Practice Mode Guide

[ESLFavion]

Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Starting Practice Mode
III. Test tab
IV. Spawner
V. Items
VI. Q&A

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I. Introduction
Practice Mode was made to do exactly as the name suggests, Practice the game with just yourself. Use it to test out builds for your guides, or when the map editor is released to test out your new maps, etc.


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II. Starting Practice Mode
Although it is in the patch notes, some people have trouble to starting a Practice Mode Game. It's pretty simple, when Creating a Game, pull down the drop down menu of "Server Select" and it should be there.
http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1487/practice.jpg



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III. Test Tab
The Test Tab is going to be your best friend in Practice Mode. This is what defines Practice Mode (Besides playing solo). From here you can spawn towers, heroes, neutrals, creeps, power ups, items, the whole nine yards. It can be located here

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5601/practice6.jpg

Also, I will explain what each button does on the Test Tab.
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5982/practice3h.jpg

Refresh! - Refreshes the cooldown and gives full HP and Mana to whatever is selected. (Also works on Towers)
Kill! - Kills whatever you have selected.
Exp Tabs
+150 - Gives your selected hero 150 experience.
+1500 - Gives your selected hero 1500 experience.
Level Tabs
+ - Levels up your selected hero by one level.
Reset - Resets your selected hero to level 1.
Max - Levels your selected hero to max level (25) and maxes all skills.

Give Gold 15000 - Gives your selected hero 15,000 gold.
Remove Hero - Removes your main hero from the game and allows you to repick.
Creeps Tabs
Empty Square - Turns creep spawning on and off. (Untested)
Spawn - Spawns a wave of creeps (For both Legion and Hellbourne).
Kill - Kills all creeps on the map.
Powerups Tabs
Empty Square - Turns Powerup spawning on and off. (Untested)
Spawn - Spawns a random powerup (Spawns in normal spots)

Spawner - Spawns creeps, buildings, critters, gadgets, pets, powerups, towers, heroes, and neutrals wherever you select.
Items - Allows you to give any item to a selected hero.
Close - Closes the Test tab.



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IV. Spawner

The spawner is obviously for spawning things like buildings, creeps, heroes, etc. I'll show you how to use it effectively.

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3734/practice4.jpg

Top Drop Down Menu - Where it says Creep_LegionMelee, this is where you select what you spawn. The first word in them is what it is obviously, Creep being the main, Legion being he will look like Legion's creep, and the melee as what type he is. DO NOT BE FOOLED, he will attack all by default. See next.
Second Drop Down Menu - This is where you select who your spawn will fight for.
Neutral - It will attack anything it sees, it has no allegiance (Your hero can attack this, and it will attack you).
Passive - Will not attack anything unless you control it, but will only attack enemies (Your hero cannot attack this and it will not attack you).
Legion - Will attack all Hellbourne units, and neutrals. (Hellbourne = Top, Legion = Bottom) (Will attack you if you are on Hellbourne)
Hellbourne - Will attack all Legion units, and neutrals. (Will attack you if you are on Legion)
Third Drop Down Menu - This is where you select respawning and ownership.
None - Select this if you want the unit you spawn to be just a normal hero / tower, not owned by you. So if this dies you will not get the death.
Local Client - Anything you spawn with this will be under your ownership so if you kill what you spawned with this, you will receive the death, or any creep kills it gets will be denies for you.
Spawn - After selecting what you want to spawn and the allegiance, click this to spawn it.
Close - Close the Spawner tab.



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V. Items
This tab is used for giving items to your selected hero. Keep in mind that you can do this for ANY hero you spawn, Legion or Hellbourne. You just have to have them selected.

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/5959/practice5.jpg
Top Drop Down Menu - Here you select the item which you want to put on your selected hero.
Give Item - Give the selected item to the selected hero.
Close - Close the Item Tab.



