Dota 2 Update - May 24th, 2013
May 24, 2013
GAMEPLAY
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit having the wrong radius while returning after it expired.
- Fixed Shadow Blade incorrectly revealing its owner on secondary attack types if they occurred after the fade time.
UI
- The combat log is now localized.
- The Watch tab will now default to the Tournaments sub-tab if there is a live match.
- Added an automatic "(idle)" tag in Rich Presence for players that are AFK.
- Tournaments are now sorted by their last game played.
- Fixed a bug where notifications of item purchases didn't work if the courier did the purchase.
- Fixed bug where chat ban notifications weren't displaying hours left correctly.
PERFORMANCE
- Reduced memory usage.
AUDIO
- updated Nightstalker ult, made global for teammates.
- fixed Mana Leak target sound.
- fixed Dust sound
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not upgrading on Elder Titan.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit waking up units that were hit by the Spirit Stomp.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit having the wrong radius while returning after it expired.
- Fixed Shadow Blade incorrectly revealing its owner on secondary attack types if they occurred after the fade time.
UI
- The combat log is now localized.
- The Watch tab will now default to the Tournaments sub-tab if there is a live match.
- Added an automatic "(idle)" tag in Rich Presence for players that are AFK.
- Tournaments are now sorted by their last game played.
- Fixed a bug where notifications of item purchases didn't work if the courier did the purchase.
- Fixed bug where chat ban notifications weren't displaying hours left correctly.
PERFORMANCE
- Reduced memory usage.
AUDIO
- updated Nightstalker ult, made global for teammates.
- fixed Mana Leak target sound.
- fixed Dust sound
Dota 2 Update - May 23st, 2013
May 24, 2013
- Fixed an issue where Chinese audio was playing incorrectly.
- Added Canada Cup, Americas Tournament and Raidcall S3 tournaments.
- Added Canada Cup, Americas Tournament and Raidcall S3 tournaments.
Dota 2 Update - May 21st, 2013
May 22, 2013
GAMEPLAY
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit giving vision to Elder Titan while dead.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Earth Splitter being placed slightly too far forward.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not getting upgraded on the Ancestral Spirit if it was already in the air.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order sometimes not getting applied before Ancestral Spirit's damage.
- Ursa: Fixed Fury Swipes stack getting dispelled with Magic Immunity
PERFORMANCE
- Added vsync support to windowed modes
- Reduced memory fragmentation
COMMUNITY
- There are now 6 broadcaster channels
- Added map ping throttling for communication banned players
INTERNATIONAL COMPENDIUM
- Now highlights Compendiums that are gifts from other players.
- Updated with new stretch goals.
- Prize pool now displays how much the Compendium owner has contributed.
- Fixed an issue where the Smeevil Courier view counter was not updating correctly.
DOTA ECONOMY
- Particles on unusual couriers work again.
- Strange items that count things other than kills work again.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Ancestral Spirit giving vision to Elder Titan while dead.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Earth Splitter being placed slightly too far forward.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order not getting upgraded on the Ancestral Spirit if it was already in the air.
- Elder Titan: Fixed Natural Order sometimes not getting applied before Ancestral Spirit's damage.
- Ursa: Fixed Fury Swipes stack getting dispelled with Magic Immunity
PERFORMANCE
- Added vsync support to windowed modes
- Reduced memory fragmentation
COMMUNITY
- There are now 6 broadcaster channels
- Added map ping throttling for communication banned players
INTERNATIONAL COMPENDIUM
- Now highlights Compendiums that are gifts from other players.
- Updated with new stretch goals.
- Prize pool now displays how much the Compendium owner has contributed.
- Fixed an issue where the Smeevil Courier view counter was not updating correctly.
DOTA ECONOMY
- Particles on unusual couriers work again.
- Strange items that count things other than kills work again.
New Stretch Goals
May 15, 2013
After some thoughtful games of Dota, we came up with four new stretch goals that we'll be updating the Compendium with tomorrow. The initial stretch goals for the Compendium were at $1,700,000, $1,850,000 and $2,600,000 granting a new Battle Booster, improved Courier upgrades, and an Immortal item.
<a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium"><img src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_stretchgoals.jpg"></a>
The new goals are:
<strong>$2,000,000</strong> - A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners
<strong>$2,200,000</strong> - A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners
<strong>$2,400,000</strong> - Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at <i>The International</i>
<strong>$3,200,000</strong> - Choose the next hero we release
Don't miss Day 3 of Western Qualifiers starting tomorrow at 14:30 CEST. Tomorrow's games will feature Evil Geniuses, mousesports, ICCup and Qpad Red Pandas. You can watch the game in the client or at <a href="http://qualifiers.thegdstudio.com/" target="_blank">The GDStudio</a>.
<a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium"><img src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_stretchgoals.jpg"></a>
The new goals are:
<strong>$2,000,000</strong> - A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners
<strong>$2,200,000</strong> - A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners
<strong>$2,400,000</strong> - Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at <i>The International</i>
<strong>$3,200,000</strong> - Choose the next hero we release
Don't miss Day 3 of Western Qualifiers starting tomorrow at 14:30 CEST. Tomorrow's games will feature Evil Geniuses, mousesports, ICCup and Qpad Red Pandas. You can watch the game in the client or at <a href="http://qualifiers.thegdstudio.com/" target="_blank">The GDStudio</a>.
New Stretch Goals
May 15, 2013
After some thoughtful games of Dota, we came up with four new stretch goals that we'll be updating the Compendium with tomorrow. The initial stretch goals for the Compendium were at $1,700,000, $1,850,000 and $2,600,000 granting a new Battle Booster, improved Courier upgrades, and an Immortal item.

