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Lanepicker added to hero selection screenYou can now invite to trade from within Dota 2, including people you aren't friends with (privacy settings available)Games that are part of a best-of series are now grouped and spoiler-protected in the recent games panelAdded set browser to Hero PickerBroadcasters can now specify a country and description per channel when setting up a lobby for specatorsShowcase View can be activated using the icon on the left side of your hero portrait.Colorblind option addedClosed-captioning option addedAdded a "Pending Invitations" tooltip when in a party that lists outstanding party invitationsAdded Acknowledgements tab to the LibraryFixed incorrect turn arrows when spectating Captains Mode draftsNew convar dota_ability_legacy_mode_quick_cast causes all ability casts in Legacy keybinding mode to be Quick CastsYou no longer need to equip pennants to have their view counts updated and count towards teams you watch liveNew Player Experience
Bots now substitute for players that leave in Limited Hero modeAdded last hit training missionsCommunity
Changed low-priority penalty metric from time-based to games playedAdded messaging popups and more indications of low-priority status in interfaceAdded new survey questions about self and team cooperationAudio
Game Voices and Sound Effects now have separate volume slidersAdded a damage sound to Blademail reflect (only audible to attacking player)Added a sound on Diffusal Blade target unitsCorrected Clockwerk's spawn lineFixed FoW issues with some Invoker, Crystal Maiden, and Nature's Prophet abilitiesVisage ult sound no longer stacks with number of familiarsBloodrage target sound now retriggers even if target is still silencedVisuals
New support for remnant based effects. Visual updates to Storm/Ember/Earth Spirit remnants can be applied to all wearable items and will properly mimic when Rubick steals themModified Storm Spirit's effects to bring them visually in line with other SpiritsCoaching
Anyone in a matchmaking party can specify that they'd like to coach the party instead of play. In lobbies, players can choose to coach a team instead of play or spectate. Coaches cannot be used in Team Matchmaking, or Tournament lobbies.Increased maximum matchmaking party size to 6, to allow a coach to teach an entire team of students (but you can't Find Match if you have 6 players with no coach)Coaches are able to use in-player perspective views and broadcaster tools like line drawing to teach their students. They are able to ping on the ground, the minimap, and anywhere in the HUD itself.Coaches are considered to be on the same team as their students, so they cannot see anything in the game that their students can't see.Coaches and students have private voice and text communication channels.Coaches can hit their 'Hero Select' key to cycle through their students.Coaches see spectator-style item purchase popups for their students.In-perspective player view now shows the correct state of more HUD elements (Shop Quickbuy, KDA/Last Hits/Denies, Buyback). These improvements apply the the in-perspective view in live games and replays, as well as coaches.Economy
Steam Community Market This update may greatly disrupt market prices. In order to prevent items being purchased at pre-update prices for arbitrage, we are removing all item listings and returning them to their owners. While this removal process is taking place, new items will not be able to be listed on the Steam Community Market.You can now list an item on the market from the armory (right click: sell on the market).Armory item tooltips now contain the current lowest trading price for an item of the same class as the one highlighted. (Class is a somewhat flexible concept at the moment, so unusual courier prices will be less accurate than a specific wearable piece of equipment.)Crafting Crafting recipes now have a chance of dropping as a bonus item. These drops do not take up your normal drops, but are in addition to them.Polymorph Recipes These recipes take a variable number of any input of the same rarity and output a random other item of the same rarity. Example: 2 of Any Rare => 1 Random Different RareAugment Recipes These recipes take a combination of inputs of the same rarity and output a random other item of the next best rarity. Example: 1 of Any Common & 1 Wavecrester => 1 Random UncommonAncient Scroll Case A new type of Treasure Chest called the "Ancient Scroll Case" has been added. These cases drop multiple recipes when they are opened.The Ancient Scroll Case has a chance to drop an Exceptional Recipe. These make items that were previously only available as Genuine quality promotional items. The recipe creates a non-genuine version of the item.Gems & Sockets Items can now have up to 5 sockets. A socket can receive a gem. Each socket can only contain one gem.Some sockets require specific types of gems.When a gem is added to a socket that already contains a gem, the previous gem is destroyed.New Socketing Tools: Artificer's Chisel: Adds a socket to an item.Artificer's Hammer: Extracts the gems from an item.Gem Types: Kinetic Gems Adds a new animation to the hero using the item.Inscribed Gems Adds stat tracking ability to the item similar to the old strange system.The item they are added to changes to the "Inscribed" quality.Ethereal Gems Adds a particle effect to the item.All unusual effects can now be colorized.Prismatic Gems Colorizes the particle effect on the effect gem.Ascendant Gems The Ascendant Orb, Gem of Taegeuk, and Bloodstones are now Ascendant Gems.The item they are added to changes to the "Ascendant" quality. (in addition to tracking victories or gifts given as they did before).Autograph Runes Autographs are now Autograph Runes.Allows you to tag an item with a pro player's autograph.Since an item can have 5 sockets, you can now get a whole team to autograph an item.The item they are added to changes to the "Autographed" quality.Spectator Gems Items that previously tracked 'games viewed' now contain spectator gems.Spectator gems follow a specific league or team.Styles that previously required 'games viewed' now require a gem with the same number of games viewed (for the correct league / player / team / etc).Ethereal & Prismatic gems are used together on unusual items (couriers).More types of gems will be coming in the future.Unusual items do not change quality when gems are added. Non-unusual items will change in the order gems are added.Item Quality Keywords The item quality keyword "Vintage" has been changed to "Elder".The item quality keyword "Tournament" has been changed to "Heroic".The item quality keyword "Haunted" has been changed to "Cursed".The item quality keyword "Strange" has been changed to "Inscribed".Strange Items Strange modifiers on items have been converted into stat tracking Inscribed Gems.The stats on items are no longer wiped when an item is traded.Strange modifiers that haven't been applied have been turned into 'gem packs' that grant a living stat tracking gem and a Artificer's Chisel to create a socket on an item.Previously strange quality items are now have the inscribed quality.Unusual Paint & Colors Unusual paint items have been changed into Gem Packs that will grant a gem of the same color of the old paint item when used.All couriers that were painted in the past will now have color gems already installed of the appropriate color.All legacy courier colors (very old drop colors, bugged colors, etc) have been preserved as color gems. If you want, you can smash the courier to recover the legacy color gem and use it on some other courier or effect combination.All unusual paint items on the Steam Community Market have been delisted. You can relist the Color Gem Packs.All non-legacy colors (colors that drop normally from Treasure Chests) now have specific names (i.e.: "Verdant Green"). Legacy colors will have the name "Legacy (R G B)". (Most Legacy Colors are completely unique, but there are a few where more than one of that color exist.)New colors will appear on Treasure Chest unusuals from time to time moving forward. While we will avoid selecting legacy colors we cannot completely guarantee that new colors will not sometimes be similar. The 800 or so unique legacy colors in existence cover a large amount of color space.
* After 16 minutes Roshan will be stuffed and you will be left candyless.* You must team up with the enemy and defeat Roshan before he's had his fill.* Upon defeat, Roshan will revive again and again, growing stronger each time.* The stronger Roshan becomes, the better the rewards will be when time runs out!"This year instead of being the best team to kill Roshan the fastest way possible you now have to see how long you can hold out against him. Each time you kill him Roshan he will respawn with a higher level, extra health and more abilities to use. There is also a timer that will start ticking down and if you fail to kill Roshan in that time then the round will finish (killing Roshan will extend the timer).
Roshan also has three new abilities this year:
Fire Breath - "Roshan breathes a lethal arc of searing fire."Summon Roshlings - "Roshan calls a group of Roshlings to aid him."Fireball - "Roshan launches a number of slow moving fireballs at all nearby enemies."He also has a couple of new modifiers:
Spell Block - "Roshan will block one targeted spell every 15 seconds."Devotion - "Armor bonus that increases as time goes on."Waiting - "Roshan is waiting for a victim to attack!"New Diretide 2013 hint:
"dota_diretide_loot_hint" "The stronger Roshan becomes, the better the rewards will be when time runs out!"
Winner's of the first phase of Diretide (those who collect the most candy) will be awarded with either a:
Recipe: Materialize ItemQuas EssenceWex EssenceExort EssencePhase 2 - Killing Roshan
After killing Roshan both teams will rewarded one of the following:
Recipe: Materialize ItemQuas EssenceWex EssenceExort EssenceThere is also a chance of being rewarded something more special (The chance of getting one of these goes up by 33% for each extra level of Roshan):
Cursed Recipe: Materialize ItemShadow EssenceAt first glance you may think this is not comparable to last year's loot lists however with the introduction of crafting it will now be possible to use the Materialize Recipe in order to craft a new item ranging from Common to Arcana. (More details are on this in the Crafting section below).
