Dota 2 30th May Patch – Content Analysis

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Front End Changes

Changelog

- Added Compendium Immortals

- Items now drop for all leagues types with more than 500 spectators. The number of drops increases the more spectators there are.

- As of week 3, any fantasy players that are in invalid slots (a Core in a Support slot, or a Support in a Core slot) will score no points.

- Amateur leagues will no longer cause players to show up as Scheduled in the fantasy panels.

- Fixed fantasy player addition priority being in the wrong order.

Immortal Items

The eleven Immortal Compendium rewards have been released.

Compendium owners will find Immortal Strongboxes in their Armory. Strongboxes work just like the new Treasures, granting no duplicate items for the nine primary Immortals. Each Treasure also has a chance of granting up to two bonus Immortals.

The Immortal items will also come with an Inscribed gem for that hero along with a range of new Kinetic gems.

Mecha Boots of Travel Mk III

"Why rely on uncertain sorcery when an unstable machine can be just as dangerous? Painstakingly reconstructed from half-remembered schematics, the transdimensional technologies built into these boots is theorized to have caused the Violet Plateau Incident. Of course, that couldn't possibly happen again. Er, could it?"

Extra Effects

• Custom Teleport Effect
• Custom Teleport Sound
• Custom Teleport Animation
• Custom Ability Icon for Boots of Travel

The Lightning Orchid

"He who loudly speaks with silver tongue, in this helm wields silence golden. Malevolence blooms like an orchid in the mind behind the mask."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Ball Lightning Effect
• Custom Ball Lightning Sound
• Custom Ball Lightning Ability Icon
• Custom Silence Face When Using An Orchid

Muh Keen Gun

"Not content to kill things one bullet at a time, Sniper commissioned the best gunsmith in the land to construct him a firearm worthy of his talented trigger finger. Lovingly designed and crafted with all the skill and attention to detail befitting a master smithy of the keen, the weapon that resulted is truly one for the ages. It's a bit on the heavy side, true, but not when balanced against the weight of corpses it will produce. Hernia not included."

Extra Effects

• Custom Base Attack Effect
• Custom Attack Sounds
• Custom Shrapnel Sounds
• Custom Shrapnel Effect
• Custom Assassinate Effect
• Custom Assassinate Target Crosshair
• Custom Idle, Attack, Death, Loadout, Ability, Flail and Portrait Animations

Fin King's Charm

"Though once used by the Fin King's arcanists to dispatch his foes to the underwater realm, the core technique of the charm has since been lost, and much of its potency along with it."

Extra Effects

• Custom Hex Model (Fish)
• Custom Hex Effects
• Custom Hex Sounds
• Custom Hex Ability Icon
• Cameo Kanye West Appearance

Rampant Outrage

"Let them swing their puny swords and cast their pitiful spells. Let them scar the flesh and blacken the armor. Let them think they've found a weakness. Let them smile in their triumph. Then let them feel terror as the heavy blade ends their laughter."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Berserker's Call Effect
• Custom Berserker's Call Sounds
• Custom Berserker's Call Ability Icon

Merry Wanderer's Brush

"Beneath the magic moonless night sprout sights rare-seen by mortal man: the swaying sweep of faerie flight unfurls to gorgeous shimmering span. And from this beauteous wonder light of shifting hue there might be spied, yet those who seek such perilous views may oft then find their lives denied."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Illusory Orb
• Custom Illusory Orb Ability Icon

Yulsaria's Glacier

"In the frigid north, that which is lost to myth may still be found within the ice. In an age now lost to time, the Frozen Witch Yulsaria ruled the whitelands, summoning blizzards and hail storms upon those who displeased her, while an army of ice golems roamed the lands to snuff out all warmth. In time, her southward expansion angered the Eldwurm Slyrak who, in his terrible rage, melted Yulsaria's armies with his endless flame before conquering the Frozen Witch herself. Now, centuries later, shifts in the ice have heaved up the last remaining shard of her empire: her glacial crown."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Crystal Nova Effect
• Custom Crystal Nova Sounds
• Custom Crystal Nova Ability Icon

Sylvan Cascade

"A cape woven from the finest wind-strewn filaments of enchanted ephemera, this is a garment of both rare beauty and unexpected utility. For she who wears the cape of the Slyvan Cascade, the wind will be always at her back."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Windrun Effect
• Custom Windrun Ability Icon

Fluttering Mortis

"The Death Prophet Krobelus flutters beyond the veil of the world, peering into realms best unseen. At her back, flutters death itself, while in her veins pulses the dark ink of all her prophecies still unwritten."

