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Dota 2 5th February Patch – Content Analysis-December 2024

Dec 17, 2024 12:57 AM

　　This article was originally published on GameSpot's sister site onGamers.com, which was dedicated to esports coverage.

Front End Changes

Changelog

User Interface

　　Alt Control clicking enemy heroes in the top bar now sends a hero has returned chat messageAlt clicking on a store item will announce to your allies that you will purchase that itemFixed item alerts not working properlyThe game no longer freezes while a replay is being decompressed after the download is completed.Fixed Legacy Keys not being set correctly when reconnectingLegacy Keys now work correctly when querying (and allow you to use to proper legacy keys if taking over a bot)Gameplay

　　Fixed Terrorblade illusions taking too much damageFixed Phoenix Sunray healing half of the amount it shouldFixed AoE gold not being given to hidden heroes (such as Phoenix using Supernova, Brewmaster using Primal Split)Fixed Radiant having vision for a small area just outside the Dire fountainCommunity

　　Abandonment penalties will now be applied much more quickly after the abandonment occurs. (Previously the penalty was applied at the end of the match that was abandoned.)Abandonment in a ranked match before first blood will now count as a loss for the abandoner and all party members. (MMR will decrease.) For all other players in the game, the match will not be scored. After first blood, the same rules apply as before: the match will be scored for all players. The abandoner will always receive a loss, but all other players will be scored a win/loss according to the actual match outcome.Workshop

　　Master Assassin’s Tails (Bounty Hunter) – fixed chest strap skinningForm of Great Grey (Lycan) – added portrait entryIcewrack Pack wolves (Lycan) – added portrait entryMysterious Vagabond Pack (Shadow Shaman) – fixed cloth issue during movementDemon Blood Helm (Axe) – fixed cloth issue during movementPrisoner’s Anchor (Alchemist) – fixed skinning on saddleSwamp Fins (Tidehunter) – fixed skinningSoul Reaper (Necrophos) – fixed loadout issueExcavator’s Treasure (Tidehunter) fixed skinningAdjusted skinning on Rubick capes: Councilor's Robe, Cloak of Inscrutable Zeal, Tails of Resonance VibranceStone Dragon Soul (Earth Spirit) weapon is now two separate pieces. Added default weapon particles to this and Staff of the Demon StoneBeast of Vermilion Wilds (Beastmaster) now equips correctlyJade Talon (Pudge) fixed orientationAudio

　　Minor adjustments to Terrorblade's Voice to give the base and morph forms more presence in the mixTooltips

　　Fixed Random Hero button tooltip to say that you gain 200 gold for randoming a heroRemoved duplicate health regeneration description from Alchemist's Chemical Rage tooltipRemoved mention of Beastmaster's Call of the Wild destroying previous summonsFixed Beastmaster's Call of the Wild (Hawk) advanced tooltip to say that the Greater Hawk's invisibility starts at 4 seconds of inactivity.Reworded the description of Elder Titan's Earth Splitter to better explain how its damage is doneAdded cast range to Keeper of the Light's Mana LeakRemoved inaccurate information in Mirana's Sacred Arrow tooltip regarding its affect on invisible units. Sacred arrow will stun and damage invisible unitsRemoved inaccurate information in Mirana's Leap tooltip. The Leap buff is applied when and where she begins LeapAdded Slow duration and percentage to Shadow Fiend's Requiem of Souls tooltipAdded a description of Silencer's innate Intelligence Steal buff to that buff's tooltip.Reworded the description of Spectre's Desolate to better explain that the bonus damage is done when the attacked enemy is alone (has none of its allies nearby)Removed inaccurate information in Viper's Corrosive Skin tooltip. Corrosive Skin is applied to an enemy when an attack hitsFixed Warlock's Upheaval tooltip to say that it can be channeled for up to 16 secondsFixed typo in Dust of Appearance tooltipRemoved inaccurate information in Eye of Skadi tooltip regarding lifesteal stacking. Eye of Skadi can stack lifesteal on both melee and ranged heroesRemoved inaccurate information in Ghost Scepter's tooltip. Boots of Travel does not dispel Ghost Form, however using a Teleport Scroll doesFixed inaccurate information in Radiance debuff tooltip to say that its burn does 50 damage per second

New Hero Animations

Luna's Animations

Luna has nine new animations to go with her new Blessings of Lucentyr Set.