Sugar Rush Hall of Fame
Which ever group of people holds out the longest will be put into the Sugar Rush Hall of Fame for that cycle and will be awarded a special Platinum Baby Roshan courier if they remain there until the end of the cycle.
"A unique and glistening trophy awarded to the deadliest heroes to face Sugar Rush Roshan."
Platinum Baby Roshan's Unusual Effect
Satyr Tormenter - New
Satyr Tormenter - Old
Satyr Banisher - New
Satyr Banisher - Old
Satyr Mindstealer - New
Satyr Mindstealer - Old
Ogre Brusier's PVE Attack & Attack Jump Animations
Golem's Frostivus Spell Animation
The play tab now has a play with a coach section where you can directly invite people from your friends list to come and coach you.
The invite dialogue has different headers so you know if it is a party or coach invitation.
The coach will be to see the selected student’s perspective and chat directly to them before the match has even started (on the selection screen).
As well as their perspective and chat in game.
The coach has the ability to draw directly on the map or ping to the student he is teaching.
Swapping between each student is easy with the new coaching panel that you can toggle on/off.
The student also gets their own coaching panel where they can choose to listen to the other students or not.
Clicks made on the user interface are also highlighted to the student which is handy for guiding someone through the shop UI etc.
The new showcase view option is a very powerful tool for capturing new, unseen camera angles and can be used during a normal game, replay or whilst spectating live over Dota TV.
The requirements to complete a Recipe can vary greatly, so keep an eye on the Steam Community Market."
The majority of the current crafting recipes are made up of Polymorph and Augment recipes.
The Polymorph recipes take a variable number of any input of the same rarity and output a random other item of the same rarity. Example: 2 of Any Rare => 1 Random Different Rare.The Augment recipes recipes take a combination of inputs of the same rarity and output a random other item of the next best rarity. Example: 1 of Any Common & 1 Wavecrester => 1 Random Uncommon.The Recipes
Recipe: Polymorph Common Items
"This recipe will combine a number of common items and produce a random new common item."Recipe: Augment Common Items
"This recipe will combine a number of specific common items and produce a random new uncommon item."Recipe: Polymorph Uncommon Items
"This recipe will combine a number of uncommon items and produce a random new uncommon item."Recipe: Augment Uncommon Items
"This recipe will combine a number of specific uncommon items and produce a random new rare item."Recipe: Polymorph Rare Items
"This recipe will combine a number of rare items and produce a random new rare item."Recipe: Augment Rare Items
"This recipe will combine a number of specific rare items and produce a random new mythical item."Recipe: Polymorph Mythical Items
"This recipe will combine a number of mythical items and produce a random new mythical item."Currently there is no Augment Mythical Items recipe.
Recipe: Craft Exceptional Item
"This recipe requires you to collect several specific items to craft an exceptional new item."These make items that were previously only available as Genuine quality promotional items. The recipe creates a non-genuine version of the item. (The Ancient Scroll Case has a chance to drop one of these Exceptional Recipes.)
Recipe: Materialize Item
"This recipe will combine a number of magical essences and produce a random item."This scroll allows you to craft the Essences earned in Diretide and can result in an item with a rarity of either: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Mythical, Legendary or Arcana. The craft will also have a 40% chance of reward you with a bonus item in the form of either a Common, Uncommon, Rare or Mythical crafting scroll.
Cursed Recipe: Materialize Item
"This recipe will combine a number of magical essences and produce a random item."There is also a "Cursed" version of the Materialize recipe which will craft Cursed versions of items (The Cursed items can be used by the new Hollow Jack recipe detailed below to make the new Diretide courier).
Recipe: Hollow Jack
"This recipe will combine an item from the Ghastly Treasure of Diretide with any Cursed item to produce a Hollow Jack courier."Shares the same icon as the cursed recipe.
Recipe: Unusual Artificer's Hammer
"This recipe will combine a number of items and produce an Unusual Artificer's Hammer."Uses the Mythical crafting scroll icon.
Recipe: Artificer's Hammer
"This recipe will combine a number of items and produce an Artificer's Hammer. The hammer can be used to extract gems from items, but at the cost of destroying the gemmed item."Uses the Rare crafting scroll icon.
Recipe: Artificer's Brand
"This recipe will combine a number of items and produce an Artificer's Brand. The brand can be used to make a courier unusual bu adding effect and color sockets to it."This icon will be used for Legendary crafting scrolls if any more are added (currently it is used by the Brand recipe).
Ancient Crafting Scroll
Will most likely be used if any Ancient rarity recipes are added into the game.
Quest Scroll
It is unknown what this type of scroll will be used for yet.
The Crafting UI
After opening the recipe you will presented with a dialogue that will show the eligible items for crafting at the bottom, once completing every slot you can hit apply which will consume the items fed into the recipe and will reward you with a new item.
In this example the cursed materialize recipe results in the creation of a cursed hand of hell's ambassador for Lion.
The requirements to complete a Recipe can vary greatly, so keep an eye on the Steam Community Market. Got a favorite item? Personalize it even further by adding sockets and gems. Insert a Kinetic Gem to add unique animations to your favorite sword, or grab your most prized courier and add an Ethereal or Prismatic Gem to show off new colors and effects. Get your favorite team to sign your tournament item with their Autograph Rune, and throw an Inscribed Gem in there as well to show off your best hero stats. Indecisive? Good news! Each item can hold up to five gems."
The Gems
Kinetic Gem
"Adding this gem to an item will modify or add one or more new animations to the hero equipping the item."Spectator Gem
"Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track games viewed for a league or team."Inscribed Gem
"Adding this gem to an item will enable that item to track stats."Prismatic Gem
“This gem will change the color of the Ethereal effects on the item it is socketed in.”Ethereal Gem
"This gem will add a new Ethereal particle effect to the item it is socketed in."Autograph Rune
"A sacred mark from hallowed hands. Socket this into an item to autograph it."Since an item can have 5 sockets, you can now get a whole team to autograph an item. The item they are added to changes to the "Autographed" quality.
Ascendant Gems
The Ascendant Orb, Gem of Taegeuk, and Bloodstones are now Ascendant Gems. The item they are added to changes to the "Ascendant" quality. (in addition to tracking victories or gifts given as they did before).
