Dota 2

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Dota 2

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Developers
	Valve Corporation
Engines
	Source
Release dates
Windows	July 9, 2013
macOS (OS X)	July 18, 2013
Linux	July 18, 2013

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

The game is still being updated with content from the original mod.

Free-to-Play

General information

Official forums

Developer forums - Information on ongoing development.

Steam Community Discussions

GitHub Issue Tracker for DOTA 2 on OS X and Linux

Dota 2 subreddit

Availability

All versions require Steam.

Essential improvements

Performance tweaks

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/570/pfx/

Video settings

In-game video settings.

Input settings

Keyboard and camera settings.

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		10
Online play		10

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Dedicated

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	27015-28999

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Blurry graphics

Instructions

Missing health and mana bar

Instructions

2D sprites and effects displaying over geometry [AMD 7000 series)

Instructions

Pixelated shadows

Instructions

Other information

Launch options

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Launch options example.

To access the game's launch options: right click Dota 2 in Steam's library window > Properties > Set launch options...

If you use multiple launch options, separate them with a space (e.g., -novid -console).

Command	Notes
-console	Enables the in-game console.
-dashboard international_2012	Launches the game using the International 2012 theme.
-dashboard international_2013	Launches the game using the International 2013 theme.
-dashboard frostivus_2013	Launches the game using the Frostivus theme.
-dashboard spirits_2013	Launches the game using the Three Spirits theme.
-dashboard newbloom_2014	Launches the game using the New Bloom Festival theme.
-novid	Disables intro videos.
-noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -useforcedmparms	Disables mouse acceleration.
-high	Assigns a high CPU priority to the game's client.
-windowed -w # -h $ -noborder	Starts the game in a borderless window with the specified resolution (e.g., -windowed -w 1920 -h 1080 -noborder).
-override_vpk	Overrides the game's content files with content found in <path-to-game>\*\

General tweaks

To use these tweaks you need to create a file called autoexec.cfg in the configuration file(s) location.

Each tweak must be in a separate line, and contain a string and a value (e.g., dota_screen_shake "0").

Instructions

Tweak	Notes	Default Value
dota_force_right_click_attack "1"	Deny creeps using right-click. Disables the ability to follow allies with right-click.	0
dota_disable_range_finder "0"	Shows range-finder when using targeted spells.	1
dota_camera_accelerate "49"	Controls camera acceleration (49 = camera behaves most accurately).	10
dota_ability_quick_cast "1"	Self-casts an ability when double-tapping the keyboard shortcut.	0
dota_screen_shake "0"	Disables the screen shake effect that triggers when certain spells are cast.	1
dota_player_multipler_orders "1"	Allows ctrl-clicking to order all controlled units.	0
dota_player_add_summoned_to_selection "#"	Summoned units are automatically added to the specified control group.	0
dota_minimap_hero_size "700"	Controls the size of hero symbols on the minimap (higher values = bigger symbols).	600
dota_unit_fly_bonus_height "10"	Controls elevation of flying units (higher values = farther from the ground).	150
dota_sf_game_end_delay "0"	Controls the end-game delay before the scoreboard appears (0 = appears immediately).	5
dota_gamescon_althack "1"	Allows using Alt+Q/W/E/A/S/D to use inventory items.	0
dota_minimap_misclick_time "#"	Controls the delay before minimap clicks are registered (# = seconds, 0 = no delay).	1
dota_minimap_ping_duration "#"	Controls the delay before minimap pings disappear (# = seconds).	3
dota_minimap_ping_tag_duration "#"	Controls the delay before attack/defend pings disappear (# = seconds).	10
dota_unit_use_player_color "2"	Colours players by team instead of assigning individual colours.	0
dota_minimap_simple_colors "1"	Changes minimap colour scheme to resemble the original DotA.	0
dota_shop_force_hotkeys "1"	Enables shop hotkeys (q/w/e/r/t/y selects a tab, 1,2,3... selects an item).	0
dota_hud_healthbars "1"	Removes the vertical lines on health bars (0 = health bars disabled).	3
dota_health_per_vertical_marker "#"	Defines the amount of health between vertical lines.	250
dota_always_show_player_names "1"	Shows player names above heroes.	0
bind "key" "command"	Allows a custom keybinding. (e.g., bind "p" "say_team Missing top!")
dota_sf_old_heropedia "1"	Switches the Learn interface to the old layout instead of the web-based version.	0
con_enable "1"	Enables the in-game console.	0
chat_join "name"	Automatically joins a chat channel upon launch.
tv_nochat "1"	Disables spectator chat by default.	0

Network tweaks

The following values tweak network usage. They may be beneficial in reducing lag.

Changing these settings may affect lag for the worse. Do not tweak these if you are unsure about what you're doing.

Tweak	Notes	Value for slow connections
rate "80000"	Total bandwidth Dota 2 can use.	40000
cl_updaterate "40"	Updates received from server per second.	20
cl_cmdrate "40"	Updates sent to server per second.	20
cl_interp "0"
cl_interp_ratio "1"
cl_smoothtime "0.01"

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Dual core from Intel
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	nVidia 320M Radeon 7000 Intel HD 3000

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT ATI/AMD Radeaon HD2600/3600 OpenGL 2.1 compatible

Tom's Hardware benchmarked Dota 2's performance and concluded that integrated Intel or AMD graphics should be enough for 30fps at 1920x1080 on low settings.