- Front End Changes
- Hero Models Broken Down
- Hero Texture Updates
- Hero & Ability Icon Updates
- Hero Portrait Updates
- Anti-Mage’s Portrait
- Broodmother’s Portrait
- Death Prophet’s Portrait
- Drow Ranger’s Portrait
- Silencer’s Portrait
- Wisp’s Portrait
- UI Updates
- Back End Changes
- Updated Strings
- Unreleased UI Updates
- HUD Skins
- Winter Update
- Unreleased Cosmetic Items
- Unreleased Custom Couriers
- Updated Sound Effects
- Other Changes
- Material Updates
- Particles Update
- Predictions For The Next Hero
This week’s Dota 2 patch has arrived bringing some gameplay, audio and misc fixes along with a huge batch of hidden goodies. You can view the full changelog here. Ho ho ho.
Front End Changes
Hero Models Broken Down
This week’s patch sees Undying’s and his Flesh Golem’s models both being broken down ready for cosmetic items.
Undying’s Model
Default Parts
Undying’s Bracer
Undying’s Helmet
Undying’s Armor
Undying’s Shoulder Armor
Base Model
Flesh Golem Base
Hero Texture Updates
We’ve a triple hero texture update in this week’s patch.
Death Prophet’s Updates
Comparison Slider
Front
Back
Model Viewer Shots
In Game Shots
Silencer’s Updates
Comparison Slider
Model Viewer Shots
In Game Shots
Wisp’s Updates
Model Viewer Shots
In Game Shots
Hero & Ability Icon Updates
Along with the material updates, the three heroes also got updated ability icons.
Death Prophet’s Icons
New Icons
Old Icons
Silencer’s Icons
New Icons
Old Icons
Wisp’s Icons
New Icons
Old Icons
Hero Portrait Updates
We also have a number of Scaleform video portrait updates in this patch.
Anti-Mage’s Portrait
Broodmother’s Portrait
Death Prophet’s Portrait
Drow Ranger’s Portrait
Silencer’s Portrait
Wisp’s Portrait
UI Updates
We’ve a small UI update for the item hoarders.
Collection Catalog
The store page now has a collection tab that will display all of the cosmetic items, couriers, tools/pennants etc currently in Dota 2. The collection catalog can be filtered using hero names, rarity and type.
Items that are not owned will be greyed out:
Back End Changes
Updated Strings
Strings referencing to “Chat Phrases” and settings.
"DOTA_ChatPhraseSelect" "Select a Phrase"
"UI_ChatSettings" "Chat Settings"
"UI_ChatPhrases" "Chat Phrases"
There’s now a string for gifting items.
"DOTA_Chat_ItemGifted" "%s1 received the gift %s2 from %s3!"
More tutorial string updates.
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_CourierBuy" "While we're here let's pick up a Courier as well. Couriers are great for picking up items you have in your stash and bringing them to you in the field."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_CourierDeploy" "The Courier is an active item and needs to be deployed. You can deploy the Courier by hitting %!item_courier% twice quickly, or right-clicking."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_CourierMovement" "Hi little guy! You can control the Courier as well when you need to have items picked up and delivered to you. Select it with left-click and order it to move with right-click like you would with yourself. Careful guiding the courier as they have no ability to defend themselves."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_CourierEnd" "Feel free to move the Courier around town a little. When you're done select yourself using %+dota_camera_follow%. %+dota_camera_follow% will always select your hero."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_MapIntro" "Sniper! I report from our southern outpost! The enemy moves on the tower there! Here's a map of the location!"
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_MapExplain" "Your minimap contains an overview the map you and your allies can see. The tower that is under attack now is far to the south and we'll need some haste to get there in time..."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportBuy" "Ahah! Teleportation! Obviously. Teleport Scrolls allow you to teleport between friendly buildings. Purchase a Teleportation Scroll from the Shop."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportUse" "One note before using it, you have to stand still while channeling the spell or it will be cancelled.nnLeft-click on the Teleport Scroll and then left-click on the friendly tower to the south on the mini-map."
"DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportCenter" "I'll meet you down there. You can center the view on yourself by hitting F1 twice or left-clicking the desired area on the mini-map."
Shredder has now been renamed to Timbersaw
"npc_dota_hero_shredder" "Timbersaw"
"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_shredder_whirling_death_Description" "Timbersaw whirls extremely sharp edges, damaging enemies and destroying trees around him in an area. If an enemy hero is affected, it loses some of its primary attribute for a short duration. Whirling Death will deal Pure damage if a tree is cut down in the process."