The new goals are:
$2,000,000 - A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners
$2,200,000 - A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners
$2,400,000 - Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at The International
$3,200,000 - Choose the next hero we release
Don't miss Day 3 of Western Qualifiers starting tomorrow at 14:30 CEST. Tomorrow's games will feature Evil Geniuses, mousesports, ICCup and Qpad Red Pandas. You can watch the game in the client or at The GDStudio.

The new goals are:
$2,000,000 - A custom HUD skin for all Compendium owners
$2,200,000 - A Taunt item with a brand new animation for all Compendium owners
$2,400,000 - Vote on participants in an 8 player Solo Championship (1 vs 1) at The International
$3,200,000 - Choose the next hero we release
Don't miss Day 3 of Western Qualifiers starting tomorrow at 14:30 CEST. Tomorrow's games will feature Evil Geniuses, mousesports, ICCup and Qpad Red Pandas. You can watch the game in the client or at The GDStudio.
Dota 2 Update - May 13th, 2013
May 14, 2013
- East and West Qualifier predictions are now visibly locked when the timer expires.
- The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops.
- Team members may now edit team data.
- Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections could fail with several thousand spectators.
- The effect of Pennants and Compendiums are now cumulative when calculating spectator item drops.
- Team members may now edit team data.
- Fixed an issue where Dota TV connections could fail with several thousand spectators.
Stretch Goal Two Completed
May 14, 2013
The community has once again surprised and caught us off guard by reaching the second Stretch Goal in <a href="http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/15162">The International Interactive Compendium</a> already, adding over $250,000USD to the International Prize Pool. Our original plan was for the International 2013 Courier to be able to ride a small set of mounts, and now the art team knows the community demands more. Here some concepts for some of the new mounts they now have on the to-do list:
<a href="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/international_smeevil_couriers.jpg"><img src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_smeevil_couriers.jpg"></a>
Given how much faster the community is reaching the stretch goals we set up, we've decided to add some more, based on the many conversations we've seen the community having around the compendium. In particular, the big gap between the 2nd and 3rd is something we're addressing. More on that tomorrow.
Don't forget that the Western Qualifiers for the International 2013 started this morning over at <a href="http://qualifiers.thegdstudio.com/" title="TheGDStudio" target="_blank">TheGDStudio</a>. Good luck to all the teams involved!
<a href="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/international_smeevil_couriers.jpg"><img src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_smeevil_couriers.jpg"></a>
Given how much faster the community is reaching the stretch goals we set up, we've decided to add some more, based on the many conversations we've seen the community having around the compendium. In particular, the big gap between the 2nd and 3rd is something we're addressing. More on that tomorrow.
Don't forget that the Western Qualifiers for the International 2013 started this morning over at <a href="http://qualifiers.thegdstudio.com/" title="TheGDStudio" target="_blank">TheGDStudio</a>. Good luck to all the teams involved!
Stretch Goal Two Completed
May 14, 2013
The community has once again surprised and caught us off guard by reaching the second Stretch Goal in The International Interactive Compendium already, adding over $250,000USD to the International Prize Pool. Our original plan was for the International 2013 Courier to be able to ride a small set of mounts, and now the art team knows the community demands more. Here some concepts for some of the new mounts they now have on the to-do list:

