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Hide Min Damage

Author(s)
Tasyen
Size
18.11 KB
Rating

(6 ratings)

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Created
Sep 7, 2020
Updated
Feb 12, 2026
Resources
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Introduction

A small custom UI edit. It removes the min damage part of attack 1 and 2.
8 - 11 +3 becomes 11 +3
1230 - 20000 -110 becomes 20000 -110

Contains a Lua and Vjass version.
Requires Warcraft 3 V1.31 or higher.

How to import:

Option A, download map
(Optional) Get the 2 imported files from the map and import them into your map.
war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.fdf
war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.toc
(beaware that in the non current version "Export All Files" can be buggy).​
Open Trigger Editor copy paste the wanted version into your map.

Option B copy the following Lua or vjass code.
Lua: 
-- HideMinDamageV7
do
    local realFunction = MarkGameStarted
    local timer, damageA, damageB, parentA, parentB, damageA2, damageB2, text, index
    local oldTextA,oldTextB
    local function update(sourceFrame, targetFrame, oldText)
        text = BlzFrameGetText(sourceFrame)
        if text ~= oldText then
            index = string.find(text, " - ", 1, true)
            BlzFrameSetText(targetFrame, string.sub( text, index + 3))
            return text
        end
    end
    local function Init()
        BlzLoadTOCFile("war3mapImported\\HideMinDamage.toc")
        if not timer then 
            timer = CreateTimer()
            if FrameLoaderAdd then FrameLoaderAdd(Init) end
        end
        damageA = BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 0)
        damageB = BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 1)
        parentA = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)
        parentB = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",1)
        local frame = BlzCreateSimpleFrame("CustomDamageString", parentA, 0)
        if GetHandleId(frame) > 0 then
            damageA2 = BlzGetFrameByName("CustomDamageStringValue", 0)
            BlzCreateSimpleFrame("CustomDamageString", parentB, 1)
            damageB2 = BlzGetFrameByName("CustomDamageStringValue", 1)
        else -- no fdf
            BlzCreateSimpleFrame("SimpleInfoPanelDestructableDetail", parentA, 11)
            damageA2 = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleDestructableNameValue", 11)
            BlzFrameClearAllPoints(damageA2)
            BlzFrameSetPoint(damageA2, FRAMEPOINT_TOPLEFT, BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconLabel", 0), FRAMEPOINT_BOTTOMLEFT, 0.002625, -0.003)
            if SkinManagerGetLocalPath then BlzFrameSetFont(damageA2, SkinManagerGetLocalPath("InfoPanelTextFont"), 0.008, 0) else BlzFrameSetFont(damageA2, "Fonts/frizqt__.ttf", 0.008, 0) end

            BlzCreateSimpleFrame("SimpleInfoPanelDestructableDetail", parentB, 12)
            damageB2 = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleDestructableNameValue", 12)
            BlzFrameClearAllPoints(damageB2)
            BlzFrameSetPoint(damageB2, FRAMEPOINT_TOPLEFT, BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconLabel", 1), FRAMEPOINT_BOTTOMLEFT, 0.002625, -0.003)
            if SkinManagerGetLocalPath then BlzFrameSetFont(damageB2, SkinManagerGetLocalPath("InfoPanelTextFont"), 0.008, 0) else BlzFrameSetFont(damageB2, "Fonts/frizqt__.ttf", 0.008, 0) end
        end
        BlzFrameSetFont(damageA, "", 0, 0)
        BlzFrameSetFont(damageB, "", 0, 0)
        
        TimerStart(timer, 0.05, true, function()
            if BlzFrameIsVisible(parentA) then
                local text = update(damageA, damageA2, oldTextA)
                if text then oldTextA = text end
            end
            if BlzFrameIsVisible(parentB) then
                local text = update(damageB, damageB2, oldTextB)
                if text then oldTextB = text end
            end
        end)
    end
    HideMinDamageInit = Init
    if OnInit then -- Total Initialization v5.2.0.1 by Bribe
        OnInit.final(Init)
    else -- without
        local real = MarkGameStarted
        function MarkGameStarted()
            real()
            Init()
        end
    end
end
JASS: 
library HideMinDamageText initializer init_function requires optional FrameLoader
// HideMinDamageV7
    globals
        private framehandle DamageA
        private framehandle DamageB
        private framehandle DamageA2
        private framehandle DamageB2
        private framehandle ParentA
        private framehandle ParentB
        private string Text
        private string OldTextA = ""
        private string OldTextB = ""
        private integer Index
        private integer LoopA
        private integer LoopAEnd
    endglobals
    private function find takes nothing returns nothing
        set LoopAEnd = StringLength(Text) - 1
        set LoopA = 1
        loop
            exitwhen LoopA >= LoopAEnd
            if SubString(Text, LoopA, LoopA +3) == " - " then
                set Index = LoopA + 3
                return
            endif
            set LoopA = LoopA + 1
        endloop
        set Index = 0
    endfunction
    
