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Miro export analysis

Source rows: 1920
Item list: numbered rows from the board export

Item types

note: 1078
label: 713
dated note: 63
file path: 35
provenance note: 24
date/number: 4
path/fragment: 3

Top keywords

AI: 205
NPC: 167
vehicle: 144
VData: 105
vdata: 105
anim: 103
HLX: 65
deadlock: 63
physics: 59
sound: 48
entity: 44
nav: 42
weapon: 40
dota: 39
shader: 38
2020: 36
Half-Life: 34
2024: 33
particle: 32
asset: 31
icon: 30
cs2: 30
2022: 26
map: 24
Pulse: 23

Dated notes (chronological)

17 April 2020 (#0076): metadata: 17 April 2020 / 24 September 2020
20 May 2020 (#0079): metadata: 20 May 2020 / 12 Nov 2020
Jun 26 2020 (#1293): The box_creature model was added on Jun 26 2020. Future updates to this model implement navlink gamedata and later a Harvestman (Baby) reference.
August 12 2020 (#0010): Metadata dates this image to August 12 2020.
August 12 2020 (#0891): Work on VData begun in late 2020. First references were in a Dota 2 update from Sep 5 2020. (Image metadata of assettype dates it to August 12 2020.)
August 12 2020 (#1189): VData is likely earlier than September 5, given the image metadata for the vdata assettype dates it to August 12 2020.
4 September 2020 (#1178): This version of S2 already contains a initial version of VData, which coincides with it’s first public reference in a Dota 2 update on 4 September 2020 – 18:42:33 UTC.
Sep 5 2020 (#0891): Work on VData begun in late 2020. First references were in a Dota 2 update from Sep 5 2020. (Image metadata of assettype dates it to August 12 2020.)
24 September 2020 (#0076): metadata: 17 April 2020 / 24 September 2020
1 Oct 2020 (#0075): metadata: 1 Oct 2020
9 October 2020 (#1211): 9 October 2020
9 October 2020 (#1231): An Artifact Foundry update on 9 October 2020 – 20:57:04 UTC renames a reference to an Animgraph file in a model named “box_creature_model.vmdl” to “box_creature_model_hlx.vanmgrph.” This makes this file the first public HLX reference.
10 Oct 2020 (#0048): Terrain Tool icons, metadata dates them to 10 Oct 2020.
12 Nov 2020 (#0079): metadata: 20 May 2020 / 12 Nov 2020
30 Nov 2020 (#0072): metadata: 30 Nov 2020
1 Dec 2020 (#0071): metadata: 1 Dec 2020
1 Dec 2020 (#0077): metadata: 1 Dec 2020
1 Dec 2020 (#0078): metadata: 1 Dec 2020
Dec 3 2020 (#0035): First appearance: Dec 3 2020
15 Dec 2020 (#0073): metadata: 15 Dec 2020
23 Dec 2020 (#0074): metadata: 23 Dec 2020
March 25 2021 (#1207): March 25 2021
March 25 2021 (#1271): Mention of HLX in a demoinfo.txt file. Dota 2 update from March 25 2021.
16 September 2021 (#0008): Added in a Dota 2 update from 16 September 2021 – 21:14:09 UTC.
15 December 2021 (#0007): Added in a Dota 2 update from 15 December 2021 – 01:45:38 UTC.
Dec 15 2021 (#0269): A soundevent reference that was spotted in box_creature_model. Added in Dec 15 2021.
1 February 2022 (#0027): Metadata dates this image to 1 February 2022.
Mar 1 2022 (#1170): (all of the BaseNPCVData data here are from Mar 1 2022. For the new BaseNPCVData parameters refer to the section above.)
Mar 1 2022 (#1171): This is the state of DefaultNPCVData and BaseNPCAbilityVData as of Mar 1 2022.
March 1, 2022 (#1197): March 1, 2022
March 1 2022 (#1254): March 1 2022
Jun 9 2022 (#0396): First reference: Jun 9 2022
Jun 9 2022 (#1027): First reference: Jun 9 2022
June 9 2022 (#1260): June 9 2022
June 9 2022 (#1486): These vehicle schemas and a new entity related to them were added to Dota 2’s game dll in a June 9 2022 update and removed in following major updates. Was likely a mistake.
Jun 9 2022 (#1733): FGD definitions appeared in a Dota 2 update from Jun 9 2022.
Sep 1, 2022 (#0468): HEV suit soundevent mention added in Sep 1, 2022.
Sep 1 2022 (#1746): Vehicles / CBaseVehicleVData (based on Sep 1 2022 schemas)
Nov 4 2022 (#1053): pulse_system.dll First appearance in Dota 2 - Nov 4 2022
Nov 4 2022 (#1487): In Nov 4 2022 and Mar 13 2023 vehicle schemas were changed again with introduction of a new derivative named CWheeledPhysicsVehicleVData.
