// camelCase unique creature identifier
"creatureName" :
{
// Translatable names for this creature
"name" :
{
"singular" : "Creature",
"plural" : "Creatures"
},
// Description of creature
"description" : "",
"level" : 0,
// Marks this object as special and not available by default
"special" : true,
// If set, this creature will never be picked as random monster on premade maps and will not appear in Refugee Camp
// Random map generator does not checks for this flag and can still pick this creature
"excludeFromRandomization" : false,
// Faction this creature belongs to. Examples: castle, rampart
"faction" : "",
// Cost to recruit this creature, zero values can be omitted.
"cost" :
{
"wood" : 0,
"mercury" : 0,
"ore" : 0,
"sulfur" : 0,
"crystal" : 0,
"gems" : 0,
"gold" : 0
},
// "value" of creature, used to determine for example army strength
"fightValue" : 0,
// Describes how valuable this creature is to AI. Usually similar to fightValue
"aiValue" : 0,
// Basic growth of this creature in town or in external dwellings
"growth" : 0,
// Bonus growth of this creature from built horde, if any
"horde" : 0,
// Creature stats in battle
"attack" : 0,
"defense" : 0,
"hitPoints" : 0,
"speed" : 0,
"damage" :
{
"min" : 0,
"max" : 0
},
// Number of shots this creature has, required only for ranged units
"shots" : 0,
// Spell points this creature has (usually equal to number of casts)
"spellPoints" : 0,
// Initial size of random stacks on adventure map
"advMapAmount" :
{
"min" : 0,
"max" : 0
},
// List of creatures to which this one can be upgraded
"upgrades" :
[
"anotherCreature"
],
// If set, creature will be two tiles wide on battlefield
"doubleWide" : false,
// Creature abilities described using Bonus system
"abilities" :
[
"someName1" : Bonus Format,
"someName2" : Bonus Format
],
// creature may receive "week of" events
"hasDoubleWeek": true,
"graphics" :
{
// File with animation of this creature in battles
"animation" : "",
// File with animation of this creature on adventure map
"map" : "",
// Optional. Object mask that describes on which tiles object is visible/blocked/activatable
"mapMask" : [ "VV", "VA" ],
// Small icon for this creature, used for example in exchange screen
"iconSmall" : "",
// Large icon for this creature, used for example in town screen
"iconLarge" : "",
// animation parameters
// how often creature should play idle animation
"timeBetweenFidgets" : 1.00,
"animationTime" :
{
// movement animation time factor
"walk" : 1.00,
// idle animation time. For H3 creatures this value is always 10
"idle" : 10.00,
// ranged attack animation time. Applicable to shooting and casting animation
// NOTE: does NOT affects melee attacks
// This is H3 behaviour, likely for proper synchronization of attack/defense animations
"attack" : 1.00,
},
"missile" :
{
// name of file for missile
"animation" : "",
// indicates that creature uses ray animation for ranged attacks instead of missile image (e.g. Evil Eye)
"ray" :
[
{ // definition of first (top-most) line in the ray
"start" : [ 160, 192, 0, 255 ], // color (RGBA components) of ray at starting point
"end" : [ 160, 192, 0, 64 ] // color (RGBA components) of ray at finishing point
},
{}, // definition of second from top line in the ray, identical format
... // definitions of remaining lines, till desired width of the ray
],
// Frame at which shooter shoots his projectile (e.g. releases arrow)
"attackClimaxFrame" : 0,
// Position where projectile image appears during shooting in specific direction
"offset" :
{
"upperX" : 0,
"upperY" : 0,
"middleX" : 0,
"middleY" : 0,
"lowerX" : 0,
"lowerY" : 0
},
// angles from which frames in .def file were rendered, -90...90 range
// Example below will work for file that contains following frames:
// 1) facing top, 2) facing top-right, 3)facing right,
// 4) facing bottom-right 5) facing bottom.
"frameAngles" : [ -90, -45, 0, 45, 90]
}
},
// names of sound files
"sound" :
{
// Creature attack enemy in melee (counter-)attack
"attack": "",
// Creature in "defend mode" is attacked
"defend": "",
// Creature killed
"killed": "",
// Plays in loop during creature movement
"move": "",
// Shooters only, creature shoots
"shoot" : "",
// Creature not in "defend mode" is under attack
"wince": "",
// Creature start/end movement or teleports
"startMoving" : "",
"endMoving" : ""
},
// Stack experience, using bonus system
"stackExperience" : [
{
// Bonus description
"bonus" : { BONUS_FORMAT },
// Per-level value of bonus. Must have 10 elements
"values" : [
0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4
]
},
...
]
}