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| title = Dota 2 engine branch | | title = Dota 2 engine branch | ||
| developer = [[Valve Corporation]] | | developer = [[Valve Corporation]] | ||
| platform = {{Win| | | platform = {{Win|1}}</br>{{mac|1}}</br>{{linux|1}} | ||
| releasedates = July 9, 2013 | | releasedates = July 9, 2013 | ||
| sdk = None | | sdk = None | ||
| forks = | | forks = | ||
| previousengine = {{csgobranch| | | previousengine = {{csgobranch|2}} | ||
| nextengine = | | nextengine = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The {{dota2branch|4|nt=1}} was introduced in 2013 with the release of {{dota2| | The {{dota2branch|4|nt=1}} was introduced in 2013 with the release of {{dota2|2}}. It used to be the latest {{src|4}} branch available, succeeding the {{csgobranch|3.1|nt=0}}, however with the release of {{dota2|1}} Reborn update im 2015, the game was upgraded to the then-new {{src2|4}} engine, which makes CS:GO the latest Source 1 branch available. Additionally, this is the only Source 1 engine branch that was never licensed to third-party developers. | ||
== Features {{confirm}} == | == Features {{confirm}} == |
Latest revision as of 11:19, 30 June 2025

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The Dota 2 engine branch (Pre-Reborn) was introduced in 2013 with the release of
Dota 2. It used to be the latest
Source branch available, succeeding the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive engine branch, however with the release of Dota 2 Reborn update im 2015, the game was upgraded to the then-new
Source 2 engine, which makes CS:GO the latest Source 1 branch available. Additionally, this is the only Source 1 engine branch that was never licensed to third-party developers.
Features [confirm]
New since the CS:GO engine branch is:
- Cloth simulation
- Real-time cloth simulation (i.e. soft-body physics).
- 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
- Custom Addon Support
- See the Dota 2 Workshop Tools for more details.
Availability and usage
Source code and SDK Base for these branches is not available, and this branch was not available for licensing. Additionally, unlike the rest of Source 1 branches, this branch does not have official tools (like Hammer) whatsoever.