7.41 Gameplay Patch
New hero vision hotkey and Quick Buy ordering improvements arrive alongside major Ability Draft updates including innate ability support.
Key Changes
- 1Added a 'Select Hero' hotkey option to display current hero vision
- 2Ability Draft heroes now receive their innate abilities when drafted
- 3Item recipe components are now ordered by cost for more predictable Quick Buy
- 4Added overhead indicators for using or giving consumables to allies within 1200 units
- 5Deprecated support for GPUs that do not support DirectX 11/SM5
- 6Fixed Neutral Item crafting logic to prevent accidental consumption when inventory is full
- 7Updated the Ability Draft pool to match 7.41 ability changes
- 8Fixed Spirit Bear not spawning in Ability Draft
- 9Fixed Rearm not granting Keen Conveyance in Ability Draft
- 10Fixed Reactive Tazer and Aghanim's Shard interaction in Ability Draft
All Changes
🖥️UI/UX(3)
- newConsumables: Added an overhead indicator when a consumable item is being used on an ally or given to one within 1200 units.
- newVision: Added a Settings option to show hero vision while holding the 'Select Hero' hotkey, amended by Fog of War.
- fixHotkeys: Fixed Neutral Crafting hotkeys overriding regular hotkeys when clicking the neutral crafting button of an uncontrolled hero.
⚔️Items(2)
- changeQuick Buy: Standardized item recipe component ordering from most expensive to least expensive for Quick Buy (excluding boots and Blink Dagger).
- fixNeutral Items: Neutral Item crafting now fails if the inventory is full and the slot is occupied by an innate item, preventing accidental consumption.
⚙️Gameplay Systems(1)
- fixProjectiles: Fixed on-hit effects failing to trigger consistently when more than 256 projectiles are active simultaneously.
👁️Visual Updates(1)
- fixObserver and Sentry Wards: Fixed scenarios where Observer and Sentry wards were replaced with an error model.
🎲Ability Draft(5)
- changeInnate Abilities: All heroes now retain their innate abilities when drafted.
- changeAbility Pool: Updated the ability pool to match the added and removed abilities for the 7.41 patch.
- fixSpirit Bear: Fixed Lone Druid's Spirit Bear failing to spawn after some time.
- fixRearm: Fixed Rearm failing to grant Keen Conveyance.
- fixReactive Tazer: Fixed Techies' Reactive Tazer not working with Largo's Aghanim's Shard.
📈Performance(1)
- changeDirectX 11: Deprecated support for GPUs that do not support DirectX 11/SM5, affecting roughly 0.04% of active players.
Summary
UI and Quality of Life
A new vision-checking hotkey allows players to see their hero's current sightlines instantly, amended by Fog of War. Consumable usage on allies now features an overhead indicator for better clarity during laning phases.
Item Systems
Quick Buy has been standardized to order components from most expensive to least expensive, making item progression more predictable. Neutral item crafting logic was also adjusted to prevent accidental consumption when inventories are full and innate items like Witch Doctor's Gris Gris are present.
Ability Draft
Significant updates to Ability Draft ensure all heroes now start with their innate abilities. The ability pool has been refreshed for 7.41, and several critical bugs affecting Spirit Bear, Rearm, and Reactive Tazer have been resolved.
Technical Updates
Support for older GPUs lacking DirectX 11/SM5 is being deprecated to prepare for future performance enhancements and graphics features.