Dota 2 Ability Builder

Ability Builder

📁 Where do these files go?

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ability.lua

game/dota_addons/<addon>/scripts/vscripts/abilities/ability.lua

Class name must match Ability Name. Path must match Script File field.

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npc_abilities_custom.txt

game/dota_addons/<addon>/scripts/npc/npc_abilities_custom.txt

Wrap the block inside a "DOTAAbilities" { ... } root key.

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Ability name display and tooltips go in:
resource/addon_english.txt

📁 Where does this file go?

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modifier_my_ability.lua

game/dota_addons/<addon>/scripts/vscripts/modifiers/modifier_my_ability.lua

Must be required from your ability's Lua file or from a shared init script.