OpenDotaGuides

Tired of streamlined, opinionated and slowly updating guides? Want to see many item recommendations from the pros for the newest patch?

Then you're in luck, this project uses what OpenDota has to offer in in their API and replaces pretty outdated and useless default guides in ..<dota_install_path>/game/dota/itembuilds.

How to install?

Running autoReplace

You can run this script whenever you like, it'll ask once for your itembuild path.

Doing it automatically

Put the script somewhere you like, create a task to run the command
python <path-of-your-choosing>/autoReplace.py
every day at ~2AM.

Note

Run it first to input your itembuild path.

Minify

Currently a PR. You can check the OpenDotaGuides Guides using the tool when it's merged.

Manually

1. You can find the Dota2 installation path by going into Steam > Library > right click on Dota 2 > Manage > Browse Local Files
2. Then go into game > dota
3. Replace the itembuilds directory's contents with
   1. the contents of release
   2. the contents of your local run. Refer to here.
4. Select the default guide in game
5. Have fun!

Tip

If you've modified the contents of the folder while you were in Dota and in a match, disconnect & reconnect to see the changes.

Local compilation

Important

You need python(~=3.13) and git installed:

First instruction set is for Windows, second is for Linux.

1. git clone https://github.com/Egezenn/OpenDotaGuides.git
2. cd OpenDotaGuides
3. python -m venv .venv
4. Activate the python virtual environment:
   1. .venv\Scripts\activate.bat
   2. source .venv/Scripts/activate
5. pip install -r requirements.txt
6. python -m odg -v -r -c -s -h
7. If the dota installation isn't detected
   1. Remove itembuilds folder from Dota2:
      1. rmdir <dota_install_path>\dota 2 beta\game\dota\itembuilds
      2. rm -r <dota_install_path>/dota 2 beta/game/dota/itembuilds
   2. Move newly created guides:
      1. move .\itembuilds <dota_install_path>\game\dota\itembuilds
      2. mv ./itembuilds <dota_install_path>/game/dota/itembuilds