No-Bling not working after new battle pass update!

[KerzaGG]

Now when you open the game after using the no-bling mod, dota 2 crashes with this error https://i.imgur.com/y9OcHXr.png panorama::RequiredCallFailed(): unable to find child 'GuildsContainer' in layout file 'panorama\layout\dashboard.xml'

In order to fix it just delete the tempcontent launch option from dota 2 but that makes the mod stop working too :(.

Hope @AveYo can check this out soon enough.

[KerzaGG]

If anyone finds something to make it work please let me know, I am assuming it has something to do with the Guild system that came with this battlepass update.

[robbyz512]

Import the file pak01_dir from tempcontent into VRF https://vrf.steamdb.info/ Extract everything, delete panorama folder, then repack it.

[KerzaGG]

@robbyz512 Thank you for the answer!

Do I need to edit the new cosmetic files with VRF too? I never used the software so I have to learn how to use it.

Also do you know if it is possible to edit the minimap heroes too? https://github.com/No-Bling/DOTA/issues/37 From this issue I learned that I had to delete a file (which I can't remember which one, was long time ago) to make Snapfire and Void minimap icons appear again, but also now the arcana icons show on both minimap and top hero bar in-game. Is this possible to do with VRF?

Also I have not been seeing activity from AveYo, hoping they are doing fine, this year has been nuts!

[robbyz512]

No you don't need to edit the cosmetic items to fix the crashing error, you just have to delete the panorama folder.

As for the minimap icons that that file on #37 has a missing ogre icon so to get a proper one you'll need to use dotamodkit to convert the "materials\vgui\hud\minimap_hero_sheet_psd_3529892avtex_c" file to TGA, edit it in photoshop then convert back to vtex and use resourcecompiler in command line to compile it so it's usable. This ain't easy and it's off-topic just focus on fixing your crash error for now I think.

[heyimrendy]

Here latest normalize minimap if anyone wants the normal minimap. https://mega.nz/file/dXBXiCaL#gWgaCYRwzl1qD-uZg5DfAG0Py-CpJ-D3K-xpqIxjORc

Will upload tweak version of dota dashboard if I have time.

[KerzaGG]

@robbyz512 I meant that I want to try and do the cosmetic things and try to fix this mod myself since I like it a lot and always use it since it was out but I actually don't know how so I'm looking for guides or something so I can learn how to edit the stuff and fix the mod

@heyimrendy when you say "Will upload tweak version of dota dashboard if I have time." does that fix the panorama error?

[light6486]

I'm getting this error. https://i.imgur.com/QiFR4Po.jpg My dota 2 is installed on D:\ and no-bling had no problem with it before, I tried downloading it again and it still gives me this error.

upd. Nevermind I solved it by reinstalling steam to where Dota is.

[heyimrendy]

@heyimrendy when you say "Will upload tweak version of dota dashboard if I have time." does that fix the panorama error?

I dont know what panorama error since im not playing dota anymore, only checking stuff to see what's new.

So here the dashboard tweak if anyone interested. During test on low spec pc my CPU shows no spike because animated videos was turn off. Related workaround if you dont feel comfortable to install 3rd party VPK https://old.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/gqp2iv/remove_dota_2_intro_animation_and_reduce_lag_on/ Assets based on client version 4212(27 May 2020) also include normalize minimap. What did I remove?

• [x] Main menu skeleton king promo, you can still click the button to watch the promo video.
• [x] Animated video assets in the middle, go to compendium website and purchase compendium button left intact. No idea if this will be buggy since I dont have compendium to test, it has different layout for compendium users.
• [x] Animated background video assets(this is unnecessary since Valve push a patch to disable on non-high settings).

Download:

• Compiled VPK version, just drag and drop https://mega.nz/file/xK513LAS#vCzRBVGULNOqhghsqDb_5A5tKxdu-2WZdlLTEnytBvM
• Non compiled VPK version if you need to add your own mods before compile them https://mega.nz/folder/xKwniKDK#QD2_l4SHT8jwpOVS4PfKgw
• Raw .xml files if you interested to change stuff on your own https://mega.nz/folder/9C513bzb#UnLpLLYaubcUVm_8RnU7-g

[robbyz512]

Muted sounds for new chat wheel if anyone wants. sounds.zip

[KerzaGG]

Thanks, I will try what is getting posted here.

In general, I don't think AveYo is going to touch this mod anymore so I hope someone at some point wishes to fork this and update it on their own.

[AveYo]

But in particular, you are mistaken! I did resume working on it - a full rewrite in c# so that it can also be used via mono in linux and probably macos - just had to halt since a little bird told me new battlepass changes are going to be significant. Which they are.

[KerzaGG]

@AveYo I am so glad I was mistaken, hope everything is going well for for you.

[Lethalmathematix]

Hail based @AveYo!!

Correct me if my assumption is wrong, but the way the mod works is by replacing (or maybe pointing the path of) the "hattened" version of the hero model/effects to the default version.

Assuming the above is true, would it be possible to make a generic script that does this even for the new hats/heroes?

I guess the limitation here would be that the directory structure in the .vpks get changed/moved about.

[AveYo]

Actually it has been doing just that for years! If it were completely hard-coded, it would not work without updates after most patches 💇‍♂️ It's only the pre-made builds that remain outdated, while the script has generated a fresh build incorporating changes for new cosmetics as they come.

- if only there were not these breaking changes, but should surprise nobody since Valve does it for the whole game - it hasn't been an issue with the script logic per-se -

The approach is to block all first, and whitelist later. The updates have mostly been about fine-tuning the whitelist (filters) specially around TI when major new content hits, with not much changes over the core script that dynamically parses items_game.txt definitions.

