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Front End Changes

Gameplay Update 6.83

"Dota 2's balance has shifted. This small gameplay update includes new tricks for old friends, and a handful of helpful adjustments to augment your strategies."

　　

GENERAL

Ranked All Pick initial planning phase reduced from 40 to 30 secondFirst rune spawns are now both Bounty Runes that are twice as effective (50/50 gold/xp to 100/100)All Illusions now deal 25% less damage to structuresMelee and Ranged Barracks bounty reduced from 352-370 to 100-150Melee and Ranged Barracks now give 125 and 75 gold to each player, respectivelyWard location to the right of Roshan is now pathableFixed a ward location near the Dire ancients that could not be easily seenAncient Granite Golem health reduced from 2000 to 1700Ancient Granite Golem now has an aura which grants 15% bonus health to its alliesPrivate Lobby games now use the Captain's Mode creep spawn timer when in All PickMaximum Attack Speed increased from 500 to 600 (the primary impact of this is on abilities like Windranger's Focus Fire and Ursa's Overpower)The following abilities no longer have restrictions when cast on Spell Immune Allies: Kunkka's X Marks The Spot, Magnus's Empower, Treant Protector's Living Armor, and Warlock's Shadow WordThe tooltips for Vanguard, Stout Shield, Poor Man's Shield and Crimson Guard now reflect their internal proc chance instead of their legacy representation (no actual balance change)Vision and Fog of War can now be any numerical value, rather than specific intervals (previously it was 0, 64, 192, 320, 448, 576, 704, 800, 832, 960, 1088, 1216, 1344, 1472, 1600, 1728)

HEROES

Abaddon

　　Borrowed Time duration increased from 3/4/5 to 4/5/6Alchemist

　　Greevil's Greed base bonus gold increased from 4/6/8/10 to 6/8/10/12Greevil's Greed extra bonus gold per stack from 1/2/3/4 to 3Greevil's Greed max bonus gold from 30 to 12/20/28/36Greevil's Greed recent kill window duration increased from 25 to 30Axe

　　Battle Hunger duration from 10/12/14/16 to 10Battle Hunger damage from 15/20/25/30 to 16/24/32/40Battle Hunger cast range from 900 to 750Battle Hunger movement and slow from 10 to 12%Battle Hunger mana cost from 75/85/95/105 to 75Bane

　　Nightmare cooldown from 15 to 16/15/14/13Beastmaster

　　Call of the Wild now always provides a Hawk and a Boar at each level, and each now scales per levelHawk health from 50/50/100/100 to 40/60/80/100Hawk movement speed from 270/270/400/400 to 250/300/350/400Hawk day sight from 500/500/1600/1600 to 700/1000/1300/1600Hawk night sight from 500/500/1200/1200 to 700/800/900/1000Hawk kill bounty from 30/30/65/65 to 30/40/50/60Boar health from 0/400/400/500 to 200/300/400/500Boar base damage from 0/26/26/46 to 15/30/45/60Boar base attack time from 0/1.5/1.5/1 to 1.25Boar poison slow from 0/20/20/35% to 10/20/30/40%Bloodseeker

　　Added to Captain's ModeBloodrage no longer amplifies outgoing damage if the damage has the no-reflection flagBounty Hunter

　　Track bonus gold for self increased from 150/200/250 to 200/275/350Track cooldown reduced from 10/7/5 to 4Brewmaster

　　Base Armor reduced from 4 to 2Thunder Clap hero slow duration from 4.25 to 4Thunder Clap cooldown from 12 to 13Bristleback

　　Quill Spray stack damage increased from 30 to 30/32/34/36Broodmother

　　Spiderlings' day vision reduced from 1400 to 1100Chaos Knight

　　Reality Rift damage increased from 25/50/75/100 to 60/80/100/120Reality Rift mana cost from 70 to 50Phantasm illusion duration increased from 34 to 42Chen

　　Test of Faith now teleports all of your units to you when cast on yourselfHoly Persuasion max units increased from 1/1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4Clinkz

