Front End Changes

Changelog

GAMEPLAY
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit having the wrong radius while returning after it expired.
- Fixed Shadow Blade incorrectly revealing its owner on secondary attack types if they occurred after the fade time.

UI
- The combat log is now localized.
- The Watch tab will now default to the Tournaments sub-tab if there is a live match.
- Added an automatic “(idle)” tag in Rich Presence for players that are AFK.
- Tournaments are now sorted by their last game played.
- Fixed a bug where notifications of item purchases didn’t work if the courier did the purchase.
- Fixed bug where chat ban notifications weren’t displaying hours left correctly.

PERFORMANCE
- Reduced memory usage.

AUDIO
- Updated Nightstalker ultimate sound and made it global for teammates.
- Fixed Mana Leak target sound.
- Fixed Dust sound.

Hero Portrait Updates

Vengeful Spirit

Vengeful Spirit has had her in game Scaleform video card portrait updated to reflect the quality of her new model.

New Portrait

Old Portrait

Hero Animation Updates

A couple of minor animation updates in this week’s patch for Weaver’s new cosmetic item set and Phantom Assassin’s base animations.

Phantom Assassin’s Animations

Phantom Assassin now has an animation for her default loadout stance.

Weaver’s Animations

Weaver has a couple of animations for his new Armoured Exoskeleton set. A teleport animation and a custom ulti animation.

Teleport Animation (The wings flap):

New Cosmetic Store Items

We have a number of new cosmetic store item sets in this week’s patch, including the first custom set of summon wolves and ultimate wolf for Lycan.

Beastmaster’s Items

Tribal Stone Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Chaos Knight’s Items

Dark Ruin Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Clinkz’s Items

Crypt Guardian’s Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Leshrac’s Items

The Thorns of Sundering Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Lycanthrope’s Items

Form of the Great Grey Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Custom Summon Wolves

Custom Ultimate Wolf Form

Phantom Assassin’s Items

Nimble Edge Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Razor’s Items

The Twisted Arc Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Rubick’s Items

The Spellbinder’s Shape Set

Contains

M0del Viewer Shots

Weaver’s Items

Armored Exoskeleton Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

New Cosmetic Custom Couriers

We have a bundle of new custom couriers in this week’s patch including one face you might recognise .

Maximilian the Beetlebear

This courier comes bundled with the new Raidcall D2L League Pass.

“High on the steppes of Druud, stormcrafters are known to press beasts of burden into their service. Rare though is the stormcrafter who dares try and control the pugnacious steambear. That the young bear Maximilian now travels unaccompanied is proof that the domestication process did not go well. For the stormcrafter.”

Standard Courier

Flying Courier

Yonex’s Rage

“In the blood-mists of the fiercest of battles, the dragon finds its true calling… the call of Invictus Gaming.”

Standard Courier

Flying Courier

Shagbark

“Shagbark is a trusty forest familiar who lives for the thrill of delivery. Fond of secrets and artifacts, he hopes you’ll never finish farming.”

Standard Courier

Flying Courier

New League Passes

We have a few new league passes in this week’s patch, one of which comes bundled with a courier.

RaidCall Dota 2 League Season 3

“The RaidCall Dota 2 League (D2L) is a 7-week online Dota 2 league featuring the top eight Dota 2 teams in the West battling it out for a portion of the $10,000 seasonal cash prize and the opportunity of competing live at DreamHack Valencia.”

Dota 2 Canada Cup

“The Dota 2 Canada Cup is back featuring defending champions WAND and runners up AWT Happen? Casters include Kawa, NYJohn and more! ”

American Dota League

“AMERICAN DOTA LEAGUE features the best teams in North and South America competing for $10,000 in a month and a half long league.”

UI Updates

We have a couple of updates to the Dashboard UI in this week’s patch.

Dashboard UI

The Rich Presence system now has support for when a user is AFK on the main menu, their RP will automatically change to “Main Menu (Idle)”.

The Tournament list is now sorted depending on when the last game was played.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

We now have some references to “Guild Parties”, a feature that will allow you to quickly party up with the rest of your guild mates.

    "guild_lfm_count"        "%s1 Guild Parties looking for more players"
    "guild_lfm_count_none"      "No Guild Parties looking for more players"
    "guild_lfm_create"        "Start New Guild Party"
    "guild_lfm_title"        "Guild Party Finder"
    "guild_lfm_subtitle"      "Find a party that's looking for more members, or create your own!"
    "guild_lfm_join"        "Join Party"
    "guild_lfm_selection_header"  "Which Guild would you like to play with?"
    "guild_lfm_findparty"      "Find Guild Party"
    "guild_lfm_looking_cancel"    "Cancel"
    "guild_lfm_looking"        "Party is Open to Guild '%s1'"
									

More guild messages.

    "DOTA_GuildLeave_Confirm_Header"        "Confirm Leave"
    "DOTA_GuildLeave_Confirm_Message"        "Really leave %s1?"

    "DOTA_GuildLeave_Success_Header"        "Success"
    "DOTA_GuildLeave_Success"            "You have left %s1"
    
    "DOTA_GuildOpenPartyError_Header"  "Error"
    "DOTA_GuildOpenPartyError"      "Failed to start finding a party with guild %s1.  Please try again."
									

New Rich Presence for showing users that are idling on the main menu.

    "DOTA_RP_IDLE"            "Main Menu (Idle)"
									

More animation support is on the way for the in game Workshop tool.

    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackLeftIdle"      "BACK LEFT IDLE"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_LeftIdle"      "LEFT IDLE"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_RightIdle"      "RIGHT IDLE"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackRightIdle"      "BACK RIGHT IDLE"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackLeftAttack"      "BACK LEFT ATTACK"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_LeftAttack"      "LEFT ATTACK"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_RightAttack"      "RIGHT ATTACK"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackRightAttack"      "BACK RIGHT ATTACK"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_Center_Desc"      "Consider this as the center animation.  It will be combined with left and right versions of the same animation so that the unit can smoothly track another units position"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackLeft_Desc"      "This is a complete animation that must have the same number of frames as your center version.  However the unit should twist to aim 179 degrees to the left.  I.e. the bottom of the model should remain facing forward but the upper part should rotate almost completely backwards to the left."
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_Left_Desc"      "This is a complete animation that must have the same number of frames as your center version.  However the unit should twist to aim 90 degrees to the left.  I.e. the bottom of the model should remain facing forward but the upper part should rotate directly to the left."
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_Right_Desc"      "This is a complete animation that must have the same number of frames as your center version.  However the unit should twist to aim 90 degrees to the right.  I.e. the bottom of the model should remain facing forward but the upper part should rotate directly to the right."
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Animation_BackRight_Desc"      "This is a complete animation that must have the same number of frames as your center version.  However the unit should twist to aim 179 degrees to the right.  I.e. the bottom of the model should remain facing forward but the upper part should rotate almost completely backwards to the right."
									

The Workshop import list has been updated again.

    "DOTA_Import_Lycan_Ult"    "Shapeshift Form"
    "DOTA_Import_Lycan_Ult_Desc"    "Lycanthrope's Shapeshift Form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Jugg_Ward"        "Healing Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_Jugg_Ward_Desc"      "Juggernaut's Healing Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Pugna_Ward"        "Nether Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_Pugna_Ward_Desc"      "Pugna's Nether Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Forge_Spirit"        "Forge Spirit"
    "DOTA_Import_Forge_Spirit_Desc"      "Invoker's Forge Spirit requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_WD_Ward"        "Death Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_WD_Ward_Desc"      "Witchdoctor's Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Tusk_Sigil"        "Sigil"
    "DOTA_Import_Tusk_Sigil_Desc"      "Tusk's Sigil requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Golem"        "Undying Golem"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Golem_Desc"      "Undying's ultimate form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Tombstone"        "Undying Tombstone"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Tombstone_Desc"      "Undying's Tombstone requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Zombie"        "Undying Zombie"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Zombie_Desc"      "Undying's ultimate form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_ShadowShaman_Wards"        "Shadow Shaman Wards"
    "DOTA_Import_ShadowShaman_Wards_Desc"      "Shadow Shaman's Wards requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Gyro_Missle"        "Homing Missle"
    "DOTA_Import_Gyro_Missle_Desc"      "Gyrocoptor's Missle requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_NP_Treant"        "Treant"
    "DOTA_Import_NP_Treant_Desc"      "Nature's Prophet's Treant requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Enigma_Eidolon"        "Eidolon"
    "DOTA_Import_Enigma_Eidolon_Desc"      "Enigma's Eidolon requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Warlock_Golem"        "Golem"
    "DOTA_Import_Warlock_Golem_Desc"      "Warlock's Golem requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Serpent_Ward"        "Serpent Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_Serpent_Ward_Desc"      "Shadow Shaman's Serpent Wards requires a single model."