Due to new personas & etc. the approach is going to be a little different. Will see how well received the changes are going to be (basically you must run the script more often / before starting DOTA). Choices are also gonna be fewer than before, at least in the beginning.

[vannessqn]

@AveYo hey dude thanks for the work, your mod help me increase great fps, hope we can get some update soon

[KerzaGG]

Personally I think this is the best mod ever. For me it is because it makes the game have that "dota 1 feel" that does not matter the match, there is not going to be a new cosmetic that change spells and that can make a fight harder to understand what happened. I love this mod.

[meatgrind89]

I hope @AveYo fix this soon because I don't know what to do with those files that others posted lol

I literally can't play because of this battlepass update.

Would it be cool if you can cherry pick which cosmetics you want to exclude when using the mod? lol

[AveYo]

Status update:
I've finished all the core C# program! ~ Reimplemented vpk writing and resource handling ~ Reimplemented keyvalue parsing to enhance querying ~ Reimplemented Options and Choices snippets ~ Scratched some stuff and redid them to work in MONO (linux)

Reimplemented the mod logic ~ now mainly a items_game.txt editor with far less direct file replacements ~ can disable even those pesky stuff like personas that can't just be resource-replaced
~ more future proof due to fewer hard-coded stuff to break on a new patch (hero icons pff)
~ better user exceptions (filters);

@meatgrind89 - even in the old version you could have added filter for specific items to exclude in the No-Bling-filters.txt file, but due to the nature of the mod it had mixed results.
Now, you can filter an item id to keep all it's visuals, or keep the model - it works reliably.
Can even replace all effects from an item with those of another item!
(works only in demo / local game but it's cool to look at crazy mixes even from one hero to another)

I'm suspecting you're after something like a GUI to select exceptions, but that would be problematic with more than a hundred heroes and thousands of items.
It's the same debacle with Settings GUI vs autoexec.cfg text-based configuration. Filtering will still be done via the text file in the same folder as the script. Example content:

//  The script uses a rather block all, white-list later aproach, so various issues need to be corrected via internal filters
//  Advanced users can define extra exceptions in a "No-Bling-filters.txt" with the following vdf key-value format:

"No-Bling"
{
  # 7978                                                                   // preserve [item] as defined in items_game.txt
  $ 7978                                                                   // preserve just the [item] silhouette (model)
  7978 7927                                                                // replace [item1] with [item2] definition
  @ npc_dota_rattletrap_cog                                                // preserve all items having [npc] in "used_by_heroes"
  particles/ui/ui_home_button_logo.vpcf particles/dev/empty_particle.vpcf  // replace [file1] with [file2]
  + particles/ui/ui_home_button.vpcf                                       // replace [file] with empty resource
  - particles/ui/ui_home_button_default.vpcf                               // preserve [file] when applying internal filters
}

//  Previous format entries are not going to work in the new script

So, alive. Just slow. Because my life is very hectic these months..

[KerzaGG]

@AveYo Hope everything is going well for you and life stops being hectic, even tho' this year has been so weird for everyone....

I read your update and It seems we are going to be able to modify files easier after each dota 2 update? It sounds like it, or I am confusing myself :(

[AveYo]

Plot twist: Gaben incentivized me not to release an update until TI10 gets to $20,000,000
So get them BP levels faster!

[Lethalmathematix]

That's so ***ben. 💸💸 🤑 💰 💸💸

Awesome progress, btw!!! :D :D :D

Actually it has been doing just that for years! If it were completely hard-coded, it would not work without updates after most patches 💇‍♂️ It's only the pre-made builds that remain outdated, while the script has generated a fresh build incorporating changes for new cosmetics as they come.

Ah. I figured otherwise since we had those issues with the minimap hero icons. :p But I guess just that must be a hardcoded sprite kind of image.

Due to new personas & etc. the approach is going to be a little different. Will see how well received the changes are going to be (basically you must run the script more often / before starting DOTA). Choices are also gonna be fewer than before, at least in the beginning.

🤞🤞🤞

[KerzaGG]

Plot twist: Gaben incentivized me not to release an update until TI10 gets to $20,000,000 So get them BP levels faster!

GAAABBBEEEEENNNNNN WHHHYYYYY

[nobling]

Yo @AveYo its already above $20M, can we get the latest release now? We really need that 100%, 40fps kills me so bad. Thanks in advance! Love your work truly!

[IneedNoBlingMode]

Hello @AveYo , WeNeedNoBlingMode , when u will upload an update ? Also now bp have more than 20m $

[ilyasovivan]

@AveYo, Register at patreon.com. I think many people will support you. And you will have more motivation.

[nobling]

Sorry guys, I think it's over. We wont have new update anymore. Thank you guys, esp AveYo for this awesome mod, but I think it's safe to say goodbye to Dota 2. No update means wont able to play that beautiful game anymore, sad life. Hope good things happen for all of us guys in the future. Farewell 😞

[AveYo]

Failure to Launch. Failure to Deliver. I have become Valve time.
Having so many interruptions did not help development. Such is life, food on the table is paramount and PC time is luxury.
I set out to do a simpler builder than the old one and ended up doing something even more complicated.
And there's so much visual diarrhea this year :( I've added filters, filters, filters everywhere. Some work, some don't. It's gonna be a mess.
But the wait is over!
In a few hours I will upload the new script. Feel free to provide feedback afterwards to fix / improve it.

[AveYo]

give or take :)

[KerzaGG]

@AveYo Patience has been worth every second AveYo, thank you very much for your hard work, your no-bling users love you very much.

[AveYo]

The new framework did pay out in the end, as it's now easier to customize for both me and for users.
Next update will improve filters a bit - something to conveniently toggle styles without copy pasting the whole visuals section in replace_item rules.

[KerzaGG]

Whatever it takes AveYo we support you. We potatoes thank you for being the hero we need!