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VI. Q&A

1. My test / dev tab is not showing up?
Open up the menu and close it, the tab should reappear.

2. A lot of the items and heroes are named weird?
I will be posting the list so that it will be easier to see who is who.

3. Can I invite others to a Practice game?
No, when you make the game, no matter what size there is only 1 player allowed.

4. Are there bots?
Currently no, everything you spawn you control, except the creeps and towers, they will attack automatically. But heroes will just auto attack, that's about it.

Any comments or concerns feel free to post here.
All suggestions are welcome.

[ESLFavion]

Heroes
Some of the heroes are named quite differently, so I will post what they are to make life a little easier in practice mode.

BabaYaga - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/4a/Wretched_Haghero.gif/60px-Wretched_Haghero.gif Wretched Hag

DwarfMagi - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/2/22/Blacksmithhero.gif/60px-Blacksmithhero.gif Blacksmith

Ebulus - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/6/6c/Slitherhero.gif/60px-Slitherhero.gif Slither

Fairy - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/6/67/Nymphorahero.gif/60px-Nymphorahero.gif Nymphora

Frosty - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/4f/Glaciushero.gif/60px-Glaciushero.gif Glacius

Hantumon - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/5/58/Night_Houndhero.gif/60px-Night_Houndhero.gif Night Hound

Hiro - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/d/da/Swiftbladehero.gif/60px-Swiftbladehero.gif Swiftblade

Hunter - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/c/cb/Blood_Hunterhero.gif/60px-Blood_Hunterhero.gif Blood Hunter

Javaras - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/b/bd/Magebanehero.gif/60px-Magebanehero.gif Magebane

Krixi - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/f/ff/Moon_Queenhero.gif/60px-Moon_Queenhero.gif Moon Queen

Kunas - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/8f/Thunderbringerhero.gif/60px-Thunderbringerhero.gif Thunderbringer

Mumra - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/35/Pharaohhero.gif/60px-Pharaohhero.gif Pharaoh

Rocky - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/e/e2/Pebbleshero.gif/60px-Pebbleshero.gif Pebbles

Scar - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/9/96/Madmanhero.gif/60px-Madmanhero.gif The Madman

Shaman - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/f/f3/Demented_Shamanhero.gif/60px-Demented_Shamanhero.gif Demented Shaman

Succubis (Misspelled) - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/1/1b/Succubushero.gif/60px-Succubushero.gif Succubus

Vanya - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/9/93/Dark_Ladyhero.gif/60px-Dark_Ladyhero.gif The Dark Lady

Voodoo - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/2/29/Voodoo_Jesterhero.gif/60px-Voodoo_Jesterhero.gif Voodoo Jester

Wolfman - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/46/War_Beasthero.gif/60px-War_Beasthero.gif Warbeast

Xalynx - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/3a/Torturerhero.gif/60px-Torturerhero.gif Torturer

Yogi - http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/41/Wildsoulhero.gif/60px-Wildsoulhero.gif Wildsoul

[ESLFavion]

Items
Like some of the heroes, some of the items are named differently with their internal names, so here's the more known names for them to make it easier.

Item_BlessedArmband = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/5/53/Bolstering_Armbanditem.gif/60px-Bolstering_Armbanditem.gif Bolstering Armband

Item_BrainOfMaliken = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/1/1e/Pickled_Brainitem.gif Pickled Brain

Item_Confluence = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/1/16/Blessed_Orbitem.gif/60px-Blessed_Orbitem.gif Blessed Orb

Item_Critical1 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/aa/Riftshardsitem.gif/60px-Riftshardsitem.gif Riftshards

Item_Critical2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/1/1a/Flayeritem.gif/60px-Flayeritem.gif Flayer

Item_Damage 10 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/2/2d/Mock_of_Brillianceitem.gif/60px-Mock_of_Brillianceitem.gif Mock of Brilliance

Item_Damage 9 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/0/0e/Doombringeritem.gif/60px-Doombringeritem.gif Doom Bringer

