Test Build Update Notes - May 2, 2012

GAMEPLAY
- Added Phantom Lancer!
- Fixed being able to use ping to identify illusions.
- Fixed bug where we wouldn't always upgrade couriers in order of creation.
- Fixed potential dispel threshold being calculated after damage reduction rather than before (fixes stuff like Bloodrage not dispeling potions).
- Fixed being able to blink if you became rooted after you started casting.
- Fixed unit conversion spells (Enchant, Persuasion, etc) not removing existing debuffs properly.
- Fixed Searing Arrows not stacking with Eye of Skadi.
- Fixed Satyr firing Shockwave onto smoked/invisible heroes.
- When the courier returns items to the stash, items owned by the other team are now dropped on the ground.
- Fixed Spirit Bear teleporting far away from you with Return (causing it to get stuck in trees sometimes).
- Attacking units now follow their target and then resume attack orders after getting disarmed.
- Updated attack animation for Spectre, with more impact on the hit frame.

UI
- Tranquil Boots regen is now displayed on the HP bar.
- Clicking "No Courier" opens the shop with the courier item selected.
- As spectator, clicking courier button now queries the courier for the current query unit's team.
- Fixed creepstats drawing for all units when spectating.
- Fixed missing shared cooldown on the first use of an item.
- Extended the health bar above the stats area.
- Centered respawn label when showing death panel but not the buyback button.
- Fixed a case where the cooldown swipe on buffs was not initialized and rotated backwards continuously.
- Fixed top bar timer not initializing
- Selling back a limited stock item within the sellback time restocks the shop.
- Broadcasters can now draw lines in the world using Ctrl.
- Added two voice emotes.

BOTS
- Bots now use their defense mode desire to determine when to use Glyph, rather than having an independent calculation for it.
- Bots will no longer use items or abilities when they are individually disabled.
- Bots now switch out of "early game" when either team becomes powerful, rather than just when the opposing team does. This prevents situations where one team is roaming and pushing and the other team is still trying to lane.
- Fixed bug that would cause bots to clump at the center of map rather than roaming to gank a target.
- Fixed bug that would cause bots to run out of the fountain prematurely sometimes rather than healing up.
- Fixed bug in lane push desire that would cause bots to underestimate the danger of enemy heroes in the lane.
- Bots will now consider both buying their situational (TPs, dust, wards, etc) and non-situational items.
- Bots should now only buy TP scrolls when at the home base or side shops, and will want to buy a TP scroll if they don't have one in their inventory.

New Brewmaster skin, and WIP portraits:


This post has been edited by Sewerspeakers: May 3 2012, 12:00 PM

PA looks so ugly...hope its better when they release

PA = Terracota Warrior lol

Brewmaster = Tiger + Maus

where's mah bristleback

PA has no armor texture yet, the bright teal colour is her armor's base colour, which means when they're finish texturing her, her armor will be in teal colour.

Ogre Magi skill icons are no longer comedy icon, only a few weeks away.


Look who's getting comedy icons:


This post has been edited by Sewerspeakers: May 3 2012, 12:30 PM

nyx assasin is pa or ta?
*edit* nyx assasin is na

btw, pl has a bug in the test client.
images proc on attacking building. (I know they doesnt in dota1)

Lets see if they fixed it by the time pl arrive on the main client tomorrow.

This post has been edited by nightshade_nova: May 3 2012, 12:43 PM

Nyx = Nerubians

Holly freak . take Phantom Assasin away from me .
PA was once my idol in DotA . now, she looks like someone from china !

nice models so far, meepo need his bling bling though

LOL.. retarded orge magi ~

Luna look like the knight style..

means tonight i can play phantom lancer ?

evolution of drow ranger

2006


2008 [was based on dota1 + anime witchblade ]


2012

If you have the Dota 2 Test installed, then yes. Else, you'll gotta wait tomorrow evening.

Minimap icon updated:


When Shadow Demon and Lycan minimap icon was leaked, Shadow Demon's icon is left, and Lycan is right, so using similar method, the next set of heroes would be CK, PA, Treant, Luna, and Ogre Magi.

Undying might be a surprise ala Bane though.

This post has been edited by Sewerspeakers: May 3 2012, 03:36 PM

So pro!
How long does it takes to draw one?

forget.

i can't wait for ogre magi

at least i know every pub game will have one when release

Traded 10 invites with CS:GO lol