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Dota 2 Update - July 11th, 2018

Dota Plus: -- * Added a new Summer Terrain * Added a new Plus in-game prediction charm, grants you increasing amounts of shards for correct predictions in a row (10/20/30/40/50 for 1/2/3/4/5x, 50 for subsequent) * Added

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  • Server
addedDota Plus: -- * Added a new Summer Terrain * Added a new Plus in-game prediction charm, grants you increasing amounts of shards for correct predictions in a row (10/20/30/40/50 for 1/2/3/4/5x, 50 for subsequent) * Added a new feature to let Plus members spectate their friends' games live, seeing only what their friend's team can see. You can join in any time the game is ongoing. * Added dozens of new Hero Quests * Playing Turbo games now grants half the normal hero xp for wins/losses, rather than none. * Added a new global Hero Trends page * You can now purchase some Tools for shards in the Plus Rewards store.
fixedFixed a bug that would sometimes cause Plus guides to get stuck and not work. * Improved the item/ability/lane suggestions * Plus item suggestions now default to the first suggestion, with a button to examine alternatives. * The full popular items list is now shown even when you have a specific sequence selected. * Suggested items that have already been purchased are now greyed out, to improve readbility. * Added the Plus Hero Badge to the Post Game screen. * The Profile screen now shows your Plus Hero Badge and Relics
addedGeneral Changes: -- * Ranked Roles: Added a new type of report function that can be used during the picking phase for players that don't adhere to the selection they queued for. Does not consume normal reports. * Trivia: Added a button that lets you disable playing trivia sounds automatically.
fixedTurbo: Added an ability that lets you toggle the couriers auto deliver behavior. * Turbo: Courier will deliver gems and other shareable items picked up from your teammates. * Ctrl-alt clicking HP bars now correctly messages raw HP/Mana values of the target to the rest of your team. * Fixed a variety of consistency issues with alt-click modifier messages not being worded from the point of view of the person sending them. * Fixed a bug that caused AFK abandons to be assesed earlier than intended in cases where the player was AFK during the pick phase and was forced to a random hero. * Monkey King's Disguise now uses the correct bounty rune model for 5 minute runes. * Minimap icons for Viper and Slardar have been updated to their remodeled verison. * Enabled custom minimap icons for Primal Split Brewlings * Added a custom minimap icon for Arc Warden's Tempest Double * Refresher cast sound effect now audible to nearby teammates and enemies.
changedCustom Games: Fixed the lobby list connection sort not working correctly * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: "HeroGuidesSupported" setting is now defaulted to truebv * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: Added a new setting "ShouldForceDefaultGuide" which will cause default_* files to be utilized (if none is defined it will use the default from the base game) * Custom Games Lua API: Linked several missing modifier properties * Custom Games Lua API: Added function "SetUseDefaultDOTARuneSpawnLogic" to let custom games opt into the current set of rune spawning rules (previously it was forcing usage of an older rule set ) * Custom Games Lua API: Added "SetPowerRuneSpawnInterval" and "SetBountyRuneSpawnInterval" functions to customize rune spawn intervals (works with either the current or backwards compatible ruleset of rune spawning) * Custom Games Lua API: Added several functions for asking for basic stats on units on the server "GetBaseAttackRange", "GetStatusResistance", "GetEvasion", "GetSpellAmplification( bool bBaseOnly) "