The Tools
Artificer's Chisel
“A magical chisel used to add sockets to items. This chisel creates general sockets.”Artificer's Brand
"A magical chisel used to add unusual sockets to couriers. This chisel will add an effect and color socket to a courier and make it unusual."Artificer's Hammer
“A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into items. This hammer cannot be used on unusual couriers.”Unusual Artificer's Hammer
“A powerful enchanted hammer used to extract gems that have been socketed into unusual couriers. This item will destroy the courier it is used on.”The Details
The current list of potential custom animations that are supported by the Kinetic Gem:
"DOTA_Anim_Mod_Silent_Ripper" "Pounce of the Silent Ripper""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Pyre" "Flames of the Pyre""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Omoz" "Pits of Omoz""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Odachi" "Fireborn Assault""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Bladebiter" "Bladebiter's Strike""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Deadwinter_Soul" "Deadwinter's Soul""DOTA_Anim_Mod_Death_Protest" "Twin Deaths' Haunting"The current list of potential stats that can tracked (the majority of these are new to this patch) with an Inscribed Gem:
"KillEaterEventType_Kills" "Kills""KillEaterEventType_KillAssists" "Kill Assists""KillEaterEventType_Wins" "Victories""KillEaterEventType_Treants_Created" "Treants Created""KillEaterEventType_Omnislash_Jumps" "Omnislash Jumps""KillEaterEventType_Blade_Fury_Time" "Blade Fury Damage""KillEaterEventType_Blade_Dance_Crits" "Blade Dance Crits""KillEaterEventType_Wards_Placed" "Wards Placed""KillEaterEventType_Killing_Sprees" "Killing Sprees""KillEaterEventType_Trees_Created" "Trees Created""KillEaterEventType_Carries_Killed" "Carries Killed""KillEaterEventType_First_Blood" "First Bloods""KillEaterEventType_Godlike" "Godlike Sprees""KillEaterEventType_Gold_Earned" "Gold Earned""KillEaterEventType_Gold_Spent" "Gold Spent""KillEaterEventType_Towers_Destroyed" "Towers Destroyed""KillEaterEventType_Bounty_TrackedKills" "Tracked Kills""KillEaterEventType_Bounty_TrackedInvisKills" "Tracked Invisible Kills""KillEaterEventType_Bounty_InvisJinadaHits" "Invisible Jinada Strikes""KillEaterEventType_Bounty_TrackGold" "Tracked Bonus Gold""KillEaterEventType_Tide_GoodRavages" "Quad Ravages""KillEaterEventType_Windrunner_DoubleShackles" "Double Shackles""KillEaterEventType_Windrunner_GoodPowershots" "Multi-Hero Powershots""KillEaterEventType_Invoker_SunstrikeKills" "Sunstrike Kills""KillEaterEventType_Couriers_Purchased" "Couriers Purchased""KillEaterEventType_Wards_Purchased" "Wards Purchased""KillEaterEventType_Tide_EnemiesGushed" "Enemies Gushed""KillEaterEventType_Axe_Culls" "Enemies Culled""KillEaterEventType_Axe_BattleHungerKills" "Battle Hunger Kills""KillEaterEventType_Axe_LowHealthKills" "Near Death Kills""KillEaterEventType_Axe_CalledDamageDone" "Call Damage Done""KillEaterEventType_Axe_CalledDamageTaken" "Call Damage Taken""KillEaterEventType_Invoker_TornadoKills" "Tornado Kills""KillEaterEventType_GamesViewed" "Games Viewed""KillEaterEventType_Sven_DoubleStuns" "Multi-Hero Storm Hammers""KillEaterEventType_Sven_WarcryAssists" "Warcry Assists""KillEaterEventType_Sven_CleaveDoubleKills" "Multi-Hero Cleave Kills""KillEaterEventType_Sven_TeleportInterrupts" "Storm Hammered Teleports""KillEaterEventType_Faceless_MultiChrono" "Multi-Hero Chronospheres""KillEaterEventType_Faceless_ChronoKills" "Chronosphere Kills""KillEaterEventType_Ursa_MultiShocks" "Multi-Hero Earthshocks""KillEaterEventType_RoshanKills" "Roshan Kills""KillEaterEventType_GiftsGranted" "Gifts Granted""KillEaterEventType_Lion_FingerKills" "Finger Kills""KillEaterEventType_Lion_ManaDrained" "Mana Drained""KillEaterEventType_OD_IntStolen" "Intelligence Stolen""KillEaterEventType_Riki_GemCarrierKills" "Gem Carriers Killed""KillEaterEventType_Riki_SmokedHeroKills" "Heroes Killed Inside Smoke""KillEaterEventType_HeroesRevealedWithDust" "Heroes Revealed with Dust""KillEaterEventType_SkeletonKing_ReincarnationKills" "Reincarnation Kills""KillEaterEventType_Abaddon_BorrowedTimeDamageAbsorbed" "Borrowed Time Healing""KillEaterEventType_Skywrath_FlareKills" "Flare Kills""KillEaterEventType_Enchantress_CreepsConverted" "Creeps Enchanted""KillEaterEventType_Leshrac_SplitEarthStuns" "Split Earth Stuns""KillEaterEventType_Mirana_MaxStunArrows" "Maximum Stun Arrows""KillEaterEventType_PhantomAssassin_CoupdeGraceCrits" "Coup de Grace Crits""KillEaterEventType_PhantomAssassin_DaggerCrits" "Dagger Crits""KillEaterEventType_Meepo_Earthbinds" "Successful Earthbinds""KillEaterEventType_Bloodseeker_RuptureKills" "Rupture Kills""KillEaterEventType_ChaosKnight_FourSecondStunBolts" "4 Second Stuns""KillEaterEventType_Slark_LeashedEnemies" "Leashed Enemies""KillEaterEventType_Slark_EssenceStolen" "Essence Stolen""KillEaterEventType_Slark_DebuffsPurged" "Debuffs Purged""KillEaterEventType_Disruptor_FountainGlimpses" "Enemies Fountain Glimpsed""KillEaterEventType_Rubick_SpellsStolen" "Spells Stolen""KillEaterEventType_Rubick_UltimatesStolen" "Ultimates Stolen""KillEaterEventType_Doom_CreepsDevoured" "Creeps Devoured""KillEaterEventType_Doom_EnemiesDoomed" "Doomed Enemies""KillEaterEventType_OgreMagi_4xFireblasts" "4X Multicast Fireblasts""KillEaterEventType_OgreMagi_4xIgnites" "4X Multicast Ignites""KillEaterEventType_Omniknight_Purifications" "Purifications""KillEaterEventType_Omniknight_AlliesRepelled" "Allies Repelled""KillEaterEventType_Omniknight_EnemiesRepelled" "Enemies Repelled""KillEaterEventType_Warlock_FiveHeroFatalBonds" "Five-Hero Fatal Bonds""KillEaterEventType_Warlock_GolemsSummoned" "Golems Summoned""KillEaterEventType_CrystalMaiden_FrostbittenEnemies" "Frostbitten Enemies""KillEaterEventType_CrystalMaiden_CrystalNovas" "Crystal Novas Cast""KillEaterEventType_Kunkka_DoubleHeroTorrents" "Double-Hero Torrents""KillEaterEventType_Kunkka_TripleHeroGhostShips" "Triple-Hero Ghost Ships""KillEaterEventType_NagaSiren_EnemiesEnsnared" "Enemies Ensnared""KillEaterEventType_NagaSiren_TripleHeroRipTides" "Triple-Hero Rip Tides""KillEaterEventType_Lycan_KillsDuringShapeshift" "Shapeshifted Kills""KillEaterEventType_Lycan_WolvesSummoned" "Wolves Summoned""KillEaterEventType_Pudge_FleshHeapTotal" "Flesh Heap Total""KillEaterEventType_Pudge_DismemberKills" "Dismember Kills""KillEaterEventType_Pudge_EnemyHeroesHooked" "Enemy Heroes Hooked""KillEaterEventType_Pudge_HookKills" "Meat Hook Kills""KillEaterEventType_Pudge_UnseenEnemyHeroesHooked" "Unseen Enemies Hooked""KillEaterEventType_DrowRanger_EnemiesSilenced" "Enemies Silenced""KillEaterEventType_DrowRanger_MultiHeroSilences" "Multi-Hero Silences""KillEaterEventType_DrowRanger_SilencedKills" "Silenced Kills""KillEaterEventType_DrowRanger_FrostArrowKills" "Frost Arrow Kills""KillEaterEventType_DragonKnight_KillsInDragonForm" "Dragon Form Kills""KillEaterEventType_DragonKnight_BreatheFireKills" "Breathe Fire Kills""KillEaterEventType_DragonKnight_DragonTails" "Dragon Tail Stuns""KillEaterEventType_DragonKnight_SplashKills" "Splash Damage Kills""KillEaterEventType_Morphling_MorphReplicates" "Morphs to Replicate""KillEaterEventType_Morphling_HeroesReplicated" "Heroes Replicated""KillEaterEventType_Morphling_MaxLengthStunAdaptive" "Max Adaptive Strike Stuns""KillEaterEventType_Morphling_MaxDamageAdaptive" "Max Damage Adaptive Strikes""KillEaterEventType_WitchDoctor_CaskStuns" "Cask Stuns""KillEaterEventType_WitchDoctor_MaledictKills" "Malediction Kills""KillEaterEventType_WitchDoctor_MultiHeroMaledicts" "Multi-Hero Maledicts""KillEaterEventType_WitchDoctor_VoodooHealed" "Voodoo Restoration Health""KillEaterEventType_WitchDoctor_DeathWardKills" "Kills with Death Ward"The current list of supported colors for the Prismatic Gem:
"UnknownColor" "Rare""UnusualRed" "Red""UnusualRubiline" "Rubiline""UnusualGold" "Gold""UnusualBlue" "Blue""UnusualPurple" "Purple""UnusualOrange" "Orange""UnusualLightGreen" "Light Green""UnusualDeepBlue" "Deep Blue""UnusualSeaGreen" "Sea Green""UnusualVerdantGreen" "Verdant Green""UnusualDeepGreen" "Deep Green""UnusualBrightPurple" "Bright Purple""UnusualBrightGreen" "Bright Green""UnusualPlacidBlue" "Placid Blue""UnusualSummerWarmth" "Summer Warmth""UnusualDefensiveRed" "Defensive Red""UnusualCreatorsLight" "Creator's Light""UnusualBlossomRed" "Blossom Red""UnusualCrystallineBlue" "Crystalline Blue""UnusualCursedBlack" "Cursed Black""UnusualPlagueGrey" "Plague Grey""UnusualInternational2012" "Champion's Blue""UnusualInternational2013" "Champion's Green""UnusualMidasGold" "Midas Gold""UnusualEarthGreen" "Earth Green""UnusualEmberFlame" "Ember Flame""UnusualDiretideOrange" "Diretide Orange""UnusualDredgeEarth" "Dredge Earth""UnusualDungeonDoom" "Dungeon Doom""UnusualMannsMint" "Tnim S'nnam""UnusualBusinessPants" "Brusque Britches Beige""UnusualUnhallowedGround" "Unhallowed Ground""UnusualShips" "Ships in the Night""UnusualMiasma" "Miasmatic Grey""UnusualPristinePlatinum" "Pristine Platinum"The Socketing UI
When exploring the armory you will now be able to see what Gems are in an item by hovering over it and taking a look at the tooltip.
In this example I have a Champion's Aura 2012 Ethereal Gem in the Drodo which is the unusual effect itself and a Champion's Blue Prsimatic Gem which is the colour of the effect.
Right clicking on any item inside your armory will give you the option of entering the socket UI.
An item can support up to five sockets meaning you can stack gems like autographs and strange trackers on top of existing ones like unusual effect and colors.
By default an item will have no sockets in it however you can add more by using the new Chisel tool which is available in the store or as an item drop/craft.
This set features multiple levels for the Helm and Sword.
Level 2
Level 3
Bloodstone Blades
Fallen Sword
Hellthorn Scepter
Hallowed Horde
A replacement for Nature's Prophet's Treants.
One step closer to Street Sharks.
Tidehunter Blink Dagger
The Genuine Tidehunter Blink Dagger that is due to come with the new Dire Starter HeroClix set has been updated with a new model.
The cloth physics file for the item isn't finished set which is why it appears different from the image above.
A new replacement for Warlock's Golem.
This is a new kind of a treasure case which requires a standard treasure key and contains a number of different recipes. The case will drop multiple recipes when opened. They are obtained via the standard timed treasure chest drops earned when playing the game.
The Ancient Scroll Case has a chance to drop an Exceptional Recipe. These make items that were previously only available as Genuine quality promotional items. The recipe creates a non-genuine version of the item.
The Locked Gemstone Cache is another new addition that can only be obtained via the random timed treasure chest drops. Each series of Gemstone Caches will come with a different set of gems.
When opened you will be rewarded with a couple of randomly Inscribed Gems and a Artificer's Chisel with five uses in order to use the add sockets to items so you can use your new Gems.
Loot List
The Treasure of Earth Essence chest requires a special Earth Essence key.
| Loot List | Hero Name |
|---|---|
| The Elegant Stroke | Juggernaut |
| Winter Solstice Fashion | Crystal Maiden |
| Gwanji the Thunder Lizard | Disruptor |
| Spring's Lilium Crown | Enchantress |
| Fallen Sword | Doom |
| The Savage Orchid | Nature's Prophet |
| Chronoptic Crown | Leshrac |
| Bramblehorn | Mirana |
| Windweave Headband | Windrunner |
| Blade of Misery | Phantom Assasin |
| Tsunami Blade | Kunkka |
| Potential Unusual Couriers |
|---|
| Captain Bamboo |
| Baekho |
| Yonex's Rage |
| Shagbark |
| Nimble Ben |
| Kupu the Metamorpher |
| The Llama Llama |
| Itsy |
| Mok |
| Blotto and Stick |
| Tinkbot |
| Alphid of Lecaciida |
| Waldi the Faithful |
| Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit |
| Deathripper |
| Azuremir |
N/A
Loot List
| Item Name | Hero |
|---|---|
| Clergy Warhammer | Omniknight |
| Shattered Destroyer | Skeleton King |
| Hellfire Edge | Chaos Knight |
| Slicer of the Depths | Slark |
| Hellthorn Scepter | Lion |
| Mattock of Distortion | Faceless Void |
| Aethereal Crescent Wand | Skywrath Mage |
| Phantom's Reaper | Abaddon |
| Vingspan | Batrider |
| The Celestial Bane | Outworld Devourer |
| Auspice of Iczoxtotec | Bloodseeker |
| Potential Unusual Couriers |
|---|
| Captain Bamboo |
| Baekho |
| Yonex's Rage |
| Shagbark |
| Nimble Ben |
| Kupu the Metamorpher |
| The Llama Llama |
| Itsy |
| Mok |
| Blotto and Stick |
| Tinkbot |
| Alphid of Lecaciida |
| Waldi the Faithful |
| Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit |
| Deathripper |
| Azuremir |
Items unboxed from this chest have the chance of having a random Inscribed Gem fitted. The Diretide chest also has the added bonus of potentially getting a Cursed Materialized Recipe, Hollow Jack Recipe or Shadow Essence.
Loot List
| Item Name | Hero Name |
|---|---|
| Mr. Depth Driller | Meepo |
| Crown of Omoz | Doom |
| Demonic Collar | Lion |
| Spell Devourer | Rubick |
| Icewrack Pack | Lycanthrope |
| Lighted Scepter of Serendipity | Ogre Magi |
| Dark Tracer | Bounty Hunter |
| Dorsal Doom | Tidehunter |
| The Torchbearer | Warlock |
| Hallowed Horde | Nature's Prophet |
| Hook of the Sorrowful Prey | Pudge |
| Potential Unusual Couriers |
|---|
| Captain Bamboo |
| Baekho |
| Yonex's Rage |
| Shagbark |
| Nimble Ben |
| Kupu The Metamorpher |
| The Llama Llama |
| Itsy |
| Mok |
| Blotto and Stick |
| Tinkbot |
| Alphid of Lecaciida |
| Waldi the Faithful |
| Arnabus the Fairy Rabbit |
| Deathripper |
| Azuremir |
| Baby Roshan |
| Hollow Jack |
The effect also features ghosts that fly around (not pictured).
The Treasure of Heroic Bounty is earned through the normal timed drops system.
The loot list for the Heroic Bounty chest is fairly large and all of the items can come pre-socketed with an Inscribed Gem.
Shoulders of the Slain DragonHelm of the Slain DragonSword of the DrakeCrimson Wyvern ShieldCrimson Wyvern SwordCrimson Wyvern ShouldersCrimson Wyvern HelmFurybladeFuryblade - Off-HandPads of the Blood CovenantCowl of the Blood CovenantBlade of the Blood CovenantBlade of the Blood Covenant - Off-HandMask of the Crimson Cut-throatMancatcher of the Crimson Cut-throatBlade of the Crimson Cut-throatShuriken of the Crimson Cut-throatMask of Distant SandsShuriken of Distant SandsLong Blade of Distant SandsShort Blade of Distant SandsLongbow of the Boreal WatchCowl of the Boreal WatchPauldrons of the Boreal WatchQuiver of the Boreal WatchJewel of the Forest BowJewel of the Forest CapeJewel of the Forest ScarfHeadwraps of the Acolyte of ClaszTime-Mace of the Acolyte of ClaszGauntlets of the Acolyte of ClaszGirdpiece of the Acolyte of ClaszHelm of ClaszuremeViridus SpineShard of the RiftCarved Grin of the TricksterNo-Guard the Courageous EdgeDeath Mask of the BraveElder Tusk of the BraveBone Bracer of the BraveMask of a Thousand FacesHealing Ward of the Kuur-IshiminariStaff of the Old DoctorCloak of the StormcrowEgg of the StormcrowTail of the StormcrowSigil of the StormcrowVeil of FablesDrum of TalesArmored Exoskeleton BackArmored Exoskeleton WingsEmber Tipped CarapaceEmber Tipped StridersEmber Tipped AntennaeEmber Tipped ManipulatorsChopper of the Mad HarvesterHook of the Mad HarvesterRope of the Mad HarvesterMask of the Mad HarvesterSnowdrop MantleSnowdrop MittensSnowdrop StaffFrostiron Sorceress StaffCape of the Crystalline QueenBlade of the Subtle DemonBlade of the Subtle Demon - Off-HandVeil of the Subtle DemonBladebreaker HoodBladebreaker SpauldersBladebreaker DaggerBladebreaker Dagger - Off-HandThe Heroic Bounty chest also has the chance of unboxing an additional item, one of the following:
Recipe: Artificer's ChiselRecipe: Artificer's HammerRecipe: Unusual Artificer's HammerName TagDescription Tag75% Battle Bonus (3 Days)
| Hero Treasure Chest Unusual Couriers |
|---|
| Captain Bamboo |
| Baekho |
Yonex's Rage |
| Shagbark |
| Nimble Ben |
| Kupu the Metamorpher |
| The Llama Llama |
| Itsy |
| Mok |
| Blotto and Stick |
| Tinkbot |
| Alphid of Lecaciida |
| Waldi the Faithful |
| Arnabus the Fairty Rabbit |
| Deathripper |
| Azuremir |
Hollow Jack is unique to Diretide and can only be obtained via the unboxing of an unusual version or via the new Hollow Jack Recipe (as detailed in the crafting section above).
