Dota 2

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Dota 2 is the official follow-up to the Warcraft III custom map Defense of the Ancients. It is an "Action RTS" where players control a Hero unit and engage enemy players using their Heroes' unique abilities. Valve is collaborating with one of the primary contributors of the original DotA series.

Features

Cloth simulation

Real-time cloth simulation (i.e. soft-body physics) will be introduced to Source.

Global lighting

The world is lit and shadowed dynamically with env_global_light (in addition to pre-compiled light).

Steamworks integration

Building upon community-driven features from Team Fortress 2, players will be able to share strategy guides and coach newer players through Steamworks.

MultiBlend Textures

4-way texture blending, upgrading/replacing WorldVertexTransition

Screen-space Anti-aliasing

Anti-aliasing for use with deferred shading

Screen Space Ambient Occlusion

Ssao post-process shader

Published demo file format

Dota 2 Demo Format contains a link and instructions for parsing the Dota 2 demo files

Maps

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