									

Some of the trigger messages have been updated/reworded.

    "TE_FIRST_BLOOD"              "First Blood"
    "TE_GAME_END"                "Victory"
    "TE_MULTI_KILL"                "Multi Kill"
    "TE_HERO_DENY"                "Allied Hero Denial"
    "TE_AEGIS_DENY"                "Aegis Denial"
    "TE_AEGIS_STOLEN"              "Aegis Stolen"  
    
    "TE_MK_DOUBLE_KILL"              "Double Kill"
    "TE_MK_TRIPLE_KILL"              "Triple Kill"
    "TE_MK_QUAD_KILL"              "ULTRA KILL"
    "TE_MK_QUINTUPLE_KILL"            "RAMPAGE!"
    
    "TE_DESC_FirstBlood"            "%s1 of %s2 scored first blood against %s3 of %s4 on %s5."
    "TE_DESC_GameEnd"              "%s1 defeated %s2 with a score of %s3 to %s4 on %s5."
    "TE_DESC_MultiKill"              "%s1 of %s2 scored a multi kill against %s3 on %s4."
    "TE_DESC_DoubleKill"            "%s1 of %s2 scored a double kill against %s3 on %s4."
    "TE_DESC_TripleKill"            "%s1 of %s2 scored a triple kill against %s3 on %s4."
    "TE_DESC_QuadKill"              "%s1 of %s2 scored an ULTRA KILL against %s3 on %s4!"
    "TE_DESC_QuintupleKill"            "%s1 of %s2 scored a RAMPAGE, killing every member of %s3 on %s4!"
    "TE_DESC_HeroDeny"              "%s1 of %s2 denied his ally %s3 on %s4."
    "TE_DESC_AegisDeny"              "%s1 of %s2 destroyed the Aegis of the Immortal, denying %s3 its use on %s4."
    "TE_DESC_AegisStolen"            "%s1 of %s2 unexpectedly snatched the Aegis of the Immortal, denying %s3 its use on %s4."
									

View tracker for the new Raidcall courier.

    "Attrib_Raidcall"            "RaidCall Season %s1"
									

Mouz has been officially added to the TI3 invite list for their victory in the Western qualifiers.

    "DOTA_TIP_2013_Team_13"    "mousesports"
    "DOTA_TIP_2013_TeamCountry_13"  "Germany"
									

Updates to the combat log strings in order to support localisation.

    "dota_combat_log_hits"        "%s1 hits %s2 for %s3 damage %s4"
    "dota_combat_log_hits_with"      "%s1 hits %s2 with %s3 for %s4 damage %s5"
    "dota_combat_log_is_hit"      "%s1 is hit for %s2 damage %s3"
    "dota_combat_log_is_hit_with"    "%s1 is hit with %s2 for %s3 damage %s4"
    "dota_combat_log_heals"        "%s1 heals %s2 for %s3 health %s4"
    "dota_combat_log_minion_heals"    "%s1's %s2 heals %s3 for %s4 health %s5"
    "dota_combat_log_healed"      "%s1 is healed for %s2 %s3"
    "dota_combat_log_killed_by_minion"  "%s1 is killed by %s2's %s3"
    "dota_combat_log_killed_by"      "%s1 is killed by %s2"
    "dota_combat_log_killed"      "%s1 is killed"
    "dota_combat_log_receives_buff_from"  "%s1 receives %s2 buff from %s3"
    "dota_combat_log_receives_debuff_from"  "%s1 receives %s2 debuff from %s3"
    "dota_combat_log_receives_buff"      "%s1 receives %s2 buff"
    "dota_combat_log_receives_debuff"    "%s1 receives %s2 debuff"
    "dota_combat_log_loses_buff"      "%s1 loses %s2 buff"
    "dota_combat_log_loses_debuff"      "%s1 loses %s2 debuff"
    "dota_combat_log_illusion"      " (Illusion)"

									

Unreleased UI Updates

We have some unreleased UI updates with more progress being made on the upcoming Guild system.

Guild UI

The Guild system is actively being worked on and we can now start to see the first stages of the guild UI being implemented.

Smeevil Courier Update

The Compendium Smeevil courier which is soon to receive some custom mounts as a reward for hitting one of the Compendium Stretch goals, we now have two more mounts reference in the files a “Smeevil Crab” mount and a “Smeevil Mammoth” mount. Both have been seen on the concept art.

We also have a particle effect for the Smeevil now, the strength of this effect in game will be based on the amount of views you can earned by watching the Western, Eastern and Main International 2013 event.

Unreleased Heroes Update

We have a minor update to Abaddon’s progress in this week’s patch.

Abaddon

Abaddon’s voice script:

[Spawning]

Abaddon.
Lord of Avernus.
This place appears like a vision in the mist.
I ride as the haunted mist wills.
From House Avernus, I set forth.

[Battle Begins]
The coils of life and death now bind us all.
The fog of war is no match for the mist of fate.

[First Blood]
First Blood! An offering worthy of the House Avernus.

[Moving]
Yes.
I ride.
Such power.
I travel with the mist.
Chosen of Avernus.
Indeed.
So it goes.
I see.
The mist moves.
So be it.
Like shapes in mist.
I should say so.
Well studied.
I see the way.
I just might.
I might at that.
More than likely.
As counselled.
Very cunning.
So I have sworn.
Things are rarely as they seem.
Indeed.
To the fray.

[Attacking]
On them.
Submit.
Mark me well.
Follow me.
Ride onward.
From the mist.
By the House Avernus.
Who goes there?
To the foe!
Run them down.
Fly, my steed.
Submit!

[Casting a Spell]
By what right do you tread here?
You have called death upon yourself.
The eyes of mist have seen you.

[Casting APHOTICSHIELD]
Take shelter.
A shield of power.
A shield impenetrable.
Wrapped in the mist.
Blessed of Avernus.
Aphotic Shield.
Shielded.

[Casting BORROWEDTIME]
Come at me.
Come, I dare you.
Go ahead.
Throw in against me.
I'll take your worst.
Just try it.
Your weapons betray you.
That harms me not.
Do that again.
What harms you, heals me.
Throw in against me.

[Casting DEATHCOIL]
Deathcoil.
Death for you, life for me.
The coil of death ensnares.
Coil and recoil.
Coil keep you.
Coil of healing.
Coil of life.
By my right.
My life is mine to spend.
Reclaimed for Avernus.

[Casting FROSTMOURNE]
The mistblade bites.
Foe to all.
Join in.
Here, friends.
Take this dog down.
None shall mourn you.
Down with you.

[Failing to Kill] (Currently used as the lines said when Hexed/Voodoo)
The House Avernus will disown me for that.
Have I fallen from the grace of the Avernal mist?

[Leveling Up]
For the House Avernus!
The spectral fist fills my soul to overflowing.
I can scarce contain such power.
All this was promised me, and more.
The murk of Avernus floods my veins.
Look upon the Lord of Avernus and beware.
Deep I drink from the font of fate.
New power stirs within.
Very epik. :-)
A dark thirst slaked.
The mist chose me, it is not mine to command.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm.

[Killing an Enemy]
Such ignoble blood taints the soil where it spills.
An offering unworthy of the House Avernus.
Your fate was foreshadowed in the mist.
The murk of oblivion reclaims you.
In the mists of time you are but a blur.
To die at a noble hand is no guarantee of a noble death.
Drink deep of the mist as it turns to black.
The mist is your master.
I will see you in the shadow of Avernus.
Drowned in the Font of Avernus.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm.
Ha ha ah ah aha haha ha ah ha ha.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Mm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm hm.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[Killing a Rival]
(SWM) You gave up too much for your honor, Dragonus.
(ET) Back into the mist of ages, Elder Titan.
(AbyssalUnderlord) I put you under, lord.
(LC?) You cannot best what you can barely see.
(Phoenix) That Phoenix flew too close to the mist.
(WinterWyvern) Winter comes to an early end.
(Xin) We've stamped your spark out, Ember Spirit.
(NyxAssassin) Another emissary of Nyx, crushed.
(Silencer) What's that, Silencer? I couldn't hear you.
(DeathProphet) Death lied to you about your fate, Prophet.
(Lion) You'll never lay a finger on me again, Lion.
(BaneElemental) An evil mist enshrouds the elemental.
(ShadowShaman) Did you not see me in the shadows, Shaman?
(Axe) I swept away your Red Mist Army, Axe.
(Necrolyte) Back you go, into the miasmal fog.
(Bloodseeker) You should have sought me in the mist, Bloodseeker.

