how to manually update number of strikes in combat estimation window?

[lea]

when there is a weapon that can have different number of strikes depending on (for example) value of certain WML variable then Wesnoth seems to update weapon's number of strikes (as shown in combat estimation window) only when such weapon is used by given unit in combat encounter and only after combat encounter starts so it always performs correct number of strikes but seldom shows the correct number of strikes in UI

is the any way to update number of strikes (as shown in combat estimation window) from WML or lua code or otherwise fix this issue?

[beetlenaut]

I'm pretty sure there is no way to modify the combat dialog itself; you have to modify the information it is reading. You must have an event that modifies the number of strikes, and it depends on when that event fires. If it is in some kind of attack event, that would explain what you are seeing. You probably just need to modify the number of strikes when the WML variable changes instead of when the attack happens. How to do this depends on what exactly you are trying to do. You will get much better suggestions if you explain that.