Item_Evasion = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/44/Wingbowitem.gif/60px-Wingbowitem.gif Wingbow

Item_Excruciator = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/b/bc/Barbed_Armoritem.gif/60px-Barbed_Armoritem.gif Barbed Armor

Item_FlamingEye = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/b/b1/Ward_of_Sightitem.gif/60px-Ward_of_Sightitem.gif Ward of Sight

Item_Freeze = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/3a/Frostwolf%27s_Skullitem.gif/60px-Frostwolf%27s_Skullitem.gif FrostWolf's Skull

Item_Gloves3 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/d/d6/Alchemist%27s_Bonesitem.gif/60px-Alchemist%27s_Bonesitem.gif Alchemist's Bones

Item_GlovesOfHaste = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/a0/Gloves_of_the_Swiftitem.gif/60px-Gloves_of_the_Swiftitem.gif Gloves of the Swift

Item_GroundFamiliar = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/e/ec/Monkey_Courieritem.gif/60px-Monkey_Courieritem.gif Monkey Courier

Item_HealthMana2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/8a/Icon_of_the_Goddessitem.gif/60px-Icon_of_the_Goddessitem.gif Icon of the Goddess

Item_HealthMana3 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/d/d3/Sacrificial_Heartitem.gif/60px-Sacrificial_Heartitem.gif Sacrifical Stone

Item_Immunity = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/a4/Shrunken_Headitem.gif/60px-Shrunken_Headitem.gif Shrunken Head

Item_Intelligence5 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/b/b5/Talisman_of_Exileitem.gif/60px-Talisman_of_Exileitem.gif Talisman of Exile

Item_Intelligence6 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/f/fa/Stormspirititem.gif/60px-Stormspirititem.gif Stormspirit

Item_Intelligence7 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/88/Staff_of_the_Masteritem.gif/60px-Staff_of_the_Masteritem.gif Staff of the Master

Item_LifeSteal4 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/1/10/Symbol_of_Rageitem.gif/60px-Symbol_of_Rageitem.gif Symbol of Rage

Item_LifeSteal5 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/e/ea/Abyssal_Skullitem.gif/60px-Abyssal_Skullitem.gif Abyssal Skull

Item_Lightning 1 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/7/7b/Thunder_Clawitem.gif Thunderclaw

Item_Lightning2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/1/1c/Charged_Hammeritem.gif/60px-Charged_Hammeritem.gif Charged Hammer

Item_MagicArmor2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/5/53/Shaman%27s_Headdressitem.gif/60px-Shaman%27s_Headdressitem.gif Shaman's Headdress

Item_ManaBattery = ???

Item_ManaBurn1 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/c/c5/Nullfire_Bladeitem.gif Nullfire Blade

Item_ManaBurn2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/4/4e/Geometer%27s_Baneitem.gif/60px-Geometer%27s_Baneitem.gif Geometer's Bane

Item_ManaEye = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/f/f9/Ward_of_Revelationitem.gif/60px-Ward_of_Revelationitem.gif Ward of Revelation

Item_ManaRegen3 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/ab/Ring_of_the_Teacheritem.gif/60px-Ring_of_the_Teacheritem.gif Ring of the Teacher

Item_Morph = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/2/22/Totem_of_Kuldraitem.gif/60px-Totem_of_Kuldraitem.gif Totem of Kuldra

Item_MysticPotpourri = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/7/79/Refreshing_Ornamentitem.gif/60px-Refreshing_Ornamentitem.gif Refreshing Ornament

Item_Nuke = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/8a/Codexitem.gif/60px-Codexitem.gif Codex

Item_Pierce = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/a8/Shield_Breakeritem.gif/60px-Shield_Breakeritem.gif Shieldbreaker

Item_Protect = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/7/7d/Null_Stoneitem.gif/60px-Null_Stoneitem.gif Null Stone

Item_Regen = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/7/74/Sustaineritem.gif/60px-Sustaineritem.gif Sustainer