　　Base attack range increased from 600 to 630Clockwerk

　　Battery Assault damage increased from 15/35/55/75 to 20/40/60/80Crystal Maiden

　　Crystal Nova attack speed slow from 20 to 30Frostbite cooldown from 10 to 10/9/8/7Freezing Field duration increased from 7 to 10 secondsFreezing Field explosion spawn radius and slow radius increased by 150Freezing Field explosion damage radius increased by 50Dark Seer

　　Base armor increased by 1Vacuum pull duration increased from 0.4 to 0.5Dazzle

　　Base attack range increased from 500 to 550Death Prophet

　　Strength growth reduced from 2.2 to 1.9Disruptor

　　Glimpse mana cost rescaled from 160/130/100/70 to 100Glimpse cooldown reduced from 65/50/35/20 to 60/46/32/18Kinetic Field cooldown reduced from 14/13/12/11 to 13/12/11/10Static Storm cooldown from 85 to 90/80/70Dragon Knight

　　Elder Dragon Form level 3 now maintains the Corrosive Breath ability from levels 1 and 2Drow Ranger

　　Illusions now benefit from the Marksmanship bonusEarth Spirit

　　Rolling Boulder no longer reduces attack speed by 80 for 2 secondsRolling Boulder no longer does an additional 45 damage when used with a stone remnantRolling Boulder base damage increased from 90 to 100Earthshaker

　　Enchant Totem mana cost reduced from 50 to 20/30/40/50Elder Titan

　　Astral Spirit damage reduced from 60/100/140/180 to 60/90/120/150Fixed a few cases where Elder Titan could move his Astral Spirit while casting Echo StompEnchantress

　　Base movement speed increased from 315 to 335Faceless Void

　　Time Walk no longer slows attack speedChronosphere cooldown increased from 130/110/90 to 130/115/100Ward unit types are no longer able to attack while inside the ChronosphereGyrocopter

　　Call Down area of effect increased from 450 to 600Call Down missile one slow amount reduced from 50% to 30%Call Down missile two slow amount increased from 20% to 60%Force Staff can now be used on Homing MissileHuskar

　　Inner Vitality base health regen from 2/4/6/8 to 10Inner Vitality regen bonus when hurt form 30/45/60/75% to 20/40/60/80%Io

　　No longer requires turning to perform any actionsJakiro

　　Liquid Fire damage reduced from 15/20/25/30 to 12/16/20/24Juggernaut

　　Base agility increased from 20 to 26Blade Dance critical strike chance rescaled from 15/20/25/35% to 20/25/30/35%Keeper of the Light

　　Chakra Magic mana cost from 25/45/65/85 to 25/35/45/55Blinding Light blind duration increased from 3/4/5 to 4/5/6Kunkka

　　X Marks the Spot enemy delay from 1/2/3/4 to 4, and allied delay from 2/4/6/8 to 8X Marks the Spot cast range from 500/650/800/950 to 350/550/750/1000X Marks the Spot cooldown from 14/13/12/11 to 19/16/13/10X Marks the Spot Return mana cost reduced from 50 to 0Leshrac

　　Diabolic Edict duration increased from 8 to 10 secondsLightning Storm slow duration increased from 0.5 to 0.75Lightning Storm cast range increased from 700 to 800Lich

　　Chain Frost cooldown from 145/115/60 to 120/90/60Lifestealer

　　Infest now allows you to control the unit you are in using a sub-abilityLina

　　Attack projectile speed from 900 to 1000Dragon Slave damage increased from 100/170/230/280 to 110/180/250/320Dragon Slave mana cost increased from 90/105/125/140 to 100/115/130/145Light Strike Array damage rescaled from 90/150/210/280 to 120/160/200/240Light Strike Array mana cost increased from 90/100/110/125 to 100/110/120/130Light Strike Array stun duration increased from 1.6/1.8/2/2.2 to 1.6/1.9/2.2/2.5Fiery Soul duration increased from 9 to 10Lion

　　Base attack damage increased by 7Mana Drain drain interval from 0.25 to 0.1Lone Druid

　　Removed the cast time on Spirit Bear's ReturnBattle Cry cooldown increased from 30 to 60Battle Cry duration reduced from 8 to 6Battle Cry bonus damage increased from 20/40/60 to 50/75/100Battle Cry bonus armor increased from 2/4/6 to 5/10/15Luna

