- Dramatically improved hack detection system. The faulty DSS bot (which hasn’t worked since the cdota DXD DGN server went down) no longer has to clean up faulty MH bans because there should no longer be any. Also a couple of maphacks that were not detectable before (based on a new hack injection system) are now detected.
- Collided map “detection” now fully funtional
- Startgame desync issues should be largely resolved
- Games that are not !setmatched by the host are automatically setmatched to the game name upon start. This should signifcantly improve game searches.
- Machine ID issues improved
Dota Client 2.2 released December 22, 2008
Dota Client is back November 15, 2008
Okay kids, turn off your maphacks and stop multi-accounting. Dota Client is finally back with the new version 2.0, after a Battle.net patch broke the old version four months ago. Now it’s required in DXD and GDG leagues. Here are some nice features:
- Host games with a latency value in the client 50-150ms. Default is 85, (listchecker uses 100).
- Can set a 0 delay countdown timer (saves 5 seconds of your life each game)
- Stats are recorded from every game and stored here: http://gamebend.com/dc/
- No one can use any type of hack in your game
- In league games multi-accounters get caught
Dota Client might be on its way back September 2, 2008
You might remember that Dota Client has been broken ever since the beginning of July, when the 1.22 battle.net patch came out for Frozen Throne. Two months later falltime, Dota Client’s long lost developer, finally surfaced and had something to say about it on the DXD Forums:
Yeah, I’ll bring it [Dota Client] back for you kids. Probably start back on it at the end of the week.
Was out of town for 46 days on business relations, while juggling meetings and an estranged wife on the verge of seeking a divorce – there simply wasn’t any “extra” time to fix DotA Client.
I won’t be holding my breath, but it would definitely be nice to have Dota Client back.
New Bnet patch shafts Dota Client, DXD July 3, 2008
The new 1.22 WC3 patch for Battle.net rendered all versions of Dota Client obsolete. Falltime promises a fixed version within the week, but in the meantime DXD is back to using Listchecker to host and is crowded with multi-accounters and maphackers. I recommend sticking to DXDi, TDA or even pubs until DC is fixed, since DXD is basically pure chaos without Dota Client.
