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Front End Changes

Changelog

- League administration site now allows League admins to add/remove admins, view detailed match stats, and upload third party compendiums.

　　- Any Fantasy Leagues that had duplicate members and a stuck draft, have had the duplicate teams removed and the league reset.

　　- Replays are now available to download quickly after a match completes.

　　- Ranked matchmaking is currently unavailable for parties of 4, as part of an experiment to measure its impact on game quality.

　　

Hero Texture Updates

Clockwerk's Textures

Clockwerk has had his textures updated to improve their quality.

　　Gallery

　　Ingame Preview

　　

Hero Model Breakdowns

Clockwerk's Model

As well as getting some improved textures, Clockwerk's model has also been updated to be cosmetic item ready.

　　Base Model

　　Default Parts

　　Clockwerk's weaponClockwerk's things (his armour)Clockwerk's headBonus Clockvoker

　　

New League Passes

League of Dota Season 3

"Season 3 of League of Dota returns with a new format and revamped prize pool! Teams compete for $800 over the course of one month in daily amateur tournaments for North America and Europe. Includes the Clockwork Watcher Ward!"

　　Includes the Clockwork Watcher Ward

　　Animation Example

　　Idle Alt Animation

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Dota2.ru Cup #2

"The best CIS Dota 2 teams will fight against each other for a prize of $2000! Includes the Bounty Hunter Corruption set!"

　　Includes the Bounty Hunter Corruption set

　　

FGCL: CIS Open Cup Ticket

"Open tournament where over 500 teams will fight for the championship and a prize of $1000. Bundle includes ticket and the Sovereign of the Woodlands set!"

　　Includes the Sovereign of the Woodlands set

　　

EUS Pro League

"The EUS Pro League offers teams in Europe and America to compete in a month long tournament to be crowned champions."

　　

Defense of the Australians Autumn Tournament

"The Autumn season arrives! Open qualifiers of 64 teams around Australia, competing against each other until only 8 teams remain! Those teams will then battle against our top 8 teams of Summer 2014 and be crowned Australia's #1 team. Finals will take place at the Defense HQ in Melbourne."

　　

Ronin Dota 2 Tournament

"The Ronin Dota 2 Tournament is sponsored by Money Online, AyoPay and A-Z Event Organier. 64 teams will compete for the biggest cash prize pool in Indonesia: Rp 25.000.000!"

　　

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

We have had a number of changes to the strings regarding abandons, disconnections etc.

　　"DOTA_Chat_SafeToLeave" "<font color='#00FF00'><b>This game is now safe to leave.</b></font>"

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerLeft" "%s1 has left the game."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerLeftAFK" "%s1 has been removed from the game due to inactivity."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerLeftDisconnectedTooLong" "%s1 has been disconnected for too long and has been removed from the game."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerAbandoned" "%s1 has abandoned the game."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerAbandonedAFK" "%s1 has been removed from the game due to inactivity and will be assessed with an abandon."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerAbandonedDisconnectedTooLong" "%s1 has been disconnected for too long and will be assessed with an abandon."

　　"DOTA_Chat_PlayerLeftLimitedHero" "%s1 left 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."

　　"DOTA_Chat_MatchWillNotBeScored" "No stats will be recorded for this match."

　　"DOTA_Chat_MatchWillNotBeScoredRanked" "No stats will be recorded for this match. Matchmaking rating (MMR) will not be updated."

　　"DOTA_Chat_MatchWillNotBeScoredNetwork" "Poor network conditions have been detected. No stats will be recorded for this match. Matchmaking rating (MMR) will not be updated."

　　"DOTA_Chat_MatchWillNotBeScoredRankedNetwork" "Poor network conditions have been detected. No stats will be recorded for this match. Matchmaking rating (MMR) will not be updated."

　　"DOTA_Chat_CanQuitWithoutAbandon" "Players may now leave this match without being assessed with an abandon."

　　"DOTA_Chat_RankedGameStillScoredleaversGetLoss" "This match will be scored, and matchmaking rating (MMR) will be updated. Leavers will be scored as losers."

　　"DOTA_Chat_CoopBattlePointsRules" "The standard abandonment and AFK rules apply to Co-op Bot games! Battle points and end-of-game drops have also been re-enabled."

　　"DOTA_Chat_Ranked_Reminder" "Abandonment is treated more severely in ranked matches. Matchmaking rating (MMR) will be updated for any match that progresses past first blood."

　　A number of tooltips and ability notes have been updated with new/more information.

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_fountain_glyph_Description" "Grants a massive armor bonus to all of your structures for 5 seconds."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_juggernaut_blade_fury_Note2" "If a unit is not being affected by Blade Fury, Juggernaut can perform normal attacks against this unit. These attacks will not deal damage, though they will still apply debuffs."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_earthshaker_fissure_fissure_range" "FISSURE RANGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_drow_ranger_trueshot_Description" "Adds bonus damage to the physical attack of allied, ranged Hero units on the map based on a percentage of Drow's agility. Affects creeps for 30 seconds when cast."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_morphling_adaptive_strike_range_tooltip" "CAST RANGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_morphling_morph_agi_Note0" "Morph continues to work while Morphling is disabled, but cannot be activated or deactivated while silenced."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_bloodseeker_blood_bath_Description" "Bloodseeker revels in combat, gaining health with every unit he kills or an enemy hero dies within a 325 radius of Bloodseeker. The health gained is a percentage of the killed unit's maximum HP."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_axe_culling_blade_aghanim_description" "Decreases cooldown, increases kill threshold, and increases bonus movement speed duration."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_razor_unstable_current_Description" "Razor moves with increased speed, and any abilites targeted at him are instantly countered with a jolt of electricity which damages, slows, and purges buffs from enemies."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_crystal_maiden_frostbite_Description" "Encases an enemy unit in ice, prohibiting movement and attack, while dealing damage per second. Lasts 10 seconds on creeps level 6 or lower."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_crystal_maiden_frostbite_duration" "HERO DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_crystal_maiden_frostbite_creep_duration" "CREEP DURATION:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_pugna_decrepify_bonus_spell_damage_pct" "%ENEMY INCREASED MAGIC DAMAGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_pugna_decrepify_bonus_spell_damage_pct_allies" "%ALLY INCREASED MAGIC DAMAGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_templar_assassin_psionic_trap_Description" "Templar Assassin places mystical traps that invisibly monitor enemy movement. When sprung at her command, they exert a slowing influence of 30%% in the area. Traps charge up to slow an additional 5%% every second, up to 50%%."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_luna_lunar_blessing_Description" "Grants bonus damage to nearby allied heroes, while blessing Luna with extra night vision."

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_dark_seer_wall_of_replica_range_tooltip" "CAST RANGE:"

　　"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_spectre_haunt_illusion_damage_incoming" "