　　Moon Glaive level 4 bounces increased from 5 to 6Eclipse beam count increased from 4/7/10 to 5/8/11 (Scepter increased from 4/8/12 to 6/10/14)Meepo

　　Divided We Stand respawn time reduction now 20% instead of 10/20/30%Morphling

　　Adaptive Strike stun max duration increased from 0.75/1.5/2.25/3 to 1.25/2.25/3.25/4.25Night Stalker

　　Base attack damage increased by 4Crippling Fear mana cost reduced from 90 to 50Darkness now sets all enemy vision to a maximum of 675, instead of reducing it by 25%Darkness no longer pauses the day/night timerDarkness duration from 40/60/80 to 50Darkness cooldown reduced from 180/150/120 to 160/120/80Ogre Magi

　　Fireblast damage reduced from 60/120/180/240 to 55/110/165/220Fireblast cast range reduced from 600 to 475Outworld Devourer

　　Astral Imprisonment intelligence steal increased from 4/6/8/10 to 4/7/10/13Astral Imprisonment intelligence steal duration reduced from 60 to 50Phantom Assassin

　　Coup de Grace critical strike damage from 250/350/450% to 230/340/450%Phoenix

　　Supernova attacks required to destroy increased from 5/7/10 to 5/8/11Fixed Stop Icarus Dive ability sometimes being interrupted by auto-attacksPudge

　　Meat Hook range increased from 700/900/1100/1300 to 1000/1100/1200/1300Pugna

　　Decrepify movement slow on allies reduced from 50% to 25%Netherward attacks required to destroy increased from 3 to 4Blademail no longer reflects Nether Ward damage onto PugnaQueen of Pain

　　Blink range increased from 700/850/1000/1150 to 1300Blink cooldown from 12/10/8/6 to 15/12/9/6Sonic Wave now does Pure Damage and affects Spell ImmuneSonic Wave damage reduced from 350/475/600 to 290/390/490 (Scepter reduced from 350/530/725 to 325/450/575)Riki

　　Blink Strike max charges increased from 3/4/5 to 4/5/6Blink Strike charge restore time increased from 30 to 35Blink Strike bonus damage from 50/70/90 to 40/70/100Rubick

　　Fade Bolt mana cost from 150 to 120/130/140/150Scepter Spell Steal cooldown reduced from 5 to 2Shadow Fiend

　　Shadowraze damage increased from 75/150/225/300 to 100/175/250/325Silencer

　　Glaives of Wisdom intelligence into damage bonus from 30/48/66/84% to 30/50/70/90%Last Word cooldown reduced from 36/28/20/12 to 30/24/18/12Scepter Global Silence no longer increases duration by 1 secondSkywrath Mage

　　Base agility reduced from 18 to 13Slardar

　　Sprint duration reduced from 20 to 16Sprint cooldown reduced from 28 to 23Amplify Damage cooldown reduced from 10 to 5Slark

　　Pounce damage reduced from 60/120/180/240 to 55/110/165/220Sniper

　　Shrapnel no longer does damage to buildingsShrapnel now has 3 charges with a 40 second replenish timeShrapnel mana cost reduced from 120 to 50Shrapnel duration increased from 9 to 10Spirit Breaker

　　Empowering Haste cooldown from 20 to 16Storm Spirit

　　Turn Rate improved from 0.6 to 0.8Sven

　　Warcry duration increased from 7 to 8 secondsScepter God's Strength ally bonus damage from 40/60/80% to 50/75/100%Techies

　　Added to Captain's ModeLand Mines damage increased from 225/300/375/450 to 300/375/450/525Terrorblade

　　Reflection cast point reduced from 0.5 to 0.3Sunder minimum HP from 25/20/15% to 20%Tidehunter

　　Base movement speed reduced by 5Ravage damage reduced from 200/325/450 to 200/290/380Tinker

　　Heat-Seeking Missile damage increased from 100/175/250/325 to 125/200/275/350Tiny

　　Toss duration increased from 1 to 1.3 secondsGrow move speed bonus rescaled from 20/40/60 to 40/50/60Treant Protector

　　Eyes In The Forest's Overgrowth damage increased from 135 to 175 per secondEyes In The Forest cooldown reduced from 55 to 25Troll Warlord

