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?