You can listen to a preview of the pack on the DotaCinema YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHqsUKWBwS0
The G-League 2013 ticket was added in between the previous update and comes with a new set for Ursa.
The first part introduces you to the concept of last hitting and denying.
The second part is a general last hit practice map that can be played with any hero in the game.
The effect is also shared with Rubick for instance when he steal Static Remnant from Storm Spirit.
The update has also been reflected in his Treasure Chest.
Under the Library tab we now have a new Acknowledgements panel which credits all of the voice actors.
It also has a special shoutout to Blizzard and the Warcraft 3 community at the end.
The Archronicus has also been updated with two new pages entitled "Death Bounty".
The party window now shows all pending invites as a tooltip to any one in the party.
Every game in the series will be shown however if you select a game that doesn't exist due to how the matches went you will get an error message instead.
The availability of this can be changed via the game settings page and by default is set to only allow trades from friends and guild members.
The customisation option also has a tickbox that allows you to save the selection for any future you lobbies you join as a broadcaster.
Each broadcaster group can be customised and will then reflect this on the spectator UI when players are choosing a broadcaster group on Dota TV.
Lane selection tool aka mid or feed.
The set preview tool allows you to see all of the item sets for that hero and whether or not if it still available in the store which in that case would redirect you to the marketplace.
Sets you own can quickly be equipped from this new tab.
Sets still available in the store will display a button which will take you directly to the store page.
Sets that are no longer sold on the store due to being out for a while will show a marketplace button instead.
"Dota2LauncherOutOfDate" "Dota 2 Launcher out of date"
"SteamClientOutOfDate" "Steam client missing or out of date"
Error strings for the new Showcase View system, can't be used on enemies and for spectators they need to in free cam mode.
"DOTA_InspectHeroInWorld" "Showcase View"
"DOTA_InspectHeroInWorld_Error_EnemySelected" "Showcase View available for friendly units only"
"DOTA_InspectHeroInWorld_Error_FreeCamOnly" "Showcase View available in Free Camera only"
"DOTA_InspectHeroInWorld_Error_Dead" "Dead"
Some updates to the Abandonment messages, the game will now notify the players if it was due to AFKing.
"DOTA_Chat_SafeToLeaveAbandonerAFK" "Abandonment by %s1 due to inactivity. This game is now safe to leave."
"DOTA_Chat_SafeToLeaveAbandonerAFKEarly" "Early abandonment by %s1 due to inactivity. This game is now safe to leave. No stats will be recorded."
The Limited Hero mode that new players used during the tutorial will no longer result in Abandons instead leavers will be replaced with bots.
"DOTA_Chat_DisconnectLimitedHero" "%s1 has disconnected from the game. Their hero will be replaced by a bot."
"DOTA_Chat_AbandonLimitedHero" "%s1 has abandoned the game. Their hero will be replaced by a bot."
"DOTA_Chat_AbandonLimitedHeroExplanation" "There are no punishments for leaving Limited Heroes mode games, but abandoning games in all other game modes may lead to punishment by placement in the low-priority queue."
Earth and Ember spirit were both added to the hero list, as well as a new addition Abyssal Underlord (aka Pit Lord)
"npc_dota_hero_ember_spirit" "Ember Spirit"
"npc_dota_hero_earth_spirit" "Earth Spirit"
"npc_dota_hero_abyssal_underlord" "Abyssal Underlord"
A large batch of updated strings for the unreleased Fantasy League feature.
"Fantasy_League_Create_Header" "Create a New Fantasy League"
"Fantasy_League_Join_Header" "Join an Existing Fantasy League"
"fantasy_league_join_details" "Create a fantasy team in the selected fantasy league"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Wait_Header" "Please Wait"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Wait" "Creating Fantasy League..."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_Header" "Error"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_NoPermission" "You don't have permission to create that fantasy league."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_BadLeagueID" "Bad League ID specified."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_BadName" "Invalid Fantasy League name."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_Unspecified" "Unknown Error. Please try again."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Error_NoName" "You must specify a name for your Fantasy League."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Success_Header" "Success"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueCreate_Success" "Created Fantasy League"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueEditInvites_Error_Header" "Error"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueEditInvites_Error" "There was an error editing fantasy league invites. Please try again."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueEditSettings_Error_Header" "Error"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueEditSettings_Error" "There was an error editing fantasy league settings. Please try again."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Wait_Header" "Please Wait"
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Wait" "Creating Fantasy Team..."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_Header" "Error"
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_NoPermission" "You don't have permission to create a team in that fantasy league."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_FailedLogoUpload" "Failed to upload logo."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_BadFantasyLeagueID" "Invalid fantasy league."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_BadName" "Invalid name."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Error_Unspecified" "Unknown error. Please try again."
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Success_Header" "Success"
"DOTA_FantasyTeamCreate_Success" "Created Fantasy Team "%s1"."
"in" "in"
"fantasy_league_name" "League Name"
"fantasy_league_commish" "Commissioner"
"fantasy_league_invite_type" "League Type"
"fantasy_league_join" "Join League"
"fantasy_league_create" "Create League"
"fantasy_league_create_name" "Select a name for your new Fantasy League. This name cannot be changed after the League is created!"
"fantasy_league_create_select_league" "Select a Tournament that this Fantasy League is associated with. Only matches that are played in this Tournament will be counted for this Fantasy League."
"fantasy_create_team_header" "Create Fantasy Team"
"fantasy_create_team_details" "Select a name for your new team. You can also set a team logo."
"fantasy_edit_logo" "Edit Logo"
"fantasy_league_create_wait" "Working..."
"fantasy_league_join_wait" "Working..."
"fantasy_league_standings_wait" "Retreiving Standings..."
"fantasy_league_standings_error" "Error retreiving standings."
"fantasy_league_matchups_wait" "Retreiving Matchups..."
"fantasy_league_matchups_error" "Error retreiving matchups."
"fantasy_league_teams_roster_swap_wait" "Updating Roster..."
"fantasy_league_teams_roster_swap_error" "Failed to update Roster."
"fantasy_league_create_invalid" "You are not currently able to create a fantasy league."
"fantasy_league_join_invalid" "You are not currently invited to join any fantasy leagues."
"fantasy_league_run_by" "run by"
"fantasy_league_invite_type" "Type"
"fantasy_invite_guild" "open to"
"fantasy_league_standings" "Standings"
"fantasy_league_matchups" "Matchups"
"fantasy_league_messages" "Messages"
"fantasy_league_pending_trades" "Open Trades"
"fantasy_league_transactions" "Transactions"
"fantasy_draft_time" "Time"
"fantasy_league_edit_header" "Fantasy League Settings"
"fantasy_league_edit_edit" "Edit"
"fantasy_league_edit_details" "Fantasy League Settings will lock %s1 minutes before the scheduled draft."
"fantasy_league_edit_details_locked" "Fantasy League Settings are now locked."
"fantasy_league_edit_details_not_commish" "Fantasy League Settings are only editable by the Commissioner."
"Fantasy_League_Edit_Invites_Header" "Edit Fantasy League Invitations"
"fantasy_league_settings" "Settings"
"fantasy_league_invites" "Invites"
"fantasy_league_invite_guild" "Guild Invitation"
"fantasy_league_invite_guild_details" "All eligible members of the specified guild will be able to join this fantasy league, until all open slots are filled."
"fantasy_league_invite_friends" "Friend Invitations"
"fantasy_league_invite_friends_details" "Specify individual friends that you'd like to invite to this fantasy league. Only eligible friends are listed."