[Meeting an Ally]
(Techies) Tell me where to walk and not to walk, Techies.
(TB) Come, friend, let us fill their souls with terror.
(Zet) Waste not your energy, Zet, but wield it well.
(Dazzle) Dazzle, no foe would be pleased to see us two together.
(Dazzle) The powers of ill reprieve are joined in us, Dazzle.
(BountyHunter) The coffers of Avernus will open if the hunt goes well today.
(Weaver) Weave for us a victory in battle.
(PA) Your phantom presence is always welcome.
(Axe) Axe, a fellow fighter of the mist.
(Tiny) I see you've thrown in with us, Tiny.
(Sven) Honors to you and to the rogue's code you follow.
(Morphling) There is no better ally than one who shifts like the tides of war.

[Getting a Last Hit]
A trifle.
Souls into gold.
A fair conversion.
Nice rate of exchange.
For the House Avernus.
Bow to your lord.
A tribute to my house.
Pennies for the font.
Death for life.
It ends.

[Dying]
No!
May the haunted mist take me.
How can such a thing be?
I thought you missed.
Black mist, black curtains.
A murk so dark.
And I left no heir!
Avernus, forgive me.
Unworthy of the Font.
Call me lord no more.
Flee, my steed.
I have been overmastered.
Bury me in my ancestral home.
No.
No.

[Ressurecting Fast (Aegis/Buyback]
Death and I, we have an understanding.

[Respawning]
Baptized in the font Avernus, death means something different to me.
The mist parts and I am born anew.
The Lord of Avernus is reborn.
From the murk I emerge.
We ride out refreshed.
The mist conceals and then reveals.
I drank deep from the font and am renewed.
A noble rebirth.
I have enriched my understanding of death.
Life and death have lost a little of their mystery.

[Buying]
For the House Avernus!
A noble expense for a noble cause.
Any power can be acquired for a price.

[Specific Items]
Ah, scepter.
A noble and lordly scepter.
Blink Dagger!
Blink and you'll be missed.
Pipe of Insight.
Mekansm.
Shiva's Guard.
Radiance.
Drum of Endurance.
Scythe of Vyse. 
Assault Cuirass.
Heaven's Halberd.
Heart of Tarrasque!
Arcane Boots!

[Bottling a Rune]
Await the day.
Time will tell.
A power concealed.

[Denying]
Denied.
Denied.
Oh no.
You dare not.
Not so.
Never.
Twas never thus.
Nay.
I say not.
You thought I missed.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Ha ha.
Oh no you di'nt.
Denied.
Never.
Ha!
Ha ha ha.
Heh!
Hm hm hm.
Denied.
Never!
Hm hm hm hm.

[Missing Lanes]
Missing top.
Missing middle.
Missing bottom.

[Receving an Item] 
I am hardly deserving of such fortune.
Here is a turn of fortune the Font did not disclose.
I claim this prize for the House Avernus.

[Acquiring Aegis of Immortality]
Immortality!
Death dispelled like a vapor.

[Haste Rune]
Haste!
Let us run on to our fate.

[Double Damage Rune]
Double damage!
Two deaths bearing down.

[Regeneration Rune]
Regeneration!
The font forever renewing.

[Illusion Rune]
Illusion!
Do you trust what you see in the mist?

[Invisibility Rune]
Invisibility!
The haunted mist conceals us.

[Attempting to cast a spell/item on cooldown]
Not yet.
Not yet.
Not yet.
I'm not ready.
I'm not ready.
I'm not ready.
It's not time yet!
It's not time yet!
It's not time yet!

[Attempting to cast a spell/item without mana]
Out of mana!
Out of mana!
Out of mana!
No mana!
No mana!
No mana!
Not enough mana!
Not enough mana!
Not enough mana!

[Thanking]
With gratitude.
You have my thanks.
I'm under attack!

[Taunting (INTHEBAG)]
 I have known from an early age, since the Avernal Font's first and greatest revelation, that this one would be in the bag.

[Shitty and Crummy Wizard]
Crummy wizard!
Shitty wizard!

[Losing]
No!
Defeated.
My great House Avernus has fallen to ruin.

[Winning]
Yes.
Victory.
Just as the haunted mist foretold.
Yes.

[Pain]
Ooh!
Ah!
Oh!
Eeyeh!
Oh!
Uh!
Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Uh!

[Angry]
Gruuh gruh.
Grrrrrr.
Urrr.
Ugh uh.
Hrrrrmph.
Hm.
Mmm.

[Grunt]
Uh.
Gr uh.
Uh.
Uh.

[Happy]
Huh.
Mmmm.
Ahh.
Oooh.

[Laugh]
Ha hah aha ha ha ha ha ha.
Hm hm hm hm hm.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
He he he he he he he he.
									

Updated Sound Files

We have a new ability sound effect for Night Stalker.

Night Stalker’s Sound Effects

Night Stalker has a new sound effect for when he casts Darkness, it is played to all of his allies as well.

darkness.wav

Tutorial Map 2 Assets

Heavy focus continues on finishing the second tutorial map, we have another bundle of completed prop/asset models.

Sniper’s Hut

Kunkka’s rum to keep you warm on those long nights:

The sign seen above contains the release date of Techies.

Not really…

Other Props

Low Violence Content

Readers of last week’s blog post will remember that I posted a list of heroes who were listed to have a Low Violence version of their model, I have now acquired this content and can show you the modifications that have been made.

Low Violence Ability Icons

Most of the changes made to the ability icons have either been to remove blood or skulls. Both of which are not allowed on the Chinese client.

Axe’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Bane’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Bloodseeker’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Bounty Hunter’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Broodmother’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Centaur’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Dark Troll Warlord’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Dazzle’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Doom’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Huskar’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Invoker’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Lich’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Lifestealer’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Lone Druid’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Necrolyte’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Necronomicon’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Phantom Assassin’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Pudge’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Pugna’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Queen of Pain’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Shadow Demon’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Shadow Fiend’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Skeleton King’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Spectre’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Ursa’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Warlock’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Witch Doctor’s Low Violence Ability Icons

Low Violence Item Icons

We also have a number of item icons that have been modified.

Basher’s Low Violence Item Icon

Ethereal Blade’s Low Violence Item Icon

Mask of Madness` Low Violence Item Icon

Morbid Mask’s Low Violence Item Icon

Urn of Shadow’s Low Violence Item Icon

Vladmir’s Offering’s Low Violence Item Icon

Low Violence Hero Portraits

Changes that have been made to the hero’s models or textures have also been reflected in their updated hero icons and portraits.

Ancient Apparition’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Bane’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Clinkz’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Doom’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Huskar’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Lich’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Lifestealer’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Night Stalker’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Pudge’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Pugna’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Shadow Demon’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Shadow Fiend’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Skeleton King’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Undying’s Hero Portraits

Visage’s Low Violence Hero Portraits

Low Violence Models (In Game)

The changes listed above are already in place and can be used in game, these low violence versions will be used in any area that requires them.

Ancient Apparition’s Low Violence Model

Bane’s Low Violence Model

Clinkz’s Low Violence Model

Doom’s Low Violence Model

Huskar’s Low Violence Model

Lich’s Low Violence Model

Wifestealer’s Low Violence Model

Night Stalker’s Low Violence Model

Pudge’s Low Violence Model

Pugna’s Low Violence Model

Shadow Demon’s Low Violence Model

Shadow Fiend’s Low Violence Model

Skeleton King’s Low Violence Model

Undying’s Low Violence Model

Visage’s Low Violence Model

Materials Update

We have no new material updates for the unreleased heroes.

Particles Update

We have no new particle updates for the unreleased heroes.

Predictions For The Next Hero

Front End Changes

Hero & Creep Animation Updates

We have some animation updates for one of the existing heroes and some more custom animations for the Radiant Melee creep’s appearance in the second tutorial map.

