• Dota 2 ^{1) 2)}
• SteamCMD ³⁾
• Goldberg Steam Emulator ⁴⁾
• https://blog.realmofespionage.xyz/?p=139

• These notes allow downloading Dota 2 using SteamCMD and running it in offline mode

• Quick-swap Bot Scripts

• openSUSE Tumbleweed (GNOME)

• Dota 2 (570) + Sniper Runtime (1628350) + OHA bot scripts (Git)

cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +app_update '570' +quit && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +app_update '1628350' +quit && rm -Rf ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/bots' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI' && git clone --branch 'main' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/forest0xia/dota2bot-OpenHyperAI.git' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI' && mv ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI/bots' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts' && sync && cd ~

sudo zypper install 'git-core'

• https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Manually

wget -O '/tmp/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz' 'https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz' && mkdir -p ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && tar -xvzf '/tmp/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz' && cd ~ && sync

cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +quit && sync && cd ~

• steamclient.so is required and can be copied from SteamCMD, a Steam install ⁵⁾, or provided by a Steam emulator
• Goldberg Emu notes are provided below

• https://mr_goldberg.gitlab.io/goldberg_emulator/

• This relies on this URL which looks fragile, but comes from the above download page

rm -Rf '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu_master.zip' '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu' && wget -O '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu_master.zip' 'https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator/-/jobs/4247811310/artifacts/download' && unzip '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu_master.zip' -d '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu' && mkdir -p ~/'.steam/sdk64/steam_settings' && mv '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu/linux/x86_64/steamclient.so' ~/'.steam/sdk64' && ls ~/'.steam/sdk64/steamclient.so' && rm -Rf '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu_master.zip' '/tmp/Goldberg_Lan_Steam_Emu' && sync

• Readme_release.txt
• offline, disable_overlay, disable_networking, force_account_name

touch ~/'.steam/sdk64/steam_settings/offline.txt' ~/'.steam/sdk64/steam_settings/disable_overlay.txt' ~/'.steam/sdk64/steam_settings/disable_networking.txt' && echo 'Espionage724' | tee ~/'.steam/sdk64/steam_settings/force_account_name.txt'

mkdir -p ~/'Steam/steamapps' && mv ~/'Downloads/Dota 2/'* ~/'Steam/steamapps' && sync

• This and validate may need re-ran multiple times if game data is restored from backup ⁶⁾
• This fresh-installs Dota 2 also

cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +app_update '570' +quit && sync && cd ~

cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +app_update '570' validate +quit && sync && cd ~

• 2025/03/29: Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 (sniper) (1628350)
• TODO: Better way to check, update, and future-update ⁷⁾

cd ~/'Steam/steamcmd' && ~/'Steam/steamcmd/steamcmd.sh' +login 'Espionage724' +app_update '1628350' +quit && sync && cd ~

ls --directory ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime'*

cat ~/'Steam/steamapps/'*'.acf' | grep 'Runtime'

cat ~/'Steam/steamapps/'*'.acf' | grep -e 'sniper' -e '1628350'

gio open ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/'

chmod -v +x ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/bin/linuxsteamrt64/dota2'

• This resets in-game Settings and starts Dota 2

~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/run' -- ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' -autoconfig -vulkan_disable_steam_shader_cache -novid -nodev -nojoy -console

1. Configure in-game Settings
2. Open Dota 2's in-game Console with the \ key
3. Type host_writeconfig

host_writeconfig

• Errors with saving or finding a file path may require a Steam emulator if using an official steamclient.so

• Main Menu

~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/run' -- ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' -vulkan_disable_steam_shader_cache -novid -nodev -nojoy -console

• Immediately launches into an Unfair All-pick Bot Match

• +sv_cheats 1 allows controlling bots and cheats, but may cause click targeting to not work as-expected ⁸⁾

~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/run' -- ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' -vulkan_disable_steam_shader_cache -novid -nodev -nojoy -console  +sv_lan '1' +dota_bot_practice_difficulty '4' +dota_start_ai_game '1' +map 'dota'

• 2025/04/26: Console can't be typed to directly with SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=wayland but accepts copy/paste/Enter for host_writeconfig
• Above applies to in-game chat too (OHA's !pos 2)
• dota.sh likely reverts with validate; TODO: Update script

~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/run' --devel --systemd-scope --import-vulkan-layers --remove-game-overlay -- ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' -vulkan_disable_steam_shader_cache -vulkan_disable_graphics_pipeline_library -novid -nodev -nojoy -console +sv_lan '1' +dota_bot_practice_difficulty '4' +dota_start_ai_game '1' +map 'dota'

sed -i 's/SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=x11/SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER=wayland/g' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh'

cat ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' | grep 'SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER='

host_writeconfig

!pos 2

• Bot scripts are automatically loaded and used if present ⁹⁾

gio open ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts'

• Removing the vscripts/bots folder results in using default/built-in bot scripts

rm -Rf ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/bots'

• https://github.com/forest0xia/dota2bot-OpenHyperAI/commits/main/

rm -Rf ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/bots' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI' && git clone --branch 'main' --depth '1' --recurse-submodules 'https://github.com/forest0xia/dota2bot-OpenHyperAI.git' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI' && mv ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts/OpenHyperAI/bots' ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/scripts/vscripts' && sync

• TODO: Update scripts

mkdir -p ~/'.local/share/applications/Valve' && nano ~/'.local/share/applications/Valve/Dota 2 - Bots.desktop' && sed -i 's/'CHANGEME'/'$USER'/g' ~/'.local/share/applications/Valve/Dota 2 - Bots.desktop' && update-desktop-database --quiet ~/'.local/share/applications'

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Dota 2
Categories=Game
Exec='/bin/bash' -c "~/'Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_sniper/run' -- ~/'Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota.sh' -vulkan_disable_steam_shader_cache -novid -nodev -nojoy -console +sv_lan '1' +dota_bot_practice_difficulty '4' +dota_start_ai_game '1' +map 'dota'"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Icon=/home/CHANGEME/Steam/steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/dota/resource/game-icon.bmp

# End

• https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD#Known_Issues
• https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam/Troubleshooting

ldd ~/'Steam/steamcmd/linux32/steamcmd'