Oh, ok then. Thanks for the info! al -----Original Message----- From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh Kennedy Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 12:02 PM To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: latest maps? the game is available from the valve corporation steam store for sighted people. On 10/15/2014 11:28 AM, Allan Thompson wrote: > Oh, sounds interesting. Is this a Mud or an independent accessible game? > al > > -----Original Message----- > From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh > Kennedy > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 10:53 AM > To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: latest maps? > > description of dota2. > > A game of Dota 2 in progress. A team coordinates a defense alongside > departing allied creeps. > Dota 2 is a multiplayer online battle arena game; its gameplay focuses on > combat in a three-dimensional environment, presented from an oblique > high-angle perspective. The player may command a single controllable > character called a "Hero", which is chosen from a selection pool of 108.[8] > Each Hero begins the match at level one but may become more powerful by > accumulating experience through combat, thereby leveling up. > With every level gained—the maximum is twenty-five—the player may > either select a new ability for their Hero to learn or enhance their > general statistics. The Hero's methods of combat are influenced by > their primary property – Strength, Agility, or Intelligence.[9] Dota 2 > features a host of items, which the player may store in a small > inventory. Said items may be acquired predominantly through purchase > by gold, the in-game currency. Items vary in function: some enhance > the statistics of a Hero, while others grant additional abilities. The > player automatically receives small increments of gold continuously, > though they can obtain more by destroying enemies. Killing non-player > characters grants gold only to the player who lands the final blow, > whereas killing enemy Heroes grants gold to the player's nearby allies > as well. Destroying Towers or killing Roshan gives gold to all players > on the team. "Denying" is a feature of the game where players inhibit > the enemy's ability to accumulate gold and experience by killing an > allied unit or destroying an allied structure before the enemy can do > so.[10] Each match of Dota 2 takes place on a functionally symmetrical > map that features the strongholds of two warring factions, the Radiant > and the Dire. The Radiant is based at the southwest corner of the map, > while the Dire is based at the northeast corner; the two sides are > divided by a river that runs perpendicular to the central lane. These > factions are defended by up to five players each, and are pitted > against one another to compete as the defenders for their respective > Ancient. In each stronghold is a critical structure called the > "Ancient", a fountain that provide health and lesser structures. These > bases are connected by three paths, referred to as "lanes" – two run > parallel with the edges of the map, while one runs directly between > the two bases. The lanes are guarded by defensive Towers, as well as > autonomous characters called "creeps", which periodically spawn in > groups and traverse the lanes, attacking enemies they encounter.[11] > Featured across the map are hostile characters referred to as > "neutrals", which are not aligned to either faction and are primarily > located in the forests. Located in a tarn on the northeast side of the > river is a "boss" called "Roshan", who typically requires multiple > team members to kill and drops powerful items.[12] Dota 2 features a > variety of seasonal events, which provide players with the option of > playing the game with special game modes that alter the aesthetics and > objectives. With the seasonal event game modes, the central focus of > the game shifts away from the standard battle composition, in order to > focus on new objectives central to the seasonal events.[13] So far, > there have been three seasonal events: the Halloween-themed Diretide > event,[14] the Christmas-themed Frostivus event,[15] and the New Bloom > Festival, which celebrates the coming of spring.[16] > > On 10/15/2014 9:12 AM, Allan Thompson wrote: >> I assume you mean in game menu items, rather then in the map packs >> themselves? >> >> What is dota2? I heard of lotr. >> >> I did take a look at that dragon unpacker thing, but I could never make it >> work. I finally just gave up on it. >> Perhaps you could provide sound packs of some lotr games? It would go a long >> way to actually looking into building an lotr map pack. Inever got to play >> any of the lotr wargames when I was sighted, which I regret quite a bit. >> >> al >> al >> -----Original Message----- >> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh >> Kennedy >> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 8:20 AM >> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] Re: latest maps? >> >> ah well so far from what I've played they're quite good. two recommendations >> though. I wish we could choose to either play as the good team or the evil >> team or the neutral team. and 2. to be able to customise the there are items >> on this square notification sound. and 3. >> to be able to play online either friend against friend or good team against >> evil team. then we could have a dota2 map, lord of the rings, and so on. you >> can use the accessible dragon unpacker app to rip sounds from many sighted >> people's video games. >> >> >> On 10/15/2014 12:01 AM, Allan Thompson wrote: >>> Actually, I wouldn't mind feedback on the maps already made, lol. >>> >>> al >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> [mailto:ian-reeds-games-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Josh >>> Kennedy >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 10:52 PM >>> To: ian-reeds-games@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> Subject: [ian-reeds-games] latest maps? >>> >>> hi I have all the maps that come with tacticle battle 2.0. are there any >>> beta maps on this list that people are making that I can test out and give >>> feedback on? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >