New life means new chaos. As the Year Beast stirs from its slumber, a much darker presence prepares to unleash itself upon the world of Dota. But the chaos doesn't end there: every hero, and every power, will feel its impact. The New Bloom Festival approaches!

As the cold days grow longer and the first blooms slowly reach above the snow, powers both benevolent and savage have begun to stir. Discover the first of many developments that the coming renewal will bring to the world of Dota. The New Bloom Festival is about to commence!

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As the cold days grow longer and the first blooms slowly reach above the snow, powers both benevolent and savage have begun to stir. Discover the first of many developments that the coming renewal will bring to the world of Dota. The New Bloom Festival is about to commence!

- Fixed items failing to upload from the workshop
- Fixed a crash when disconnecting from a game

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Are you one of the many artisans eager to be a part of our <a href="http://blog.dota2.com/2013/12/become-a-part-of-the-next-dota-2-event/">Spring 2014 event</a>? As you know, we had some technical issues, and a few of you asked if we could extend the deadline. Good news: we’re doing exactly that! You now have until Monday, January 20th to get your submissions turned in for consideration. We’ll also be doing several releases over the course of the event, so even if you’re cutting it especially close you’ll still have a chance to be part of the fun. Remember to mark your submissions with the “Spring2014” tag to make certain we see it. To everyone else out there: incredible new submissions are appearing all the time, so don’t forget to <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/browse/?appid=570">check back often</a> and vote for what you’d like to see on the Dota 2 store!

Are you one of the many artisans eager to be a part of our Spring 2014 event? As you know, we had some technical issues, and a few of you asked if we could extend the deadline. Good news: we’re doing exactly that! You now have until Monday, January 20th to get your submissions turned in for consideration. We’ll also be doing several releases over the course of the event, so even if you’re cutting it especially close you’ll still have a chance to be part of the fun. Remember to mark your submissions with the “Spring2014” tag to make certain we see it. To everyone else out there: incredible new submissions are appearing all the time, so don’t forget to check back often and vote for what you’d like to see on the Dota 2 store!

- Ranked matchmaking rating changes are no longer dependent on match length.
- Fixed hitboxes for Evergreen Stalker treants.
- Model and animation fixes to Invoker's Forged Spirit and Iceforged Spirit.
- Model and animation fixes to Osky Ottragon International Courier.

WORKSHOP
- Added Wraith King to the workshop.
- Added a checkbox for the Spring 2014 event on the publish page.
- Legion Commander's budget now displays on the workshop.
- Updated budgets for Ember Spirit, Storm Spirit and Dazzle.
- Added Stone Summons slot and budget for Earth Spirit.
- Updated body texture for Pudge.
- Updated workshop files, including separated fbx and smd, for Lone Druid, Earth Spirit, Faceless Void, Nature's Prophet/Treants, Invoker/Forge Spirits and Riki.
- Alpha test enabled for Nature's Prophet Treants.
- New courier animation requirement - flying couriers must be sunk into the ground after a death crash. Valve is applying this fix where needed to couriers that have already been accepted. http://www.dota2.com/workshop/requirements/npcs

UI
- Fixed Dota not taking focus correctly on startup.

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In honor of those heroes who have valiantly fought the forces of Frostivus Eve to keep their King enthroned, we are extending <a href="http://www.dota2.com/wraithnight/">Wraith-Night</a> through the weekend and doubling the drop-rate for both Shining and Phantom Fragments.

If you happen to be just "this close" to collecting the fragments you need for completing a Wraith-Night Relic or Offering, you now have a chance to close the gap faster than ever.

While Wraith-Night ends on January 6, you will still have the ability to redeem your prized fragments for gifts through the end of the month. In addition, any time remaining on your Wraith King's Favor will be converted into 80% Battle Point Booster time.

So give your thanks to the Wraith King for his double-edged generosity, and prepare to receive his puzzling gratitude as he rises and attempts to slay you for a few more nights.

In honor of those heroes who have valiantly fought the forces of Frostivus Eve to keep their King enthroned, we are extending Wraith-Night through the weekend and doubling the drop-rate for both Shining and Phantom Fragments.

If you happen to be just "this close" to collecting the fragments you need for completing a Wraith-Night Relic or Offering, you now have a chance to close the gap faster than ever.

While Wraith-Night ends on January 6, you will still have the ability to redeem your prized fragments for gifts through the end of the month. In addition, any time remaining on your Wraith King's Favor will be converted into 80% Battle Point Booster time.

So give your thanks to the Wraith King for his double-edged generosity, and prepare to receive his puzzling gratitude as he rises and attempts to slay you for a few more nights.

- Fixed Governor's Salakots that had been wrongly converted into Ancient Imbued Spinal Blades.

- Fixed the 400% battle booster giving only 300%. Active battle boosters of this type have been reset to 500 minutes remaining. The 9 players that already fully consumed their battle boosters have each been granted two new boosters.

- Launching the game will now allow you to reconnect to a match in progress even while searching for the Dota 2 Network. In concert with this change, all existing low priority punishments have been reset.