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Prerequisites

Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall

Folder

MKDIR "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\EmptySteamDepot"

Files

Content

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "373301" "345077333630773072" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_373301" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Win32

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "373302" "3223891623566010794" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_373302" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Win64

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "373303" "4910157572659539857" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_373303" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Content 2

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "381451" "1614127368160565013" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_381451" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Content 3

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "381452" "5177112179094656049" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_381452" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Content 4

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "381453" "2704118242337151326" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_381453" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Content 5

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "381454" "5297697076786798060" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_381454" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Content 6

"%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamcmd.exe" +login "Espionage724" +download_depot "570" "381455" "3533452766342976639" +quit
ROBOCOPY "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570\depot_381455" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" /MOVE /E

Back-up

"explorer.exe" "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall"

Clean-up

RMDIR /S /Q "%ProgramFiles%\Steam\steamapps\content\app_570"

Compat Settings

REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" /t "REG_SZ" /d "~ DISABLEDXMAXIMIZEDWINDOWEDMODE HIGHDPIAWARE DISABLEDWM DISABLETHEMES NoDTToDITMouseBatch DXPrimaryEmulation NoGDIHWAcceleration" /f
REG ADD "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\dota2.exe" /v "UseLargePages" /t "REG_DWORD" /d "1" /f

Firewall

Block

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" dir="in" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" && "netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" dir="out" action="block" profile="any" program="%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe"

Delete Rules

"netsh.exe" advfirewall firewall delete rule name="Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall"

Initial Settings

"%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" -autoconfig -console -dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings
host_writeconfig

Launcher Shortcuts

Desktop

Dota 2

"%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" -dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings +sv_lan "1" +dota_bot_practice_difficulty "4" +dota_start_ai_game "1" +map "dota"
Dota 2

Start Menu

MKDIR "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall" & "explorer.exe" "%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall"

Dota 2

"%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" -dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings +sv_lan "1" +dota_bot_practice_difficulty "4" +dota_start_ai_game "1" +map "dota"
Dota 2

Reset

"%ProgramFiles%\Dota 2 Pre-Crownfall\game\bin\win64\dota2.exe" -autoconfig -console -dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings
Reset In-Game Settings

Install Notes

"https://wiki.realmofespionage.xyz/games;windows;dota_2_pre-crownfall_steamcmd"
Install Notes
1)
Before Crownfall 7.36 (April 18, 2024); this version doesn't have Hero Facets
2)
Files based around patch 13942756
3)
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
4)
https://mr_goldberg.gitlab.io/goldberg_emulator/
5)
Vulkan API is DLC; see FreeBSD under Reset settings (DX11)