diff --git a/game/shared/takedamageinfo.cpp b/game/shared/takedamageinfo.cpp
index 10eb8c9f..0ab19ccb 100644
--- a/game/shared/takedamageinfo.cpp
+++ b/game/shared/takedamageinfo.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ void CTakeDamageInfo::Init( CBaseEntity *pInflictor, CBaseEntity *pAttacker, CBa
 	m_flDamageBonus = 0.f;
 	m_bForceFriendlyFire = false;
 	m_flDamageForForce = 0.f;
+	
+	m_eCritType = kCritType_None;
 }
 
 CTakeDamageInfo::CTakeDamageInfo()
@@ -114,6 +116,18 @@ void CTakeDamageInfo::Set( CBaseEntity *pInflictor, CBaseEntity *pAttacker, CBas
 	Init( pInflictor, pAttacker, pWeapon, damageForce, damagePosition, vecReported, flDamage, bitsDamageType, iKillType );
 }
 
+void CTakeDamageInfo::SetCritType( ECritType type )
+{
+	if ( type == kCritType_None )
+	{
+		m_eCritType = kCritType_None;
+	}
+	else if ( type > m_eCritType )
+	{
+		m_eCritType = type;
+	}
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Squirrel the damage value away as BaseDamage, which will later be used to 
 // calculate damage force. 
diff --git a/game/shared/takedamageinfo.h b/game/shared/takedamageinfo.h
index 6e0efa23..43b0c026 100644
--- a/game/shared/takedamageinfo.h
+++ b/game/shared/takedamageinfo.h
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ public:
 	void			Set( CBaseEntity *pInflictor, CBaseEntity *pAttacker, CBaseEntity *pWeapon, float flDamage, int bitsDamageType, int iKillType = 0 );
 	void			Set( CBaseEntity *pInflictor, CBaseEntity *pAttacker, const Vector &damageForce, const Vector &damagePosition, float flDamage, int bitsDamageType, int iKillType = 0, Vector *reportedPosition = NULL );
 	void			Set( CBaseEntity *pInflictor, CBaseEntity *pAttacker, CBaseEntity *pWeapon, const Vector &damageForce, const Vector &damagePosition, float flDamage, int bitsDamageType, int iKillType = 0, Vector *reportedPosition = NULL );
+	
+	enum ECritType
+	{
+		kCritType_None,
+		kCritType_MiniCrit,
+		kCritType_Crit,
+	};
+	void			SetCritType( ECritType type );
 
 	void			AdjustPlayerDamageInflictedForSkillLevel();
 	void			AdjustPlayerDamageTakenForSkillLevel();
@@ -132,6 +140,8 @@ protected:
 	bool			m_bForceFriendlyFire;	// Ideally this would be a dmg type, but we can't add more
 
 	float			m_flDamageForForce;
+	
+	ECritType		m_eCritType;
 
 	DECLARE_SIMPLE_DATADESC();
 };