    private function update takes nothing returns nothing
        if BlzFrameIsVisible(ParentA) then
            set Text = BlzFrameGetText(DamageA)
            if Text != OldTextA then
                set OldTextA = Text
                call find()
                call BlzFrameSetText(DamageA2, SubString(Text, Index, StringLength(Text)))
            endif
        endif
        if BlzFrameIsVisible(ParentB) then
            set Text = BlzFrameGetText(DamageB)
            if Text != OldTextB then
                set OldTextB = Text
                call find()
                call BlzFrameSetText(DamageB2, SubString(Text, Index, StringLength(Text)))
            endif
        endif
    endfunction
    private function At0s takes nothing returns nothing
        call BlzLoadTOCFile("war3mapImported\\HideMinDamage.toc")
        set ParentA = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage", 0)
        set ParentB = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage", 1)
        set DamageA = BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 0)
        set DamageB = BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 1)
        call BlzCreateSimpleFrame("CustomDamageString", ParentA, 0)
        set DamageA2 = BlzGetFrameByName("CustomDamageStringValue", 0)
        if GetHandleId(DamageA2) > 0 then
            call BlzCreateSimpleFrame("CustomDamageString", ParentB, 1)
            set DamageB2 = BlzGetFrameByName("CustomDamageStringValue", 1)
        else
            call BlzCreateSimpleFrame("SimpleInfoPanelDestructableDetail", ParentA, 11)
            set DamageA2 = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleDestructableNameValue", 11)
            //call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageA2, SkinManagerGetLocalPath("InfoPanelTextFont"), 0.008, 0)
            call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageA2, "Fonts/frizqt__.ttf", 0.008, 0)
            call BlzFrameClearAllPoints(DamageA2)
            call BlzFrameSetPoint(DamageA2, FRAMEPOINT_TOPLEFT, BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconLabel", 0), FRAMEPOINT_BOTTOMLEFT, 0.002625, -0.003)

            call BlzCreateSimpleFrame("SimpleInfoPanelDestructableDetail", ParentB, 12)
            set DamageB2 = BlzGetFrameByName("SimpleDestructableNameValue", 12)
            //call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageB2, SkinManagerGetLocalPath("InfoPanelTextFont"), 0.008, 0)
            call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageB2, "Fonts/frizqt__.ttf", 0.008, 0)
            call BlzFrameClearAllPoints(DamageB2)
            call BlzFrameSetPoint(DamageB2, FRAMEPOINT_TOPLEFT, BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconLabel", 1), FRAMEPOINT_BOTTOMLEFT, 0.002625, -0.003)
        endif
        call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageA, "", 0, 0)
        call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageB, "", 0, 0)
        call TimerStart(GetExpiredTimer(), 0.05, true, function update)
    endfunction
    private function init_function takes nothing returns nothing
        static if LIBRARY_FrameLoader then
            call FrameLoaderAdd(function At0s)
        endif
        call TimerStart(CreateTimer(), 0, false, function At0s)
    endfunction
endlibrary

Insight

Technically it "hides" the default String-Frame and places a custom String-Frame at the same spot. It creates a custom one to be free from hardcoded behaviours (difficult to detect update times which lead to ugly fast updating text).

ChangeLog

V7) fused non fdf & fdf version, skips some unneeded update calls
V6) Added a non fdf version.
V5) replaced the included FrameLoader Lua (Save&Load)
V4)
vjass) made FrameLoader optional.
Lua) replaced the FrameLoader with the new version
V3) Frame Fix saving&Loading
V2) Perfroms smoother
(smaller default Timeout)
Skips not visible attacks
some optimiziations in vjass
Contents

Hide Min Damage V7 (Map)

Author
Tasyen
Filename
HideMinDamageV7.w3x
Suggested players
mapper
Players
2
Required game
Warcraft 3
Recommended version
1.31
Dimensions
20x20 (32x32)
Size
18.11 KB
Uploaded
Sep 7, 2020
Updated
Feb 12, 2026
Map Info View Resources In Use Preview Triggers Download
Updated to V2)
Default update rate is now 0.05s.
VJass finding now searches from second index to last, instead of last to second.
Requires less steps for units with bonus/reduced damage.​
VJass Library Renamed to HideMinDamageText
Checks the visibility of Damage Info Frames instead of Single Unit selection Frame.
Removed the valid index found check. If the Damage Frame is visible it will have that searched string.
Less actions for units with 1 or no attack.​
 
Last edited:
Updated to V3.
Recently someone told me that one of my UI systems broke when the game was saved and later loaded. I did some research about that and found out that custom created Frames and Frame modifications are not save nor loaded and that using references to the now broken custom Frames can crash the game. This applies to V1.31, V1.32.8 and V1.32.9 PTR.