14 Nov 2022 (#0023): Metadata may potentially date this layer to 14 Nov 2022.
March 6 2023 (#0003): added in a March 6 2023 Dota 2 update
Mar 6 2023 (#0841): vr.dll was removed from Dota 2 in Mar 6 2023.
Mar 13 2023 (#1487): In Nov 4 2022 and Mar 13 2023 vehicle schemas were changed again with introduction of a new derivative named CWheeledPhysicsVehicleVData.
March 30 2023 (#0018): added in a March 30 2023 CS2 update
3 Apr 2023 (#0016): Metadata may potentially date this image to 3 Apr 2023.
20 Apr 2023 (#0546): in 20 Apr 2023 update to Dota 2
June 6 2023 (#0065): Image for an entity named ai_goal_lead_distances Added in June 6 2023.
11 July 2023 (#0069): Although only found in 2024, the metadata is dated to 11 July 2023.
2 August 2023 (#0042): metadata: 2 August 2023
Aug 16 2023 (#1099): Icon for DistanceField node was first spotted in Aug 16 2023.
Sep 27 2023 (#0012): Unknown Script Doctor icon Added in Sep 27 2023.
Sep 27 2023 (#0013): First reference: Sep 27 2023
11 October 2023 (#0044): metadata: 11 October 2023
24 October 2023 (#0043): metadata: 24 October 2023
Feb 7 2024 (#0015): added in a Feb 7 2024 CS2 update
Feb 7 2024 (#1176): New soundevents for sound containers added in Feb 7 2024 mention HLX and use one of it’s soundstack types, along with a test soundstack.
Feb 8 2024 (#0041): First appearance: Feb 8 2024
18 April 2024 (#0381): The game almost certainly features an HEV suit, supported by various references to sound effects associated with the suit getting added in 18 April 2024.
18 April 2024 (#0398): Core: sounds/containers/random_selector.vsnd_c references “legacy” HEV sounds Added in 18 April 2024.
13 May 2024 (#0056): metadata: 13 May 2024
13 May 2024 (#0060): metadata: 13 May 2024
13 May 2024 (#0061): metadata: 13 May 2024
July 5 2024 (#0913): Deadlock’s TAA implementation is based off of HLX’s solution. Deadlock shader from July 5 2024: shaders/vfx/citadel_motion_vectors_vulkan_50_features.vcs / Motion vector rendering for hlx surface shaders description. r_hlx_fsr3_min_reactiveness
July 5 2024 (#0963): Motion vectors are used to store how much a pixel moved compared to the previous frame. They’re the basis for TAA, This shader was written for HLX and re-used for Deadlock. Deadlock shader from July 5 2024: shaders/vfx/citadel_motion_vectors_vulkan_50_features.vcs
15 July 2024 (#0064): metadata: 15 July 2024
July 19 2024 (#0005): added in a July 19 2024 Deadlock update.
September 16, 2024 (#0626): September 16, 2024
29 oct 2024 (#0055): metadata: 29 oct 2024
November 16, 2024 (#0627): November 16, 2024
Dec 6 2024 (#0004): added in a Dec 6 2024 Deadlock update.
Dec 6 2024 (#0006): added in a Dec 6 2024 Deadlock update.
6 December 2024 (#0451): HL2’s ammo/weapon pickup sound added to core in 6 December 2024
4 April 2025 (#0067): metadata: 4 April 2025
May 9 2025 (#0992): May 9 2025 update to Deadlock adds this line to vfx_dx11.dll, VS_MS_RTX. (vertex / mesh shader / rtx) Used on the shader compilation stage to determine which parts of the .vfx file are included into the compiled .vcs shader.
24 July 2025 (#0049): metadata: 24 July 2025
July 29 2025 (#1004): Also since the July 29 2025 update game, if launched in Vulkan now tracks RTX stats.
26 august 2025 (#0052): metadata for this image dates it to 26 august 2025
10 Nov 2025 (#0875): New AG2 editor icons from the 10 Nov 2025 update
10 Nov 2025 (#1041): 10 Nov 2025’s Dota 2 update adds a tape player sound container, which plays a tape wind up effect on a specified sound.
Nov 20, 2025 (#0342): Unknown Source2 appid found - Nov 20, 2025
March 19 2026 (#0438): March 19 2026’s CS2 update: Reserve ammo are now clips in CS2 with this parameter being used.
26 June 2026 (#0083): Added in the most recent S2 engine update (at the time of reading) Current latest engine update: Dota 2 Dark Carnival - 26 June 2026 – 19:55:51 UTC
Sep 22 2026 (#0300): Sep 22 2026 CS2 update has a function that checks for this entity when generating nav.