FAQ - dotathemes.com - official website of the DotA Theme Manager

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: It starts and installs the theme when clicking a theme, but the terrain does not show, what have I done wrong?
A: In most cases, people who had this error did not read the installation guide, escpecially step 2.

Q: It starts, but gives an error when clicking a theme, how can I fix it?
A: Probably WinMPQ does not work. WinMPQ is in the "Data"-folder, get help here.

Q: What do communities like DotA-League say to this? Can I play in the communities with a theme activated?
A: This depends on the community:

DotA-League.com accepts the DTM.
Garena/GGC seems to have no problems with the DTM, though I got no CLEAR answer from an admin.
dotapickup.euro bans DTM users*.

Since the DTM does not affect gameplay, no community SHOULD have a problem with it, but if you are unsure,
tell me the community and link it to me and I will ask them (let me do it, I know the exact mechanical stuff ).

Q:Can this be made as a command like -ts?
A: No, because the cliffs can not be changed ingame.

Q: How does the DTM work?
A: It replaces the textures of terrain and trees in the MPQ.

Q: Can you add a theme-fitting minimap?
A: After trying this in several different ways, I came to the conclusion that it is not possible to do that at all.

Q: I use MAC, does it work for me?
A: No, it won't work for you. However, a MAC-Version is being worked on.

*this would require that they recognise it, so you would have to upload a screenshot while using the DTM.