　　Fixed Fervor stack count being 1 stack too slowTusk

　　Ice Shards projectile speed from 900 to 1100Ice Shards shard duration from 5 to 7 secondsWalrus PUNCH! is now an enemy target ability, and is auto-castableWalrus PUNCH! cooldown reduced from 25/20/15 to 20/16/12Undying

　　Soul Rip max units from 5/10/15/20 to 10/12/14/16Soul Rip damage/heal per unit from 25 to 18/22/26/30Tombstone armor increased by 1Flesh Golem max slow increased from 15 to 20%Vengeful Spirit

　　Wave of Terror cooldown increased from 15 to 20Visage

　　Gravekeeper's Cloak recovery time from 12/10/8/6 to 6Warlock

　　Fatal Bonds cast range increased from 800 to 900Fatal Bonds radius increased from 575 to 700Windranger

　　Powershot travel range increased from 1825 to 2600Powershot max damage is now dealt after 1 second channel instead of 0.7Powershot cast point improved from 0.3 to 0Reduced the area of the lingering vision at the end of Powershot from 800 to 400Focus Fire attack speed bonus increased from 400 to 500

ITEMS

Animal Courier

　　Cost reduced from 150 to 120Armlet of Mordiggian

　　Recipe cost reduced from 600 to 500Blink Dagger

　　Blink is no longer disabled if you take no damage (e.g. Spiked Carapace, Refraction, etc)Bottle

　　A courier carrying a non-full bottle will always be slowedBroadsword

　　Replaced Talisman of Evasion with Broadsword in the Side ShopCirclet

　　Cost reduced from 185 to 165 (Null Talisman, Wraith Band, and Bracer Recipe costs increased by 20)Clarity

　　Mana restore increased from 135 to 150Crimson Guard

　　Guard duration increased from 9 to 10Diffusal Blade

　　Diffusal Blade is no longer a Unique Attack ModifierMultiple Manabreak type abilities do not stackDrum of Endurance

　　Endurance charges increased from 5 to 6Eul's Scepter of Divinity

　　Recipe cost increased from 500 to 650Healing Salve

　　Cost reduced from 115 to 110Helm of the Dominator

　　Dominated unit bonus health increased from 250 to 500Magic Wand

　　Max charges increased from 15 to 17Medallion of Courage

　　Recipe cost increased from 200 to 325Valor can now be cast on allies to give them armorPassive armor and exchange armor increased from 6 to 7Pipe of Insight

　　Recipe cost reduced from 900 to 800Barrier duration increased from 10 to 12Refresher Orb

　　Cooldown increased from 185 to 195Shadow Amulet

　　Cost reduced from 1600 to 1400Your movement is now only interrupted when the invisibility starts rather than when you cast it

Additional Changes

GAMEPLAY

When spectating a game with a team's Fog of War selected, you now only see what they can see in-world and on the minimap. This applies to player perspective as wellImproved server stability under UDP packet flood attack by moving packet processing off of the game thread and onto worker threads.Added a sound effect that plays when Sange and Sange & Yasha's maim procs on an attack

ALT-CLICK

Alt-Clicking now works on Passive and Unlearned abilitiesYou can now Alt-Click your own, and your enemies', health and mana bars to announce the current health and manaIf you Alt-Click an item or ability but do not have enough mana, the amount of mana needed will be sharedYou can now Alt-Click buffs and debuffs on your hero to announce them to your teamAlt-Clicking now works for items without activation (such as Aegis of the Immortal)Alt-Clicked abilities that are ready now also include the level of the abilityAlt-Clicking on a dead enemy's icon in the top bar will announce that they are dead, and when they will respawnAlt-Clicking your respawn timer announces your respawn time to your teamAlt-Clicking on the Glyph button will announce its status, and Ctrl-Alt-Clicking the button will suggest not using the Glyph yetAlt-Clicking an enemy's bottle now shows what rune is inside of it

BUG FIXES

Fixes for several effects being erroneously visible through the Fog of WarFixed a case where users had very large control group settings files, which was causing long delays after selecting their hero (some users in this situation have had their control groups reset)Fixed not being able to taunt sometimes after using a prediction charmFixed Death Effects not playing

WORKSHOP

Fixed not being able to edit .pcf particle files when launching Dota 2 with "-tools -nop4"

6.83 Changes In Picture

Chen

Test of Faith now teleports all of your units to you when cast on yourself

Gyrocopter

Call Down area of effect increased from 450 to 600This also includes an updated particle effect leaving a large temporary burn area on the ground.

