Tutorial overview

Introduction

Getting Started

Scripting Introduction

Typescript

• Typescript Introduction
• Abilities in Typescript
• Tooltip Generator

Abilities, items, modifiers

• Ability KeyValues
• Item KeyValues
• The importance of AbilitySpecial values
• Passing AbilitySpecial values into Lua
• AbilityDuration tooltips
• Simple Custom Ability
• Creating innate (available from level 1) abilities
• Making any ability use charges
• Calling Spells with SetCursor
• Lua Abilities and Modifiers
• Lua Item Tutorial
• Lua Modifiers
  • Extending Hero/NPC API with lua modifiers
  • Linken's Sphere & Lotus Orb
  • Transformations
  • Enchanting Trees
• Reutilizing Built-In Modifiers
• Datadriven
  • DataDriven Ability Events & Modifiers
  • All about the Target
  • Channeling Animations
  • Invisibility Ability Example
  • Illusion Ability Example
  • Rotate Ability Example
  • Point Channeling AoE Ability Example
  • Apply Hero and Creep modifier durations
  • Physics Ability Example - Exorcism

Units

• Unit KeyValues
• Unit producing buildings
• Creating units with a duration
• Adding a Very Simple AI to Units
• Writing a simple AI for neutrals
• Create Creature AttachWearable blocks directly from the keyvalues

Scripting

• Custom Mana System
• Item Restrictions & Requirements
• Item Drop System
• Making a "rpg-like" looting chest
• Scripted Shop Spawning
• Lava damage
• Using the order filter and other filters
• Particle Attachment
• Basic Vector Math
• Precache, Fixing and avoiding issues
• Custom NetTables

Panorama UI

• Introduction
• Inclusive Panorama UI
• Introduction to Panorama UI with TypeScript
• Keybindings
• DOTAScenePanel
• Button Examples
• Custom Game Setup
• Hiding HUD with SetHUDVisible
• Bundling scripts with webpack
• React in Panorama

Assets

• Asset File Type Reference
• Maps
  • Hammer Tutorials
  • Making skip/clip blocks out of models
• Models
  • Importing custom models
  • MDL to VMDL Conversion
  • Adding Hitbox to Models without a Bone
  • Importing models and using the material editor
  • Exporting Models and Materials/Textures
  • Custom Hero models, materials and animations
• Particles
  • Particle Tutorial
  • Particle Basics
  • Chaos Wave Particle
  • Falling cherry blossom petal for spring mood particle
  • Volcano Particle
  • Status Effects
• Custom Sounds
• Extracting and Compiling VTEX files
• Custom Minimap Icons

Tools

• Useful Console Commands
• Setting Up Your Addon With GitHub
• Combining KV files using #base

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