Heroes of Newerth Blog

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Heroes of Newerth Character

Legionnaire and Thunderbringer HD

Heroes of Newerth Basic - Joining Right Game

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Puppet Master - Doombringer

Total Failure

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x900lbGorillax

http://www.youtube.com/user/x900lbGorillax#play/all

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Just want to make sure that ya guys know that today is the last day of the Heroes of Newerth Drawing Competition.
So if there's no one else submit their artwork, I'll announce the winner is Ang that gets 3 Beta Invites
Ya can still submit it ya know.

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Says it's Ophelia, but I think it's Moon Queen, no prob...
Thanks for participating Kuro...

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Thanks for ur participation !
Pestilence Created by : Ang

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This is the Debut Trailer Video of Upcoming games, from DotA based game and The DotA Stand Alone Game...
That was published by S2Games and I think it's the new era of gaming !
So what are you waiting for HoNers?Watch the video now !

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Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 1

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 2

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 3

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 4

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 5

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 6

Heroes Of Newerth Gameplay Part 7

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This video contain Kraken, that seems to use his ulti, and then He blink or what to the bottom side of the map, like there's another secret way in HoN and Kraken seems to fight somebody, looks like Legionnaire or Chronos, how could that be?

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[LINK]

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Quick guys, get ur own Beta Keys now !
Go to Heroes of Newerth Facebook !
Be the Fans and Grab the Beta Keys now !
First come First serve , and only 1 Key Per IP !
Do it ASAP, Only 52.000 Keys left..

Link to Request(Only Facebook Fans)

Here's the Fans update that I got this morning :

Heroes of Newerth August 27 at 12:30am Report

Attention Facebook fans, the time is now, hurry quickly to claim your beta key:

http://beta.heroesofnewerth.com/H829BYwa3z/facebook.php

Only 75K keys are available and it's one per IP, first come first serve, hurry quickly to tryout this fantastic new MOBA type game.

Heroes of Newerth - Facebook Key Request

Source: beta.heroesofnewerth...

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#1 HD

#2

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From Savage 2: A Tortured Soul Facebook, and I read and visit the page, there's another chance to get Heroes of Newerth Beta Keys, and here's the page information :
(I just copy paste it for ya guys):
Link to page

CONTEST - Screenshot of the Week! (#17) - HoN Beta Key(s) Inside!

(I'm up for suggestions regarding the banner image. Maybe if there are some good submissions I'll use them for each week's contest).

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Congratulations to the winner of the 16th screenshot of the week contest - Chinesearts!

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Have you captured an amazing Savage 2 scene and want to show it to the world?

From amazing feats of skill to perfecting your dance moves (by holding N of course), if you have a really great Savage 2 screenshot, we want to see it. In addition to the glory of having your screenshot prominently displayed on the Savage 2 website, contest winners will be awarded with their choice of either two scratch-off tickets for random persistent items a 15-day rune of their choice, or a Heroes of Newerth Beta Key. If we get enough quality submissions, I'll pick two winners this week, each of which can choose their prize.

For those looking for inspiration, I've updated the screenshots page on the Savage 2 website with a fresh batch of screens.

Contest Procedure:

Contest starts sometime each Monday (soon as you see the announcement, basically). This week's contest has now started.
The initial cutoff for screenshots will be Friday (providing we get enough suitable submissions). I'll be making the initial decision as to which batch of screenshots are suitable screenshot of the week candidates. I'll be choosing up to 5 screenshot of the week candidates.
If there aren't at least 3 suitable screenshot candidates, the contest will be extended until the following Friday (essentially another week for submissions).
Saturday and Sunday will be voting days. The chosen screenshot of the week candidates will be put up in a new thread along with a public poll. Players will be able to vote for their favorite screenshot.
The winner will be announced Monday morning and the next week's contest will begin. The winner will be awarded a persistent item scratch-off ticket and have their screenshot added to the screenshots section of the Savage 2 website.

* ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME (US). The cutoffs for submission will probably be loose so don't worry about being late.