"fantasy_league_completed" "Fantasy League has Finished"
"fantasy_friend_invite" "Invite"
"fantasy_league_id" "Fantasy League ID #"
"fantasy_league_max_teams" "Size of League"
"fantasy_league_draft_time" "Draft Time"
"fantasy_league_season_length" "Season Length"
"fantasy_league_trade_veto_no_votes" "Number of No Votes Required to Veto Trade"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions" "Total Acquisitions Allowed"
"fantasy_league_interval" "Matchup Interval"
"fantasy_league_roster_changes" "Roster Changes"
"fantasy_league_roles" "Roster Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_1" "Slot 1 Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_2" "Slot 2 Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_3" "Slot 3 Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_4" "Slot 4 Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_5" "Slot 5 Roles"
"fantasy_league_roster_bench_slots" "Number of Bench Slots"
"fantasy_league_scoring" "Scoring"
"fantasy_league_scoring_carry" "Carry"
"fantasy_league_scoring_solo" "Solo"
"fantasy_league_scoring_support" "Support"
"fantasy_league_scoring_kills" "Kills"
"fantasy_league_scoring_deaths" "Deaths"
"fantasy_league_scoring_assists" "Assists"
"fantasy_league_scoring_last_hits" "Last Hits"
"fantasy_league_scoring_denies" "Denies"
"fantasy_league_scoring_gpm" "Gold per Minute"
"fantasy_league_scoring_xppm" "XP per Minute"
"fantasy_league_interval_daily" "Daily"
"fantasy_league_interval_weekly" "Weekly"
"fantasy_league_teams_4" "4 teams"
"fantasy_league_teams_5" "5 teams"
"fantasy_league_teams_6" "6 teams"
"fantasy_league_duration_4" "4 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_5" "5 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_6" "6 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_7" "7 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_8" "8 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_9" "9 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_10" "10 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_11" "11 weeks"
"fantasy_league_duration_12" "12 weeks"
"fantasy_league_veto_votes_1" "1 vote"
"fantasy_league_veto_votes_2" "2 votes"
"fantasy_league_veto_votes_3" "3 votes"
"fantasy_league_veto_votes_4" "4 votes"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions_0" "Unlimited"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions_5" "5 acquisitions"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions_10" "10 acquisitions"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions_20" "20 acquisitions"
"fantasy_league_acquisitions_30" "30 acquisitions"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_carry" "Carry"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_solo" "Solo"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_support" "Support"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_carry_solo" "Carry/Solo"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_solo_support" "Solo/Support"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_any" "Any"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_all" "All"
"fantasy_league_roster_role_none" "None"
"fantasy_league_bench_slots_0" "No bench slots"
"fantasy_league_bench_slots_1" "1 slot"
"fantasy_league_bench_slots_2" "2 slots"
"fantasy_league_bench_slots_3" "3 slots"
"fantasy_league_edit_roster_scoring" "Roster & Scoring"
"fantasy_league_edit_invites" "League Invites"
"fantasy_league_daily_matchup" "Day %s1"
"fantasy_league_weekly_matchup" "Week %s1"
"fantasy_draft_interrupted" "Reconnecting to the Dota 2 network"
"fantasy_draft_interrupted_details" "The draft will resume when connection is re-established to the Dota 2 network."
"fantasy_league_draft_unscheduled" "Draft is Unscheduled"
"fantasy_league_draft_unscheduled_long" "When your Fantasy League Commissioner sets the Draft time, it will appear here!"
"fantasy_league_draft_unscheduled_commish" "Edit the Fantasy League settings to set a Draft time."
"fantasy_league_draft_upcoming" "Draft is Upcoming"
"fantasy_league_draft_open" "League Draft is Open!"
"fantasy_league_draft_live" "League Draft is Live!"
"fantasy_league_draft_time_label" "Draft is scheduled for %s1 at %s2.nnLeague members and settings will be locked and you will be able to enter the draft %s3 minutes before it begins."
"fantasy_league_draft_countdown_d" "Draft begins in %s1 Days, %s2 Hours, %s3 Minutes, %s4 Seconds."
"fantasy_league_draft_countdown_h" "Draft begins in %s1 Hours, %s2 Minutes, %s3 Seconds."
"fantasy_league_draft_countdown_m" "Draft begins in %s1 Minutes, %s2 Seconds."
"fantasy_league_draft_countdown_s" "Draft begins in %s1 Seconds."
"fantasy_league_draft_join" "Join Live Draft"
"fantasy_league_draft_details" "%s1 minutes prior to the start of the draft, teams and settings will be locked."
"fantasy_draft_completed" "Fantasy Draft Completed"
"fantasy_draft_completed_details" "You can now set your lineup, browse matchups, and add players to your team. Good luck!"
"fantasy_draft_header_pre_draft" "Pre-Draft"
"fantasy_draft_header_drafting" "Live Draft"
"fantasy_draft_round_pre_draft" "Draft Begins In"
"fantasy_draft_exit" "Exit Draft"
"fantasy_draft_player_button" "Draft Player"
"fantasy_draft_avail_players" "Available Players"
"fantasy_draft_avg_kda" "Avg KDA"
"fantasy_draft_avg_lhd" "Avg LH/D"
"fantasy_draft_avg_gpm" "Avg GPM"
"fantasy_draft_avg_xppm" "Avg XPPM"
"fantasy_draft_avg_score" "Avg Score"
"fantasy_draft_role" "Role"
"fantasy_draft_player" "Player"
"fantasy_draft_team" "Team"
"fantasy_draft_your_pick" "Your Pick!"
"fantasy_draft_owner" "Owner"
"fantasy_draft_team" "Team"
"fantasy_draft_player" "Player"
"fantasy_draft_round_label" "Round %s1"
"fantasy_draft_header" "Live Draft"
"fantasy_draft_auto_picking" "Autopicking!"
"fantasy_draft_unscheduled" "Unscheduled"
"fantasy_my_team" "My Team"
"fantasy_role_c" "C" // carry
"fantasy_role_so" "So" // solo
"fantasy_role_su" "Su" // support
"fantasy_role_carry" "Carry"
"fantasy_role_solo" "Solo"
"fantasy_role_support" "Support"
"fantasy_slot_none" "None" // carry
"fantasy_slot_c" "C" // carry
"fantasy_slot_c_so" "C/So" // carry/solo
"fantasy_slot_so" "So" // solo
"fantasy_slot_so_su" "So/Su" // solo/support
"fantasy_slot_su" "Su" // support
"fantasy_slot_any" "Any" // any
"fantasy_slot_b" "B" // bench
"fantasy_slot_carry" "Carry"
"fantasy_slot_carry_solo" "Carry/Solo"
"fantasy_slot_solo" "Solo"
"fantasy_slot_solo_support" "Solo/Support"
"fantasy_slot_support" "Support"
"fantasy_slot_bench" "Bench"
"fantasy_matchup_bye" "BYE"
"fantasy_league_teams_wait" "Retreiving Team Data..."
"fantasy_league_teams_error" "Error retreiving Team Data."
"fantasy_league_teams_roster_wait" "Retreiving Team Roster..."
"fantasy_league_teams_roster_error" "Error retreiving Team Roster."
"fantasy_league_players_wait" "Retreiving Player Data..."
"fantasy_league_players_error" "Error retreiving Player Data."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraftEdit_Error_Header" "Invalid Time"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraftEdit_Error" "You must set the draft time to at least %s1 minutes in the future."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraft_Error_Header" "Invalid Pick"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraft_Error_NoSlots" "You have no open slots for %s1 players."
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraftEdit_Finish_Header" "Draft Completed"
"DOTA_FantasyLeagueDraftEdit_Finish" "The Fantasy draft for %s1 has completed.nnGood luck!"
"fantasy_draft_chat_line" "%s1 (%s2) has drafted %s3."
"fantasy_team_lineup" "Lineup"
"fantasy_team_scoring" "Scoring"
"fantasy_players_team_filter" "Team Filter"
"fantasy_players_role_filter" "Role Filter"
"fantasy_role_carry" "Carry"
"fantasy_role_solo" "Solo"
"fantasy_role_support" "Support"
"fantasy_players_available" "Available Players"
"fantasy_players_add" "Add Player to Team"
"fantasy_players_name_filter" "Find by Name"
"fantasy_players_all" "All Players"
"fantasy_players_page" "Page %s1"
"fantasy_player_cancel_add_drop" "Cancel Transaction"
"fantasy_players_to_add" "Adding"
"fantasy_players_to_drop" "Dropping"
"fantasy_players_pending_add_drop" "Pending Player Transaction"
"fantasy_league_teams_add_drop_cancel_wait" "Canceling Transaction..."
"Fantasy_Team_Add_Player" "Add and Drop a Player"
"fantasy_team_add_drop_details" "You can request to add a player to your Team, which requires you to drop another player. Player add requests are executed in the opposite order of team standing, so lower-ranked teams get higher priority.nnIf successful, this will take effect in tomorrow's roster."
"fantasy_team_add_player_specific" "Adding this Player"
"fantasy_team_drop_player_specific" "Select Player to Drop"
"fantasy_swap_player" "Swap"
"fantasy_swap_player_cancel" "Cancel"
"fantasy_add_player" "Add Player"
"fantasy_watch_player" "Watch now!"
"fantasy_drop_player" "Drop"
"fantasy_team_drop_player_working" "Issuing Add/Drop Request..."
"fantasy_team_drop_player_completed" "Successfully placed request to drop %s1 and add %s2 to your roster."
"fantasy_team_drop_player_failure" "Failed to drop %s1 and add %s2."
"fantasy_team_drop_player_wait" "Retreiving roster..."
"fantasy_team_preseason" "This Fantasy League has not started its season yet.nnCheck back after the draft is completed!"
