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'''Defense of the Ancients''' ('''DotA Allstars''' or '''DotA'''; retroactively '''Dota 1''') is a map for the {{Wiki|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne}}...
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'''Defense of the Ancients''' ('''DotA Allstars''' or '''DotA'''; retroactively '''Dota 1''') is a free mod which just a custom map for the {{Wiki|Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos}}. Some newer versions are compatible with {{wiki|Warcraft III: Reforged}} and {{wiki|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne}}. It is a prequel to {{dota2|4}}.
 
The developer of this game were later acquired by {{valve|1}}, in order to develop a sequel, called {{dota2|4}}. During development there was a legal issue regarding the ownership of "DOTA" trademark, which Valve was sued by Blizzard. Both company settled in 2012, with Valve having the right to use "DOTA" IP commercially. Dota 2 was later released in 2013.


It heavily changed the gameplay without using many new assets.
It heavily changed the gameplay without using many new assets.


The map has always had 3 lanes.{{Confirm}} Players call them the top, middle (or mid) and bottom (or bot), respectively.
The map has always had 3 lanes.{{Confirm}} Players call them the top, middle (or mid) and bottom (or bot), respectively.
== Prior work ==
{{Wiki|Herzog Zwei}} had some unusual gameplay, but there were no major obstacles, destructible towers, fixed lanes, lane creeps which respawn for free, neutral creeps which respawn for free, Roshan, Runes, fountains.
{{Wiki|StarCraft}} had a map ''[https://lanepushinggames.com/article/aeon-of-strife Aeon of Strife]'' by Aeon64.{{confirm}}
{{Wiki|Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos}} had a map ''Defense of the Ancients'' by Eul...{{clarify}}
* {{confirm|DotA Allstars 0.60 is a modded version of DotA TFT 7.0. DotA TFT 7.0 by I3latant_Abuse [?] was released on 22/10/03.}}
* {{confirm|DotA TFT 7.0 is also a modded version of DotA TFT 1.8 by GEO. DotA TFT 2.5 was released on 30/07/03.}}
* {{confirm|DotA TFT 1.8 is also a modded version of Eul Original DotA, Eul's Defense of the Ancients 2.9.}}
<blockquote cite="https://web.archive.org/web/20101111183559/http://www.getdota.com/faq">- How popular is this game? What is its background?<br />
- The basic core concept of the game stretches back almost 10 years to the early days of {{Wiki|StarCraft}} with a mod called [[Aeon of Strife]] and then afterwards with Valley of Dissent followed by RoC-DotA on Warcraft 3 by Euls. They had a relatively small but loyal playerbase. After the release of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, many more mods of this concept took form. One of these was mods was DotA-Allstars, originally a collection of the most popular heroes from the other mods, initially developed by Meian followed by Guinsoo and then Neichus. Another DotA mod called DotA-Chaos was building up popularity in China at this time.
IceFrog's main focus and goals in the past 5 or so years have been to dramatically redesign and rebalance the original game concept and expand on it in order to make it a more enjoyable and engaging game for both casual and competitive players. In the last 2 years, the mod has seen an explosive increase in new players as well as acceptance into many e-sports organizations, growing from a few tens of thousands of players many years ago to the many millions of players it has right now. It is still growing more and more with each passing day.
I appreciate all the support and feedback that the fans provide, I would not have the motivation to develop this game every day without them.</blockquote>
== Versions ==
{{todo|how old ''Secret Shops'' are?}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!''Latest'' between
!''Stable'' between!!Ver!!Size!!D!!RN
!Heroes!!Sources and notes
|-
|2004-01-09
|
| ||0.60|| || ||
|<span title="17 Sentinel heroes. 17 Scourge heroes. There are 34 heroes in total.">34T, 17Se, 17Sc</span>||The first version according to some sources
|-
|2004-04-09
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| ||4.0beta2|| || ||
| ||The first version with Roshan and Runes
|-
| 2004-05-04
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| || 5.31 || || ||
| ||The first version with ''Aegis of the Immortal''
|-
| 2004-05
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| || between 5.37 and 5.40 || || ||
| ||The first version with ''Refresher Orb''
|-
|
|
| ||5.78|| || ||
| ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20041028031401/http://www.dota-allstars.com:80/ The earliest version accessible with the WM]
|-
|2005-03-01
|
| ||6.0|| || ||
| ||Some describe it as the first version comparable to the {{dota2|4}}...
|-
|
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| ||6.27b||2.3 MB||[https://web.archive.org/web/20060116071242/http://dota-allstars.geekherder.com/DotA%20Allstars%20v6.27b.w3x 1]||
| ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20060114083857/http://www.getdota.com/ The earliest version that can be downloaded from the WM]
|-
|
|
| ||6.33 || || ||
| ||The first version with ''Bottle''
|-
|
|
| ||6.83d||7.8 MB||[https://web.archive.org/web/20170705122959/http://media.playdota.com/maps/eng/DotA%20v6.83d.w3x 1]||
| ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20230529035430/http://www.getdota.com/ The latest version that can be downloaded from the WM]
|-
|2010-11-05
|
| ||6.69c|| || ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20101108003630/http://www.playdota.com/changelogs/6.69c 1]
| ||The latest update exclusive to ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' mod).
|-
|2010-12-24
|
| ||6.70|| || ||[https://web.archive.org/web/20101226170055/https://www.playdota.com/changelogs/6.70 1]
| ||The latest update of ''Defense of the Ancients'' (''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' mod). The first update that will appear as {{dota2|4}}.{{confirm}}
|-
|
|
| || || || ||
| ||
|}
== Technical notes ==
* Files are named like ''DotA Allstars v5.78.w3x'' or ''DotA v6.83d.w3x''.
* The ''Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne'' and ''DotA'' doesn't have automatic updates over Internet like {{steamicon|4}}.
== Trivia ==
* Latest and stable
<blockquote cite="https://web.archive.org/web/20080828035007/http://www.getdota.com/faq">- What is the difference between Latest Map and Stable Map<br />
- The Latest Map always has new and experimental features. The Stable Map is the recommended version for tournament use. </blockquote>