Contest Rules:

Screenshots must be taken with the graphics settings as high as they go, with AA and AF at 4x or higher, preferably at 1280x1024 or higher. Keep in mind that the game doesn't need to run well to take a screenshot. If you're unable to take the screenshot for any reason, get the match ID, exact time, and name of the player to watch from and post it here - someone may be able to take the shot for you.
Screenshots with the interface on and from a player's view are preferred, but if you can find a particularly good shot at a good angle, having the interface off (F12) and using the observer/spectator camera will be allowed.
I'd prefer the most minimal amount of the red bat/eye "spotted" indicator circles as possible. You can use this mod (extract to your "\My Documents\Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul\game\" directory or non-windows equivalent. Eye.effect should end up as "\My Documents\Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul\game\shared\effects\eye.effect").
No UI mods (the screenshots are attempting to display more or less unmodified Savage 2 gameplay).
For the moment, I'd like to avoid screenshots from unofficial maps. I haven't yet determined how I'd set up rules for those yet.
Screenshots must from the most recent version of Savage 2 or indistinguishable from it. No Maliken, summoners, old versions of eden/lostvalley/etc.
No touching up of the screenshots in image editing programs (no bullshots).
Screenshots that did not win can be re-submitted in future contests.
Only one screenshot per player will be accepted.
The previous week's winner is not allowed to participate in the current week's contest. This rule allows everyone to have a chance of winning without a single player repeatedly winning each week.
Your screenshot must be posted in this thread (preferably with a thumbnail linking to the full image, but at least just a link to the image is acceptable). Don't embed the full size image in your post!
Players are responsible for arranging their own image hosting. Please refrain from using image hosts whose websites display pornographic or otherwise objectionable ads.
Do not embed full-size screenshots in your posts. You must use thumbnails or links. Screenshots that are embedded in posts as full-size images will not be accepted.
Any player caught cheating, exploiting, or otherwise abusing this contest, the website, or Savage 2 itself, will be barred from entering this contest. This generally applies to Terms of Service violations as well.

Guidelines/Useful Info:

Press F5 to take a screenshot. They're stored in My Documents\Savage 2 - A Tortured Soul\game\screenshots\ (~/.savage2/game/screenshots/ for linux).
Save your screenshots in JPG format, generally 80% or higher quality. JPG images generally have the best size to quality ratio. PNG images are also accepted.
Taking a good screenshot is like taking a good photograph. You need to have a good understanding of the subject and how to best represent the scene you're trying to capture, ideas you're trying to convey, and emotions you're trying to evoke. Consider looking up photography websites for detailed information.
Don't be afraid to take heaps of screenshots to sort through. Once you've piled up a decent amount from a few games, you can go through the set and pick out the best one. This is generally easier than trying to zoom in on an exact scene and angle and trying to get it captured in a single shot.
To hide the replays control panel, hold the middle mouse button. I'd prefer that it at least be minimized, if not completely hidden.

Ideas:

Large battle scenes showing a balance of players from both teams, along with many weapon and ability effects visible at once.
Up-close views of a unit performing a particular action. Try to show it as it was in motion for dramatic effect.
Weapon effects and players moving into the camera – for example, siege weaponry being fired into the camera from a distance.
Conflict between two players up close with a chaotic battlefield around them.
Teams moving together.
Siege weaponry being used – particularly ranged siege.
Commanders interacting with their team.
A team's base or expansion.

Useful Tools:

All of these are really good. GIMP and Pixel have linux versions. Everything listed is freeware except for Photoshop and Pixel.

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Strategy Wiki
Savage 2 Videos: Gameplay, Mods, Trailers, Mapping
Files - Terrain/Foliage Textures - TGA (for the map editor)

If you need anything, PM or mail me (mercenary@s2games.com). (p.s. Sorry, out of chocolate ice cream.)

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"If you have pre-ordered Heroes of Newerth you can change your nickname if you want..."Got it from Heroes of Newerth Twitter, so here's the link

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Below are the minimum and recommended system specifications to run Heroes of Newerth.

We strongly advise players to use components closer to the recommended system requirements. While the game will function with these minimum requirements it will have significantly poorer performance than the recommended requirements.
Windows

Minimum:
Processor - 2.2GHz Pentium 4 / AMD 2400+ or faster
RAM - 1GB of RAM
Video Card - GeForce 5 and ATI 9800 w/ 128 MB VRAM
Windows XP, Win2k or Windows Vista
Network Connection Required

Recommended:
Processor - 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD 3500+ or faster
RAM - 1.5GB or higher
Video Card - 256MB Geforce 7800+ or Radeon X1900+
Network Connection Required (Broadband)
Linux

Minimum:
Processor - 2.2GHz Pentium 4 / AMD 2400+ or faster
RAM - 1GB of RAM
Video Card - 128MB fully OpenGL 2.0 / GLSL 1.20 compliant Geforce or Radeon
Network Connection Required