Extra Effects

• Custom Ambient Effect
• Custom Crypt Swarm Effect
• Custom Crypt Swam Ability Icon

Kindred of the Iron Dragon (Additional Bonus Item)

"The blood of Slyrak flows strong through the Dragon Knight, and its transformative powers have long been a thing of legend. For a chosen few who have received dragon blood, the magic runs unusually thick, its effects magnified and distorted. In these rare recipients, the reach of the transformation is enhanced, drawing strength not from any single dragon but from the oldest ancestral strains, and a forgotten age when whole kingdoms shook with fear, and eyeless, armored dragons raged wars across the countryside."

Extra Effects

• Custom Dragon Tail Effect
• Custom Dragon Tail Effect (In Dragon Form)
• Custom Dragon Form

Hellborn Grasp (Additional Bonus Item)

"A week of incantations were spent to pierce beyond the mortal realm and consort with what lay beyond. Finally, a sliver of infernal light appeared and from depths unknown rumbled a distant wail of suffering and anger. The wretched sound grew and grew into a deafening roar before a hellborn claw reached through the burning tear into the world. Yet in its unseeing fury the invading appendage disrupted the ritual, and the vile mouth from whence it sprang suddenly closed shut, forever severing the vile hand from its unknowable owner."

Extra Effects

• Custom Upheaval Effect
• Custom Upheaval Debuff Effect
• Custom Rain of Chaos Effect
• Custom Fatal Bonds Effect
• Custom Shadow Word Effect
• Custom Upheaval Ability Icon
• Custom Idle, Idle Rare, Loadout, Portrait, Run, Attack, Ability, Flail, Death and Spawn Animations
• Idle Animations Include Rock, Paper and Scissor Gesture Animations

Player Cards

The 2014 Compendium player cards are now dropping and are tagged directly on the icon so you can tell it is from this year's International event.

The 2014 Player Card pack contains five cards at a time.

The previous year's cards have been updated with a 2013 tag.

HUD Skin Updates

Triumph International 2014 HUD SKin

The TI4 HUD has been updated with a darker shade and a redesign of the right panel.

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New Custom Couriers

Royal Griffin Cub

This courier was created in partnership with KDL Season One winners Zephyr, who receive a portion of every purchase.

ESL One Frankfurt Compendium Items

The owners of the premium tickets to attend the ESL One Frankfurt event have been provided with a code which when activated will deliver them all of the future Compendium stretch goal items immediately (aka the Lifestealer set). For none premium ticket owners the Earthshaker Totem stretch goal has been hit and has been delivered.

Eclipse Monolith Earthshaker Totem

Bonds of Madness Lifestealer Set

Alternative helmet style.

Also includes a loading screen.

Team Pennant Updates

Team Empire Pennant

Team Empire now have their own pennant in the game.

Natus Vincere Pennant

The pre-existing Na'Vi pennant has been updated with some new art.

Cloud 9 Pennant

The Cloud 9 pennant now has the image for the in game flag.

Team Zephyr Pennant

The Zephyr pennant now has the image for the in game flag.

MVP Phoenix Pennant

The MVP Phoenix pennant now has the image for the in game flag.

ViCi Gaming Pennant

We also now have a pennant for ViCi Gaming.

New League Passes

Dream of Dota - The Final Season

"This is the last season of the Dream of Dota League."

Bulgarian Amateur League Season Two

"This is the second season for the Bulgarian Amateur League. It's an open league with up to 50 teams competing for a prize."

First Arrival Dota 2 Tournament Season 1

"A double elimination tournament where teams will compete for treasure keys in Dota 2!"

Mad Moon Summoning Cup Season 1

"Over 32 teams from Europe are fighting for a prize."

National Esports League

"32 teams will compete in the first season of the National Esport League in the Dota 2 Super Cup for $250!"

FGCL Fight Club: Promote Season

"Eight invited professional teams and eight qualifying teams compete in Promote Season of Fight Club for $1,000!"

The Troll's Treasure

"A series of tournaments are played and the winners will receive a prize!"