I added a custom FrameLoader Trigger that reruns the whole system again when the game is Loaded.
 
When it hides the default but doesn't show anything anymore. Then it is likely that there something went wrong with the custom frame creation.

Make sure you add the Files HideMinDamage.toc and HideMinDamage.fdf into your map.
HideMinDamage.toc should contain 2 lines: the path of HideMinDamage.fdf in your map and an empty Line. (only one \)

HideMinDamage.fdf should have ~10 lines describing a Frame

Inside the script the path to HideMinDamage.toc is also mentoned in
BlzLoadTOCFile (\\)

Make sure the paths mentioned are the ones used in your map.
 
Tasyen said:
When it hides the default but doesn't show anything anymore. Then it is likely that there something went wrong with the custom frame creation.

Make sure you add the Files HideMinDamage.toc and HideMinDamage.fdf into your map.
HideMinDamage.toc should contain 2 lines: the path of HideMinDamage.fdf in your map and an empty Line. (only one \)

HideMinDamage.fdf should have ~10 lines describing a Frame

Inside the script the path to HideMinDamage.toc is also mentoned in
BlzLoadTOCFile (\\)

Make sure the paths mentioned are the ones used in your map.
Click to expand...

That totally fixed it, thanks :D
 
thePeacey said:
in my new map, im trying to remove all numbers like HP, Mana and Damage,
Click to expand...
Than you don't need hide-min damage at all.
When 0s expired Change the Font of all the StringSimpleFrames.
Also hide the children of the unitinfos to disable their tooltip.

But I wonder if you don't want numbers, What you need from the single unit selection at all, could hide all of it?
 
Tasyen said:
Change the Font of all the StringSimpleFrames.
Also hide the children of the unitinfos to disable their tooltip.
Click to expand...

What? :ugly:
Couldnt understand what exactly i have to do.



Tasyen said:
But I wonder if you don't want numbers, What you need from the single unit selection at all, could hide all of it?
Click to expand...

I do still want them to be selectable because the players must be able to read the damage & armor type and read their strength and weakness, and sometimes for using abilities.
 
thePeacey said:
I do still want them to be selectable because the players must be able to read the damage & armor type and read their strength and weakness, and sometimes for using abilities.
Click to expand...
Well I don't know how to change the text inside the default tooltip.
Best I would know, how to do is to disable the normal unit info tooltips and then to display a custom one instead.

thePeacey said:
What? :ugly:
Couldnt understand what exactly i have to do.
Click to expand...
This will "hide" the amounts of the unit infos: But you might not want all of them: The number after "InfoPanelIconValue" is the index that maps to this unit infos. Call the wanted BlzFrameSetFont() at 0s to "hide" the amount display.
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 0),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 1),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 2),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 3),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 4),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 5),"", 0.0, 0)

Unit infos:
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",1)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconArmor",2)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconRank",3)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconFood",4)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconGold",5)

The other part about childrens was to disable the mouse listener to show the default tooltip
 
Tasyen said:
Well I don't know how to change the text inside the default tooltip.
Best I would know, how to do is to disable the normal unit info tooltips and then to display a custom one instead.


This will "hide" the amounts of the unit infos: But you might not want all of them: The number after "InfoPanelIconValue" is the index that maps to this unit infos. Call the wanted BlzFrameSetFont() at 0s to "hide" the amount display.
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 0),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 1),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 2),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 3),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 4),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 5),"", 0.0, 0)

Unit infos:
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",1)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconArmor",2)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconRank",3)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconFood",4)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconGold",5)

The other part about childrens was to disable the mouse listener to show the default tooltip
Click to expand...


so you mean it is possible to hide unit damage and armor icons?
 
Did you copy the script & enabled, also have imported?
war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.fdf
war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.toc

It can happen that the toc and fdf changed their content:
In your map the war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.fdf has to contain code while war3mapImported\HideMinDamage.toc only contains file path(s).

This resource is only meant to be used with the default UI, I saw in one of your posts that you have a custom UI, then you would only need the part that calcs the text without min dmg and set your frame's text instead.
 
