- removed MeleeWeapon flag from the tomed PhoenixRod and the fighterhammer.

In both cases, having this flag on will render the monster-backing-off-check for melee attacks ineffective because it would misinterpret these weapons as close range only - which they aren't. Even for the PhoenixRod the range is longer than what gets checked here.
As a consequence, the bot's check for missile shooting melee weapons has also become pointless because no such weapon is defined anymore.

src/b_func.cpp

@@ -205,25 +205,8 @@ void DBot::Dofire (ticcmd_t *cmd)
 	//FIRE EACH TYPE OF WEAPON DIFFERENT: Here should all the different weapons go.
 	if (player->ReadyWeapon->WeaponFlags & WIF_MELEEWEAPON)
 	{
-		if ((player->ReadyWeapon->ProjectileType != NULL))
-		{
-			if (player->ReadyWeapon->CheckAmmo (AWeapon::PrimaryFire, false, true))
-			{
-				// This weapon can fire a projectile and has enough ammo to do so
-				goto shootmissile;
-			}
-			else if (!(player->ReadyWeapon->WeaponFlags & WIF_AMMO_OPTIONAL))
-			{
-				// Ammo is required, so don't shoot. This is for weapons that shoot
-				// missiles that die at close range, such as the powered-up Phoneix Rod.
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			//*4 is for atmosphere,  the chainsaws sounding and all..
-			no_fire = (Dist > DEFMELEERANGE*4);
-		}
+		//*4 is for atmosphere,  the chainsaws sounding and all..
+		no_fire = (Dist > DEFMELEERANGE*4);
 	}
 	else if (player->ReadyWeapon->WeaponFlags & WIF_BOT_BFG)
 	{

wadsrc/static/zscript/heretic/weaponphoenix.txt

@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ class PhoenixRodPowered : PhoenixRod
 	Default
 	{
 		+WEAPON.POWERED_UP
-		+WEAPON.MELEEWEAPON
 		Weapon.SisterWeapon "PhoenixRod";
 		Weapon.AmmoGive 0;
 		Tag "$TAG_PHOENIXRODP";

wadsrc/static/zscript/hexen/fighterhammer.txt

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class FWeapHammer : FighterWeapon
 	{
 		+BLOODSPLATTER
 		Weapon.SelectionOrder 900;
-		+WEAPON.AMMO_OPTIONAL +WEAPON.MELEEWEAPON
+		+WEAPON.AMMO_OPTIONAL
 		Weapon.AmmoUse1 3;
 		Weapon.AmmoGive1 25;
 		Weapon.KickBack 150;