User Messages

Types: https://github.com/skadistats/skadi/blob/master/protobuf/dota_usermessages.proto#L6-57

66: ChatEvent

These are the text messages that show up in the bottom left of the game client (hero/tower/rax kills, disconnects, etc.).

List of all ChatEvent types: https://github.com/skadistats/skadi/blob/master/protobuf/dota_usermessages.proto#L59-118

• 0: HERO_KILL
  • value = gold earned from kill
  • playerid_1 = victim's index
  • playerid_2 = killer's index
• 6: STREAK_KILL
  • value = gold earned from kill
  • playerid_1 = killer's index
  • playerid_2 = killer's kill streak
  • playerid_3 = ?
  • playerid_4 = victim's index
  • playerid_5 = victim's kill streak?
• 7: BUYBACK
  • value = always 0?
  • playerid_1 = index of player that bought back

83 : OverheadEvent

These are the effects that show up above heroes in game (gold, crit, deny, miss, etc.).

List of all OverheadEvent types: https://github.com/skadistats/skadi/blob/master/protobuf/dota_usermessages.proto#L165-182

• 0: GOLD
  • value = gold amount showing overhead
  • source_player_entindex = index of the world entity (always seems to be 0)
  • target_entindex = index of what gave the gold (e.g. the creep that was killed)
  • target_player_entindex = index of what got the gold (e.g. the hero that killed the creep)