Item_Replenish = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/33/Ring_of_Sorceryitem.gif/60px-Ring_of_Sorceryitem.gif Ring of Sorcery

Item_Revive = Token of Life

Item_Shield2 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/f/f4/Helm_of_the_Black_Legionitem.gif/60px-Helm_of_the_Black_Legionitem.gif Helm of the Black Legion

Item_Sicarius = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/c/c3/Slashitem.gif/60px-Slashitem.gif Slash

Item_Silence = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/3/38/Hellfloweritem.gif/60px-Hellfloweritem.gif Hellflower

Item_Soulscream = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/0/09/Soulscream_Ringitem.gif/60px-Soulscream_Ringitem.gif Soulscream Ring

Item_Splash = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/8d/Runed_Axeitem.gif/60px-Runed_Axeitem.gif Runed Axe

Item_Stealth = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/2/2a/Assassin%27s_Shrouditem.gif/60px-Assassin%27s_Shrouditem.gif Assassin's Shroud

Item_Strength5 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/6/67/Fortified_Braceletitem.gif/60px-Fortified_Braceletitem.gif Fortified Bracelet

Item_Strength6 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/86/Hackitem.gif/60px-Hackitem.gif Hack

Item_StrengthAgility = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/b/b8/Hack_and_Slashitem.gif/60px-Hack_and_Slashitem.gif Hack and Slash

Item_Summon = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/8/80/Puzzle_Boxitem.gif/60px-Puzzle_Boxitem.gif Puzzlebox

Item_TokenOfSight = Token of Vision

Item_Voulge = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/a/a3/Slayeritem.gif/60px-Slayeritem.gif Slayer

Item_Weapon1 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/5/5e/Great_Arcanaitem.gif/60px-Great_Arcanaitem.gif Great Arcana

Item_Weapon3 = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/7/79/Savage_Maceitem.gif/60px-Savage_Maceitem.gif Savage Mace

Item_Wingbow = http://www.honwiki.net/w/images/thumb/0/0d/Dancing_Bladeitem.gif/60px-Dancing_Bladeitem.gif Dancing Blade

Item_WingedFamiliar = (Only 50 images allowed, had 51 T_T) Winged Courier

[ESLFavion]

Last reserved just in case.

[Drasha]

un center every thing and scale down the images please.

[ESLFavion]

Uncentered, but the images are fine I think except the screenshot which I replaced.

[Wussabi]

Thanks for the guide.

[Luxpus]

one question.. can I play with bots like in dota??

[ESLFavion]

There are no bots, you control everything that you spawn. I will add that to Q&A.

[Nome]

Did I lock this? O_o I don't think I did O_o

[Drasha]

I meant the screen shots not the other images looks good not i would just un center the other one as well but thats personal taste.

[burninheaven]

nice guide... :) ty

[MrFishFish]

....nachos

[Drasha]

Wonderful guide now if they only fixed it so we didn't need a guide to use it :)

[dadumbass]

LOL! Yogi and Booboo xD.
Very nice guide.

[ForumTroll]

Can you spawn Kongor?

[Drasha]

Can you spawn Kongor?

Last time i used it i filled the screen with Kongors on different teams (legion hellbourne and neture) it was crazy epic.

[ForumTroll]

Last time i used it i filled the screen with Kongors on different teams (legion hellbourne and neture) it was crazy epic.

What is it called I can't find it? :(

[Sketch88]

so you know the kill! command isn't to just kill your hero, it kills your target if it is revealed (you are in range of it). most of the time your hero is selected by default so yes i've killed myself a lot :P

[elevator13]

What is it called I can't find it? :(

Neutral_Kongor


Also, I would recommend setting the third option in the Spawner from Local Client to None if you spawn any enemies/towers/WellAttackers.

