See seconds 44 to 56.

Steps to reproduce the problem

1. Enter combat with a Fungal Giant.
2. Wait for some seconds until the shroom spawns.
3. Run and see the shroom chase you.
4. Kill the Fungal Giant before the Shroom dies/explodes/disappears.

Extra Notes

I haven't found the trigger that makes the shroom untargetable. But it often occurs after using an AoE attack like consecration (Paladin) at the start of the combat.

AC rev. hash/commit

https://github.com/chromiecraft/azerothcore-wotlk/commit/a10c183e99a7c4880420886777e6b3e1c3308965

Operating system

Ubuntu 20.04

Modules

• mod-ah-bot
• mod-bg-item-reward
• mod-BreakingNewsOverride
• mod-cfbg
• mod-chat-transmitter
• mod-cta-switch
• mod-desertion-warnings
• mod-duel-reset
• mod-eluna
• mod-instanced-worldbosses
• mod-ip-tracker
• mod-low-level-arena
• mod-low-level-rbg
• mod-multi-client-check
• mod-progression-system
• mod-pvp-titles
• mod-pvpstats-announcer
• mod-queue-list-cache
• mod-rdf-expansion
• mod-transmog
• mod-weekend-xp
• mod-zone-difficulty
• lua-carbon-copy
• lua-event-scripts
• lua-exchange-npc
• lua-level-up-reward
• lua-recruit-a-friend
• lua-send-and-bind
• lua-temp-announcements
• lua-zonecheck

Customizations

None

Server

ChromieCraft

[Vyperhand]

There's not a lot of data on the shroom that I am finding, this might be doomed to needing a retail sniff. https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/npc=19734/fungal-giant#abilities https://www.wowhead.com/wotlk/spell=35362/unstable-mushroom-visual

The spell that actually creates the DoT is missing from WoWHead, all revisions. Spell #35256

That being said - this LOOKs like the right spell that the "totems" ie. unstable mushrooms emit in their small AoE. https://wotlk.evowow.com/?spell=35252 Looks to be a pserver DB, but the details look about right based on old retail experience.

But they definitely function like totems - and the bog lords drop them near anyone on their threat table, not just the tank. Mass pulls of them result in needing to do some fun and creative dancing around as they're dropped.

Editing to add - they aren't damaged by AoE, also similar to totems - a consecrate will never kill one. If you want to kill it instead of dodge it, it has to be targeted individually.

Edit two - possibly a bad reference on WoWHead to the wrong spell number - this spell exists under the same number as I found in on Pserver DBs that was not linked to any mob or spell. https://www.wowhead.com/spell=35252/unstable-cloud

[cachocarne]

On top of this, they hit really hard! It forces you to kill them asap or you could get in trouble. These Fungal Giants are not joke!