Recommended:
Processor - 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo / AMD 3500+ or faster
RAM - 1.5GB or higher
Video Card - 256MB Geforce 7800+ or Radeon X1900+
Network Connection Required (Broadband)
OS X

Minimum:
Processor - Intel Processor
RAM - 1GB of RAM
Video Card - 128MB fully OpenGL 2.0 / GLSL 1.20 compliant Geforce or Radeon
OS X 10.4 or newer
Network Connection Required

Recommended:
Processor - 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo or faster
RAM - 1.5GB or higher
Video Card - 256MB Geforce 7800+ or Radeon X1900+
Network Connection Required (Broadband)

Supported video cards:
OS X 10.4: Geforce 8600, Radeon HD 2400 or higher
OS X 10.5: Geforce 7300, Quardo FX 4500, Radeon X1600 or higher
Note: Integrated Intel GMA 950/X3100 is not supported

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Magmus Gameplay

Beta Key, not giving but telling how to get it..

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I think they'll be adding 2 more heroes that adapted from DotA, and they're Vengeful Spirit and Spectre.I got the pics and info from Heroes of Newerth Facebook, also just remembering ya guys to be HoN Facebook Fans, many benefits and get the latest info from there..Also, they'll give out 75.000 Beta Keys, about tomorrow, or on 27th and around it...Keep your eyes on it guys !

Ok, here's the pics :

The Sand Wraith can haunt the map. - Think it's Spectre equivalent.

This magical hero can stun and swap. - Think it's Vengeful spirit equivalent.

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Latest Version: 0.1.40
Date Released: 22/08/2009

Version 0.1.40
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NOTE: If you have custom interface mods installed, you may need to remove them until the authors can distribute updated versions. Failure to do so may prevent some of your item slots from functioning.

Pebbles:
- Fixed Enlarge modifying attack speed as a percentage rather than just subtracting attack speed
- Added additional information to Enlarge's tool tip

Bug fixes:
- Fixed Remake vote passing with one vote
- Fixed stats drop down in CC Panel not displaying level properly
- Fix Succubus tool tip for Heartache referencing Magic damage instead of True damage
* Note that the ability was actually dealing True damage as it was intended, this was simply a typo in the tool tip itself
- Fixed Wretched Hag and Succubus showing up as teapots on lower detail model settings

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Remember the event guys, I will give the invites to the winner, for the complete info of the event, here's the link to the post : http://heroes-ofnewerth.blogspot.com/2009/08/event-closed.html

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Arachna - Gameplay Videos #1

Predator - Gameplay Videos #2

Night Hound - Gameplay Videos #3

Hammerstorm - Gameplay Videos #4

Devourer - Gameplay Videos #5

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Still haven't see her play yet, so I can give the model screenshot...
Hope next time I got the pic also their hero guides..

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Yeah, I just wake up and see there's a new patch update, so I search for the change log and see there's 2 new heroes, 2 ladies guys, haha !
It's Succubus - Bane Elemental Equivalent, and after I updated my HoN, I played once, and fortunately, my enemy is Succubus...We won the game, and I got screenshots guys !
Haha...
Here's the pic
Also next post is the 2nd new hero, Wretched Hag - Queen of Pain equivalent.

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Latest Version: 0.1.39
Date Released: 22/08/2009
Size : 8,01 Mb(Include patch version 0.1.40)-From 0.1.38.2 - 0.1.40

Version 0.1.39
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General:
- Added PSR and clan information to the in-game player stats screen
- Changed requirements for Remake vote to pass
* It now requires the total number of players minus 2 to vote yes. If less than 4 people are voting, it requires
* If more than 4 people are voting, (total players - 2) votes are required to pass. If more than 2 people are voting, (total players - 1) votes required. Otherwise, 100% required to pass.
- Restricted game data not relevant to a players' team
* This will prevent map hacks from working in HoN
- Fixed several effects showing up through the fog of war
- Updated Portuguese translation

New heroes:
- Wretched Hag, based on DOTA's Akasha, the Queen of Pain
- Succubus, based on DOTA's Bane Elemental

General Gameplay:
- Added team-based skills, Demonic Fortification for Hellbourne and Fortification of Sol for Legion
* These skills are accessed by clicking on any team structure then clicking on the corresponding button in the info pane in the lower right of the screen
* These skills share a global cool down time. Anyone on the team may activate them, but then they go into cool down for everyone
* When used, these skills apply +9999 armor to all allied structures

Arachna:
- Slightly increased visual size of the Spiderling
- Fixed a bug causing Spider Sting to not hit stealth units if they go stealth before the projectile hits them