Private Games Brazil Girls Volume 1

"The first female Dota 2 tournament in Brazil where teams will compete for a cash prize and treasure keys!"

fastDOTA Solo Ranked

"32 players from Russia participate in the fastDOTA Solo Ranked tournament for a prize! "

Liga Livedota Chile

"The first league from LiveDota allows teams from Chile to participate for two months to become champions and receive a cash prize!"

Stella Champ

"Amateur teams in CIS countries will face off for a prize of 200 rare items!"

Good Play SEA Invitational

"Featuring 10 of the top teams in Southeast Asia battling it out in the Good Play SEA Invitational for a RM 20,000 prize pool. All games will be casted by Beyond the Summit."

SLTVTour Season 3

"SLTV Tour returns with teams competing in a round-robin format for a cash prize!"

Gloom Dota Season 3

"16 semi-pro teams will participate in the third season of Gloom Dota for a total prize pool of 3000 Rubles!"

GEST Dota 2 - SEA

"Watch the best Dota 2 teams from South-East Asia battle it out for the $2,000 prize pool and to earn their spot in the GEST Challenge."

Logitech G - Free to Play 3

"India's Biggest LAN Tournament is back for a 3rd season. This open tournament takes place in a LAN environment where teams compete for the 130,000 INR Prize Pool."

Kaliningrad Dota 2 Open Championship

"The Kaliningrad Dota 2 Open Championship is a free online league with a LAN finale in Kaliningrad for a prize of 10,000 Rubles!"

Dota 2 Cup Season 2

"The second season of the Dota 2 Cup puts 20 teams against each other to compete for a prize pool of $300!"

PowerPlay Philippine Dota 2 Invitational

"The top 10 Filipino Dota 2 teams, 8 invited and 2 through open qualifiers, battle it out for a prize pool of P50,000!"

PAGE Premier League

"104 team compete for $8,500 in the PAGE Premier League!"

Angel's Tournament Season 2

"Amateur teams compete once again in Angel's Tournament for $50 and rare items!"

MSI Beat IT 2014

"This year, MSI Beat IT includes Dota 2 and presents an opportunity to anyone out there to take part in the event through the open qualifiers and face off best Dota 2 teams in the world with a $44,000 prize pool! Each ticket purchased adds $1.50 to the prize pool!"

Krabick Cup Season 2

"16 teams will battle it out in the Krabick Cup Season 2 for a total prize of 3200 Rubles!"

MSI Beat IT GosuCup Asia

"GosuCup Asia welcomes invites top Asian teams to compete alongside amateurs in the $2,000 MSI Beat IT GosuCup!"

OVS Dota 2 LAN

"The top Hungarian teams compete in a double bracket elimination tournament where the winners will compete at a LAN finals!"

Torneo Tecnobar De Dota 2

"The Giant Rocket League pits 8 teams against each other to compete at a LAN Final at TecnoBar!"

Watch 4 Dota Tournament

"The Watch 4 Dota tournament allows 32 teams to compete for a prize of $50!"

Cabeca Dota 2 League

"24 teams will compete in the Cabeca Dota 2 League to become champions!"

Dota 2 Tester League

"Teams from China will compete in the Dota 2 Tester League for 31,000 Yuan!"

MSi Masters

"The ESAU MSi Masters is a professional tournament compiling Australia's most talented players. Eight final teams will compete for the title and $3,000."

Malaysian's Hall of Fame League Season 1

"A league for Malaysian's teams to play competitively for a prize pool of 1000 MYR! The top 4 teams will receive a slot for the next season."

Cyberfight Season 1

"12 teams will compete in the first season of CyberFight for up to a total prize pool of $200!"

Techlabs Cup 2014 Season 2 Minsk

"The Techlabs Cup returns for the 2nd Season. Some of the top amateur teams from around the CIS region compete for a $10,000 prize pool."

New League Passes - With Items

YoDota Championship Season 2

"32 teams from South America compete to earn one of eight qualifying spots in the second season of the YoDota Championship. The qualifiers will fight against eight invited teams for over $700 in prizes! Bundle includes the YoDota Championship Season 2 loading screen."

YoDota Championship Season 2 Loading Screen

LeadersLeague Spring Cup Season 1

"16 teams compete in the first season of the LeadersLeague Spring Cup for a prize pool of 35,000 Rubles! Bundle includes the Living in Darkness HUD skin!"