Doom’s Animations

Doom’s Eye of Omoz sword now has it’s own set of custom attack animations as well as a loadout animation.

Loadout Animation

Attack Animations

Radiant’s Melee Creep

We have some more updates for the Radiant melee creep, these animations will be used in the upcoming second tutorial map.

In Game Store Item Icon Changes

We have some updates to the Bottle store icon in this week’s patch.

Bottle Icons

New Double Damage Bottle

Old Double Damage Bottle

New Small Bottle (1x Charge)

Old Small Bottle (1x Charge)

New Cosmetic Store Items

This week’s Dota 2 patch has provided us with a new type of cosmetic set, similar to the couriers that upgrade their effect with the amount of matches you view that come bundled with league passes we now have an item set that levels up with the amount of matches view.

Queen of Pain’s Items

This Queen of Pain set comes bundled with the Premier League season 5 pass and will level up depending on how many matches you have viewed.

The Wicked Succubus Set

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

New League Passes

We have a few new league passes, two of which come bundled with extra items.

RaidCall EMS One Summer 2013

“The RaidCall EMS One Summer 2013 features teams from all over the world in a battle for 39,000 US dollars in prize money. Established teams and challengers meet in four cups, followed by group stage playoffs and live event finals – giving you dozens of great matches casted by TobiWan and others.”

StarSeries Season VI

“Broadcast in 4 different languages with v1lat and TobiWan as headliners and a grand prize of $22,500 this should be the best StarSeries yet! The keystone of StarSeries is its LAN finals, held in Kiev Cybersport Arena. Includes an exclusive in-game Starladder HUD Skin.”

Powered Star HUD

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Premier League Season 5

“In cooperation with Norton, TPL returns with a new format. 8 best teams from Europe fight for entry to the $15,000 SuperCup by contesting each other in smaller cups. This ticket grants you entry to a total of 8 knockout tournaments, Stone Ruin HUD and the Wicked Succubus evolving set.”

Includes:

The Queen of Pain set displayed above and a Chaos Knight themed HUD Skin.

Stone Ruin HUD

“Beware the chaos of ages past. Included with Premier League Season 5 pass.”

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UI Updates

The broadcaster system for Dota TV has been updated and the private lobbies now allowed for a total of six different broadcaster groups. We also have some minor updates to the community page.

Broadcaster UI

Private lobby redesign to take into account the increase of broadcaster slots.

The broadcaster slots now have a leave option once you’re in the channel.

The broadcaster select UI has also been increased in size.

Community UI

The order on the community UI has been rearranged, there is now a “Featured Games” tab on the unreleased Guild system and we now have a general “Overview” page.

Tutorial UI

We have some more updates to the in game tutorial system, there is now a quest log button which will open up a new UI displaying all of the text mentioned in the tutorial.

Unit Renames

Elder Titan’s Ancestral Spirit has now been renamed to ”Astral Spirit”.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

Elder Titan’s unit rename.

    "npc_dota_elder_titan_ancestral_spirit"      "Astral Spirit"
									

The lore for a number of Enigma’s abilities has been updated/changed.

    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_enigma_malefice_Lore"                    "Strange gravities pull at the core of those who would oppose you, holding them in place."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_enigma_demonic_conversion_Lore"              "Enigma is capable of drawing aspects of himself from other dimensions - the result is a trio of dark eidolons that hunt the corporeal plane."
    "DOTA_Tooltip_ability_enigma_black_hole_Lore"                  "The ground trembles as Enigma channels his ultimate vortex of destruction, a singularity with the power to end worlds."
									

New strings for the “Featured Games” & “Featured Farmer” sections in the unreleased guild system.

    "DOTA_GUILD_FEATURED"      "FEATURED GAMES"  
    "Guild_FeaturedGamesDescription"  "A selection of the best games recently played by Guild parties."

    "DOTA_Guild_FeaturedGames"      "Featured Games"
    "DOTA_Guild_FeaturedFarmer"      "Featured Farmer"
									

The Backpack Expander text has been updated to reflect that it provides a total of an extra 128 slots.

    "DOTA_BackpackExpander_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to expand your backpack by 128 slots? The backpack expander will be destroyed upon use."
									

Unit names for a number of new entities.

    "npc_dota_roquelaire"      "Roquelaire"
    "ss_roquelaire"          "Roquelaire"
    "tgt_r4_shopkeeper_speech"    "Shopkeeper"
    "tgt_r3_shopspeech"        "Shopkeeper"
    "tgt_r4_secretspeech"      "Shopkeeper"
									

The in game Workshop importer tool will soon have support for custom particles.

    "DOTA_ItemTest_Particles_Title"    "PARTICLES"
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Particles_Desc"    "This model will have a particle system attached to it in-game for gameplay purposes. This is the .DMX, .SMD, or .FBX file that contains vertices specifying how the particle system should be attached."
    "DOTA_ItemTest_Particles_Help"    "Particle Help"
									

The Workshop unit import list has been updated to cover some new units.

    "DOTA_Import_Lycan_Ult"    "Shapeshift Form"
    "DOTA_Import_Lycan_Ult_Desc"    "Lycanthrope's Shapeshift Form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Jugg_Ward"        "Healing Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_Jugg_Ward_Desc"      "Juggernaut's Healing Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Pugna_Ward"        "Nether Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_Pugna_Ward_Desc"      "Pugna's Nether Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Forge_Spirit"        "Forge Spirit"
    "DOTA_Import_Forge_Spirit_Desc"      "Invoker's Forge Spirit requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_WD_Ward"        "Death Ward"
    "DOTA_Import_WD_Ward_Desc"      "Witchdoctor's Ward requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Tusk_Sigil"        "Sigil"
    "DOTA_Import_Tusk_Sigil_Desc"      "Tusk's Sigil requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Golem"        "Undying Golem"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Golem_Desc"      "Undying's ultimate form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Tombstone"        "Undying Tombstone"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Tombstone_Desc"      "Undying's Tombstone requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Zombie"        "Undying Zombie"
    "DOTA_Import_Undying_Zombie_Desc"      "Undying's ultimate form requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_ShadowShaman_Wards"        "Shadow Shaman Wards"
    "DOTA_Import_ShadowShaman_Wards_Desc"      "Shadow Shaman's Wards requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Gyro_Missle"        "Homing Missle"
    "DOTA_Import_Gyro_Missle_Desc"      "Gyrocoptor's Missle requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_NP_Treant"        "Treant"
    "DOTA_Import_NP_Treant_Desc"      "Nature's Prophet's Treant requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Enigma_Eidolon"        "Eidolon"
    "DOTA_Import_Enigma_Eidolon_Desc"      "Enigma's Eidolon requires a single model."
    "DOTA_Import_Warlock_Golem"        "Golem"
    "DOTA_Import_Warlock_Golem_Desc"      "Warlock's Golem requires a single model."
									

The International Compendium will now display a “Gifted From” tagline when you give/trade one away to someone.

    "DOTA_Passport_Gifted_Text"        "GIFTED THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF"
									

The Low Violence hero list has been updated, this is a list of heroes who need to be altered/changed to pass classification in China.

"LowViolence"        "1"

Bane
Clinkz
Shadow Fiend
Skeleton King
Pugna
Lifestealer
Ancient Apparition
Undying
									

Low Violence Textures

We have some alternative “lv” aka “Low Violence” textures in the patch this week, these changes are required for the Chinese client.

Lifestealer’s Textures

Lifestealer’s jaw is going to be replaced with a metal mask and the blood on his skin has also been removed.

Metal Mask Texture

Body Texture (Blood Removed)

The tabard and chain textures have also been cleaned of any blood.

Unreleased Announcer Packs

After being on the workshop for a number of months we now have a copy of the Pyrion Flax announcer pack in the files. The pack comes bundled with a standard announcer and a megakills announcer.

Pyrion Flax Announcer Pack

Pyrion Flax Megakills Pack

Unreleased HUD Skins

We have another batch of unreleased custom HUD skins in this week’s patch.

The International 2013 HUD

As part of one of the Compendium stretch goals Valve have promised a HUD, that stretch goal has now been reached and the HUD is currently being worked on.

Preview

Click to enlarge:

Driftwood HUD

“Upon a sandy shore lie the tools of victory.”

Click to enlarge:

Gear Tooth HUD

“Ingenuity powers the machinery of war.”

