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Dota 2 ¹⁾ ²⁾

Prerequisites

Windows 10

Notes

For non-Steam, see Dota 2 (SteamCMD)

Launch Flags

https://dota2.fandom.com/wiki/Launch_Options

-autoconfig

-dx11 -novid -useforcedmparms -noforcemaccel -noforcemspd -nogammaramp -nomicsettings

Bots Scripts

Bot scripts are automatically loaded and used if present ³⁾
Use official Bot match from Main Menu ⁴⁾

explorer "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\dota\scripts\vscripts"

Dependencies

Git

https://www.git-scm.com/download/win
Last tested: Git-2.47.1-64-bit.exe

Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software

Open Hyper AI

RMDIR /S /Q "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\dota\scripts\vscripts\bots"

git clone --branch "main" --depth "1" --recurse-submodules "https://github.com/forest0xia/dota2bot-OpenHyperAI.git" "%Temp%\OpenHyperAI" && MKDIR "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\dota\scripts\vscripts\bots" && XCOPY /E /Q /Y "%Temp%\OpenHyperAI\bots\" "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\dota\scripts\vscripts\bots\" && RMDIR /S /Q "%Temp%\OpenHyperAI"

Default Bots

Removing the game\dota\scripts\vscripts\bots folder results in using default/built-in bot scripts

RMDIR /S /Q "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Steam\steamapps\common\dota 2 beta\game\dota\scripts\vscripts\bots"

¹⁾

https://www.dota2.com/home

²⁾

https://store.steampowered.com/app/570/Dota_2/

³⁾

apparently relies on a Local Dev Script feature and the scripts being in a bots folder at dota\scripts\vscripts

⁴⁾

no need for a custom lobby; as long as scripts are in the bots folder they'll be used (check Hero names); FretBots with OHA scripts needs more conf

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