14 DAY TRIAL // Valve has just rolled out a brand new update for Dota 2 on the PC platform via its Steam digital distribution service, which adds a brand new hero, in the form of Tusk, while fixing other issues relating to heroes like the Troll Warlord and many other mechanics, like the user interface.
Dota 2 has been in development for quite some time and Valve has kept in a closed beta since last year, during which over 3 million people have gotten to play it each month.
Now, the studio has just released a new patch for the game, via Steam, which brings a brand new hero, in the form of the very impressive Tusk.
Besides the new character, plenty of other bug fixes are also included in the update, including solutions to issues with the Troll Warlord or with the user interface. The bot mechanic has also been improved, so that the AI behaves in a more human-like manner.
Check out the complete changelog below, via Steam.
"- Added Tusk!
GAMEPLAY
- Lina: Fixed Dragon Slave hitting units behind you. - Mirana: Fixed some backswing behaviors with her spells - Templar Assassin: Fixed Meld not removing collision. - Troll Warlord: Fixed a case where ranged Troll Warlord can bash when attacking while transforming. - Troll Warlord: Added a "fast" attack animation that will only trigger when his attack speed is above 210 - Fixed Orchid disabling Dagger at the end of its duration even if it was doing no damage. - Fixed a recent bug with Poor Man's Shield that could infrequently cause it to not block hero damage - Fixed some wave speed issues with Crypt Swarm, Dual Breath, Breathe Fire, Dragon Slave, Illuminate, Sonic Wave and Shockwave. - Enabled Silencer in Tournament lobbies. - Team Matchmaking now uses the Tournament lobby rules. - Two-player Mid Only games now automatically spawn a courier. - Enabled Medusa in Captain's Mode for Latest Version (will be enabled in Tournament Version the following week).
UI
- Updated look of the combat log and added language localization. - Fixed bug where players who'd set themselves as Offline in Steam would still report their Rich Presence status. - Players no longer display what hero they're playing in their Rich Presnce if they're in a private no-spectating game. - Added a "Add Self to Roster" button that shows up for Team Admins that aren't part of their Team's Roster. - The Game End panel now shows team names for games with teams.
VISUALS
- If Keeper of the Light dies with Recall active, the visual effect is now removed.
BOTS
- Fixed PL not being considered a Hard Carry for lane-selection and last-hit-deferring purposes. - Fixed VS bot not having a large enough item build list. - Bots will no longer dust Doppelwalk because it's sneaky. - Bots will no longer buy invisibility detection for an enemy's item until they see that item in an enemy's inventory. - Made Zeus bot slightly more likely to use Wrath of the Thundergod. - When a player connects, we now only disable/make invulnerable heroes on the opposing teams (not units with bots like the Warlock Golem)."
The new Dota 2 patch is now available for download via the Steam digital distribution service.