March 21, 2013 Patch

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Sources

Source: Update Notes - March 13, 2013

Patch Notes

GAMEPLAY

• Clockwerk: Fixed being able to break Hookshot movement with purge/ Stone Gaze/etc.
• Drow Ranger:
  • Marksmanship bonus is removed when there are nearby enemy heroes (instead of just being halved).
  • Reduced Marksmanship enemy detection AoE reduced from 400 to 375.
• Keeper of the Light:
  • Illuminate mana cost increased from 150 to 150/160/170/180.
  • Illuminate AoE reduced from 400 to 350.
  • Fixed Mana Leak not getting removed by Dark Pact or Kraken Shell.
• Mirana: Fixed cast and attack behaviors during Leap.
• Nyx Assassin:
  • Spiked Carapace duration reduced from 2.75 to 2.25.
  • Spiked Carapace cooldown increased from 14 to 23/20/17/14.
• Timbersaw:
  • Fixed Whirling Death debuff getting dispelled.
  • Fixed attack capability getting reset while Magic Immune when Chakram is used.
  • Fixed Whirling Death stat drain not affecting Magic Immune units.
• Treant Protector: Living Armor damage reduction is now done for all instances of damage that reduce its charges.
• Tranquil Boots:
  • Disabled speed reduced from 50 to 25.
  • Heal increased from 170 to 250.
  • Cooldown increased from 40 to 60.
  • Heal duration increased from 10 to 20.
  • Fixed being able to drop the item to reset its state.
  • Fixed damage detection threshold on Tranquil's heal.
• Heaven's Halberd: Disarm is no longer dispelled by Manta.
• Added Timbersaw to Captain's Mode (Tournament Version).
• Fixed attack acquisition range on Disruptor, Keeper of the Light, Io, Visage and Medusa.
• Fixed Towers sometimes attacking you too soon when moving out of range.

Bots

• Added Jakiro bot.
• Added Sand King bot.
• Bots that have been hit by multiple stacks of Sticky Napalm will now contemplate their misfortune further back in the lane.
• Fixed a bug where bots would try to cast stuns when being wildly out of range.

UI

• Minimap now displays illusions for spectators.
• Fixed a bug that caused enemy-created Meepo illusions to get added to the original player's multi-hero interface.

Visuals

• Added in-game models for when the following items are dropped from inventory into the world: Tango and Dust of Appearance.

EFFECTS

• Updated Dagon visual effects and scaled it with level.
• Added an effect when Marksmanship is active.

Audio

• Fixed music volume bug.
• Fixed a bug preventing heroes from commenting on specific item purchases.
• Fixed Ancient Apparition's ult cast sounds to only play for teammates or nearby enemies that have vision.
• Added a unique sound for Viper's orb attack.
• Added sound to Diffusal Blade purge.
• Various mix tweaks across creeps, ui and the tutorial quest sounds.

Workshop

• Disabled browsing & submitting in the Test Client, but allowed imports for testing purposes.
• Submissions now have the option of including a PSD containing marketing materials for the submission.
• Added Beastmaster's Hawk and Lone Druid's Bear to the Ability Import list.
• Attack animations now describe the animation timing required for the attack to match the character using them.
• Added in-game models for when Quelling Blade and Stout Shield are dropped.
• Added the following hero equipment sets:
  • Weight of Omexe Set for Centaur Warrunner
  • Dead Winter Set for Lich
  • Ancestors' Pride Set for Phantom Lancer
  • Armor of the Sanguine Moon Set for Lycan
  • Empowered Vestments of the Gods Set for Keeper of the Light
  • Heavy Armor of the World Runner Set for Spirit Breaker
  • Bindings of Enduring Torment Set for Queen of Pain
• Added the Snowl courier.