== Authors ==
== Authors ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* http://www.dota-allstars.com {{dead link}} -
* http://www.dota-allstars.com {{dead link}}  
* http://www.getdota.com -
* http://www.getdota.com
* http://www.playdota.com -
* http://www.playdota.com  
* [http://classic.battle.net/mod/halloffame.shtml Hall of Fame] -
* [http://classic.battle.net/mod/halloffame.shtml Hall of Fame]  
* [https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%B9%B4%EC%98%A4%EC%8A%A4(%EC%9B%8C%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8%203/%EC%9C%A0%EC%A6%88%EB%A7%B5) Korean wiki about...] -
* {{Wiki|Defense of the Ancients|More info about DOTA 1 on Wikipedia}}
{{dota games}}
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Defense of the Ancients (DotA Allstars or DotA; retroactively Dota 1) is a free mod which just a custom map for the Wikipedia icon Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Some newer versions are compatible with Wikipedia icon Warcraft III: Reforged and Wikipedia icon Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. It is a prequel to Dota 2 Dota 2.

The developer of this game were later acquired by Valve, in order to develop a sequel, called Dota 2 Dota 2. During development there was a legal issue regarding the ownership of "DOTA" trademark, which Valve was sued by Blizzard. Both company settled in 2012, with Valve having the right to use "DOTA" IP commercially. Dota 2 was later released in 2013.

It heavily changed the gameplay without using many new assets.

The map has always had 3 lanes.[confirm] Players call them the top, middle (or mid) and bottom (or bot), respectively.

Authors

Todo: what they did and when?
  • Ragn0r
  • Meian
  • Icefrog

External links

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