Click to enlarge:

Frozen Touch HUD

“There is cold wisdom in the core of winter.”

As seen on last week’s blog post however it has had a couple of updates.

Click to enlarge:

Unreleased Custom Couriers

We have some references to a Smeevil Bird which will be one of the custom mounts for the Smeevil Courier awarded for reaching one of the Compendium’s stretch goals.

Smeevil’s Bird

Most likely the courier seen in the concept art released for the Smeevil mount ideas.

{
  "name": "Smeevil_Bird",
  "defindex": 10184,
  "item_class": "dota_item_wearable",
  "item_type_name": "New Item",
  "item_name": "Smeevil_Bird",
  "item_description": "This new item has no description.",
  "proper_name": false,
  "item_quality": 4,
  "image_inventory": "econ/testitem_slot_empty",
  "min_ilevel": 1,
  "max_ilevel": 1,
  "image_url": "http://media.steampowered.com/apps/205790/icons/econ/testitem_slot_empty.57f48103eed57e2cfa3d041f979f96a6869c1d22.png",
  "image_url_large": "http://media.steampowered.com/apps/205790/icons/econ/testitem_slot_empty_large.b6957dfef6cc64f6d6553435c0d17895117c5222.png",
  "capabilities": {
    "nameable": true,
    "can_craft_mark": true,
    "can_be_restored": true,
    "strange_parts": true,
    "paintable_unusual": true
  }
},
									

Tutorial Map 2 Props

The progress continues on the unreleased second tutorial map, we have a bundle of extra props added in this week’s patch.

Updated Sound Files

We have some next gen page turning sound effects for the Compendium and an updated Hookshot sound effect for Clockwork in this week’s patch.

UI Sound Files

“Page turning never sounded so good”

page_turn_01.wav

page_turn_02.wav 

page_turn_03.wav 

page_turn_04.wav 

page_turn_05.wav 

Clockwork’s Sound Files

New Hookshot Sound Effect

hookshot_fire.wav 

Old Hookshot Sound Effect

hookshot_fire.wav 

Materials Update

We have no new material updates for the unreleased heroes.

Particles Update

We have no new particle updates for the unreleased heroes.

Predictions For The Next Hero

Front End Changes

New Cosmetic Store Items

This week’s Dota 2 patch has added a single new set to the store, the first item set for Tusk.

Tusk’s Items

The Arctic Hunter Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Artwork

Solo Matchmaking

In an effort to improve the matchmaking experience Valve have now added a new option that has been in demand for a while. It is a solo matchmaking option that allows you to queue up and be matched with other solo queue players avoiding the chance of running into pre-made parties like the normal matchmaking queue has at the moment.

New League Passes

Another League Pass was bundled in with this week’s patch, it is currently missing ticket artwork.

Dota 2 Super League

“Ten top teams from home and abroad compete for two months in Shanghai, China for a total prize pool of 1.05 million yuan.”

Awaiting Artwork.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

More updates to the tutorial map 2 strings.

    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_BridgeOut"    "Tidehunter got away.  He was out of range of your normal attacks but your <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>ultimate ability</b></font> has much longer range.  We'll need some more experience...nnOh!  This way!"

    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportBlock"  "Seems as though the way back is blocked.  Suspicious.  No matter, we can <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>teleport</b></font> our way out of here!nnTo do that though we'll need to upgrade the courier to a <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>Flying Courier</b></font> so we can get the item!nnGo ahead and upgrade the courier."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportBuy"    "Now we'll need a <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>Town Portal Scroll</b></font> from the shop."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportCourier"  "Now have the courier bring it to you using the <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>Deliver Items</b></font> button."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportChannel"  "With the courier on its way, there's something you need to know about teleporting.  Town Portal Scroll is a <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>channeled</b></font> spell so you need to stand still while using it.  If you move, it will cancel the cast."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportUse"    "Use the <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>Town Portal Scroll</b></font> by hitting <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>%!item_tpscroll%</b></font> and then <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>left-click</b></font> the <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>tower</b></font> on the minimap."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportCenter"  "Center the view on yourself by hitting <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>%+dota_camera_follow%</b></font> twice or use the <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>minimap</b></font>.nnI better get a move on!"
									

The unreleased “New Player Pool” has been renamed to “Limited Heroes”.

    "game_mode_13"                        "LIMITED HEROES"
									

More strings for the unreleased guild system, references to guilds having multiple user roles, offices & members.

    "guild_founded_date"      "Founded %s1"    

    "guild_roster_role_gm"      "Guild Leader"

    "guild_member_usermenu_promote_guild_leader"  "Promote to Guild Leader"
    "guild_member_usermenu_promote_officer"      "Promote to Guild Officer"
    "guild_member_usermenu_demote_officer"      "Demote to Guild Officer"
    "guild_member_usermenu_demote_member"      "Demote to Guild Member"
    "guild_member_usermenu_kick"          "Remove from Guild"
    "guild_member_usermenu_disband"          "Disband Guild"
									

Guild response strings.

    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Success_Header"  "Invite Accepted"
    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Success_Message"  "You are now a member of %s1!"

    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Failure_Header"          "Accepting Invitation Failed"
    "DOTA_GuildInviteDeclineResponse_Failure_Header"      "Declining Invitation Failed"
    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Failure_Message"          "Unknown error.  Please try again."
    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Failure_Message_NoPermission"    "You do not have permission to join %s1."
    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Failure_Message_Too_Many_Guilds"  "You are already a member of the maximum allowable number of guilds."
    "DOTA_GuildInviteResponse_Failure_Message_TooManyMembers"  "%s1 is already at the maximum number of members."

    "DOTA_GuildPromote_Confirm_Header"        "Confirm Guild Promotion"
    "DOTA_GuildPromoteLeader_Confirm_Message"    "Promote %s1 to Guild Leader of %s2?"
    "DOTA_GuildPromoteOfficer_Confirm_Message"    "Promote %s1 to Officer of %s2?"

    "DOTA_GuildPromote_Success_Header"        "Promotion Successful"
    "DOTA_GuildPromoteLeader_Success"        "Successfully promoted %s1 to Guild Leader of %s2."
    "DOTA_GuildPromoteOfficer_Success"        "Successfully promoted %s1 to Officer of %s2."
    "DOTA_GuildDemoteOfficer_Success"        "Successfully demoted %s1 to Officer of %s2."
    "DOTA_GuildDemoteMember_Success"        "Successfully promoted %s1 to Member of %s2."

    "DOTA_GuildKick_Success_Header"          "Removal successful"
    "DOTA_GuildKickMember_Success"          "Successfully removed %s1 from %s2."

    "DOTA_GuildDisband_Success_Header"        "Disband Successful"
    "DOTA_GuildDisband_Success"            "You have disbanded %s1"

    "DOTA_GuildDemote_Confirm_Header"        "Confirm Guild Demotion"
    "DOTA_GuildDemoteOfficer_Confirm_Message"    "Demote %s1 to Officer of %s2?"
    "DOTA_GuildDemoteMember_Confirm_Message"    "Demote %s1 to Member of %s2?"

    "DOTA_GuildKick_Confirm_Header"          "Confirm Guild Removal"
    "DOTA_GuildKick_Confirm_Message"        "Remove %s1 from the guild %s2?"

    "DOTA_GuildDisband_Confirm_Header"        "Confirm Guild Disband"
    "DOTA_GuildDisband_Confirm_Message"        "Really disband %s1?nnNo Guilds will be able to use this Guild's name in the future.nnTHIS IS A PERMANENT ACTION AND CAN NOT BE UNDONE."

    "DOTA_GuildRoleChange_Success_Header:"          "Success"

    "DOTA_GuildRoleChange_Failure_Header"          "Failed to change Guild role"
    "DOTA_GuildRoleChange_Failure_Message"          "Unknown error.  Please try again."
    "DOTA_GuildRoleChange_Failure_Message_NoPermission"    "You do not have permission to perform this role change."
    "DOTA_GuildRoleChange_Failure_Message_NoOtherLeader"  "You cannot change to that role because there is no other Guild Leader."
									

Solo match strings.

    "findsolomatch"                        "FIND MATCH SOLO"
    "find_solo_match_description"                "Find a match consisting of other players who have all queued without being in a party."

    "dota_finding_match_solo"                    "Finding solo match... [%s1]"
									

The International 2013 Assets

We now have a copy of all the logos for the teams that will be taking part in TI3 & the TI3 qualifiers.