Living in Darkness HUD Skin

GG League

"32 professional and semi-professional teams battle it out for the $1000 prize pool. This ticket gives access to view games from the GG League and the Force Hook for Pudge."

Includes Force Hook for Pudge

Bounty Hunter Series

"The Dota 2 King of the Hill Bounty Hunter Series returns! Two invited teams teams to go head-to-head for a chance to win $1000. Bundle includes Raiq courier!"

Includes Raiq Courier

UI Updates

Dashboard UI

The Notification panel has been redone. The smaller popup version no longer exists and the envelope will no longer get stuck on a green icon.

In Game UI

The heroes that are part of your Compendium's 10 hero challenge are now displayed directly on the hero selection screen when playing in a gamemode that will count the win as part of your challenge.

Compendium Notifications

The Compendium will now notify you of when new stretch goal rewards have been delivered.

The reward image for the All Random Death Match gamemode is also already in the files.

Back End Changes

Updated Strings

Ability tooltip updates.

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_puck_dream_coil_Description" "Creates a coil of volatile magic that latches onto enemy Heroes, stunning them for .5 seconds and damaging them. If the enemy hero stretches the coil by moving too far away, it snaps, stunning and dealing additional damage.nnUpgradable by Aghanim's Scepter."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_puck_dream_coil_coil_duration" "COIL DURATION:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_puck_dream_coil_coil_init_damage_tooltip" "INITIAL DAMAGE:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_templar_assassin_refraction_Description" "Templar Assassin becomes highly elusive, avoiding damage and gaining a bonus to her damage. The damage and avoidance effects are separate, and have a limited number of instances."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_templar_assassin_refraction_Note1" "Only instances of 5 or more damage will trigger Refraction."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_batrider_firefly_Description" "Batrider takes to the skies, laying down a flaming trail from the air. While flying, the trail of fire destroys trees and damages enemies in its path, and Batrider gains unobstructed movement and vision."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_batrider_firefly_Note2" "The trail persists through Batrider's death."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_brewmaster_thunder_clap_duration" "HERO DURATION:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_brewmaster_thunder_clap_duration_creeps" "CREEP DURATION:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_brewmaster_drunken_haze_duration" "HERO DURATION:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_brewmaster_drunken_haze_duration_creeps" "CREEP DURATION:"

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_earth_spirit_geomagnetic_grip_Note0" "Will not work on a unit inside Chronosphere, Duel, or Black Hole."

"DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_item_urn_damage_Description" "Taking 25 damage per second."

"DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_aegis_regen" "Aegis Regeneration"

"DOTA_Tooltip_modifier_aegis_regen_description" "The Aegis of the Immortal has expired. Quickly restoring health and mana."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_ghost_frost_attack_Description" "The Ghost launches an eerie attack that chills her enemies to their bones."

"DOTA_Tooltip_ability_item_ghost_Description" "Active: Ghost Form - Enter ghost form and become unable to attack or be attacked, but take 40%% extra magic damage. Using a Teleport Scroll dispels Ghost Form."

New Fantasy League strings.

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Success_Header" "Success"

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Success" "You have successfully left '%s1'."

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Error_Header" "Error"

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Error_Unknown" "Unknown Error, please try again."

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Error_NotMember" "Not a member of this Fantasy League."

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Error_InvalidLeague" "Invalid League."

"DOTA_FantasyLeagueLeave_Error_DraftActive" "You cannot leave a Fantasy League while the draft is active."

"Fantasy_LeaveLeagueConfirm_Header" "Leave Fantasy League?"

"Fantasy_LeaveLeagueConfirm" "Are you sure you want to leave '%s1'?nn <font color='#FF0000'>THIS CANNOT BE REVERSED</font>"

"fantasy_leave_league" "Leave Fantasy League"

New Compendium Strings.

"compendium_promo_immortals" "Eleven New Immortal Items"

"compendium_promo_immortals_desc" "Available now with the Compendium"

New Notification Strings.

"Notification_CompendiumPoints" "Congratulations! You have had %s1 Points added to your Compendium."

"Notification_FantasyMatchupResultsWin" "Congratulations! You have defeated %s1 this week by a score of %s2 to %s3 in Fantasy League %s4."

"Notification_FantasyMatchupResultsLoss" "Unfortunately, you were defeated by %s1 this week by a score of %s2 to %s3 in Fantasy League %s4."