　　Lucentyr_AttackLucentyr_Attack2Lucentyr_CastLucentyr_Cast_EclipseLucentyr_SpawnLucentyr_Teleport_InLucentyr_Teleport_EndLucentyr_VictoryLucentyr_Run_HasteHaste Running Animation

　　GIF:

　　Teleport In Animation

Hero Portrait Updates

Phoenix's Portrait

Old Portrait vs New Portrait

The Year Beast Emerges

Gather your courage (and your Ingots), for the Year Beast has come! For the next 24 hours, you’ll be able to turn the terror of the Year Beast into the treasures of the New Bloom Festival. Yet facing the beast is not a challenge to be taken lightly. To prepare, we strongly suggest gathering a group of friends, then entering Year Beast Practice to learn about the new weapons at your disposal and to sharpen your strategies. Once you think you’re ready, choose “Fight the Beast” to enter the real battle, where you’ll spend your hard-earned Ingots to equip your chosen hero.

　　Each Ingot translates to 40 in-game gold for you to use to purchase equipment and fireworks, as well as using buyback should you expire. Once you’re equipped, start the fight and deal as much damage to the Year Beast as you can. The more damage you deal, the higher you’ll rank, and the better your loot will be. After the Year Beast departs, players from groups who dealt damage in the top 10% will each receive the illusive Redhoof courier, and those who earn their way into the top 1% will earn the coveted Jadehoof courier!

　　The Year Beast fight can be accessed from the main find match panel and will take you into a new gamemode with either your party or a mixture of your party plus other random players.

　　There are two options when queuing for the Year Beast fight, you can either run in the normal mode which will convert your Flamesalt Ingots into Gold that can be spent in the gamemode.

　　"Battle The Beast for real! In this mode, your Ingots will be converted to Gold and used to buy equipment for the fight. Any unspent gold will be converted back into ingots when the fight is over. Deal more damage in this mode to earn great rewards!"

　　Alternatively you play in the practice mode which provides you with 25,000 Gold to test things with.

　　"Practice against the beast to hone your skills. You will be supplied with ample gold for the fight. No rewards will be earned in this mode."

　　The gamemode is played on a custom Nian map.

　　Nian aka the Year Beast

　　The Year Beast is considerably larger than a standard Dota hero and has a number of unique abilities.

　　Tail SpinRight Claw SwipeLeft Claw SwipeApocalypseHurricaneTail SwipeWaterballDiveChargeRoarWhirlpoolStone GazeEruptionSigilsApocalypseLeapThe Year Beast has three different areas in which you can attack, the horn, the body and the tail. The horn and tail both have 100 armour and have a separate health value that is display in the top left corner.

　　If you successfully destroy the horn or tail then the Year Beast will fall to the ground and lose that part of its body.

　　Depending on how much damage you do to the Year Beast will dictate what kind of reward and rank you will receive. Those who survive the full 25 minutes and have done a considerable amount of damage will receive the highest rank of Rank X and 4,000 Jade Tokens.

　　"NianRank0" "Rank: F""NianRank1" "Rank: D""NianRank2" "Rank: C""NianRank3" "Rank: B""NianRank4" "Rank: A""NianRank5" "Rank: S""NianRank6" "Rank: SS""NianRank7" "Rank: SSS""NianRank8" "Rank: X""NianRankPractice" "Rank: P" (For the practice matches)ez Jade Tokens.

Unique Year Beast Items

The Shop Keeper has a number of new unique items that will help you take down the Year Beast and is what you will be spending your converted Flamesalt Ingots on.

　　There is also an upgrade for the Desolator that gives more damage and armor reduction.

　　The items that can be activated in the world will also make use of new particle effects to demonstrate the use of the item.

New Jade Token Rewards

We also have a new batch of Bloom boxes that you can spend your Jade Tokens on.

Bloom Basket

Loot List

　　Opening the Bloom Basket will reward you with a single item which could either be a:

　　A random Common from the drop listA random Uncommon from the drop listA random Rare from the drop list

Bloom Harvest - New Items

The Bloom Harvest chest has been updated with five new items.

　　Spring Ward

　　Blade of the New Year

　　Power of the Red Horse

　　Heavy Butterfly Blades

　　Locks of the New Bloom

Redhoof Courier

There is also a rare chance that you may find the new Redhoof courier in this box.

Bloom Harvest - Original Items

The original set of items are also still in the box.

　　Ashtongue

　　Repose of the Defiant

　　Cauldron of Summons

　　Lantern of Auspicious Days

　　Beast of Vermilion Wilds

　　Bestmaster's Boar Summon.

　　Dragonfish Sceptre

　　Banners of Battle Fortune

　　Flight of the Jade Phoenix

　　Stone Dragon Soul

Bloom Bounty

Loot List

　　Opening the Bloom Basket will reward you with a single item which could either be a:

　　A random Mythical from the drop listA random Legendary from the drop listA random Arcana from the drop listOr one of the non-Genuine versions of the Exception items.