　　

Lifestealer

Infest now allows you to control the unit you are in using a sub-ability

　　

　　Control:

　　Allows you to take control of the unit you are infesting, including their abilitiesIf you take control of a unit, it will maintain its cover, however it will become attackable by your enemyControlled units share Lifestealer's movement speedCannot be used on heroes

Night Stalker

Darkness now sets all enemy vision to a maximum of 675, instead of reducing it by 25%

Windranger

Powershot travel range increased from 1825 to 2600

Winter Map

"Winter's grip has tightened, causing the river to ice over as deepening snow settles upon the forest paths. Yet the battle rages on! Heroes must now brave the bitter cold of day, and the freezing dark of night. Each ice-tipped tower that shatters, every shivering creep that dies on the field, becomes another step toward victory."

　　

Updated Minimap

In Game Preview Shots

Also includes hat wearing Roshan and his new Christmas tree

　　

Fantasy Dota Season 2 Champions' Teleport

"Raise a cheer for the victors of Season 2 of Fantasy Dota. Those who placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in Season 2 of their Fantasy Dota league will find a new teleport effect and trophy to show off to their friends. Well played!"

　　The teleport effects will expire later next year.

　　

1st - Gold TP effect & Trophy

2nd - Silver TP effect & Trophy

3rd - Bronze TP effect & Trophy

Effigy Block of Frost

"Create a frosty monument to your favorite heroes with a new material for Heroic Effigies! Available from the Dota Store, the Effigy Block of Frost can be used to design a frozen sculpture in your base for all to see. We're also enabling new animations for the creation of Effigies, which can be used with all materials."

　　

In Game Preview - Radiant

In Game Preview - Dire

Gift Wrap

"Tis the Season of Givening! Purchase Gift Wrap from the Dota Store, then use it on any bundle, courier, or wearable item to create a present for your favorite fellow warrior. You can even add a note to your recipient. After the gift has been wrapped, you can use the gift to send it to anyone on your friends list, or give it to a friend by trading it through Steam. Gift Wrap will be available on the Dota Store until January 12th, 2015."

　　

New Treasure Chests

Treasure of the Frosted Flame

"Keep your heroes warm this winter with new armor for Luna, Sniper, Legion Commander, Drow Ranger, and Shadow Shaman. Open a Treasure of the Frosted Flame, and you'll also have a chance to find a new set for Tiny, or a rare Hexgill the Lane Shark courier inside!"

　　

Luna's Set

Azure Constellation Ability Icons

　　Gallery

　　Azure Constellation HUD

　　Also includes the Azure Constellation HUD Skin.

　　

Legion Commander's Set

Drow Ranger's Set

Shadow Shaman's Set

Sniper's Set

Tiny's Set - Additional Bonus Items

Hexgill The Lane Shark - Additional Bonus Items

This courier can also be unboxed as an Unusual courier.

　　

Treasure of the Nested Cache

"It's a treasure that contains treasures! Open a Treasure of the Nested Cache, and you'll receive a random treasure, and have a chance to earn a special gift. You might even find a Treasure Redemption Token inside, which can be redeemed for another treasure of your choosing. It's the gift that keeps on giving."

　　

Unboxes one of the following chests

Treasure of the Frosted FlameTreasure of the Defender's VisionTreasure of the Rotted GallowsTreasure of the Forged FuryTreasure of the Mender's PalmTreasure of the Onyx EyeTreasure of the Tangled KeepsakeTreasure of the Elemental TrophyTreasure of the Cannon's FuseTreasure of the Trapper's PeltTreasure of Molten Steel

Gift Wrap - Additional Bonus Items

The new Gift Wrap tool which was explained above.

　　

Frostivus Treasure Redemption Token - Additional Bonus Items

This token allows you to unbox a wider range of treasure chests (excluding limited edition promotion ones).

