Another Funny Dota Video - The Rolling Panda

I just found this funny video today. It has funny scenes and fresh idea. If you wanna have some smile today, i recommend this video ;)



And if you want the maker make the next sequel, give a +1 vote on this link :)

Dota 6.59 AIPlus - Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 Download

Dota 6.59 AIPlus a.k.a Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 has just finished. Wow, that was fast! It's not even a day before the official Dota 6.59 release. Thanks BuffMePlz, you're the best!

DotA Allstars 6.59 AI+ 1.52
Changelog:

Rev. 02
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-Fixed a serious bug that would cause the game to crash on group creation
-Fixed some graphical bugs with Aghanim's Scepter on Fun Tavern heroes
-Changed Lord of Avernus's model to the one introduced in 6.59
-Gave Bat Rider an air-to-air attack while flying, which should remove the bug where he would permanently gain damage upon flying down
-Removed warning message for incomplete AIs when playing Deathmatch
-Added an additional one-second delay on respawning when playing with -nd on Deathmatch to prevent some crashes

*Formless Fixes
-Formless can now learn Quill Spray, Bristleback, Warpath
-Fixed a bug with Formless not being able to reset Clockwerk's abilities

Rev. 01
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-First update to 6.59

*Unofficial fixes
-Fixed Last Word to trigger on end of spell cast (instead of end of spell cast animation)
-Cleaned up the way Refraction buff icons appear to provide better feedback on when the buffs are actually active
-Fixed some typos (Storm Seeker, Eye of Skadi Ranged, Windrunner, Captain CoCo's Rum, Recall, Courier Shield, Burst)

6.59 Port of AI+ and -fun content by BuffMePlz.

Here is the download link:

Dota 6.59 AIPlus Rev. 2
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 via Warcraft Map
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 via MediaFire
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 via MegaUpload
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 2 via Rapidshare

Dota 6.59 AIPlus Rev. 1
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 1 via Warcraft Map
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 1 via MediaFire
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 1 via MegaUpload
Dota-Allstars 6.59 AIPlus v1.52 Revision 1 via Rapidshare

Enjoy the new Dota 6.59 AI!

PS: If you cannot play Dota AI map after upgrade to Patch 1.23, see this post to Play Dota AI Map on Patch 1.23

No Dota-Allstars April Fools Map 2009

Actually, i was hoping for a Dota April Fools Map 2009 on this early March. But when it's already reach end of March and Dota 6.60 is not yet finished, i know that IceFrog will have to make a decision. Either skip Dota April Fools Map 2009 or delay Dota 6.60 even longer. And i guess he make the right decision, because so many people anticipating Dota-Allstars 6.60. And that's his main reason to skip it.

But, if you are a Dota-Allstars forums members, you can still enjoy April Fools Day, because yesterday everybody become a Moderator ^_^ (when i write this it's still happen, i guess it because the time zone difference ;p) And if you never play April Fools Map, you can check last year April Fools Map, Dota-Allstars 7.01.

Anyway, here is IceFrog post about April Fools Map 2009:

I traditionally do custom maps each year for this day but I've decided to skip it this time. I know some of you look forward to it. There is a lot of demand to get 6.60 ready asap, so I felt that it would be more appropriate to focus all my effort on that instead. I'll make it up to you guys next year :)

A lot of players always ask me why I don't publish release dates ahead of time. I don't do it to build suspense or to keep players waiting, the main reason I don't is because it is hard to actually be sure of a date and if it is missed players become upset.

I will make sure to post here more often in the near future to keep you guys in the loop on the development and maybe give a sneak preview or two. While I can't give an exact date like I said above, I will try to let you guys know when it is a couple of days away from release and is in final translation mode.

My main focus is the quality of the changed or added content and to make sure that the gameplay overall is taking a step forward and not backwards. Sometimes things need to be redone multiple times to achieve those goals which is why it is hard to predict. That being said, 6.60 has the a very large number of changes and improvements to the game. I think it will be worth the wait.

Update: Some people emailed confused what my post meant. April 1st is a day where some people post fake things on the net for fun. The last few years I did fake maps for this that people liked playing. I didn't do a fake map this year.

Source: IceFrog Blog

Warcraft III Replay Converter - Patch 1.22 to Patch 1.23

Dota Replay Converter from Patch 1.22 to Patch 1.23. After upgrading into Warcraft III 1.23 Patch, a usual problem arise. Yup, we can no longer watch the Dota-Allstars or another Warcraft III game replay which still played with Warcraft 1.22 Patch. On the previous version, i already mention how to Watch 1.21b Replay after 1.22 Patch Installed. Even tough it's not practical, but it works. But, in this version, someone is creating a great tools. With this tools, you can convert your replays with ease and you can see them again.

Here is the download link:

Warcraft III Replay Converter 1.22 - 1.23 via Warcraft Map
Warcraft III Replay Converter 1.22 - 1.23 - Mirror 2

You will need the microsoft .net framework 2.0 to run it, which you can download in this link.

PS: If you haven't upgrade, check this post to Upgrade 1.23 Patch Offline

Source: Battle.net Forum

Dota 6.59d - Dota-Allstars 6.59d Official Map Download (Released!)

Dota 6.59d Official Map will be released in 1-2 days to fix some exploit on previous Dota 6.59c. IceFrog said that he doesn't want to wait until Dota 6.60 released to fix this exploit (which means Dota 6.60 will still take some times ~_~).