[ESLFavion]

so you know the kill! command isn't to just kill your hero, it kills your target if it is revealed (you are in range of it). most of the time your hero is selected by default so yes i've killed myself a lot :P

I'll test this next time I am on, not that I don't believe you, I'd just rather be able to say I have had the personal experience before I put it on there.

@elevator13 Mind telling me why? I have never really used that too much.

[Scenemaker]

One of the first things I did when i tried practice mode was spawn a Kongor, take control and go attack the base with it. Surprisingly weak against creep waves and towers. Not that he will die or anything, just that it takes a long time to kill things. Just surprised me a bit as to how little damage he actually does. Then again, he has a passive ability that increases his stats permanently somehow. (servers are down so i can't check how it works) so maybe you need to lvl your spawned kongor more? IDK, either way it was fun to run around and slay stuff with him for a couple minutes.

[ESLFavion]

Alright confirmed, Kill! kills whatever is selected, thanks Sketch.

[Blam]

Don't leave the third one alone, what if you wanted to rape an army of scouts with devourer without the deaths counting as your own? :<

[ESLFavion]

It doesn't really matter, as they don't count in your K : D.

[elevator13]

@elevator13 Mind telling me why? I have never really used that too much.

It assigns ownership to you or not. If anything that you spawn gets a kill, you get gold. If you assign an enemy to your ownership, things can get screwed up, like getting a first blood on yourself after killing an enemy hero assigned to you, or getting denies for an enemy assigned to you killing friendly creeps.

[ESLFavion]

Ah, tested it. Thanks I will add that.

[Maim]

btw i'm pretty sure that refresh not only restores your heroes cooldowns but also brings whatever you have targeted to full hp/mana as well.

[ESLFavion]

Ah tested, thanks Maim, it does work for whatever is selected.

[ElementUser]

None - Select this if you want the unit you spawn to be just a normal hero / tower, not owned by you. So if this dies you will not get the death.

Just to clarify, can you control the units that are spawned under "None"?

[ESLFavion]

No, you cannot. I will add that as well.

[Kralnor]

Great guide! Thanks!

[ESLFavion]

Leh, bump.

[Callme]

I noticed a Hero named Nomad while poking around and he doesn't seem to be in the game as far as I know. Is this a usual occurrence or has an error been made?

[Nome]

Moving over to Training

[uknable]

anyone notice the hero_nomad?
iiiiiiiiinteresting =D

edit : k nvm the guy 2 posts above me found it too

[Phrosen]

Quick question: Does practice mode save PSR and other stats?
I imagine it don't, but I'd like to have this confirmed.

[ESLFavion]

It does not.

[Phrosen]

Another question: Practice Mode is hosted locally, correct?

[ESLFavion]

Yes, that is correct.

[ImpBloody]

Awesome guide Aoda, Thanks for including all the heroes with names and items with names, printed this off =P, so now i have a list to know which heroes i want to set up against =P.

[dahha]

just wondering... why doesnt practice mode showup under my select server tab. all i have is automatic and browse.. is it a pre order option or something ? or is there a console command i can use to open it etc ?

[`Fantasy]

Nice :) Might need to use this.
Bookmarked. :D

[edanF]

May i suggest that when you are gonna use practice mode.. just prax ur creeping skills without items.. that is one of the most important things that you need to master.. because farming early game with just +4 to + 6 dmg would not be easy to master for beginners.. just practice that..

[Sketch88]

it should be let known, that if you get too much health your healthbar breaks and it doesnt fully restore visually, but it actually does.
useless information, but boredom -> fun
i found this out with devour :P

check pics

around 150,000 health it started to break
his regen from behemoths heart could out do the well's attacks :P
he 1 shot the shrine i think

full size imgs so you can see numbers
http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae105/Sketch_Entertainment/random/shot0004.jpg
http://i962.photobucket.com/albums/ae105/Sketch_Entertainment/random/shot0005.jpg

[Jucc]

thanks for the guide, help'd alot ;)¨

Jucc

[DenyTheTruth]

How did this not get moved to FAQ? Moving.