　　

Other Bundles

Artgerm’s Loading Screen Bundle

"Infect your mind with 5 loading screens created by world renowned visual artist Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau."

　　Preview

　　

New HUD Skins

Ghostly Silence

Winged Guardian

Iron Thorn

Brood Hunter

Also includes a custom loading screen.

　　

Other New Items

Noble and Imperial Pride Courier

A courier created in partnership with KDL Season Three winners MVP Phoenix, who will receive a portion of every purchase.

　　Also includes a Dire version.

　　

Beyond The Summit's Hoofenpaw Luna Mount

The Luna Mount stretch goal reward from Beyond The Summit's The Summit 2 event will also be shipped in this patch.

　　

UI Updates

Alt-Clicking now works on Passive and Unlearned abilities & Alt-Clicking abilities that are ready now also include the level of the ability

　　You can now Alt-Click your own, and your enemies', health and mana bars to announce the current health and mana

　　If you Alt-Click an item or ability but do not have enough mana, the amount of mana needed will be shared

　　You can now Alt-Click buffs and debuffs on your hero to announce them to your team

　　Alt-Clicking now works for items without activation (such as Aegis of the Immortal)

　　Alt-Clicking on a dead enemy's icon in the top bar will announce that they are dead, and when they will respawn

　　Alt-Clicking your respawn timer announces your respawn time to your team

　　Alt-Clicking on the Glyph button will announce its status, and Ctrl-Alt-Clicking the button will suggest not using the Glyph yet

　　

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

New alt click pinging strings.

　　"DOTA_Ability_Ping_Unlearned" "[ALLIES] %s1: %s2 %s3Not Learned"

　　"DOTA_Ability_Ping_Ready" "[ALLIES] %s1: %s2 %s3Ready ( Level %s4 )"

　　"DOTA_Ability_Ping_ReadyPassive" "[ALLIES] %s1: %s2 %s3Passive ( Level %s4 )"

　　"DOTA_Ability_Ping_Mana" "[ALLIES] %s1: %s2 %s3Not Enough Mana ( Need %s4 more )"

　　"DOTA_Ability_Ping_Cooldown" "[ALLIES] %s1: %s2 %s3On Cooldown ( %s4 seconds remain )"

　　"DOTA_Item_Ping_Ready" "[ALLIES] %s1: <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> %s4Ready"

　　"DOTA_Item_Ping_ReadyPassive" "[ALLIES] %s1: <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> %s4Ready"

　　"DOTA_Item_Ping_Mana" "[ALLIES] %s1: <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> %s4Not Enough Mana ( Need %s5 more )"

　　"DOTA_Item_Ping_Cooldown" "[ALLIES] %s1: <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> %s4On Cooldown ( %s5 seconds remain )"

　　"DOTA_EnemyAbility_Ping" "[ALLIES] %s1: Beware <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> %s4%s5"

　　"DOTA_Modifier_Alert" "[ALLIES] %s1: Affected by: <font color='%s2'>%s3%s4</font>"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Self" "[ALLIES] %s1: I have <font color='#00FF00'>%s2% HP</font> <font color='#257FF6'>%s3% Mana</font>"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Enemy" "[ALLIES] %s1: Enemy <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> has <font color='#FA3009'>%s4% HP</font> <font color='#257FF6'>%s5% Mana</font>"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Self_Dead" "[ALLIES] %s1: I will respawn in %s2 seconds!"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Enemy_Dead" "[ALLIES] %s1: Enemy <font color='%s2'>%s3</font> will respawn in %s4 seconds!"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Glyph_Ready" "[ALLIES] %s1: Glyph of Fortification %s2Ready"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Glyph_Cooldown" "[ALLIES] %s1: Glyph of Fortification %s2On Cooldown ( %s3 seconds remain )"

　　"DOTA_HPMana_Alert_Glyph_Wait" "[ALLIES] %s1: Glyph of Fortification %s2Don't Use Yet"

　　Strings for the new gift wrapping system.

　　"DOTA_Giftwrap_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to gift wrap this item? The gift wrap will be consumed and a wrapped gift created in its place."

　　"DOTA_OpenGift_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to open this wrapped gift?"