　　Kunkka's Shadow BladeHeaven-Piercing PauldronsFrost Owl's BeaconBroken ShacklesPrisoner's AnchorNyx Assassin's DagonCrown of the Death PriestessCrest of the Wyrm LordsChaos Knight's Armlet of MordiggianForm of the Onyx GroveAether-WingsBerserker's WitchslayerWyvernguard EdgeDreaded ForgewingBow of the Howling WindBattlefuryFlowering TreantScythe of VyseDragon SwordBladeBiterRecluse Reef Denizen

Redhoof Courier

There is also a rare chance that you may find the new Redhoof courier in this box.

Recipe: Little Green Jade Dragon

"This recipe will combine a specific item from the Treasure of Vermilion Renewal with any Auspicious item to produce a Little Green Jade Dragon courier."

　　Little Green Jade Dragon

　　"With a bag full of luck on its shoulder, the Little Green Jade Dragon brings good fortune to the worthiest of warriors."

New Cosmetic Item Sets

Gyrocopter's Set

Invoker's Set

Alternative cape.

　　Alternative hair style.

　　This set also includes a custom loading screen.

Juggernaut's Set

Luna's Set

Necrolyte's Set

This set also includes a custom loading screen.

Pudge's Set

This set also includes a custom loading screen.

Sven's Set

This set also includes a custom loading screen.

New League Passes

Dota2.ru Cup #1

"The top teams in CIS compete in a tournament for a prize of $1000!"

　　Includes the Royal Crypt HUD skin.

Sina Cup Supernova Season 3

"Supernova tradition continues on with rising teams qualifying for chance to compete against top teams across China for prize pool of 90,000RMB."

Battle of Pride: Malaysia vs. Philippines

"An open tournament where the best teams in the Philippines and Malaysia versus one another. The champion brings home $500 and defends their national pride!"

ESPL Season 1 Bundle

"The Electronic Sports Professionals League Season One is a three month long event where amateur teams will compete every week for $100 plus league points. It concludes with a finale comprising of two pro teams and the top six amateur teams all competing for a $5900 prize pool. Includes Vaal the Animated Construct courier with two styles for Dire and Radiant!"

　　Vaal the Animated Construct Courier

　　Radiant Version

　　Dire Version

Other Changes

New Item Rarity

We have a new "Lucky" item rarity that is called Auspicious and features a Jade like colour.

Bottle Model

The in game prop model for the bottle is in the process of being updated with an empty version to reflect the difference between the two.

Treasure of Vermilion Renewal

The icon for the Treasure of Vermilion Renewal chest has been updated with a new style.

UI Updates

One of the smaller mid week patches added in the ability to toggle on/off the Auto Attack After Spell feature.

　　The New Bloom dashboard background now has a new set of embers that play along the bottom of the UI.

　　Alt Control clicking enemy heroes in the top bar now sends a hero has returned chat message.

　　Alt clicking on a store item will announce to your allies that you will purchase that item.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

New chat wheel option to link in with the missing call.

　　"dota_chatwheel_message_MissingHero" "%s1 is missing!"

　　"dota_chatwheel_message_ReturnedHero" "%s1 has returned!"

　　After downloading a replay a "decompressing" message will now be displayed.

　　"dota_downloading_replay" "Downloading..."

　　"dota_decompressing_replay" "Decompressing..."

　　New item rarity.

　　"lucky" "Auspicious"

　　New store banners.

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Gyro_Dragon_Emperor" "Gyrocopter: Armaments of the Dragon Emperor Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Gyro_Dragon_Emperor" "Reign of Fire."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Sven_Iron_Drakken" "Sven: The Iron Drakken Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Sven_Iron_Drakken" "From the forges of the Iron Drakken."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Luna_Blessings_Lucentyr" "Luna: Blessings of Lucentyr Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Luna_Blessings_Lucentyr" "Count your blessings by the light of the moon."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Pudge_Delicacies_Butchery" "Pudge: Delicacies of Butchery Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Pudge_Delicacies_Butchery" "Not for tender palates."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Jugg_Wandering_Demon" "Juggernaut: Wandering Demon of the Plains Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Jugg_Wandering_Demon" "The mask behind the mask."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Invoker_Eastern_Range" "Invoker: Garbs of the Eastern Range Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Invoker_Eastern_Range" "Glorious Invocation."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Necro_Immemorial_Emperor" "Necrophos: Immemorial Emperor Set"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Necro_Immemorial_Emperor" "The immemorial Mage."

