How do I increase the limit on tooltips?

[trees123]

Trying to describe an epic item with a crazy ability is hard when the word limit is so small, is there any way to increase the word limit on them?

 

[TriggerHappy]

Trying to describe an epic item with a crazy ability is hard when the word limit is so small, is there any way to increase the word limit on them?

I highly doubt it. The limit isn't that small, I've seen some pretty long tooltips.

Just shorten it is all I can say :thup:

 

[Lumograph090]

In cases like these, Grammar is your friend!

Use compound words for example. Also! online Thesaurus are a great aid when trying to write up a descriptive bit of information for items or abilities.

 

[Weep]

Another tip, it seems to be limited by characters, so use color tags as little as possible and don't use data references (eg. <A000,DataA1>) since it's probably shorter to write it specifically.

 

[TriggerHappy]

And use \n for line breaks.

It may be |n in the object editor, I don't know -_-

 

[Lumograph090]

And use \n for line breaks.

It may be |n in the object editor, I don't know -_-

Aye, its |n

 

[Xienoph]

don't use data references (eg. <A000,DataA1>) since it's probably shorter to write it specifically.

Why would you do that? Every time you change some data value for balancing, you'll need to hunt down all the text. With lots of tooltips, that just translates to unmanageable.

Personally, I prefer tooltips to describe what the item does, rather than what it is ("Heals 50 HP" vs "An elixir of life that heals 50 HP"). Keep it simple and clear. Long tooltips just drive me nuts. It's a waste of my time and your time.

 

[Weep]

Why would you do that? Every time you change some data value for balancing, you'll need to hunt down all the text. With lots of tooltips, that just translates to unmanageable.

Generally I agree, but he was looking to make longer tooltips for a few select items. This would help.

Long tooltips just drive me nuts. It's a waste of my time and your time.

To each their own.

 

[trees123]

I just need a longer word limit to organize the description better, such as the recipes in DotA. Trying to figure out the requirements to build the item, the stats it gives, and the ability it provides may be quite hard to read without proper spacing. =/

 

[dudeim]

Try using shift and then open up the description and start typing. Holding shift mostly breaks the limits.

 

[trees123]

Wow thanks, I'll try it out. That's what I wanted, a straight forward answer! xD