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Dota 2 Minify

Modding is awesome


✔️500+ Spells Simplified • ✔️7,000+ files modded • ✔️Boost FPS • ✔️Creator Toolkit •


🚀 Installation

Dota 2 Workshop Tools must be installed to use mods that edit the Interface like "Minify HUD". Skip step 1 if you don't want those.

  1. Right-click on Dota 2 in Steam and select Properties > DLC then install "Dota 2 Workshop Tools DLC"

  2. Click here and download latest Minify

  3. Extract zip file and run Minify.exe then patch.

  4. Go play dota2!


Optional: To compile project from source Click Here for instructions

Optional: If you want to manually get Decompiler.exe and libSkiaSharp.dll

  1. Open https://github.com/SteamDatabase/ValveResourceFormat/releases

  2. Download "Decompiler-windows-x64.zip" (Get latest or use 5.0 if you have problems)

  3. Extract both files into Minify folder.

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📚 Developing Your Own Mods

You can create your own mods with Minify

The wiki will teach you the basics of working with steam files and more.

Once you get comfortable with the workflow you can use Minify to easily patch latest files from Dota2 and always have your mods updated.

📂 Minify File Structure >> tutorial

Name Description
Files Compiled files you want to pack (Models, Meshes, Textures...etc)
blacklist.txt Paths to files to replace with blanks so they wont appear in game (Particles, Sounds...etc)
styling.txt Custom CSS you want to apply to the Panorama (Interfaces, Layouts, HUD's...etc)
notes.txt Optionally include this file to have a details button beside your mod for users to read.

🎮 Community

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⏩ Future of this project - Minify 2.0

  • Very customziable that makes editing mods or editing anything in dota2 easy without any experience in modding.

  • Adjust settings within Minify and instantly see changes in realtime while you are playing dota2

  • Builder tab to create, export and submit your mods to the community. With a dashboard to update your files at any time for your users.

  • Say goodbye to dealing with outdated and broken mods, Minify will recompile every file now.

  • Fullstack application with backend web server to create accounts and upload/share/follow each others works.

For Developers:

New app is being built with Django and Pywebview send a message on Discord if you want to help.

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