How to zoom out in DOTA2, spectator and SFX animator tool

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I was working on a new short film project, and I was wondering if there is any way of capturing video of the whole DOTA map, then slowly zooming in to a lane?

This would be in spectator/replay mode. I want to be able to zoom out completely for a bird's eye view of the whole playing arena.

I tried using dota_camera_distance 5000 but that "wraps the map in clouds" and I can't see any aspect of the map.

Additionally, is there a way of hiding the top bar with hero icons, and the HUD?

Softability · Answer

For hiding the bars I remember that I could use the following commands:

dota_hud_hide_topbar
dota_hud_hide_mainhud
dota_hud_hide_minimap

For removing any unnecessary graphic, you can override vpk and create the files you want to override. More info on how you can do that can be found here.

I have tried this a while back when trying to optimize the fps and it worked. I'm not sure now.

Good luck with your movie!

Leo Jebran · Answer

I am not sure if it's possible to do that within DOTA

but if dota_camera_distance 5000 does

wraps the map in clouds

which is the fog of war, then you can try disabling it. Try these commands

allvision
 normalvision -allvision
 normalvision dota_allvision_enable
 dota_allvision_disable Gives vision for both teams. Use -normalvision to undo this change.

On the other side, the approach I have seen done to achieve this effect is with SFM (Source film maker)

which I recommend you use to make your movie

Yes, you kinda have to learn something new, but you get more artistic control and better graphic results

How to zoom out in DOTA2, spectator and SFX animator tool

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