Damage System

[Nazujin]

Heloo guys,
Can anyone show me a good damage detection system?
i only need a system that shows the normal damage, skills damage, critical and heals.

 

[FUJI]

Damage Engine 5.5.0.0

It's GUI friendly and (I think) it's the most featured damage detection system we have here.

 

[Nazujin]

well i need something more simple, just need to show damage and heal, maybe a casting bar but that's all!
i took a look at this one and it have a LOT of stuff... and that's not what i really need... or at least it will take a lot of time to implement a thing that i dont need everything...
im looking for a simple system, show the damage, show the heal, show a casting bar, done!

 

[FUJI]

It will not take a lot of time to implement it, no more object data importing here and there, just the code...
plus it features most of your needs seriously (except for that casting bar thing)

The other way around is to use a seperated resources. a heal event, damage event, casting bars etc...
^ and that would take you a lot of time.

 

[Uncle]

Copy and paste the Damage Engine folder into your map and you're all set on the importing part.

After that you'll need to create a trigger to utilize the Damage Engine (every system requires this).

In Bribe's Damage Engine your triggers will use custom Real Events. Here's an example of displaying the damage dealt as a text message to all players, this can easily be reformatted to work for floating text:

• Events
• DamageEvent becomes equal to 1.00
• Actions
• Display text message to all players: "Real(DamageEventAmount)"

The system provides you with Variables that have the information you need:

DamageEventAmount = How much damage is being dealt
DamageEventSource = The damaging unit
DamageEventTarget = The damaged unit

It also provides you with different types of DamageEvents that allow you to manipulate damage at different stages of the process. The DamageEvent I used above is the one that runs later on in the process, I believe it happens after most calculations (armor for example) have been completed.

 

[Nazujin]

guys, what sould i change in this system for custom "attack types", for example
Fire attack (chaos type) deals more damage to nature armor (fortified) but deals less damage to Water armor (Divine)?

or to change the damage to the warcraft modified gameplay constants?

because i already changed all the warcraft gameplay constants to the % i want...
i just need to show the damage, the heal, critical or miss...
nothing more...

 

[Bribe]

guys, what sould i change in this system for custom "attack types", for example
Fire attack (chaos type) deals more damage to nature armor (fortified) but deals less damage to Water armor (Divine)?

or to change the damage to the warcraft modified gameplay constants?

because i already changed all the warcraft gameplay constants to the % i want...
i just need to show the damage, the heal, critical or miss...
nothing more...

You show Damage via Damage Engine, Heal via HealEvent, but crit and misses cannot be detected unless you trigger them in a bit of a complicated way from a unit-is-attacked event.

 

[Nazujin]

i mean, in this damage system that JakeZinc sent me, where i can turn off the "custom damage" and let the warcraft normal damage be done... and show that damage.

 

[Chaosy]

No such system exist as far as I know, all the DDS that support damage types are quite advanced in order to compete.

Damage Engine is probably the most common one.

 

[Bribe]

i mean, in this damage system that JakeZinc sent me, where i can turn off the "custom damage" and let the warcraft normal damage be done... and show that damage.

If you use a DDS but don't change the damage, that's all that you need.

If you change the damage but want to know the original value (before user modification and WarCraft 3 modification) then use DamageEventPrevAmt

 

[Nazujin]

i used GUI-Friendly Damage Detection -- v1.2.1 -- by Weep, but i cant make the flooating text to disapear for multiplayer...
im trying to use something like that... anyone could help me to fix this trigger?



Display Damage
Events
Game - GDD_Event becomes Equal to 0.00
Conditions
Actions
Floating Text - Create floating text that reads (String(GDD_Damage)) above GDD_DamagedUnit with Z offset 0.00, using font size 10.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
Set VariableSet TempFloatingText[TextNumber] = (Last created floating text)
Set VariableSet TextNumber = (TextNumber + 1)
Countdown Timer - Start FloatingText_Removal as a One-shot timer that will expire in 0.40 seconds



Text Removal
Events
Time - FloatingText_Removal expires
Conditions
Actions
Floating Text - Destroy TempFloatingText[TextNumber]
Set VariableSet TextNumber = (TextNumber - 1)

 

[Uncle]

You're over-complicating it, floating text is simple:

• Actions
  • Floating Text - Create floating text that reads "TEXT GOES HERE" above (Some Unit) with Z offset 0.00, using font size 20.00, color (100.00%, 100.00%, 100.00%), and 0.00% transparency
  • Floating Text - Set the velocity of (Last created floating text) to 64.00 towards 90.00 degrees
  • Floating Text - Change (Last created floating text): Disable permanence
  • Floating Text - Change the lifespan of (Last created floating text) to 2.00 seconds
  • Floating Text - Change the fading age of (Last created floating text) to 1.00 seconds

If you want to destroy it after a delay then simply "Disable permanence" and change it's "lifespan". I believe you have to disable permanence before setting the lifespan. Velocity and fading age are just extra effects to make it look nice.

 

[Nazujin]

COOL!!
now its working just fine!
guys one more thing to be perfect! there is a way to use a condition linked to the type of attack? like :

if Type of attack of attacking unit == Siege
then
change text = red
else

 

[Bribe]

COOL!!
now its working just fine!
guys one more thing to be perfect! there is a way to use a condition linked to the type of attack? like :

if Type of attack of attacking unit == Siege
then
change text = red
else

For that you need Damage Engine.

 

[Nazujin]

humm but what part of damage engine i should import ONLY to get that? i just need to know the type of damage... any idea?

 

[Bribe]

humm but what part of damage engine i should import ONLY to get that? i just need to know the type of damage... any idea?

You would need to import the Damage Engine category into your map. If you want to also include support for compatibility with Weep's DDS, I have included that as well.

 

[Map Designer]

Damage Engine 5.5.0.0

It's GUI friendly and (I think) it's the most featured damage detection system we have here.

I thought the one made by @looking_for_help is Newer/Better.
or did @Bribe update his engine?
which one is better to use now?

 

[Lt_Hawkeye]

I don't believe looking_for_help has updated his system in over five years now. So if you want a up date to damage system, you would choose bribe's.

 

[Map Designer]

is there any practical difference? other than this one being able to reduce before and after armor? and also not requiring object data (LFH will block usage of runed bracers)?

 

[Daffa]

@map designer recent update to Damage Engine has improved the system with newer natives and no longer requires ability importing like Physical DDS. It requires the new patch though.