HOW TO PLAY DOTA? – Tutorial: Starting Game

DotA or Defense of the Ancient is easy to play though it is consist of lot more details in each feature but despite of these complicated features you can easily remember the parameters of the game sooner.

In this part of the tutorial we are starting the game. To start the game, open Warcraft. In the Menu screen of Warcraft, you can select Single Player for solo gaming with AI default enemies or teams and hosting itself and in Local Area Network you can play in LAN together with your friends with or without AI default enemies or teams.

In Single Player, select Custom Game and select the desired DotA Map. In selecting a DotA Map, remember to select an AI supported one if you want to play with AI default enemies or allies and remember that you can’t play with AIs if the DotA Map you selected is not supported with AI. You can download latest AI supported DotA Maps and latest DotA Maps in www.getdota.com. Select and set your allies and enemies and start the game!

In Local Area Network, select Create Game and select the desired DotA Map. Here, you can also select AI supported DotA Map if you wanted to play together with AI but remember that you are in a local area network so any other players can join your game (players can join if they are connected through LAN). You can also add observers and referees in the Advance Options in the selected DotA Map. After selecting the desired DotA Map, let your friends join your game, add AIs or just fill the 5v5 team with your friends and let the game begin!