Behemoth:
- Fixed some issues with fissure not impacting properly on higher level terrain or impacting units standing near the behemoth

Magmus:
- Added more detailed cast effects to Eruption and modified the animation. It should now be clearer when Magmus starts this skill

Pebbles:
- Reworked Chuck, it should now deal its damage consistently
- Units affected by Chuck will now take double the damage from Stalagmites
- Chuck will no longer be greyed out when no valid units are nearby to throw
- Reworked Stalagmites to properly delay based on distance
- Stalagmites now has a 600 base cast range, to match its DOTA counter-part
* Enlarge still increases the range of this skill by 50/100/150, making the maximum range now 750, from 700

Pestilence:
- Fixed a bug causing Swarm to not hit stealth units if they go stealth before the projectile hits them

Swiftblade:
- Swift Slashes will no longer hit siege units or gadgets

Bug fixes:
- Fixed a missing icon for Kongor's Cheese

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Beta Key Give away

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Madman lvl 13 pawned Kongor

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Aaron Holley's Site

Bruce Glidewell's Site

Bruce Glidewell sample pics:

Scout VS Behemoth

Legionnaire VS Behemoth

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For the Beta Tester, now ya can login into the Heroes of Newerth Beta Sites and then you'll see the image like this :

Now we can pre purchase the Heroes of Newerth for 30$, yeay !
And all the feature ya can see it below or by clicking the image !

-Reserve your beta nickname
-Ability to taunt in game
-Special in game icon
-Unique chat name color
-Beta invites for your friends

Ya can see when I try to purchase, humm, so sad, cannot afford one, don't have any credit card yet, hiks* hope ya guys can purchase it, must be great ya know..

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Size : 3,93 Mb
Latest Version: 0.1.38
Date Released: 18/08/2009

Version 0.1.38.2
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No patch notes supplied

Version 0.1.38.1
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- Fix channel admin commands

Version 0.1.38
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- Fix client stall when reconnecting to the chat server ingame
- Full Games filter on the game list
- Fix games getting stuck in the lobby phase with 0 players and no host
- Misc interface improvements

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So a great news for Beta Key Searcher, this site got 2500 Beta Keys
How to get it is simple, visit the site and then register on it, after ya login ya can get the beta keys, but unfortunately it's Swedish not English, but we got the translated page.
Here's the link

Original Page
Google English Translated Page - Go to this link first
Register an Accont Page OR English Translation Page for Registering by David Gill - Go to this link next

After that, login and visit this page : http://www.fragbite.se/?content=tmp.honbetakey - Last one.

OR

As what ya can read in http://www.onrpg.com/boards/136325.html

"You heard it, this swedish site is giving a whole lot of keys, get em while they're available!

This site is giving away staggering 2500 beta keys:
http://www.fragbite.se/?newsID=15619

HOW-TO:
For those who do not understand Swedish, here is the page translated:
http://translate.google.com/translat...istory_state0=

Basically it wants you to create an account at their site, and go to this link (after logging in):
http://www.fragbite.se/?content=tmp.honbetakeys

Have fun, get em fast, they won't last for long!!"

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"Sometime in the next 10 days, we won't say when, we will send out a fan update with 75,000 keys to the beta. The keys will only be available for 12-24 hours and you'll have to regularly check your Heroes of Newerth fan updates. Also, the ...2nd tutorial video in our tutorial series is coming shortly."

So we'll have another chance to get the beta keys guys, remember to be Heroes of Newerth Facebook Fans and Regularly check the Fan Update !

Wait in 26,27, and 28 August 2009 !
10 Days so it'll be on 27 August, but just in case 26 or 28 August !

Visit Heroes of Newerth Facebook now ! And Be The Fans !

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HD Gameplay - From Login till Playing !

Weird one, Pebble kill Defiler, One hit K.O , 4041 Damage !

Magmus does Double Hatrick !

Magmus Gameplay

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Now I'm ran out of invites to get the Beta Keys(Actually got some left)
Let's make another event to get the invites..
It's a bit challenging
Ya know, everyone can draw(whether it's good or not)
But everyone can draw it in very simple way.
What I want to do is
Ya guys, draw any Heroes of Newerth Heroes in a paper or from a pic and edited it.And upload it then gimme the link.
And at the time I'll collect ur pics and the winner gets 5 Beta Keys(for 1st Place), 3 Beta Keys(2nd Place), and 1 Beta Keys(For 3rd Place).
A bit hard I think...
But lets try it

So this is the Rule:

1.You need to draw any of Heroes of Newerth Hero pic(I love original pic from you, not the edited one, but if the edited is better than the original, no prob I think).