Update: Now it's already released! Check this post for the Dota 6.59d changelogs and download links.

Dota 6.59d Changelogs:

* Fixed some item exploits
* Fixed a rare memory related bug
* Temporarily changed switch voting system. It requires 100% of the vote for now. There will be a better -switch implementation in the next version or two
* Fixed a few other misc bug/exploits


6.60 is still in very active development. I will try to post more updates about it when it gets closer to release. If you have any suggestions you'd like to offer for it, please email me and let me know.

Dota 6.59d/Dota-Allstars 6.59d download link:
Dota-Allstars 6.59d via Warcraft 3 Map
Getdota Mirror

Don't forget that Warcraft III 1.23 Patch is already came out. And in the meantime, you can try Dota 6.59b Quest if you haven't try it and keep practice with Dota 6.59 AIplus, the latest Dota 6.59 AI. Stay tune for Dota 6.59d :)

PS: Anybody know what is the Dota 6.59c exploit/bug ^^?
Check the Dota 6.59 Exploit!

Source: IceFrog blog

Warcraft Patch 1.23 Released! - Adios Dota Maphack!

Warcraft III 1.23 Patch now is in Beta stage released and available on Westfall and other server. Ok, so what? What's the benefits of this patch for us Dota Player? Well, after i read the changelogs, i cannot helped to say that this Warcraft 1.23 patch is created solely to support Dota-Allstars. I think Blizzard is really love Dota-Allstars. Curious? But before i go through, it'd better if you read the official statement from Battle.net first:

You may notice that the Westfall realm is available on your Warcraft III Battle.net list. The Westfall server has the beta Warcraft III 1.23 patch that can be applied by connecting to Westfall. Please keep in mind that Technical Support does not support the beta client. For patch and game discussion, please use the Warcraft 3 forum - http://forums.battle.net/board.html?forumId=12012&sid=3000

To revert your game back to 1.22, just select one of the main realms.
If you cannot connect to Westfall, it's probably down or not ready.

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Patch 1.23
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FEATURES

- Battle.net now uses a new banner ad system.

FIXES

- Fixed an exploit where an altered custom map would be seen identical to the original custom map.
- Fixed an issue where some patches could not apply on Intel Macs.

Ok, now read this part once more, Fixed an exploit where an altered custom map would be seen identical to the original custom map. This means, if there's someone play using hacked map (where the fog is turned off), it will be seen and cannot play with the original map. Neat! But sadly, this will also means we cannot use multiple language map in one game. We must use exactly the same map. But i prefer no maphack than multiple language map ^_^
(Edit: Someone says that the multiple language still work, must confirm this again)

Can't wait until This patch is officially released ;)

Update:
How to upgrade the patch? There's several way to upgrade into Warcraft 1.23 Patch..
1. Connect to BattleNet server and it will update automatically
2. Using the downloadable stand alone patch, check this post to Update Warcraft 1.23 Patch Offline

I hope this help :)

Note:
1. Check this tools to Convert Warcraft III Replay from 1.22 to 1.23
2. Check how to play Dota AI on Patch 1.23.

Update Warcraft 3 Patch 1.23 Offline - How to..

How to Update Warcraft 3 Patch 1.23 Offline, Download-able. As you know, Blizzard has just released Warcraft 1.23 Patch. Of course, if you can connect to BattleNet server, you will be upgrade with ease automatically. But i believe there's still many of you who cannot connect there and want to update the 1.23 patch offline.

And here is how to Update Warcraft 3 Patch 1.23 Offline:
First, you can check the ftp page for download various version of 1.23 patch on this page and find the downloadable patch that suit your version. But if you are using English (enUS) version, here is the download link to upgrade from Warcraft Patch 1.22 to Warcraft Patch 1.23.

Download Link:
Warcraft Patch 1.23 (enUS version from patch 1.22a to 1.23a)
If you are not using English version, check this page.


You must note that there's a possibility you will failed to patch up and in some condition you must re-install Warcraft 3 TFT and repatch again to successfully upgrade. Please share your experience here as it can help another people who want to patch this too.. :)

Update:
If you failed to update with previous step, try this step. I found it on Dota-Allstars Forums.

These are the three easy steps for you to update your WarCraft III from 1.22 ---> 1.23

Step 1:
Copy your WarCraft III version 1.22 Folder in your Program Files or which directory you have placed it. So if for example you had it this way.

C:\Program Files\Warcraft III
(This is the 1.22 version of WC3, the reason why it is recommended to be copied is because you may not be able to view your 1.22 replays if ever you want to view them. I got loads of replays so yeah.)

copy it then it should be

C:\Program Files\Copy of Warcraft III
(This will be the directory of your 1.23 patch, after doing step 3 rename this folder to whichever name you like but i prefer renaming it to "WarCraft III 1.23")

Step 2:
Download the .dll files and .mpq files for patch 1.23 here - http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vjvzxyzzfwj

Step 3:
Extract the downloaded file to your newly copied folder. Copy the files inside the folder you just extracted. Paste it on the main WC3 directory(C:\Program Files\Copy of Warcraft III) A message will be asked whether to replace the existing files on your folder, Answer Yes and you're good to go!

I hope this helped you guys! If you find any of these steps unclear feel free to ask. Regards!

-A7X