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Dota 2 Reborn is an overhaul to the Dota 2 game system. It adds the custom games Custom Games are game modes that differ from standard Dota 2. Most custom games are created by the community with the Workshop Tools. Custom Game Passes can be purchased for some games, and will grant function, a new game interface, improved social and DotaTV The spectating interface, with elements labeled. Spectating is an in-game function available for all live games. This featureSpecial attraction is also known as DotaTV. It can be accessed under the Watch tab. Spectating can be done features, as well as transitioning the game to the Source 2 engine.
Open beta testing for Dota 2 Reborn started on Jun. 17, 2015. Dota 2 Reborn was released with the Sep. 09, 2015 Patch Patches (latest) ← Sep. 08, 2015 Patch Sep. 09, 2015 Patch Sep. 10, 2015 Patch → Contents 1 Sources 2 Patch notes 2.1 Update 2 Sources Source: Dota 2 Update - Sep. 9th 2015, Dota .
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Custom Games
- Added support for custom games.
- Custom games can be joined through the lobby The lobby screen A lobby can be used to play a private match with specific people. Lobby matches do not count towards a player s stats, and do not give Trophy Points or item drops. Players , or through the automatic matching system.
- Supports community voting.
- Supports highlighting for popular, favorites, and suggested games.
- Supports regular spectating.
Dota 2 Workshop Tools
- Allows the community to design custom maps and game modes.
- Includes model editor.
- Includes materials editor (textures and shading)
- Includes particles editor.
- Supports Hammer tile editor.
- Supports Panorama for UI development.
- Supports Lua scripting.
Interface
- Renovated dashboard.
- Added new default loading screen.
- Public lobby The lobby screen A lobby can be used to play a private match with specific people. Lobby matches do not count towards a player s stats, and do not give Trophy Points or item drops. Players games can now be seen and joined by all players.
- Added individual hero statistics, including hero-specific matchmaking ratings A player s match history, showing changes in MMR after each game. Matchmaking Rating, or MMR is a value that determines the skill level of each player. This value is used in matchmaking. Winning increases a .
- Added playstyle graph.
Hero browser
- Redesigned.
- Added filtering for Melee and Ranged.
- Added tiered filtering for Carries and Supports.
Demo Hero
- Added Demo Hero function:
- In-game sandbox to practice last hitting and hero abilities.
- Allows players to preview all cosmetic items Cosmetic Items customize visual elements within Dota 2. These modifications are purely graphical and do not affect mechanics or gameplay. Contents 1 Sources 2 Categories 2.1 Loadout 2.2 Consumables 2.3 Tournament Items 2.4 Event Items .
Social
- Added party “ Play Now it s a party! Click to listen— Storm Spirit ” Players can form parties to play matchmaking games with each other on the same team. Unlike a Guild or a Team, parties are not formalized voice chat outside of games.
- Added party management function.
- Added party beacon function, allowing players to display their status.
- Added miniprofile for Steam friends.
- Added activity feed for Steam friends.
- Added in-game whispering function.
- Added multiple conversations function.
- Increased chat room sizes from 1,000 to 5,000.
DotaTV
- Added tournament matches and friends` matches to the list of ongoing games.
- Added detailed statistics and minimap The minimap is a HUD element that represents the game map on a smaller scale. It displays in real time the location and status of buildings, heroes, creeps, couriers and wards. The minimap is subject preview of ongoing games.
- Added 1080px streaming.
- Added in-game statistics and graphs.
- Added in-game access to third-party streaming.
- Added bookmark function to replays.
- Added highlighting for popular replays and friends` replays.
- Added replay sharing and discussion functions.
Tutorial
- Added Guided Bot Matches.
- In-game captioning guides newer players with tips and advice.
- Removed several old tutorial missions.
- Removed the World Map Play “More pages for my Black Grimoire!” This article or section contains content that has been removed from the game or store. It exists solely for archival purposes. World Map The World Map is about the .
Source 2 Engine
- Lower latency and more responsive input.
- Added tiled map system, allowing players to play together while using different custom map terrains.
- Increased performance limit to take advantage of higher end hardware.
- Improved streaming capabilities.
- Improved audio and voice processing.
- Improved rendering capabilities.
- Added new physics and cloth simulation engines.
- Added native support for OpenGL.
- Added Mac and Linux clients.
Others
- Game map has been slightly changed.
- Added new music Music in Dota 2 consists of multiple soundscape tracks, as well as a variety of stingers that are triggered by in-game events. Some tracks are layered on top of other ones, and may contain long .
- Improved networking.
- New network backbone.
- Improved connections.
- DDOS protection.
- Source filmmaker.
- Direct integration with workshop tools.
- Added replay editing.