[General] A few questions.

[MantisHair]

A few things I'd like to ask the Hive...
Is there a way to make custom skills based on "Item Attack Fire Bonus" (etc.) show an icon on the command card? (I haven't found a "show icon" option in the Object editor yet...)

Or

Is there a way to make Searing Arrows (etc.) work with a melee attack? It seems like it should but it doesn't. (Missile attacks only?)

I can use either option, but Attack Bonus-based skills won't show an icon, and element Arrows skills don't seem to work with melee.

 

[Nichilus]

Attack Bonus - no, some spells are set to show no icon. Afaik there is no way to make them show.

Searing Arrows - works only with projectiles.

A way around is to use dummy ability which acts as the spell and can be for example leveled up, while the actual spell is leveled up through triggers.
For example Demon Hunter's Evasion skill can serve as such ability. You just have to null all the dodge chance values.

 

[MantisHair]

Oh.

I thought it might be like that, but I was hoping not. I do know a few work-arounds, I was just hoping it could be done the easy way, with just a custom ability.

EDIT: What does the "Enabled Attack Index" control? What happens if I set it to 0?

 

[Sclammerz]

I think searing arrows can be use in melee it will still add damage just remove the projectile.

 

[Wietlol]

Melee searing arrows is called critical strike.
you can just keep 100% and add a raw number as bonus damage.
i thought that using 0.00 as factor was better than 1.00

 

[Light]

won't all the autoattack damage be shown as a mini-floating text thing if critical strike is 100%?

 

[BloodDrunk]

noup because I am using similar approach. Only if you set crit multiplier.

 

[Wietlol]

@light
that is (as i remember properly) one of the things that do happen when you set it to 1.00 which makes your attack deal 100% damage but not when you set it to 0.00 which does not affect your damage with a factor

 

[Light]

ah, i see. learn something new everyday