[Jellric]

I would like to change the damage done by crossbows on my HLDM server.

Do I need a special plugin to accomplish this or else how can it be done?

[Arkshine]

See skill.cfg in valve/

[Mazurrio]

isn't it in /hl directory?
or I'm just gay?

[Jellric]

I see the skill.cfg but don't know how to modify it. I was expecting a straight up damage number beside each weapon, instead I see:

sk_plr_xbow_bolt_client1 "10"
sk_plr_xbow_bolt_client2 "10"
sk_plr_xbow_bolt_client3 "10"

I am not sure what these values mean but I know that a crossbow is supposed to do 100 damage. I think these values may be for the explosive bolt when fired without zooming.

[Arkshine]

Actually I'm not sure. :p You have 3 lines because in single player you have 3 levels of difficulties. It's most likely this file is used only for SP.

If you look into the HLSDK, you get :

- Explosive bolt : 10 dmg when the bolt touches you + 40 dmg ( radiusdamage )
- Snipe : 120 dmg.

You want to change what damage ?

[Jellric]

You want to change what damage ?

I want to change the damage for the snipe on crossbow.

I think you are right about skill.cfg being for SP because I noticed it also has values for monster attacks in there and MP doesn't usually have monsters.

[Arkshine]

Try this plugin, it should work :

    #include <amxmodx>
    #include <fakemeta>
    #include <hamsandwich>
    
    const DMG_CROSSBOW  = ( DMG_BULLET | DMG_NEVERGIB );
    const m_iFOV = 298;
    
    new pCvarCrossbowDamage;
    new gMaxClients;
    
    #define IsPlayer(%1)  ( 1 <= %1 <= gMaxClients )
    #define InZoom(%1)    ( get_pdata_int( %1, m_iFOV ) != 0 )
    
    public plugin_init()
    {
        register_plugin( "Crossbow: Custom Snipe Damage", "1.0.0", "Arkshine" );
        
        pCvarCrossbowDamage = register_cvar( "crossbow_snipedmg", "60" );
        RegisterHam( Ham_TraceAttack, "player", "Forward_TraceAttack" );
        
        gMaxClients = get_maxplayers();
    }
    
    public Forward_TraceAttack ( const Victim, const Attacker, Float:Damage, const Float:Direction[3], const TraceResult, const Damagebits )
    {
        if ( IsPlayer ( Attacker ) && ( Damagebits & DMG_CROSSBOW ) && get_user_weapon( Attacker ) == HLW_CROSSBOW )
        {
            if ( InZoom(  Attacker ) )
            {
                SetHamParamFloat( 3, get_pcvar_float( pCvarCrossbowDamage ) );
                return HAM_HANDLED;
            }
        }
        
        return HAM_IGNORED;
    }

[Jellric]

Works beautifully. Thanks, arkshine!