From 719ba464af8a6e9a77f488a70e9db963a75f823a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Antonio Martinez <aj@worldsbe.st>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2025 14:19:31 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Disable bot ballhog

---
 src/k_bot.cpp    | 7 +++++++
 src/k_bot.h      | 1 +
 src/k_kart.c     | 5 +++++
 src/k_roulette.c | 3 +++
 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/k_bot.cpp b/src/k_bot.cpp
index 1d827138a..5855e52a8 100644
--- a/src/k_bot.cpp
+++ b/src/k_bot.cpp
@@ -2160,3 +2160,10 @@ void K_UpdateBotGameplayVars(player_t *player)
 
 	K_UpdateBotGameplayVarsItemUsage(player);
 }
+
+boolean K_BotUnderstandsItem(kartitems_t item)
+{
+	if (item == KITEM_BALLHOG)
+		return false; // Sorry. MRs welcome!
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/k_bot.h b/src/k_bot.h
index e58e4e8be..66d015ac7 100644
--- a/src/k_bot.h
+++ b/src/k_bot.h
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ void K_BotItemUsage(const player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd, INT16 turnamt);
 
 void K_BotPickItemPriority(player_t *player);
 
+boolean K_BotUnderstandsItem(kartitems_t item);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // extern "C"
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index 6e395a97f..6f04fc27a 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -9579,6 +9579,11 @@ void K_KartPlayerThink(player_t *player, ticcmd_t *cmd)
 		player->pflags2 &= ~PF2_SUPERTRANSFERVFX;
 	}
 
+	if (K_PlayerUsesBotMovement(player) && !K_BotUnderstandsItem(player->itemtype) && player->itemamount)
+	{
+		K_DropItems(player);
+	}
+
 	if (player->transfer)
 	{
 		if (player->fastfall)
diff --git a/src/k_roulette.c b/src/k_roulette.c
index 0ec6a8a71..d12ed65d5 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.c
+++ b/src/k_roulette.c
@@ -924,6 +924,9 @@ static void K_PushToRouletteItemList(itemroulette_t *const roulette, INT32 item)
 --------------------------------------------------*/
 static void K_AddItemToReel(const player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette, kartitems_t item)
 {
+	if (player && K_PlayerUsesBotMovement(player) && !K_BotUnderstandsItem(item))
+		return;
+
 	K_PushToRouletteItemList(roulette, item);
 
 	if (player == NULL)