　　"StoreBanner_Header_Courier_God_Horse" "Redhoof and Jadehoof Couriers"

　　"StoreBanner_Text_Courier_God_Horse" "Earn these exclusive couriers by performing in the top 10% of players in the fight against the Year Beast"

　　All references to Treasure Chests have been renamed to Treasures.

　　- "Attrib_SupplyCrateSeries" "Chest Series #%s1"

　　"Attrib_SupplyCrateSeries" "Treasure Series #%s1"

　　- "FilterType_Treasure_Chest" "Treasure Chest"

　　"FilterType_Treasure_Chest" "Treasure"

　　- "Present7_T1" "Treasure Chests"

　　- "Present7_D1" "While playing games, you'll also find various types of Treasure Chests. Each chest will show you a list of items it may contain, which often include some of the rarest and most valuable items in Dota 2."

　　- "Present7_D2" "To open a Treasure Chest, you need a corresponding key. We've already given you a Welcoming Chest Key, so you can go ahead and open your Welcoming Chest by right-clicking on it in the Armory. For other chests, you can purchase keys from the Dota 2 Store, or trade with other players to get them."

　　"Present7_T1" "Treasures"

　　"Present7_D1" "While playing games, you'll also find various types of Treasures. Each treasure will show you a list of items it may contain, which often include some of the rarest and most valuable items in Dota 2."

　　"Present7_D2" "To open a Treasure, you need a corresponding key or seal. We've already given you a Welcoming Chest Key, so you can go ahead and open your Welcoming Chest by right-clicking on it in the Armory. For other treasures, you can purchase keys from the Dota 2 Store, or trade with other players to get them."

　　Items from this event will be tagged with the New Bloom 2014 tag.

　　"Attrib_NewBloomTag" "New Bloom %s1"

　　The Kinetic Gem for the upcoming Terrorblade Arcana set has now been named.

　　"DOTA_Anim_Mod_abysm" "Horns of Inner Abysm"

　　We also have a new Kinetic Gem for the new Luna set.

　　"DOTA_Anim_Mod_lucentyr" "Liveliness of Lucentyr"

　　The name of the Kinetic Gem for Dragon Knight's Ashtongue (Loadout animation) has also been added.

　　"DOTA_Anim_Mod_SwordonShoulder" "The Knight's Repose"

　　New cosmetic item style options.

　　"DOTA_Item_Gazing_Eye_of_the_Demon_Witch_Style0" "Short Horns"

　　"DOTA_Item_Gazing_Eye_of_the_Demon_Witch_Style1" "Long Horns"

　　"DOTA_Item_Mane_of_the_Demon_Stone_Style0" "Mane of the Demon Stone"

　　"DOTA_Item_Mane_of_the_Demon_Stone_Style1" "Conical Hat of the Demon Stone"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperor_Style0" "Screen with Red"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperor_Style1" "Screen with Black"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Scythe_Style0" "Scythe with Red"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Scythe_Style1" "Scythe with Black"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Mantle_Style0" "Mantle with Red"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Mantle_Style1" "Mantle with Black"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Coronet_Style0" "Coronet with Red"

　　"DOTA_Item_Immemorial_Emperors_Coronet_Style1" "Coronet with Black"

　　"DOTA_Item_Blade_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style0" "Blade with Green"

　　"DOTA_Item_Blade_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style1" "Blade with Blue"

　　"DOTA_Item_Mask_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style0" "Mask Only"

　　"DOTA_Item_Mask_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style1" "Mask with Hat"

　　"DOTA_Item_Duangua_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style0" "Duangua with Green"

　　"DOTA_Item_Duangua_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style1" "Duangua with Blue"

　　"DOTA_Item_Faulds_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style0" "Faulds with Green"

　　"DOTA_Item_Faulds_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style1" "Faulds with Blue"

　　"DOTA_Item_Bracers_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style0" "Bracers with Green"

　　"DOTA_Item_Bracers_of_the_Wandering_Demon_Style1" "Bracers with Blue"

Unused Year Beast Assets

The recipes that required the Year Beast parts have been removed, it's unknown whether or not these will be used in the future or not. The artwork for the Year Beast parts was updated in this patch.

　　We also have an unused "Crimson Robe" item from the gamemode.

Unreleased Cosmetic Items

Juggernaut's Items

Blade of Endless Power

Terrorblade's Unreleased Arcana

The release date for Terrorblade's Arcana item is scheduled for tomorrow (6th Feb) which means we now have the base model and voices in the files.

Base Arcana Model

Missing textures at the moment.

Arcana Animations

Attack animation.

　　Loadout animation.