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This week's Dota 2 patch has introduced the usual selection of gameplay bug fixes alongside some new UI additions and a pair of visual improvements for Brewmaster and Puck, who have both received higher quality models, which you can check out below. An update to the settings UI has introduced "Quick Cast", commonly referred to as "Smart Cast" by the community, which, when activated, will cause most magic abilities to immediately fire towards the player's mouse cursor, providing the option to streamline the casting process somewhat.
A series of audio improvements were also made, including the addition of distant tower destruction sounds, the introduction of new "Ownage" lines for the Axe, Juggernaut, Nature's Prophet, Storm Spirit and Pirate announcer packs, and sound effects for a brand new "Caution Ping" system. The new warning ping allows players to alert teammates to their impending doom by using "Ctrl + Alt + Right Click" to highlight an area, creating an "X" shaped icon in the game world and on the mini-map to warn of potential ganks, pushes, potentially dangerous areas and so on. A smaller Dota 2 patch earlier in the week introduced "Compendium Matchmaking", a new game mode accessible only by compendium owners, which allows players "re-write history" using the same professional game hero picks and lane setups found in a featured International 3 qualifier match. Featured matches will be updated on a weekly basis, so be sure to check it at least once a week by clicking the new option on the left hand side of the "Play" tab on the Dota 2 dashboard.
New cosmetic item sets were included for Axe, Lina, Pudge, Skeleton King and Sniper, while the recently released "Treasure of Incandescent Wax" chest was revealed to include a brand new Vengeful Spirit themed ward and a whole host of new cosmetic pieces for a wide number of heroes including Doom, Skywrath Mage, Necrolyte, Bristleback and many more. If you feel like you could use some new desktop wallpapers, you might be interested in checking out the new custom load screens which were added to several of the older HUD designs in this week’s update, including the Driftwood, Gear Tooth, Jungle Ruin and Menace skins, all of which appear as stylishly themed modifications of the original Dota logo. While Legion Commander is still strangely MIA at this point, unreleased hero Abaddon received a number of texture updates which, following the Dota 2 release window announcement earlier today, further hints that this upcoming Dire strength support will feature as the second of the two final heroes set to be released by Valve before the game's official release sometime between now and August 7th 2013. If you're looking for more information regarding this week's Dota 2 patch, you may want to head on over to Valve's official changelog, or maybe checking out CyborgMatt's full patch analysis is more your style. glhf!
Puck and Brewmaster hare both looking great after their recent visit to Witch Doctor's plastic surgery clinic.
A series of audio improvements were also made, including the addition of distant tower destruction sounds, the introduction of new "Ownage" lines for the Axe, Juggernaut, Nature's Prophet, Storm Spirit and Pirate announcer packs, and sound effects for a brand new "Caution Ping" system. The new warning ping allows players to alert teammates to their impending doom by using "Ctrl + Alt + Right Click" to highlight an area, creating an "X" shaped icon in the game world and on the mini-map to warn of potential ganks, pushes, potentially dangerous areas and so on. A smaller Dota 2 patch earlier in the week introduced "Compendium Matchmaking", a new game mode accessible only by compendium owners, which allows players "re-write history" using the same professional game hero picks and lane setups found in a featured International 3 qualifier match. Featured matches will be updated on a weekly basis, so be sure to check it at least once a week by clicking the new option on the left hand side of the "Play" tab on the Dota 2 dashboard.
The new "Warning Ping" system in action!
New cosmetic item sets were included for Axe, Lina, Pudge, Skeleton King and Sniper, while the recently released "Treasure of Incandescent Wax" chest was revealed to include a brand new Vengeful Spirit themed ward and a whole host of new cosmetic pieces for a wide number of heroes including Doom, Skywrath Mage, Necrolyte, Bristleback and many more. If you feel like you could use some new desktop wallpapers, you might be interested in checking out the new custom load screens which were added to several of the older HUD designs in this week’s update, including the Driftwood, Gear Tooth, Jungle Ruin and Menace skins, all of which appear as stylishly themed modifications of the original Dota logo. While Legion Commander is still strangely MIA at this point, unreleased hero Abaddon received a number of texture updates which, following the Dota 2 release window announcement earlier today, further hints that this upcoming Dire strength support will feature as the second of the two final heroes set to be released by Valve before the game's official release sometime between now and August 7th 2013. If you're looking for more information regarding this week's Dota 2 patch, you may want to head on over to Valve's official changelog, or maybe checking out CyborgMatt's full patch analysis is more your style. glhf!
Abaddon has received more asset updates ready for his upcoming introduction prior to the release of Dota 2 this summer.
