Dota 2 26th Jan Patch – Content Analysis & Unreleased Heroes Update

The guessing streak is back on track, Clinkz has arrived. 

This week’s patch was very minimal on extra content so instead I’ll be showing off the progress on the current unreleased heroes after getting the latest patch content analysis done.

Front End Changes

This patch contained no new front end changes besides the arrival of Clinkz.

Back End Changes

In this patch we received a tiny back end updating revealing the first ability strings for another unreleased hero: Syllabear, The Lone Druid.

    // LONE DRUID
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear"                "Summon Spirit Bear"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_Lore"              ""
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_Description"          "Summons a powerful Spirit Bear companion that can equip items.nnAt level 2, the Spirit Bear gains the Return ability which returns the Bear to Lone Druid's position.nnAt level 3, the Bear gains the chance to Entangle enemies on attack.nnAt level 4, the bear gains Demolish, an ability that increases its damage against structures and adds passive spell resistance.nnIf the bear moves 1100 distance away from the Lone Druid, it cannot attack."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_bear_hp"            "BEAR HP:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_bear_armor"          "BEAR ARMOR:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_bear_bat"            "BEAR BASE ATTACK TIME:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_return"            "Return"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_return_Description"      "Immediately teleports the Spirit Bear back to the Lone Druid.  The Spirit Bear cannot teleport if it has taken damage from a player unit in the last 3 seconds."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle"            "Entangling Claws"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_Description"      "Attacks have a chance to cause roots to burst from the ground, immobilizing the attacked enemy unit, and dealing damage per second.nnEntangling Claws is a Unique Attack Modifier, and does not stack with other Unique Attack Modifiers."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_entangle_chance"    "%ENTANGLE CHANCE:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_hero_duration"    "HERO DURATION:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_creep_duration"    "CREEP DURATION:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish"            "Demolish"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish_Description"      "Increases the power of the Spirit Bear, causing it to deal more damage to buildings and have additional spell resistance."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish_bonus_building_damage""%BONUS BUILDING DAMAGE:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_spirit_bear_demolish_spell_resistance"    "%SPELL RESISTANCE:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_rabid"                    "Rabid"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_rabid_Lore"                ""
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_rabid_Description"              "Increases the attack and movement speed of Lone Druid and the Spirit Bear."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_rabid_bonus_attack_speed"          "%ATTACK SPEED:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_rabid_bonus_move_speed"          "%MOVEMENT SPEED:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy"                  "Synergy"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_Lore"                ""
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_Description"            "Increases the Lone Druid's synergy with his Spirit Bear and himself, upgrading attributes and abilities."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_bear_bonus_damage"          "BEAR BONUS DAMAGE:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_bear_bonus_speed"          "BEAR BONUS SPEED:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_rabid_duration_bonus"        "RABID DURATION BONUS:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_synergy_true_form_hp_bonus"        "TRUE FORM BONUS HP:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form"                  "True Form"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_Lore"              ""
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_Description"            "Lone Druid learns to morph himself into a raging bear, losing his ranged advantage but gaining melee power as well as the Battle Cry ability.  He can morph freely between druid and bear form."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_base_attack_time"        "BASE ATTACK TIME:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_bonus_armor"            "BONUS ARMOR:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_bonus_hp"            "BONUS HP:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_speed_loss"            "SPEED LOSS:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_druid"              "Druid Form"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_druid_Description"        "Return to Druid form."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry"            "Battle Cry"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry_Lore"          ""
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry_Description"      "Adds damage and armor to the Lone Druid and his Spirit Bear."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry_bonus_damage"      "BONUS DAMAGE:"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry_bonus_armor"      "BONUS ARMOR:"

    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle"    "Entangling Claws"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_spirit_bear_entangle_Description"    "Immbolized and taking damage over time."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_rabid"          "Rabid"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_rabid_Description"    "Gaining %dMODIFIER_PROPERTY_ATTACKSPEED_BONUS_CONSTANT_SECONDARY%%% attack speed and %dMODIFIER_PROPERTY_MOVESPEED_BONUS_PERCENTAGE%%% movement speed."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry"    "Battle Cry"
    "DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_lone_druid_true_form_battle_cry_Description"    "Gaining %dMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PREATTACK_BONUS_DAMAGE% bonus damage and %dMODIFIER_PROPERTY_PHYSICAL_ARMOR_BONUS% bonus armor."
									

Unreleased Hero Update

As of this patch we’re now aware of 11 unreleased heroes that are currently being worked on:

1. Atropos, the Bane Elemental
2. Harbinger, the Obsidian Destroyer
3. Lanaya, the Templar Assassin
4. Aurel Vlaicu, the Gyrocopter
5. Mortred, the Phantom Assassin
6. Luna, the Moon Rider
7. Dirge, the Undying
8. Magnus, the Magnataur
9. Azwraith, the Phantom Lancer
10. Banehallow, the Lycanthrope
11. Syllabear, The Lone Druid

All of this unreleased content is obviously work in progress so don’t freak out when you see Lanaya’s ugly face.

Atropos, the Bane Elemental

If you’ve read my previous blog posts before you will know that I regard Bane as an almost complete hero, he has ability strings, lore, spell icons, materials, ability sounds, vo script files (subtitles, game sounds and response rules), particle effects and a default item build.

   

Harbinger, the Obsidian Destroyer

Although his files are only a couple of weeks old, OD has gained quite a bit of progress in a short amount of time, he has ability strings, WIP spell icons, WIP materials, particle effects and a default item build.

   

Lanaya, the Templar Assassin

Lanaya has been in the files for quite a while now, she has ability strings, WIP spell icons, WIP materials, ability sounds, vo script file (game sounds), particle effects and a default item build.

    

Aurel Vlaicu, the Gyrocopter

Gyrocopter is another hero who has been in the files for quite a while now, he has ability strings, WIP spell icons, WIP materials, ability sounds, vo script file (game sounds), particle effects and a default item build.

   

Mortred, the Phantom Assassin

Phantom Assassin is another hero who has been in the files for quite a while now, she has ability strings, lore, ability icons, WIP materials, ability sounds, vo script file (subtitles, game sounds and response rules), particle effects and a default item build.

   

Luna, the Moon Rider

Although Luna has been in the files since the leak her progress is pretty minimal, she currently has: ability strings, WIP ability icons and particle effects.

   

Dirge, the Undying

Been around since the leak, currently he only has: ability icons.

   

Magnus, the Magnataur

Evidence of his existence turned up in the 19th jan patch, currently only has: WIP materials.

Azwraith, the Phantom Lancer

Has been around since the leak, currently only has: ability strings.

Banehallow, the Lycanthrope

Has only just been referenced recently, currently only has: ability strings.

Syllabear, The Lone Druid

From this weeks patch, currently only has: ability strings.

Predictions For The Next Hero

After that update you should be able to make your own predictions but if you’re still interested in mine then have a look below.

Logically I would say Bane should be the next hero we’re going to get but if Valve are planning on making sleep animations for every single hero then we might not see him any time soon at all.

If it’s not Bane then it could be any one of the other more complete heroes, so I would say either: Obsidian Destroyer, Templar Assassin, Gyrocopter or Phantom Assassin.

I’m going to go with Obsidian Destroyer, he has some great looking particles, materials and I’m sick of seeing Anti-Mage so he’s my prediction for this week.

Enjoy.

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