　　"dota_select_friend_title" "Select a friend to receive this gift."

　　"DOTA_DeliverGift_Confirm" "Are you sure you want to deliver this gift to %s1?"

　　"DOTA_DeliverGift_Send" "Send Gift"

　　"DOTA_WrapGift" "WRAP GIFT"

　　"dota_gift_received_title" "You have received a gift from"

　　"dota_gift_received_note" "Dedication:"

　　"dota_gift_received_accept" "Open the Gift"

　　New loadout slots for the Teleport Effect and Blink Effect (Most likely related to the new effects from the Perfect World & Nexon Compendium's mentioned below)

　　"teleport_effect" "Teleport Effect"

　　"blink_effect" "Blink Effect"

　　"LoadoutSlot_teleport_effect" "Teleport Effect"

　　"LoadoutSlot_blink_effect" "Blink Effect"

　　New Store Banner strings.

　　"StoreBanner_Header_TreasureOfTheFrostedFlame" "Treasure of the Frosted Flame"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_TreasureOfTheFrostedFlame" "Look what the cold brought in!"

　　"StoreBanner_Header_TreasureOfTheNestedCache" "Treasure of the Nested Cache"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_TreasureOfTheNestedCache" "It's a treasue that contains treasures!"

　　"StoreBanner_Header_ArtgermLoadingScreenBundle" "Artgerm’s Loading Screen Bundle"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_ArtgermLoadingScreenBundle" "Infect your mind with 5 loading screens created by world renowned visual artist Stanley ‘Artgerm’ Lau."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_HUDSkins" "New Hud Skins!"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_HUDSkins" "Choose the Huds that catch your eye."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_EffigyBlockofFrost" "Effigy Block of Frost"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_EffigyBlockofFrost" "Build your own ice sculpture!"

　　

Unreleased Heroes Update

Winter Wyvern

The progress on Winter Wyvern has shot up in this patch, the hero now has a complete set of strings in game, a hero entry in the NPC data files and particles.

　　Winter Wyvern's Strings

　　"npc_dota_hero_winter_wyvern" "Winter Wyvern"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn" "Arctic Burn"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_Description" "You can fly and attack further. Your attacks will deal damage over time and slow."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_Lore" "Lore"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_attack_range_bonus" "RANGE BONUS:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_projectile_speed_bonus" "PROJECTILE SPEED BONUS:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_night_vision_bonus" "NIGHT VISION RADIUS:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_duration" "FLIGHT DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_percent_damage" "CURRENT HEALTH DAMAGE PERCENT:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_damage_duration" "DAMAGE DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_slow_duration" "SLOW DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_arctic_burn_bonus_movespeed" "MOVE SPEED SLOW:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast" "Splinter Blast"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast_Description" "Launch a projectile at a target. When it hits it will shatter to nearby units but not the one hit."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast_Lore" "Lore"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast_split_radius" "SPLINTER RADIUS:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast_duration" "SLOW DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_splinter_blast_bonus_movespeed" "MOVE SPEED SLOW:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace" "Cold Embrace"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace_Description" "Encase an ally in ice making them immune to physical damage and healing them."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace_Lore" "Lore"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace_duration" "DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace_heal_additive" "BASE HEAL PER SECOND:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_cold_embrace_heal_percentage" "MAX HEALTH REGEN PERCENTAGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_winters_curse" "Winter's Curse"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_winters_curse_Description" "Curse an enemy freezing them in place. Allies in range will attack the cursed enemy."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_winters_curse_Lore" "Lore"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_winters_curse_duration" "CURSE DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_winter_wyvern_winters_curse_radius" "ALLY ATTACK RADIUS:"

　　Winter Wyvern's Particle Effects

　　

Unreleased Event Particle Effects

Both Dota 2 partners Perfect World and Nexon have references to their own Compendiums which feature custom Teleporting and Blink effects.

　　These effects should be seen as work in progress.

　　

Perfect World Compendium Effects

Teleport Effect - Start

　　Teleport Effect - End

　　In Game Preview

　　

Nexon Compendium Effects

The Nexon Compendium also includes Blink effects.

