Dota Game Mode

DotA Allstars Game modes
There's several different game modes in DotA Allstars, where the most popular ones are Allrandom (-ar) and Allpick (-ap). The game mode is selected by the host (blue). 


Primary game modes:
You can only select ONE primary game in the beginning of each DotA game. 
Allrandom (-ar) : All players recieve a random hero from both the Sentinels and the Scourges taverns

Allpick (-ap) : Players pick from both the Sentinels and the Scourges taverns

Teamrandom (-tr) : All players recieve a random hero from their own teams taverns (i.e. Sentinel or Scourge). 

Mode random (-mr) : The game randomly selects either:

Vote random (-vr) : The game randomly selects 3 combinations of heroes that is displayed to both teams. Then both teams vote for the hero combination they want to use. The combinations are showed like this:



Secondary game modes
Many secondary game modes can be combined in a DotA game. We've divided the secondary game modes into three groups, so that you can easily navigate.


Major Secondary game modes:
These game modes are are a bit more advanced. They cannot be combined with eachother. Deathmatch has some restrictions due to the need to use many heroes. 
Deathmatch (-dm) : When you die, you get a new hero (selected/randomed depending on the game mode). Items and experience are kept. 

Cannot be combined with All Strength/Agility/Intelligence, Teamrandom, Mode random.

Mirror Match (-mm) : Requires same amount fo players in each team. After the first game minute, each player pair,
Blue - Pink, Teal - Gray, Purple - Light blue, Yellow - Dark Green, Orange - Brown,
will have one of their heroes replaced with the other. In the end, each player pair has the same hero, i.e. the teams will have the same matchup.

Same Hero (-sh) : All players will have the Hero that Blue picks. 

Minor Secondary game modes:
These DotA game modes works with all other game modes, as well as with eachother.
Easymode (-em) : Towers are weaker, experience is gained faster, and you get more periodic gold.

Duplicatemode (-du) Let the same heroes be picked/randomed multiple times.

Shuffle Players (-sp) : Shuffles around all the players randomly. This includes your colour and which side your on.

Item Drop (-id) : When your hero die, a random slot in your inventory will drop whatever it holds. If no item is in the randomed slot, nothing happens. Gold is no longer lost when you die.

No Powerups (-np) : Disables all the different powerup runes in DotA.

Super Creeps (-sc) : Random Super creeps will spawn between set intervals.

Terrain snow (-ts, -terrainsnow) : Changes the terrain to a snowy landscape, who will be the survivor of this landscape? Just kidding, gameplay is the same...mostly.

Attribute Secondary game modes:
These DotA game modes cannot be combined with eachother, as well as the Deathmatch mode.
All Strength (-as) : Only heroes with Strength as primary attribute allowed.

All Agility (-aa) : Only heroes with Agility as primary attribute allowed.

All Intelligence (-ai) : Only heroes with Intelligence as primary attribute allowed.



DotA Player Commands
These DotA commands can be used anytime during the game by any player. 
Repick (-repick) : Repick your hero for 150 gold. In Teamrandom and Allrandom, the gold cost is 400

Random (-random) : Select a random hero, giving the advantage of no money loss (picking a hero costs 250 gold)

Swaphero (-swaphero) : Brings up a menu over your teams heroes. Select one and if that player agrees, you will swap heroes. Can only be used during the first 90 seconds

Movement Speed (-ms) : Displays the current movement Speed of your hero

Matchup (-ma) : Displays which opponent controls which hero

Creeps Stats (-cs) : Displays a message of the amount of Creeps killed, and the amount of Denies 

Creeps Stats Board on/off (-cson/-csoff) : Displays a board over the Creep Stats

Hide/Unhide Hero Death Messages (-hidemsg/-unhidemsg) : Hides/Unhides the hero death message spam


Help Commands
These commands does'nt need to be used in most games. Refresh is used automatically and thereby does not need to be typed.
Refresh (-refresh) : Refreshes PA’s blur so that if you were visible you will become transparent again. This does not affect evasion in any way

Unstuck (-unstuck) : Channels for 60 seconds, then moves your hero back to your base

Recreate (-recreate) : Available for N’aix, Terrorblade, Dragon Knight and Banehallow. Use when close to the fountain if you have lost control of your hero (metamorphosis problem). 200 seconds channeling

Disable Help (-disablehelp) : Makes Chen’s Test of Faith (teleports you back to base) unable to teleport you

Enable Help (-enablehelp) : If -disablehelp has been activated, -enablehelp will make Chen’s Test of Faith able to teleport you again


Game Info (-gameinfo) : Displays some information on the different game modes that are used.