September 13, 2012 Patch

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 * source       = http://dev.dota2.com/showthread.php?t=54445
 * source-title = Update Notes - September 12, 2012


 * diff-1 = September 13, 2012 Patch/plain
 * diff-2 = September 13, 2012 Patch 2


 * before = August 28, 2012 Patch
 * after = N/A


 * notes=


 * Made significant performance improvements to model loading and rendering.
 * Added iG to the Hall of Fame.

GAMEPLAY

 * Fixed a bug where a Blink Dagger could be used post-stun even if it should have been disabled due to damage.

UI

 * Settings dialog sliders no longer go to 11.
 * The loadout screen now shows how many items you have for each slot (so you don't have to page in and out of each slot to find items).
 * The Gold and XP graphs will now update immediately when a broadcaster opens them.
 * The Shop combine tree is now animated.
 * The center item in the combine tree now shows purchasable border.
 * The buyback indicator in top bar displays for 10 seconds.
 * Pinging dropped items now prints the item to team chat, similar to rune pinging.

VISUALS

 * Beefed up Lifestealer's Open Wounds icon.png Open Wounds debuff effect.
 * Beefed up Luna's Lucent Beam icon.png Lucent Beam impact a tiny bit.
 * Made some visual tweaks to Keeper of the Light's Illuminate icon.png Illumate's projectile so it behaves better when moving across different altitudes.
 * Slightly enlarged accuracy debuff effect for Keeper of the Light's Blinding Light icon.png Blinding Light.

SOUND

 * Added new lines to several heroes.

BOTS

 * Added Dragon Knight bot.
 * Added Skeleton King bot.
 * Fixed invisible bots getting stuck trying to place wards.
 * Fixed Earthshaker not considering using Enchant Totem icon.png Enchant Totem to interrupt channels.
 * Juggernaut will no longer try to attack when using Blade fury icon.png Blade Fury, he'll just move to his desired location.
 * Lina should now use Laguna Blade icon.png Laguna Blade more appropriately (less killstealing of low-health enemies).
 * Bots should now be less likely to bail on a neutral farming target that has a tiny amount of health left.
 * Fixed bug that caused bots to select the wrong item to drop.
 * Fixed bots always assuming that humans were pushing a tower (rather than farming it) if they were in-lane late-game.
 * Fixed bug that was causing too much avoidance from Radiance.
 * Fixed bug where Lina wouldn't use Dragon Slave icon.png Dragon Slave when pushing or defending a lane.
 * Fixed towers still causing avoidance for a few seconds after they've been destroyed.
 * Bots now better estimate how powerful they are relative to the enemy team.

UNDOCUMENTED

 * Updated textures for Drow Ranger and  Enchantress.
 * Updated model and textures for Death Prophet and  Anti-Mage.
 * Added new micromanaging interface for Lone Druid.
 * Added new attack animations for Pudge.

Patch 2

 * Fixed dropped item ping chat line not drawing.
 * New multi-unit display changes:
 * added a channel bar to each slot
 * selected units are now highlighted, with a special highlight for the primary selected unit
 * added a red flash when recently damaged
 * you can now click on slots to select / deselect units
 * Cleaned up grammar in Homing Missile icon.png Homing Missile's description.
 * Fixed server crash due to Skeleton King not validating his Hellfire Blast target.
 * Fixed end-of-game server crash in bot games.
 * Made Skeleton King and Dragon Knight more likely to be selected by bots.

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