Question about critical strike text

[Tal'Rarity]

Does anyone know how to change the color and/or text of a critical strike? Thought I could find a hint in the editor by looking for when a unit dodges an attack thanks to moving or evasion however I didn't see anything.

 

[Warseeker]

Do you mean the spell description? Or the damage taken that show in Red color after a crtical strike?

See the Game Interface.

 

[PurgeandFire]

I'm pretty sure the color is defined in UI/MiscData.txt (within war3.mpq). I don't think you can import a custom one just a map, though.

Most maps will just trigger the critical strike. It is pretty easy to do if you have a good damage detection system. For example, using Bribe's damage engine:

• Critical Strike
  • Events
    • Game - DamageModifierEvent Equal to 1.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Random number between 1 and 100) Less than or Equal to 20
      • Then - Actions
        • Set DamageEventAmount = (DamageEventAmount * 2.0)
        • -------- Create floating text --------
      • Else - Actions

Something like that (20% chance to do 2x damage). Floating text -> link.

 

[Tal'Rarity]

Do you mean the spell description? Or the damage taken that show in Red color after a crtical strike?

See the Game Interface.

Already looked there, thanks. =)

I'm pretty sure the color is defined in UI/MiscData.txt (within war3.mpq). I don't think you can import a custom one just a map, though.

Most maps will just trigger the critical strike. It is pretty easy to do if you have a good damage detection system. For example, using Bribe's damage engine:

• Critical Strike
  • Events
    • Game - DamageModifierEvent Equal to 1.00
  • Conditions
  • Actions
    • If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)
      • If - Conditions
        • (Random number between 1 and 100) Less than or Equal to 20
      • Then - Actions
        • Set DamageEventAmount = (DamageEventAmount * 2.0)
        • -------- Create floating text --------
      • Else - Actions

Something like that (20% chance to do 2x damage). Floating text -> link.

Ah, so that is where it is... Too bad it's hardcoded. . . =(
Thanks, but I wanted to try something with critical strike. I shall try demolish next, thanks again you two.

 

[Wietlol]

Afaik, MiscData.txt can be used, only some specific data is loaded before the MiscData.txt is read, which means that it wont affect that data.
But most of it should be fine.