Team Logos

Pennants

One of the test pennants has returned to the files which suggests that the pennant system may be returning for TI3.

Tutorial Map 2 Assets

We have a number of new assets and props for the second tutorial map.

Unreleased Custom HUDs

We have a number of unreleased custom HUDs from the Workshop community now in the files.

Deepest Depths

“Within the coldest depths one must be clever and adaptable, or become food for one that is.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Empowered

“The thrum of war, the stomp of hooves, the bloodstained earth, grim forces move.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Tempest Wing

“Those who fail the skies face nothing but a very long fall.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Acid Essence

“This new item has no description.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Frozen Touch

“This new item has no description.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Menace

“This new item has no description.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Nature

“This new item has no description.”

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Treasure of the Malignant Amanita

The 5th Dota 2 Community supported Workshop chest now has a loot list and is unboxable.

Loot List

The Cursed Crescent

Hammer of the Skygods

Gloomblade

Stalwart Sentinel

Eye of Omoz

The Tear of Agony

Unreleased Heroes Update

We have some more references towards one of the current unreleased heroes, Legion Commander.

Legion Commander

The default hero parts for Legion Commander are now in the schema which suggests she could possibly be close to completion.

"431"
{
  "name"    "Legion Commander Helmet"
  "prefab"    "default_item"
  "item_type_name"    "#DOTA_WearableType_Helmet"
  "item_name"    "#DOTA_Item_Legion_Commander_Helmet"
  "item_slot"    "head"
  "item_description"    "#DOTA_Item_Desc_Legion_Commander_Helmet"
  "image_inventory"    "econ/testitem_slot_empty"
  "used_by_heroes"
  {
    "npc_dota_hero_legion_commander"    "1"
  }
  "model_player"    "models/heroes/legion_commander/legion_commander_head.mdl"
}
"432"
{
  "name"    "Legion Commander Shoulders"
  "prefab"    "default_item"
  "item_type_name"    "#DOTA_WearableType_Shoulder_Armor"
  "item_name"    "#DOTA_Item_Legion_Commander_Shoulders"
  "item_slot"    "shoulder"
  "item_description"    "#DOTA_Item_Desc_Legion_Commander_Shoulders"
  "image_inventory"    "econ/testitem_slot_empty"
  "used_by_heroes"
  {
    "npc_dota_hero_legion_commander"    "1"
  }
  "model_player"    "models/heroes/legion_commander/legion_commander_shoulders.mdl"
}
"433"
{
  "name"    "Legion Commander Banners"
  "prefab"    "default_item"
  "item_type_name"    "#DOTA_WearableType_Back_Banners"
  "item_name"    "#DOTA_Item_Legion_Commander_Banners"
  "item_slot"    "back"
  "item_description"    "#DOTA_Item_Desc_Legion_Commander_Banner"
  "image_inventory"    "econ/testitem_slot_empty"
  "used_by_heroes"
  {
    "npc_dota_hero_legion_commander"    "1"
  }
  "model_player"    "models/heroes/legion_commander/legion_commander_back.mdl"
}
"434"
{
  "name"    "Legion Commander Weapon"
  "prefab"    "default_item"
  "item_type_name"    "#DOTA_WearableType_Sword"
  "item_name"    "#DOTA_Item_Legion_Commander_Weapon"
  "item_description"    "#DOTA_Item_Desc_Legion_Commander_Weapon"
  "image_inventory"    "econ/testitem_slot_empty"
  "used_by_heroes"
  {
    "npc_dota_hero_legion_commander"    "1"
  }
  "model_player"    "models/heroes/legion_commander/legion_commander_weapon.mdl"
}
"435"
{
  "name"    "Legion Commander Bracers"
  "prefab"    "default_item"
  "item_type_name"    "#DOTA_WearableType_Bracers"
  "item_name"    "#DOTA_Item_Legion_Commander_Bracers"
  "item_slot"    "arms"
  "item_description"    "#DOTA_Item_Desc_Legion_Commander_Bracers"
  "image_inventory"    "econ/testitem_slot_empty"
  "used_by_heroes"
  {
    "npc_dota_hero_legion_commander"    "1"
  }
  "model_player"    "models/heroes/legion_commander/legion_commander_arms.mdl"
}
									

Materials Update

We have no new material updates for the unreleased heroes.

Particles Update

We have no new particle updates for the unreleased heroes.

Predictions For The Next Hero

International Interactive Compendium

In case you missed it earlier this week I made a blog post with some information regarding the new Interactive Compendium, full details here:

http://www.cyborgmatt.com/2013/05/dota-2-ti-compendium/

The Interactive Compendium

“Use the International 2013 Interactive Compendium to keep up to date on this year’s tournament action. Includes a free Smeevil courier.”

The Book

Purchasing the Interactive Compendium will add a new section to your player player, clicking this button will launch an ingame digital copy of the compendium.

Hitting the button will launch the book which you will have to physical turn the pages with using your mouse in the bottom right corner.

Introduction

Player Profiles

So I heard you like stats…

Interactive Predictions

Compete with other fans for fun and bragging rights by predicting match outcomes and stats.

All Star Match

Vote for 10 of your favorite players from any team and the winners will play in a showmatch at The International.

Upgrade Your Smeevil

As the tournament evolves, so too will your courier. Reveal new features for your courier by spectating The International matches, granting you new ways to customize its appearance and show off to your friends.

International Prize Pool

The $1.6 million prize pool for The International is now just the beginning. For every purchase of an Interactive Compendium, 25% of the price will go directly into the prize pool.

The compendium also has stretch goals to reward players for their support:

Stretch Goal – International Battle Booster

“Use this item to increase the rate at which you earn Battle Points by 125% until the end of the International. Additionally, you will grant other players a stacking 25% bonus to their Battle Points rate.”

More Coming Soon

The Compendium is a living document. From the Qualifiers to the Grand Finals, it will continually grow and evolve as The International progresses, adding new prizes, new polls, and new ways to interact with the tournament.

The Smeevil Courier

“Tis said among artisan and warrior alike that there is no finer servant than a trusty smeevil.  However, a hero who chooses a smeevil as their courier may soon find these clever critters taking new forms in order to gain assistants of their own. Inspired by the great battles they bear witness to, a smeevil may become emboldened to press ever more exotic beasts to their cause.”

As the tournament evolves, so too will your courier. Reveal new features for your courier by spectating The International matches, granting you new ways to customize its appearance and show off to your friends.

Portrait

Standard Courier – Model Viewer Shots

Standard Courier – In Game Shots

Flying Courier – Model Viewer Shots

Flying Version – In Game Shots

Courier Upgrades

Similar to some of the previous tournament couriers, Smeevil will track the amount of International games you have watched and will upgrade the courier’s effect based on the amount of games you have watched. For those of you that won’t be able to catch the games live you will be able to watch the replays in order to increase your total games viewed count.

PS: Watching the qualifier games will also count to this view count.

There will also be the possibility of unlocking a range of different colours for your Smeevil courier.

Watching The International – Dota TV

As always Dota TV access for the International will be free and available to everyone who owns a copy of Dota 2 or the Dota 2 Spectator client however owners of the compendium will also have the opportunity to receive International 2013 item drops during live matches, these item drops will be active starting with the Western qualifiers and running all the way throughout the rest of the qualifiers and main tournament.

Available Now

The International 2013 Interactive Compendium is available now in the Dota 2 store for $9.99/£5.99/€7.99 and comes with a free Smeevil courier which is ready to use straight away.

Changelog

- Added Elder Titan!

GAMEPLAY
- Fixed Dark Pact removing Last Word.
- Fixed Dark Pact not removing Poison Attack.
- Fixed Dark Pact not removing Poison Touch.
- Fixed Dark Pact not removing Telekinesis.
- Enabled Bristleback Skywrath Mage and Slark to Captain’s Mode (Tournament Version)

COMMUNITY
- Fixed a bug that was allowing extra report submissions on Sundays

UI
- Revised the Community page.
- Added an icon for league games to the Live, Recent and Downloaded game lists.
- Changed Heroes Played and Game History to be popups in the Profile.
- Numerous improvements to the Tournament Scheduling interface.
- Fixed Buy Back availability in spectator dropdown being inaccurate sometimes.
- Improved web browser performance.
- Fixed hitches when spectating games and switching between heroes.

