Core/Loot: implemented a custom server config setting to enable or disable AE loot (#29602)

This config primarily serves as a means to reduce potential code differences between the master and classic branches as now we no longer have to meddle with code

src/server/game/Handlers/LootHandler.cpp

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "ObjectMgr.h"
 #include "Player.h"
 #include "SpellMgr.h"
+#include "World.h"
 
 class AELootCreatureCheck
 {
@@ -232,9 +233,13 @@ void WorldSession::HandleLootOpcode(WorldPackets::Loot::LootUnit& packet)
 
     GetPlayer()->RemoveAurasWithInterruptFlags(SpellAuraInterruptFlags::Looting);
 
+    bool const aeLootEnabled = sWorld->getBoolConfig(CONFIG_ENABLE_AE_LOOT);
     std::vector<Creature*> corpses;
-    Trinity::CreatureListSearcher<AELootCreatureCheck> searcher(_player, corpses, check);
-    Cell::VisitGridObjects(_player, searcher, AELootCreatureCheck::LootDistance);
+    if (aeLootEnabled)
+    {
+        Trinity::CreatureListSearcher<AELootCreatureCheck> searcher(_player, corpses, check);
+        Cell::VisitGridObjects(_player, searcher, AELootCreatureCheck::LootDistance);
+    }
 
     if (!corpses.empty())
         SendPacket(WorldPackets::Loot::AELootTargets(uint32(corpses.size() + 1)).Write());

src/server/game/World/World.cpp

@@ -1721,6 +1721,9 @@ void World::LoadConfigSettings(bool reload)
     // Specifies if IP addresses can be logged to the database
     m_bool_configs[CONFIG_ALLOW_LOGGING_IP_ADDRESSES_IN_DATABASE] = sConfigMgr->GetBoolDefault("AllowLoggingIPAddressesInDatabase", true, true);
 
+    // Enable AE loot
+    m_bool_configs[CONFIG_ENABLE_AE_LOOT] = sConfigMgr->GetBoolDefault("Loot.EnableAELoot", true);
+
     // call ScriptMgr if we're reloading the configuration
     if (reload)
         sScriptMgr->OnConfigLoad(reload);

src/server/game/World/World.h

@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ enum WorldBoolConfigs
     CONFIG_ALLOW_LOGGING_IP_ADDRESSES_IN_DATABASE,
     CONFIG_CHARACTER_CREATING_DISABLE_ALLIED_RACE_ACHIEVEMENT_REQUIREMENT,
     CONFIG_BATTLEGROUNDMAP_LOAD_GRIDS,
+    CONFIG_ENABLE_AE_LOOT,
     BOOL_CONFIG_VALUE_COUNT
 };
 

src/server/worldserver/worldserver.conf.dist

@@ -3554,6 +3554,14 @@ Creature.CheckInvalidPosition = 0
 
 GameObject.CheckInvalidPosition = 0
 
+#
+#     Loot.EnableAELoot
+#        Description: Enables AE loot which will allow looting all creatures within a 30 yards radius at once
+#        Default:     1  - (AE loot enabled)
+#                     0  - (AE loot disabled)
+
+Loot.EnableAELoot = 1
+
 #
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