"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_shredder_timber_chain_Description" "Timbersaw fires a chain that embeds itself in the first tree it hits, pulling him towards it. Any enemy in the path takes damage."
"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_shredder_reactive_armor_Description" "Each time Timbersaw is attacked, he gains increased health regen and armor."
"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_shredder_return_chakram_Description" "Returns the Chakram to Timbersaw."
Strings for the unreleased guide system.
"DOTA_UI_guide_select_title" "SELECT A GUIDE FOR %s1"
"DOTA_UI_guide_select" "Change guide"
"DOTA_UI_guide_header_draft" "%s1 DRAFT GUIDE"
"DOTA_UI_guide_header_subs" "%s1 GUIDE SUBSCRIPTIONS"
"DOTA_UI_guide_header_top" "TOP RATED %s1 GUIDES"
Medusa’s default parts.
Medusa's Bow
Medusa's Veil
Medusa's Chest Armor
Medusa's Bracers
Medusa's Tail
Shredder’s default parts.
Shredder Driver's Hat
Shredder's Claw
Shredder's Chainsaw
Shredder's Shoulder Armor
Shredder's Exhaust Pipe
Unreleased UI Updates
We also have a few unreleased UI updates in this patch.
Guide System
There’s now a Scaleform UI file for the guide system, suggesting that this may be arriving sometime in the near future.
Store Featured Item
There’s also an unused panel for a featured item in the in game store.
Tutorial Map Minimap
The tutorial map now has a temp minimap overlay.
HUD Skins
The first references to HUD skins are now in, Valve have provided a sample set in which people can use to build their own version.
Custom Actionpanel Sample
Custom Inventory Sample
Custom Scoreboard Sample
Day/Night cycle image:
Top UI bar:
Winter Update
The Winter updates continue to roll in with a beautiful winter minimap, props and gamemode icons.
Winter Minimap
Winter Map
Here’s a quick sneak peak at the Winter version of the map, please note that this is still missing a number of effects etc and is not how the final version will look.
Winter Particles
We also have a range of particles for the Winter map, ranging from snow footsteps, kicking up snow to the heroes and creeps having a cold/chill breath effect.
Winter Gamemode Icons
There are also a few new item, hero and minimap icons in this patch which are most likely for a Winter gamemode.
Greevil Whistle
I always dreamed of being the pied piper of the Greevils.
Presents
Who doesn’t like presents?!
Greevil Hero & Minimap Icon
Greevil Animations
The Greevil now has a large range of new animations, referenced as “Miniboss” animations.
Enjoy:
Unreleased Cosmetic Items
References to a new cosmetic item in this patch for Faceless Void.
Faceless Void’s Items
Faceless Void is going to have some type of Battlefury item, currently only the textures for the model are in game, not the model.
Unreleased Custom Couriers
The first team courier has arrived, Na’Vi’s courier is now in the files.
Na’Vi Courier
Standard Courier
Flying Courier
Updated Sound Effects
We’ve some more updated/new sound work in this patch.
Death Sound Effects
Tiny now has some death sound effects for when he dies.
tiny_death_crumble_01.wav
tiny_death_crumble_02.wav
tiny_death_crumble_03.wav
tiny_death_crumble_04.wav
UI Sound Effects
The inventory UI now has a number of new sound effects for moving equipment around the backpack, using chests etc.
ui_inventory_crate_count.wav
ui_inventory_crate_key.wav
ui_inventory_crate_reveal.wav
ui_inventory_equip.wav
ui_inventory_move_drop.wav
ui_inventory_move_pickup.wav
ui_inventory_rightclick.wav
ui_inventory_select_back.wav
ui_inventory_select_forward.wav
ui_inventory_unequip.wav
Riki’s Voice Work
Riki now has voice work for the missing lane callouts.
riki_lane_missing_01.mp3
riki_lane_missing_02.mp3
riki_lane_missing_03.mp3
Shredder’s Sound Effects
Shredder has a sound effect for his chain retracting.
timber_chain_retract.wav
Other Changes
Some other minor misc changes in this patch.
Roquelaire
The Shopkeeper’s bird, Roquelaire, whose model turned up recently will be used in the interactive tutorials to guide new players into the world of Dota 2.
Material Updates
Medusa’s Materials
Shredder’s Materials
Tuskarr’s Materials
Particles Update
Shredder’s Particles
Predictions For The Next Hero