SOUNDS
- New lines added to Skywrath Mage, Timbersaw, and Bristleback.

WORKSHOP
- Added an Animation Overlay dropdown to the Workshop Model Preview.
- Added Lycanthrope’s wolves to the Ability Model import list.

Front End Changes

Elder Titan

Elder Titan.

Well may you ask, “How did this world take its form?” Why of all the worlds in creation, has this one its strange properties, its diverse and motley collection of creatures, cultures and lore? “The answer,” One whispers, “lies with the Titans.”

These original progenitors were there near the Beginning–if not actual witnesses to the creation, then born with it still echoing in their ears. Stamped with the earliest energies of the universe, they wished nothing more than to continue as creators themselves. Thus they bent to the task of shaping matter to their will: hammering and heating, bending and blasting. And when matter proved less challenging than they liked, they turned their tools upon themselves, reshaping their minds and reforging their spirits until they had become beings of great endurance. Reality itself became the ultimate object of their smithing. Yet, along the way, they sometimes erred. In cases of great ambition, mistakes are unavoidable.

The one we know as the Elder Titan was a great innovator, one who studied at the forge of creation. In honing his skills, he shattered something that could never be repaired, only thrown aside. He fell into his own broken world, a shattered soul himself. There he dwelt among the jagged shards and fissured planes, along with other lost fragments that had sifted down through the cracks in the early universe. And this is why the world we know resembles an isle of castaways, survivors of a wreck now long forgotten. Forgotten, that is, by all but the One who blames himself. He spends his time forever seeking a way to accomplish the repairs, that he might rejoin the parts of his broken soul, that we and the world alike might all be mended. This is the One we know as Elder Titan. “

Ability Icons

Ancestral Spirit’s Abilities:

Voicework

Elder Titan is voiced by Jim French, famous for Bill in the Left 4 Dead series and Father Grigori in the Half-Life series. This is the first voice work Jim has done for Dota 2.

“Never in all the world’s making and remaking have I witnessed an outcome that was more unequivocally in the bag.”

Model Viewer Shots

In Game Shots

Creep Animation Updates

Radiant Melee Creep

The Radiant Melee creep has a number of new animations for the upcoming 2nd tutorial map.

Satyr Creeps

The Satyr camps have a set of “menace” animations for the 2nd tutorial map.

Ghost Camp

The ghost camp have new “intro” animations for the 2nd tutorial map, the ghosts are seen flying around in the animation.

Hero Models Broken Down

As normal with the newer hero models, Elder Titan’s model has arrived already broken down and ready for cosmetic items.

Elder Titan’s Model

Default Parts

Elder Titan’s Weapon

Elder Titan’s Bracers

Elder Titan’s Hair

Elder Titan’s Shoulder

Elder Titan’s Back Totem

Elder Titan’s Ancestral Spirit

Base Model

New Cosmetic Store Items

We have a number of new cosmetic itemsets in this week’s patch.

Alchemist’s Items

Caustic Steel Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Centaur Warrunner’s Items

The Conquering Tyrant Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Keeper of the Light’s Items

Attributes of the Foretold Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Lina’s Items

The Battle Caster Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Mirana’s Items

The Moon Rider Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Phantom Assassin’s Items

Penumbral Vesture Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

Sand King’s Items

The Ancient Sovereign Set

Contains

Model Viewer Shots

New League Passes

With the International 2013 qualifiers around the corner we now have two free league passes added in game, one for the Western qualifiers and one for the Eastern qualifiers.

The International 2013

Full details here: http://www.dota2.com/international/announcement

UI Updates

The community page has been completely reworked with the new Guild system on the horizon more room has been made to fit everything onto one page.

Community UI

The community UI is now broken into three sections, the first section is for the upcoming Guild system that has yet to be released.

The next section is for the existing team system, allowing you to create, edit and manage your team.

It is now possible to rename your team so no more unnecessary disbanding!

The “Pro Team List” browser also has its own page, sorted in the order of their most recent game.

And finally the last section allows tournament admins to manage their league pass games, I’ll grab you some screenshots of this later.

Workshop UI

The Workshop has also had another small update, the model preview buttons have now been updated with new icons and tooltips.

The Workshop importer also has support for custom Lycanthrope wolves model now.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

We have more updates to the tutorial map 2 strings.

    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_RingUpgraded"    "Nice!  The Sage's Mask and the existing Ring of Protection you had combined to create <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>Ring of Basilius</b></font>.nnThis item can boost the armor of allied creeps.  For now, let's turn it off.nnHit <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>%!item_ring_of_basilius%</b></font> to toggle the aura off."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_LevelExperience"  "The ring's aura no longer affects friendly creeps but it still provides a bonus to you.nnTime to find a few more creeps and earn that experience to reach level six."
    "DOTA_Tutorial_M2_TeleportCenter"  "Center the view on yourself by hitting <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>%+dota_camera_follow%</b></font> twice or use the <font color='#006697' face='Dota Hypatia Bold'><b>minimap</b></font>.nnI better get a move on!"
    "DOTA_Quest_M2_Attacks"        "Stop the Attacks"
									

Strings for the upcoming guild system.

    "dota_community_guilds"      "MY GUILDS"
    "dota_community_guilds_roster"  "MEMBER LIST"
    "dota_community_guilds_info"  "INFO"
    "dota_community_guilds_game_history"  "GAME HISTORY"
    "dota_community_guilds_hof"    "HALL OF FAME"
    "dota_community_guilds_teams"  "GUILD TEAMS"

    "dota_community_teams_no_team"  "Not a member of a Team"

    "DOTA_GUILD_CREATE"        "CREATE A GUILD"      
    "DOTA_GUILD_ROSTER"        "GUILD MEMBER LIST"      
    "DOTA_GUILD_INFO"        "GUILD INFORMATION"      
    "DOTA_GUILD_GAME_HISTORY"    "GUILD GAME HISTORY"      
    "DOTA_GUILD_HOF"        "GUILD HALL OF FAME"      
    "DOTA_GUILD_TEAMS"        "GUILD TEAMS"      

    "dota_community_teams"          "TEAMS"
    "dota_community_teams_create"      "CREATE NEW TEAM"
    "dota_community_teams_manage"      "MY TEAMS"
    "dota_community_teams_pro"      "PRO TEAM LIST"
    "dota_community_teams_game_history"  "Game History"

    "DOTA_TEAM_CREATE"        "CREATE NEW TEAM"      
    "DOTA_TEAM_MANAGE"        "MANAGE MY TEAMS"
    "DOTA_TEAM_PROS"        "PROFESSIONAL TEAMS"    

    "dota_community_tournaments"    "TOURNAMENTS"
    "dota_community_tournaments_manage"  "MANAGE TOURNAMENTS"
    "dota_community_tournaments_misc"  ""

    "DOTA_TOURNAMENT_MANAGE"    "MANAGE TOURNAMENTS"      
    
    "dota_team_kick"        "Kick"  


    "Guild_Create_Full_Name"    "Full Guild Name"
    "Guild_Create_Full_Name_Desc"  "This is the name of your Guild.  It is globally unique."
    "Guild_Create_Tag"        "Guild Tag/Abbreviation"
    "Guild_Create_Tag_Desc"      "This is the shortened version of your Guild name.  It will be shown in lobbies, scoreboards, and the in-game HUD."
    "Guild_Creation_Disclaimer"    "Once created, a Guild name can not be changed, and can not be reused."
    "Guild_Browse_Logo"        "Guild Logo. This is the main logo if your Guild, used in all UI elements. It will be resized to 250 x 150 pixels."
    "Guild_Browse_Base_Logo"    "Guild Base Logo. This logo will be used to decorate your in-game base when playing a Guild match. It will be resized to 256 x 256 pixels."
    "Guild_Browse_Banner_Logo"    "Guild Banner Logo. This logo will be placed on your in-game banners when playing a Guild match. It will be resized to 256 x 256 pixels, with the front of the banner in the left half of the image, and the rear in the right."