"fantasy_active_roster" "Active Roster"
"fantasy_bench" "Bench"
"fantasy_lockinfo" "Tomorrow's rosters lock at %s1 local time."
"fantasy_details" "Details"
"fantasy_rank" "Rank"
"fantasy_team_name" "Name"
"fantasy_percent" "Percent"
"fantasy_winloss" "Win-Loss"
"fantasy_streak" "Streak"
"fantasy_points" "Points"
"fantasy_points_for" "PointsnFor"
"fantasy_points_against" "PointsnAgainst"
"fantasy_player" "Player"
"fantasy_swap" "Swap"
"fantasy_playing_today" "Playing Today?"
"fantasy_role" "Role"
"fantasy_kills" "Kills"
"fantasy_deaths" "Deaths"
"fantasy_assists" "Assists"
"fantasy_last_hits" "LHs"
"fantasy_denies" "Denies"
"fantasy_gpm" "GPM"
"fantasy_xppm" "XPPM"
"fantasy_total" "Total"
"fantasy_available" "Available"
Strings for the new Trade UI and Trade error/responses.
// Trade UI
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Header_Failed" "Trade Request"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Header_Waiting" "Trade Request"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Body_Waiting" "Waiting for the trade session to begin..."
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Header_Outgoing" "Outgoing Trade Request"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Body_Outgoing" "Waiting for %s1 to respond to your request..."
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Header_Incoming" "Incoming Trade Request"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Option_Name" "ALLOW TRADE INVITES"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Option_Friends_Only" "Friends Only"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Option_Guildmates_And_Friends" "Guildmates and Friends"
"DOTA_Trading_UI_Option_Anyone" "Anyone"
// Reasons why a trade request was denied
"DOTA_Trading_Response_Declined" "The other player has declined the trade request."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_TradeBanned" "Your trading privileges have been removed temporarily. Please contact Customer Support."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_TradeBanned2" "The other player does not have trading privileges at this time."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_VACBanned" "You do not have trading privileges."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_VACBanned2" "The other player does not have trading privileges at this time."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_Busy" "The other player is currently busy trading with someone else."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_Disabled" "Trading items is currently disabled."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_NotLoggedIn" "The other player is not available for trading."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_Cancel" "The trade request has been cancelled."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_FreeAccountInitiate" "Limited accounts may not initiate trades."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_SharedAccountInitiate" "Only individual accounts may initiate trades."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_TooSoon" "You must wait at least 30 seconds between trade requests."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_TooSoonPenalty" "You have made too many trade requests and must now wait 2 minutes before initiating any more trades."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_Service_Unavailable" "There was a problem sending your trade request. Trading may be temporarily unavailable or your account may not be able to send trade requests right now."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_YouBlockedThem" "You cannot trade with that player because you have blocked them on Steam."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_NeedVerifiedEmail" "You must have verified your email address on Steam before sending trade requests."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_NeedSteamGuard" "You must enable Steam Guard from before sending trade requests."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_SteamGuardDuration" "You cannot participate in a trade after recently enabling Steam Guard."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_TheyCannotTrade" "The other player is not available to trade. More information will be shown to him or her if they invite you to trade."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_RecentPasswordReset" "You cannot participate in a trade after recently resetting your password."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_UsingNewDevice" "You cannot participate in a trade after recently switching to a new device."
"DOTA_Trading_Response_UnknownError" "Unknown Error"
With parties now being able to support six players due to the introduction of coaching we now have some new party specific error messages.
"PartyNotValidToMM" "Your party is not able to play in its current state. You must have between 1 and 5 non-coach players to find a match."
"PartyNotValidToMMCoach" "Your party is not able to play in its current state. You may not have more coaches than non-coaches to find a match."
"PartyMemberInAnotherGame" "Failed to start game, a party member is currently in another game."
The new buyback mechanic introduced in 6.79 now has a tooltip for the modifier.
"DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_buyback_gold_penalty" "Buyback Gold Penatly"
"DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_buyback_gold_penalty_Description" "Cannot earn unreliable gold (creeps, neutrals, etc)."
A new chat channel will be introduced when the Fantasy League system is released.
"dota_chat_fantasy_draft" "Fantasy Draft"
The party invitation UI now has the ability to show you whether you were invited as a coach or if the fact that the party has a low priority user in it.
"DOTA_InvitedToLowPriorityParty" "%s1 has invited you to a low-priority party."
"DOTA_InvitedToCoach" "%s1 has invited you to be a Coach of their party."
"DOTA_InvitedToLowPriorityPartyHeader" "Low-Priority Party Invitation"
"DOTA_InvitedToCoachHeader" "Coach Invitation"
Some HUD error messages for the new heroes.
"dota_hud_error_ember_spirit_no_charges" "No Fire Remnant Charges"
"dota_hud_error_ember_spirit_no_active_remnants""No Active Remnants"
"dota_hud_error_ember_spirit_no_nearby_remnants""No Nearby Remnants"
"dota_hud_error_earth_spirit_no_charges" "No Stone Caller Charges"
"dota_hud_error_earth_spirit_max_reached" "Max Stones Already Active"
"dota_hud_error_earth_spirit_already_bouldering" "Can't Roll While Rolling"
The Lore for the Orb of Venom has been updated to more accurately reflect its icon.
"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_item_orb_of_venom_Lore" "Imbues your weapon with the venom of a venomous viper."
There are now two new post game survey questions and responses.
"DOTA_Post_Match_Survey_Question_2" "Please rate the amount of cooperation you displayed towards your teammates in the last match:"
"DOTA_Post_Match_Survey_Question_3" "Please rate the amount of cooperation your teammates displayed in the last match:"
"DOTA_Survey_response_agree_Very_Low" "Disagree Strongly"
"DOTA_Survey_response_agree_Low" "Disagree"
"DOTA_Survey_response_agree_Average" "Indifferent"
"DOTA_Survey_response_agree_Good" "Agree"
"DOTA_Survey_response_agree_Very_Good" "Agree Strongly"
Strings for the new Dota TV spoiler system.
"dota_series_bo3" "Best of 3"
"dota_series_bo5" "Best of 5"
"dota_series_game_1" "Game 1"
"dota_series_game_2" "Game 2"
"dota_series_game_3" "Game 3"
"dota_series_game_4" "Game 4"
"dota_series_game_5" "Game 5"
"DOTA_WatchMatchSeries_NoGame_Header" "No Game"
"DOTA_WatchMatchSeries_NoGame" "There is no game %s1 in this series."
Strings for the new crafting, socketing and pro gear features.
"DOTA_Crafting_title" "Crafting: %s1"
"DOTA_Crafting_hide_ineligible" "Hide Ineligible Items"
"Dota_Crafting_Untradable_Header" "Untradable Crafting Input"
"Dota_Crafting_Untradable_Body" "One or more crafting components are Untradable. Applying them to this recipe will make the crafting results Untradable. Are you sure you want to continue?"
"DOTA_Crafting_Wrong_Type_Header" "Incorrect Component Type"
"DOTA_Crafting_Wrong_Type_Body" "This item cannot be placed in a crafting slot of that type."
"Dota_Crafting_Finalize_Header" "Add Items to this Recipe?"
"Dota_Crafting_Finalize_Body" "Items inserted into a recipe will be permanently bound, and are not recoverable. Continue?"
"DOTA_Crafting_Continue" "Yes, Continue"
"DOTA_Socketing_title" "Socketing: %s1"
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Sockets" "This item does not have any sockets. Sockets can be added with a socket tool."
"DOTA_Socketing_Search_Market_For_SocketTool" "Search Marketplace for Socket Tool"
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Gems" "You have no items that can be placed in a socket."
"DOTA_Socketing_Search_Market_For_Gems" "Search for Gems on the Market"
"DOTA_Socketing_Search_Market_Short" "Search Now"
"DOTA_Socketing_Search_Market_Button" "Search the Market"
"DOTA_Socketing_Use_Item_Title" "Add a Socket?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Use_Item_Body" "Use a %s1 to add a socket to this item? You own %s2"
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Chisels" "You currently don't own a %s1.nYou can purchase one from the Dota Store or Search the Market."
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Chisels_Store_Only" "You currently don't own a %s1.nYou can purchase one from the Dota Store."
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Chisels_No_Offer_Title" "Can't Add a Socket"
"DOTA_Socketing_No_Chisels_No_Offer" "Socketing an item requires a %s1. You currently don't own a %s1."