Tasyen said:
yes, one can "hide" the tooltip, the label, the value,, the icon or all of it.
One can hide the hero stats.
The ally resources and many more.
Just changing the tooltip text that is a no go. Here one would have to recreate it (as far as I know).
Click to expand...
is it possible to do it for each type? not all of them?
i mean an unique tooltip for Normal and other etc.
or only one tooltip for all damage types?
if its possible, please teach me.
 
the default UI only has one set of frames onto which the unit's data is displayed onto.

it is possible to have unique tooltips for each type, if you get the attack type of the current unit and change/show the current needed tooltip while the tooltip of the attack icon is shown. Might need to add a custom simpleframe as tooltip to know the user points at the attack icon.

But are you sure that your attackType Tooltips need such different formats. Can't it be generalized?
 
Tasyen said:
the default UI only has one set of frames onto which the unit's data is displayed onto.

it is possible to have unique tooltips for each type, if you get the attack type of the current unit and change/show the current needed tooltip while the tooltip of the attack icon is shown. Might need to add a custom simpleframe as tooltip to know the user points at the attack icon.

But are you sure that your attackType Tooltips need such different formats. Can't it be generalized?
Click to expand...

Imagine youre trying to hide min and max damage, but when you go to read description of an attack type, you can read the min and max damage.

So you try using custom description so min and max damage in the description will disappear, but youll have to do something to let the people know the weakness and strength of that attack type.


Hmm, you said tooltip?
If thats not the whole text, so what part of it is the "tooltip"?
If thats separate, do the description of attack type stays what it is?
 
thePeacey said:
Imagine youre trying to hide min and max damage, but when you go to read description of an attack type, you can read the min and max damage.
Click to expand...
What is the problem? Dota 2 does the same: shows only avg number on the ui, but in the tooltip you see more.

When you hover the attack frame. You see the tooltip-Box&Text:

The top is the damage amounts.
Followed by Type(Name), Range, Speed and finally the attack type description text from Game Interface.

But for Frame-UI, Tooltip is just another Frame that is shown while some Frame is hovered.
 
Tasyen said:
What is the problem? Dota 2 does the same: shows only avg number on the ui, but in the tooltip you see more.

When you hover the attack frame. You see the tooltip-Box&Text:

The top is the damage amounts.
Followed by Type(Name), Range, Speed and finally the attack type description text from Game Interface.

But for Frame-UI, Tooltip is just another Frame that is shown while some Frame is hovered.
Click to expand...
tooltip is for example only this part?: 17 - 43
if it is, then please tell me how can i destroy/remove/delete this annoying part from my map.
im trying to not let the people know how much HP and dmg each unit does have, instead im telling them how strong a unit is.
for example i say:

HP: Good
DMG: Bad
ATK SPD: Very Good
SPD: Perfect
...

i think you got it, no NUMBER.
 
Tasyen said:
Well I don't know how to change the text inside the default tooltip.
Best I would know, how to do is to disable the normal unit info tooltips and then to display a custom one instead.


This will "hide" the amounts of the unit infos: But you might not want all of them: The number after "InfoPanelIconValue" is the index that maps to this unit infos. Call the wanted BlzFrameSetFont() at 0s to "hide" the amount display.
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 0),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 1),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 2),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 3),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 4),"", 0.0, 0)
BlzFrameSetFont(BlzGetFrameByName("InfoPanelIconValue", 5),"", 0.0, 0)

Unit infos:
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",1)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconArmor",2)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconRank",3)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconFood",4)
("SimpleInfoPanelIconGold",5)

The other part about childrens was to disable the mouse listener to show the default tooltip
Click to expand...
HOW DO I EVEN USE THIS SCRIPTS?
are they jass or lua?
i need the Jass version, and then how do i use them?
where do i put ("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)?
 
thePeacey said:
("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)
Click to expand...
is a argument for BlzGetFrameByName, to read from the game's frame storage to get a framehandle stored at 0 with name "SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage".
BlzGetFrameByName ("SimpleInfoPanelIconDamage",0)

Imagine it like a warcraft 3 "hashtables" which is filled by the game.
 
Updated to V7)
fused fdf and non fdf version
added the systems codes to the hive page can copy paste them without opening the map.
performance upgrade: skips find and setting text when the current Text is the same as the text from the last time it updated the text, this skips many update calls when one selects 1 unit for a while and the dmg not changes.

vjass verison without fdf: in reforged one should enable the BlzFrameSetFont with SkinManagerGetLocalPath and disable the one with the hardcoded font-FilePath.

//call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageA2, SkinManagerGetLocalPath("InfoPanelTextFont"), 0.008, 0)
call BlzFrameSetFont(DamageA2, "Fonts/frizqt__.ttf", 0.008, 0)
 
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