Dota 2 changes

  • Abilitiessystem
  • Arc Wardenhero
  • Custommode
  • Monkey Kinghero
  • Slardarhero
  • Turbomode
addedDota Plus: -- * Added a new Summer Terrain * Added a new Plus in-game prediction charm, grants you increasing amounts of shards for correct predictions in a row (10/20/30/40/50 for 1/2/3/4/5x, 50 for subsequent) * Added a new feature to let Plus members spectate their friends' games live, seeing only what their friend's team can see. You can join in any time the game is ongoing. * Added dozens of new Hero Quests * Playing Turbo games now grants half the normal hero xp for wins/losses, rather than none. * Added a new global Hero Trends page * You can now purchase some Tools for shards in the Plus Rewards store.
fixedFixed a bug that would sometimes cause Plus guides to get stuck and not work. * Improved the item/ability/lane suggestions * Plus item suggestions now default to the first suggestion, with a button to examine alternatives. * The full popular items list is now shown even when you have a specific sequence selected. * Suggested items that have already been purchased are now greyed out, to improve readbility. * Added the Plus Hero Badge to the Post Game screen. * The Profile screen now shows your Plus Hero Badge and Relics
addedGeneral Changes: -- * Ranked Roles: Added a new type of report function that can be used during the picking phase for players that don't adhere to the selection they queued for. Does not consume normal reports. * Trivia: Added a button that lets you disable playing trivia sounds automatically.
fixedTurbo: Added an ability that lets you toggle the couriers auto deliver behavior. * Turbo: Courier will deliver gems and other shareable items picked up from your teammates. * Ctrl-alt clicking HP bars now correctly messages raw HP/Mana values of the target to the rest of your team. * Fixed a variety of consistency issues with alt-click modifier messages not being worded from the point of view of the person sending them. * Fixed a bug that caused AFK abandons to be assesed earlier than intended in cases where the player was AFK during the pick phase and was forced to a random hero. * Monkey King's Disguise now uses the correct bounty rune model for 5 minute runes. * Minimap icons for Viper and Slardar have been updated to their remodeled verison. * Enabled custom minimap icons for Primal Split Brewlings * Added a custom minimap icon for Arc Warden's Tempest Double * Refresher cast sound effect now audible to nearby teammates and enemies.
changedCustom Games: Fixed the lobby list connection sort not working correctly * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: "HeroGuidesSupported" setting is now defaulted to truebv * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: Added a new setting "ShouldForceDefaultGuide" which will cause default_* files to be utilized (if none is defined it will use the default from the base game) * Custom Games Lua API: Linked several missing modifier properties * Custom Games Lua API: Added function "SetUseDefaultDOTARuneSpawnLogic" to let custom games opt into the current set of rune spawning rules (previously it was forcing usage of an older rule set ) * Custom Games Lua API: Added "SetPowerRuneSpawnInterval" and "SetBountyRuneSpawnInterval" functions to customize rune spawn intervals (works with either the current or backwards compatible ruleset of rune spawning) * Custom Games Lua API: Added several functions for asking for basic stats on units on the server "GetBaseAttackRange", "GetStatusResistance", "GetEvasion", "GetSpellAmplification( bool bBaseOnly) "

Dota Plus: -- * Added a new Summer Terrain * Added a new Plus in-game prediction charm, grants you increasing amounts of shards for correct predictions in a row (10/20/30/40/50 for 1/2/3/4/5x, 50 for subsequent) * Added a new feature to let Plus members spectate their friends' games live, seeing only what their friend's team can see. You can join in any time the game is ongoing. * Added dozens of new Hero Quests * Playing Turbo games now grants half the normal hero xp for wins/losses, rather than none. * Added a new global Hero Trends page * You can now purchase some Tools for shards in the Plus Rewards store.

* Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause Plus guides to get stuck and not work. * Improved the item/ability/lane suggestions * Plus item suggestions now default to the first suggestion, with a button to examine alternatives. * The full popular items list is now shown even when you have a specific sequence selected. * Suggested items that have already been purchased are now greyed out, to improve readbility. * Added the Plus Hero Badge to the Post Game screen. * The Profile screen now shows your Plus Hero Badge and Relics

General Changes: -- * Ranked Roles: Added a new type of report function that can be used during the picking phase for players that don't adhere to the selection they queued for. Does not consume normal reports. * Trivia: Added a button that lets you disable playing trivia sounds automatically.

* Turbo: Added an ability that lets you toggle the couriers auto deliver behavior. * Turbo: Courier will deliver gems and other shareable items picked up from your teammates. * Ctrl-alt clicking HP bars now correctly messages raw HP/Mana values of the target to the rest of your team. * Fixed a variety of consistency issues with alt-click modifier messages not being worded from the point of view of the person sending them. * Fixed a bug that caused AFK abandons to be assesed earlier than intended in cases where the player was AFK during the pick phase and was forced to a random hero. * Monkey King's Disguise now uses the correct bounty rune model for 5 minute runes. * Minimap icons for Viper and Slardar have been updated to their remodeled verison. * Enabled custom minimap icons for Primal Split Brewlings * Added a custom minimap icon for Arc Warden's Tempest Double * Refresher cast sound effect now audible to nearby teammates and enemies.

* Custom Games: Fixed the lobby list connection sort not working correctly * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: "HeroGuidesSupported" setting is now defaulted to truebv * Custom Games addoninfo.txt: Added a new setting "ShouldForceDefaultGuide" which will cause default_* files to be utilized (if none is defined it will use the default from the base game) * Custom Games Lua API: Linked several missing modifier properties * Custom Games Lua API: Added function "SetUseDefaultDOTARuneSpawnLogic" to let custom games opt into the current set of rune spawning rules (previously it was forcing usage of an older rule set ) * Custom Games Lua API: Added "SetPowerRuneSpawnInterval" and "SetBountyRuneSpawnInterval" functions to customize rune spawn intervals (works with either the current or backwards compatible ruleset of rune spawning) * Custom Games Lua API: Added several functions for asking for basic stats on units on the server "GetBaseAttackRange", "GetStatusResistance", "GetEvasion", "GetSpellAmplification( bool bBaseOnly) "

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