　　Blink - Start

　　Blink - End

　　Teleport - Start

　　Teleport - End

　　

Unreleased Heroic Effigy Statue Types

Along with the frosty versions of the Heroic Effigies we also have a work in progress Jade Stone and Gold statue effects.

　　

Work In Progress Shot

This is just hacking the new Golden statue material in, the final version will most likely look a lot different.

　　

Unreleased Team Showcase

The unreleased team showcase system that I have previewed to you before has been updated with a new editor which will allow you to customise your hero's pose, camera angle, items and more in the preview.

　　

Editor Strings

"Dota_EditSC_Reposition" "Move Hero"

　　"Dota_EditSC_PositionHero" "Use camera controls to position your Hero. Hold shift to move faster. Click a mouse button to finish."

　　"Dota_EditSC_PositionSlot" "Use mouse to position. Use mousewheel to raise above the ground. Click a mouse button to finish."

　　"Dota_EditSC_SelectSlotType" "Select the type of object you'd like to display in this Slot"

　　"Dota_EditSC_Save" "Save & Exit Editor"

　　"Dota_EditSC_Preview" "Preview"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SlotType_0" "Empty Slot"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SlotType_1" "Hero"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SlotType_2" "Effigy"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SlotType_3" "Item"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SelectEcon" "Select Item"

　　"Dota_EditSC_SlotDialog_Effigy" "Edit Effigy Slot"

　　"Dota_EditSC_Position" "Set Position"

　　"Dota_EditSC_ToggleTeam" "Toggle Radiant/Dire"

　　"Dota_EditSC_CameraAnimSelection_Directions" "Press SPACE to preview next animation. Click to make a selection."

　　"Dota_EditSC_CameraAnimSelection" "Edit Camera"

　　

Editor UI Assets

Unreleased Couriers

Krane the Enlightened

A new unreleased Genuine Legendary courier is also in the files. Contains a custom ambient particle effect for his glowing lantern.

　　

Unreleased Treasure Chests

Blessed Luckvessel

This is a new special Genuine chest containing new Immortal items, tagged as a "DAC 2015" from Perfect World which most likely stands for the Dota Asia Championships, an upcoming International styled tournament from the Chinese partners Perfect World.

　　The chest also contains a random bonus chance of unboxing a special Golden Barb of Skadi for Slark which contains unique golden particle effects.

　　

Axe's Molten Claw

This item also provides a custom Blade Mail item icon.

　　

Nature Prophet's Fluttering Staff

Phantom Assassin's Hell's Usher

Queen of Pain's Bloodfeather Wings

Slark's Barb of Skadi

Golden Skadi - Additional Random Bonus Item

Other Unreleased Items

As mentioned above these items are most likely for Perfect World's upcoming Dota Asia Champions tournament, all of the cursor packs are tagged as Genuine.

　　

DAC 2015 Chaos Knight Cursor Pack

DAC 2015 Mirana Cursor Pack

DAC 2015 Crystal Maiden Cursor Pack

No preview for this pack yet.

　　

Other Changes

New Year Map Returns

There are references in the files that the New Year map is being updated with the new layout and will be making a return for the upcoming Chinese New Year Spring update.

　　

Roshan's Gift

The Roshan's Gift package from Perfect World which contains either a Lava Baby Roshan or Ice Baby Roshan has been updated with some new art.

　　The two couriers have also had their portraits updated and armoury icons.

　　

Nexon's Turtle Couriers

The armoury icons for all the Nexon Turtle couriers which level up to a max level of three now have the correct icons to match their levels.

　　Preview of the Golden Turtle

　　

Phase Boot's Icon

The Phase Boot's icon has been updated and flipped the other way so it matches the other boots. Game was literally unplayable.

　　

Unused Neutral Texture

The files have a left over material file for a third Ancient Golem. This Golem was based off of the Ancient Granite Golem and may have been a new Golem in 6.83 up until the new bonus health Aura was added to the existing golem instead.

　　This may be similar to what we saw happen earlier in the year with 6.82 where an image for a secondary Euls was also left in the game.

　　Golem C Material Preview

　　

New Sound Effects

"Added a sound effect that plays when Sange and Sange & Yasha's maim procs on an attack"

　　maim.wav

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Predictions For The Next Hero