2.After that, put ur signature and ur name on the pic.

3.Upload it on a website(I prefer photobucket, but ya guys can pick any web ya prefer to use).

4.Then submit the link of ur image(comment in this post the link, use the same name as you write in the pic).

5.Wait till the time, and I will annouce the winner, ya can work in team, but the final only 1 pic.

6.Do not use it to mock, or any bad purpose in the pic.(violent, nudity, etc.)

Tips :

1.I'd like to have Ophelia pic and Torturer, think Ophelia will looks fun, the girl got boobs, haha, kidding.

2.Draw ur original pic, make it simple pic it's alright(mini pic/chibi) or anything ya like.

The time to collect it : 29 August 2009 - If you can do it before, no prob.
Minimum participants : 10 , if it's not 10 or more, the event will be cancelled

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I already sent many invites to my blog visitor...
Now I'm goin to make a requirement to get the invite to ur mail guys..
So easy,
Just be my follower like the pic below :

When you already be my follower, u can post ur email on my chatbox(use the same name as ur follower name).
Note : If you don't use the same name, or using the "guest" name, I'll not give you guys the invites.
Then I'll sent 1 invites to ya !
Simple doesnt it?
Let's do it now guys !

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Heroes of Newerth HP/MP Bar Hacking Tool + Download Link - No Use I Think(It doesnt give the instruction and Download Link)

Heroes of Newerth Maphack for Patch 0.1.37 + Download link - No Use I Think(It doesnt give the instruction and Download Link)

Heroes Of Newerth gameplay/heros * HD movie

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Size : 5,58Mb

Version 0.1.37
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General:
- Some tweaks to Taunt functionality (this will still be disabled for most testers for now)
* Taunt can be bound in the options menu under the section Game Controls

Items:
- Added a 0.25 second cool down on Health Potions, preventing their use if the user has an effect on them that deals constant damage (such as most DoTs)
- Lowered recipe cost of Daemonic Breastplate from 2000 to 1500
- The aura from Daemonic Breastplate now applies to structures as well as units
- Increased passive damage over time of Mock of Brilliance to 40 per second, from 35. Increased AOE from 550 to 650. Removed the 8% Evasion.
- Mana Regen on Restoration Stone increased to +200%, from +150% (now equal to the sum of its parts)
- Removed recipe from Hack and Slash. It will now automatically assemble after obtaining the component items.
- Symbol of Rage now grants +20 damage. When activated, instead of granting +15% life steal and +30 damage for 20 seconds, it will grant +150% life steal for 3.5 seconds.
- Helm of the Black Legion now has a 70% chance to block its damage (increased from 65%) and the passive health regeneration has been increased from +5 to +6
- Assassin's Shroud's stealth state now offers 125 bonus damage on attack
- Reduced cool down of Assassin's Shroud by 2 seconds (from 20 to 18). It also now requires a Bastard Sword instead of a Warhammer
- Brutalizer now requires a Bolstering Armband, rather than Crushing Claws. Reduced recipe cost by 300 to compensate (total cost remains unchanged).
- Reworked Thunderclaw components and stats
* Thunderclaw now requires Warhammer and Gloves of the Swift instead of Fleetfeet and Bastard Sword.
* Recipe cost reduced from 1400 to 900. Total cost is now 3000, from 3250
* Thunderclaw now provides +24 damage and +15 attack speed, instead of 25 damage and 6 agility
* Chain Lightning on attack mechanic remains unchanged
- Reduced Iron Buckler cost to 250 (from 300). Chance to block damage increased to 60% from 40%. Damage blocked is now 20 for melee heroes, or 10 for ranged (from 30).
- Lowered recipe cost of Frostwolf's Skull from 1250 to 750
- Lowered recipe cost of Refreshing Ornament from 225 to 200
- Lowered recipe cost of Bound Eye from 750 to 700
- Lowered recipe cost of Mystic Vestments from 650 to 400
- Lowered recipe cost of Trinket of Restoration from 375 to 350
- Lowered recipe cost of Mock of Brilliance to 1350
- Lowered recipe cost of Elder Parasite from 1050 to 1000
- Lowered item cost of Warhammer from 1610 to 1600

Behemoth:
- Fixed an issue causing his Fissure to sometimes impact units far beyond its intended range

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