"Notification_FantasyMatchupResultsTie" "You've managed to tie %s1 this week with a score of %s2 to %s3 in Fantasy League %s4."

New strings for the tournament item drop update.

"DOTA_TournamentDropCountSingle" "%s1 viewer has received a prize for witnessing %s2!"

"DOTA_TournamentDropCountMultiple" "%s1 viewers have received a prize for witnessing %s2!"

Dragon Knight now has an Elder Dragon slot due to the new Immortal item.

"LoadoutSlot_Elder_Dragon" "Elder Dragon Form"

New Inscribed Gem Trackers. These should come included with the new Immortal items.

"KillEaterEvent_StormSpirit_BallDamage" "Ball Lightning Damage"

"KillEaterEvent_StormSpirit_BallKills" "Ball Lightning Kills"

"KillEaterEvent_StormSpirit_DoubleRemnantKills" "Static Remnant Double Kills"

"KillEaterEvent_StormSpirit_VortexKills" "Electric Vortex Kills"

"KillEaterEvent_Tinker_Rearms" "Rearms"

"KillEaterEvent_Tinker_TPsToBase" "Teleports to Base"

"KillEaterEvent_Tinker_DoubleMissileKills" "Heat-Seeking Missle Double Kills"

"KillEaterEvent_Tinker_LaserKills" "Laser Kills"

New chat string for total respawns left.

"DOTA_Chat_HeroesRemaining" "Team %s2 has %s1 hero respawns remaining!"

New Kinetic Gems for the Immortal Items.

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_glory" "Glorious!"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_MGC" "Muh Keen Gun"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_moth" "Krobelus"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_windy" "Sylvan Cascade!"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_iron" "Iron Tail!"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_everylasting_array" "Everlasting Array"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_fishstick" "Fish!"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_dragonterror" "Dragonterror"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_rampant" "Rampant Outrage"

"DOTA_Anim_Mod_glacier" "Yulsaria's Glacier"

Style strings for the ESL Lifestealer set.

"DOTA_Item_Esl_Lifestealer_Helm_Style0" "Helm of Madness"

"DOTA_Item_Esl_Lifestealer_Helm_Style1" "Crown of Madness"

Strings for the new stretch goal popup.

"DOTA_Compendium_Compendium_Popup_StretchgoalReached" "Reward Released"

"DOTA_Compendium_Compendium_Popup_StretchgoalReached_Desc" "A Stretch Goal reward is now available to all Compendium users!"

"DOTA_Compendium_Compendium_Popup_StretchgoalReachedView" "Awesome!"

"DOTA_Compendium_Compendium_Popup_StretchgoalNoCompendium" "It appears that you don't have a Compendium yet"

Unreleased Custom Couriers

Teron

The Korean Dota League courier known as Teron is now in the files but is currently unobtainable.

Other Changes

Unreleased Sheep Hex

With the addition of the new Fish Hex we also have an un-animated Sheep Hex model in the files.

Tony's Cosmetic Items

The Ice Skin for Tony has been fixed and should now work correctly at all levels of Tiny's Grow.

Server Region Updates

The Dota TV proxy system has been upgraded to support the ability of breaking off local Dota TV servers for that region that are only used when spectating tournament games. This is handy for regions such as Australia and South Africa who can only currently support a smaller amount of locally hosted Dota TV servers in comparison to other regions.

At this moment in time Australia and South Africa are the only regions that require this setup with the exception of Austria which currently has locally hosted Dota TV proxies disabled.

There has also been an update to the Perfect World Telecom server with the addition of an extra server cluster.

Heroic Item Drop Changes

The item drop message for the Heroic tournament items has now been compacted into one message and no longer shows the username of the players receiving the items.

The amount of Heroic items dropped per trigger event has also been changed and now scales depending on the games total viewer count with a higher amount providing more drops per event. Tournaments under 500 spectators will not trigger item drops.

Sound Updates

The general sound effect for when an illusion is destroyed has had the volume decreased and pitch altered.

The voice line for when Storm Spirit spawns for the first time after being selected has been updated to the "Storm Spirit!" line instead of the "Storm Spirit Has Arrived!".

The volume of the item sound effects for when the Medallion Of Courage, Necronomicon and Scythe of Vyse are activated has been reduced.

The pitch of Puck's Illusory Orb has been altered.

Portrait Updates

The portrait data for the Beaver Knight courier is now in the files.

Predictions For The Next Hero