"DOTA_Socketing_Stomp_Title" "Replace Gems?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Stomp_Body" "Replacing a gem in a socket will destroy the existing gem(s). Are you sure you want to continue?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Stomp_Continue" "Yes, Socket it"
"DOTA_Socketing_Untradable_Title" "Place Untradable Gem?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Untradable_Body" "Placing an untradable gem in an item will make the item untradable. Are you sure you want to continue?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Wrong_Type_Error_Title" "Incorrect Socket Type"
"DOTA_Socketing_Wrong_Type_Error_Body" "This gem cannot be placed in a socket of that type."
"DOTA_Socketing_Error_Hero_Requirement_Title" "Hero Requirement Not Met"
"DOTA_Socketing_Error_Hero_Requirement_Body" "This gem can only be placed in items for a particular hero."
"DOTA_Socketing_Finalize_Title" "Add Gems to this Item?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Finalize_Body" "Gems inserted into an item will be bound to the item and can only be removed with an Artificer's Hammer. Continue?"
"DOTA_Socketing_Legacy_Title" "LEGACY WARNING"
"DOTA_Socketing_Legacy_Body" "Changing the color or effect of this item WILL REMOVE it's Legacy quality! This is not reversible. Continue?"
"DOTA_popup_purchase_and_use" "Purchase and Use"
// Partners - Only localize into the partner's actual brand name in that language.
// I.e.: Beyond the Summit doesn't become 'Mas alle de la Cumbre' unless they actually market themselves that way in Spanish. Which I doubt they do.
"DOTA_Corporation_BeyondTheSummit" "Beyond the Summit"
// All teams with pennants should be defined in items_partners.txt and have their names here.
"DOTA_Team_AbsoluteLegends" "Absolute Legends"
"DOTA_Team_Alliance" "Alliance"
"DOTA_Team_CLG" "CLG"
"DOTA_Team_Complexity" "Complexity"
"DOTA_Team_Darer" "Darer"
"DOTA_Team_Dignitas" "Dignitas"
"DOTA_Team_DK" "DK"
"DOTA_Team_EHOME" "EHOME"
"DOTA_Team_EvilGeniuses" "Evil Geniuses"
"DOTA_Team_Fnatic" "Fnatic"
"DOTA_Team_iG" "iG"
"DOTA_Team_LGD" "LGD"
"DOTA_Team_LGD_int" "LGD.Int"
"DOTA_Team_Liquid" "Liquid"
"DOTA_Team_Mousesports" "Mousesports"
"DOTA_Team_mTw" "mTw"
"DOTA_Team_MUFC" "MUFC"
"DOTA_Team_NaVi" "NaVi"
"DOTA_Team_Orange" "Orange"
"DOTA_Team_TongFu" "TongFu"
"DOTA_Team_WorldElite" "World Elite"
"DOTA_Team_Zenith" "Zenith"
"DOTA_ProGear_Econ_Tooltip" "%s1 Pro Gear"
// Crafting
"DOTA_ItemDynamic_Recipe_Inputs_Completed" "Completed Inputs:"
"DOTA_ItemDynamic_Recipe_Inputs" "Required Inputs:"
"DOTA_ItemDynamic_Recipe_Outputs" "Crafting Outputs:"
"DOTA_Crafting_Rarity" "%s1 x %s2 Item[s]"
"DOTA_Crafting_Rarity_Output" "1 x Random %s1 Item"
"DOTA_Crafting_Quality" "%s1 x %s2 Item[s]"
"DOTA_Crafting_Name" "Recipe: %s1"
"diretide_items" "Random Item"
"diretide_items_cursed" "Random Item"
"DOTA_SellMarket" "Sell on the Market"
Items that cannot be traded for a certain amount of time will now display that directly on the tooltip.
"Attrib_TradableAfter" "This item can be traded after %s1"
New Item Qualities as well as soon renames (TF: represents what they are called in Team Fortress)
// Quality
"vintage" "Elder" // TF: Vintage
"selfmade" "Self-Made" // TF: Self-Made
"unusual" "Unusual" // TF: Unusual
"strange" "Inscribed" // TF: Strange
"haunted" "Cursed" // TF: Haunted
"tournament" "Heroic" // TF: Tournament
"autographed" "Autographed"
"ascendant" "Ascendant"
"legacy" "Legacy"
New item types.
"loading_screen" "Loading Screen"
"taunt" "Taunt"
"dynamic_recipe" "Recipe"
"socket_gem" "Gem / Rune"
Certain items will not be tradable until after you reach Level 3 on your Dota Profile.
"Attrib_LowLevelPurchase" "This item cannot be traded until you reach Dota profile level 3."
New Unusual effect names
"Attrib_Particle37" "Champion's Aura 2012"
"Attrib_Particle47" "Touch of Midas"
"Attrib_Particle96" "Trail of Burning Doom"
"Attrib_Particle129" "Rubiline Sheen"
"Attrib_Particle138" "Emerald Ectoplasm"
"Attrib_Particle155" "Diretide Blight"
"Attrib_Particle156" "Spirit of Ember"
"Attrib_Particle157" "Spirit of Earth"
"Attrib_Particle158" "Orbital Decay"
"Attrib_Particle159" "Bleak Hallucination"
"Attrib_Particle163" "Ionic Vapor"
Strings for the Socketing tools.
"Econ_Socket_Hammer_Safe_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to release this item's gems?"
"Econ_Socket_Hammer_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to destroy this item and release its gems?"
"Econ_Socket_Hammer_Confirm_Immortal" "Are you sure you want to destroy this IMMORTAL item and release its gems? This item is very rare and will be destroyed by this action."
"Econ_Socket_Chisel_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to add a socket to this item? The chisel will be destroyed by this process."
"Econ_Socket_Brand_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to add an effect and color socket to this item? This will make the item unusual. The brand will be destroyed by this process."
Voice actor credits for Ember Spirit (Dave Fennoy) and Earth Spirit (Nolan North).
"DOTA_ActorCredits_4_Name" "Dave Fennoy"
"DOTA_ActorCredits_4_Role" "Bat Rider, Ember Spirit, Huskar, Jakiro, Faceless Void, Skeleton King, Venomancer"
"DOTA_ActorCredits_14_Name" "Nolan North"
"DOTA_ActorCredits_14_Role" "Brewmaster, Earth Spirit, Gyrocopter, Keeper of the Light, Lone Druid, Lycan, Meepo, Ogre Magi, Shadow Demon, Troll Warlord"
New chat line sound effect updated: spect_message_in.wav
Previewing a new hero set: set_preview.wav
Applying a hero set: set_applied.wav
confirm_socket.wavcrafting_pulse.wavcrafting_slide.wavgem_applied.wavgem_create.wavgem_drop.wavmech_open.wavnew_slot.wav
The Catakeet Treasure Chest
The Catakeet Treasure Chest Key
The Catakeet's base model is a courier based on a cat, which comes with a number of unique parts, it's very similar to how the Greevil was in put together in game.
Currently the Catakeet has support for the following parts:
HeadTailWings (Used on the flying version)Default Catakeet (Default Head, Tail and Wings)
Curious Catakeet (Curious Head, Tail and Wings)
Sly Catakeet (Sly Head, Tail and Wings)
Good Catakeet (Good Head, Tail and Wings)
Evil Catakeet (Evil Head, Tail and Wings)
There is a box model in the files which stacks onto the back of the Catakeet.
* There is no guarantee that these items will get into the game.
A new seasonal gift is in the item schema, the requirements to get one are currently unknown.
The item definition for this item has replaced the existing "WETA Placeholder 4 Vanguard Shield".
The item definition for this item has replaced the existing "WETA Placeholder 3 Demon Edge".
The item definition for this item has replaced the existing "WETA Placeholder 2 Butterfly".
Day Walker....
Night stalker...
The file also contains some temporary assets for the unreleased Holdout gamemode.
Work in progress skill icons.
Back Item material:
Body material:
Bracers material:
Head Item material:
Lower Body material:
Shoulders material:
Oracle also has some work in progress skill icons done as well.
Wraith King material:
Arms material:
Cape material:
Helmet material:
Shoulder material:
Sword #1 material:
Sword #2 material:
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Arcane DrapingsFiery Ward of Eki BukawHelm of the Silent GuardianHood of the Clergy AsceticHood of the Scarlet RavenSteelweb CountenanceSteelweb SheathsTemper of the Highborn - Off-HandThorned Skitterers of DespiteVisage of Eki BukawWarding GuiseWrath of the HighbornItems Removed
Blade of the Blood CovenantBlade of the Blood Covenant - Off-HandBladebreaker HoodCowl of the Boreal WatchDeep Vault Guardian TridentDreadknight CrownDreadknight PauldronHalberd of the SteppeHeadwraps of the Acolyte of ClaszJewel of the Forest BowSigil of the SteppeSpaulder of the SteppeTime-Mace of the Acolyte of Clasz
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