Dota 2 Workshop Tools Alpha Update Released - August 15, 2014

[Shawn Zipay]

Today (August 15, 2014) a new update was released for the Dota 2 Workshop Alpha Tools. That is to say, an update was released today for the new version of Hammer and Source 2.

Changelog for Dota 2 Workshop Alpha Tools for August 15, 2014

- Added additional entities to improve custom game creation
- New entity "dota_custom_game_events" added
- New entity "filter_dota" added
- New entity "point_simple_obstruction" added
- New mesh entity "trigger_dota" added
- When placing an "npc_dota_base" entity in Hammer the unit type can now be selected and previewed
- Creeps and neutrals have been grouped into prefabs for easy drag and drop placement
- Added a new template addon "adventure_example" to demonstrate usage of the new entities
- With the most recent Steam update, the Steam Beta Participation requirement has been removed
- Fixed a number of connection issues when playing and connecting to custom games
- Fixed crash when loading a map while viewing a showcased hero
- Entity "point_worldtext" now respects the color field
- Fixed issue where models placed in Hammer would sometimes appear in the wrong pose
- Fixed bug with modelscale not working properly with custom units
- Fixed crash when a script called FindEntityByName with a nil entity name
- Fixed crash when opening the hero loadout
- Fixed an occasional crash when leveling up abilities in custom games
- Video settings are now saved (except texture quality)
- Fixed a crash that could occur when changing video resolution