Given how much faster the community is reaching the stretch goals we set up, we've decided to add some more, based on the many conversations we've seen the community having around the compendium. In particular, the big gap between the 2nd and 3rd is something we're addressing. More on that tomorrow.
Don't forget that the Western Qualifiers for the International 2013 started this morning over at TheGDStudio. Good luck to all the teams involved!

Given how much faster the community is reaching the stretch goals we set up, we've decided to add some more, based on the many conversations we've seen the community having around the compendium. In particular, the big gap between the 2nd and 3rd is something we're addressing. More on that tomorrow.
Don't forget that the Western Qualifiers for the International 2013 started this morning over at TheGDStudio. Good luck to all the teams involved!
Stretch Goal One Completed
May 09, 2013
The first Stretch Goal in <i>The International</i> <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/">Interactive Compendium</a> has been reached, with a cool $100,000 being added to the International Prize Pool. Everyone who picks up a Compendium before <i>The International</i> ends will now receive the most powerful Battle Bonus we've ever created.
<a href="http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/20169?appid=570"><img class="aligncenter" alt="" src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_compendium_battle_bonus.jpg" width="100%" /></a>
Don't forget that Battle Bonuses improve the Battle Point earning rate of every player in the game with you, so if you've got one, make sure you drag some friends in to share in that sweet, sweet bonus.
The next Compendium Stretch Goal is additional mounts for the International 2013 Smeevil courier. Good luck!
<a href="http://www.dota2.com/store/itemdetails/20169?appid=570"><img class="aligncenter" alt="" src="http://media.steampowered.com/apps/dota2/images/blogfiles/inline_compendium_battle_bonus.jpg" width="100%" /></a>
Don't forget that Battle Bonuses improve the Battle Point earning rate of every player in the game with you, so if you've got one, make sure you drag some friends in to share in that sweet, sweet bonus.
The next Compendium Stretch Goal is additional mounts for the International 2013 Smeevil courier. Good luck!
Stretch Goal One Completed
May 09, 2013
The first Stretch Goal in The International Interactive Compendium has been reached, with a cool $100,000 being added to the International Prize Pool. Everyone who picks up a Compendium before The International ends will now receive the most powerful Battle Bonus we've ever created.

Don't forget that Battle Bonuses improve the Battle Point earning rate of every player in the game with you, so if you've got one, make sure you drag some friends in to share in that sweet, sweet bonus.
The next Compendium Stretch Goal is additional mounts for the International 2013 Smeevil courier. Good luck!

Don't forget that Battle Bonuses improve the Battle Point earning rate of every player in the game with you, so if you've got one, make sure you drag some friends in to share in that sweet, sweet bonus.
The next Compendium Stretch Goal is additional mounts for the International 2013 Smeevil courier. Good luck!