    "Guild_Members"        "Members"

    "guild_select"        "Select"
    "guild_create"        "Create"
    "guild_selection_header"  "Select a Guild"
    "guild_create_new_button"  "Create New Guild"
    "guild_slot_open"      "Guild Slot Available"

    "guild_show_offline_players"  "Show Offline Players"
    "guild_roster_sort_by"      "Sort By"
    "guild_roster_sort_rank"    "Rank"
    "guild_roster_sort_name"    "Name"
    "guild_roster_page"        "Page %s1"
    "guild_roster_role_gm"      "Guild Master"
    "guild_roster_role_officer"    "Officer"
    "guild_roster_role_member"    "Member"
    "guild_block_invites"      "Block Guild Invites"

    "guild_member_usermenu_promote"  "Promote"
    "guild_member_usermenu_demote"  "Demote"
    "guild_member_usermenu_kick"  "Kick"

    "guild_invitation"      "GUILD INVITATION"
    "guild_invite_text"      "You have been invited to join the Guild"

    "guild_invite_usermenu"    "Invite to Guild '%s1'"

    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Confirm_Header"  "Confirm Guild Invitation"
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Confirm_Message"  "Invite %s1 to %s2?"

    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Success_Header"  "Guild Invite Sent"
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Success_Message"  "%s1 has been invited to join %s2"

    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Header"  "Guild Invite Failed"
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message"  "Unknown error.  Please try again."
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message_NoPermission"    "You do not have permission to invite players to %s1."
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message_AlreadyInvited"  "%s1 has already been invited to join %s2."
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message_AlreadyInGuild"  "%s1 is already a member of %s2."
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message_TooManyAccountInvites"  "This player has too many outstanding guild invitations."
    "DOTA_GuildInvite_Failure_Message_TooManyGuildInvites"  "%s1 has too many outstanding guild invitations."
									

Warning message for team disbanding.

    "Team_Disband_Disclaimer"  "WARNING: Disbanding a team is permanent and cannot be reversed.  You will not be able to recreate this team, or create another team with this name.  A team's roster must be empty for it to be disbanded."

									

The pro team list page on the new community tab has a couple of different sorting options.

    "Team_ProSortOption1"    "Name"
    "Team_ProSortOption2"    "Most Recent Game Played"

    "team_list_heading"      "This is a list of all teams that have played in professional tournaments, in order of their most recently played game."
									

The tournament calendar system on the watch tab now supports the addition of adding the team names to the schedule.

    "sched_team1"                        "Team 1"
    "sched_team2"                        "Team 2"
									

More dialog box strings for the new guild system.

    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Wait_Header"                  "Creating Guild"
    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Wait"                      "Creating Guild..."
    "DOTA_TeamCreate_Wait_Header"                  "Creating Team"
    "DOTA_TeamCreate_Wait"                      "Creating Team..."
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Wait_Header"                    "Editing Team"
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Wait"                      "Submitting Team changes..."
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Error_Header"                  "Failed to Edit Team"
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Error_Unspecified"                "A problem occurred while attempting to edit the team. Please try again."
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Error_LogoUploadFailed"              "Failed to upload team logos."
    "DOTA_TeamEdit_Error_CannotRename"                "This team has been renamed recently.  It will be able to be renamed again in %s1 days."
    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Error_Header"                  "Failed to Create Guild"
    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Error_Unspecified"              "A problem occurred while attempting to create the guild. Please try again."
    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Error_GuildLimitReached"            "You are already a member of the maximum number of allowable guilds."
    "DOTA_GuildCreate_Error_LogoUploadFailed"            "Failed to upload guild logos."

    "DOTA_Guild_Created"                      "HAS BEEN CREATED"
    "DOTA_Guild_Created_Desc"                    "You can now start inviting players to your new Guild via the pop-up menu that appears when you click on a player's name."

    "dota_create_guild_error_empty_name"      "You haven't specified a name. Please enter one now."
    "dota_create_guild_error_empty_tag"        "You haven't specified a tag. Please enter one now."
    "dota_create_guild_error_bad_characters"    "Those characters aren’t useable at the moment. Please use common letters, numbers, symbols or a space."
    "dota_create_guild_error_name_taken"      "This name has already been taken. Please re-enter a different one."
    "dota_create_guild_error_too_long"        "Too long."
									

Error message for when the team logo uploading fails.

    "DOTA_TeamCreate_Error_LogoUploadFailed"            "Failed to upload team logos."

									

The workshop preview buttons now have tooltip boxes.

    "dota_workshop_camera_tooltip_fullbody"    "Full Body Preview"
    "dota_workshop_camera_tooltip_day"      "Day Lighting Preview"
    "dota_workshop_camera_tooltip_night"    "Night Lighting Preview"
    "dota_workshop_camera_tooltip_portrait"    "Portrait Preview"
    "dota_workshop_camera_tooltip_ingame"    "In Game Preview"
									

The workshop importer now has support for Lycan’s wolf.

    "DOTA_Import_Wolves"        "Wolves"
    "DOTA_Import_Wolves_Desc"      "Wolves require a single model, which is used for all 4 ability levels. The model will be scaled up in higher levels."
    "DOTA_Import_Wolves_Anim_Ability1"  "STANDING HOWL"
    "DOTA_Import_Wolves_Anim_Ability1_Desc"  "An animation played on this wolf when the Lycanthrope Hero howls. This animation will only be used if the Wolf is stationary."
    "DOTA_Import_Wolves_Anim_Ability2"  "RUNNING HOWL GESTURE"
    "DOTA_Import_Wolves_Anim_Ability2_Desc"  "An animation played on this wolf when the Lycanthrope Hero howls. This Gesture animation will be blended on top of the Run animation when the Wolf is moving. The body & legs bones should probably not be affected by this animation."
									

Unreleased Hero Taunts

The animations for taunts have been around for a while, however we now have our first set of backpack images for some hero taunts.

Axe’s Taunts

Taunt: Come and Get It!

“Axe requests more fools to slaughter!”

Broodmother’s Taunts

Taunt: Spider Shuffle

“Celebrate a critical push or an enemy team wipe with this spidery dance.”

Juggernaut’s Taunts

Taunt: For Death and Honor

“Show your enemy your respect for their honorable deaths.”

Nature’s Prophet’s Taunts

Taunt: Victory Jig

“Who knew he could dance?”

Taunt: Shredding the Lute Invisible

“Celebrate a critical push or an enemy team wipe by shredding some hot licks.”

Witch Doctor’s Taunts

Taunt: Celebration of Death

“Draw the eye of the ancestors upon your victory!”

Unreleased HUD Skins

We have two new HUD skins in this week’s patch from the Dota 2 Workshop.

Cold Depths HUD

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=141516922

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Empower HUD

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=141303353

In Game Preview (Click to enlarge):

Unreleased Cosmetic Items

We have a couple of unreleased cosmetic items and a set for Templar Assassin.

Disruptor’s Items

Juggernaut’s Items

Phantom Assassin’s Items

Queen of Pain’s Items

Templar Assassin’s Items

Unreleased Treasure Chest

We have another community chest in the files now, the loot list for this chest will remain hidden until next week’s update.

Treasure of the Malignant Amanita

“A chest that seems mildly poisonous to the touch. The contents are unknown.”

Malignant’s Key:

Unusual Effect:

Updated Sound Files

We have some new voice over lines for some of the existing heroes in this week’s patch along with some sound effects for the unreleased 2nd tutorial map.

Tutorial Map 2 Sound Effects

tut_02_base_lp01.wav

waterfowl_01.wav 

waterfowl_02.wav 

waterfowl_03.wav 

waterfowl_04.wav 

waves_close_lp_1.wav 

waves_coast_lp_1.wav 

waves_coast_lp_2.wav 

Bristleback’s Voicework

Bristleback has two new lines for when spawning in added to his VO set:

bristle_spawn_01.mp3 

bristle_spawn_05.mp3 

Skywrath Mage’s Voicework

Skywrath Mage has a couple of new ally and rival lines added to his VO set:

drag_ally_10.mp3 

drag_ally_11.mp3 

drag_rival_12.mp3 

drag_rival_13.mp3 

drag_rival_14.mp3 

drag_spawn_01.mp3 

Timbersaw’s Voicework

Timbersaw has had two new rare lines added to his VO set:

timb_rare_01.mp3 

timb_rare_02.mp3 

Materials Update

We have no new material updates for the unreleased heroes.

Particles Update

We have no new particle updates for the unreleased heroes.

Predictions For The Next Hero

UK Dota

For those of you residing in the UK we are organising a Pubstomp in London on the 19th of May for the International 2013 Western Qualifier Finals.

PyrionFlax has all the details here for those of you that are interested: http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1dkuut/pflax_presents_the_perfect_pubstomp_sunday_may/