Dota 2 Heroes

1.9.5 - Pudge Rot Visibility and Synchronization

• Synchronize the server's Rot radius for client aura rendering, including when the client's local common config differs from the server configuration.
• Count only nearby Rot owners toward the client active-effect budget so distant owners cannot suppress nearby auras. Damage, self-damage, and balance are unchanged.
• Verified nine live 60-second stress scenarios, night/water readability, friendly targeting, lifecycle cleanup, and Rot coexistence with Meat Hook windup.
• Added production-policy regression coverage for Rot eligibility, distance culling, owner limits, independent emission decisions, and simulated 60-second preset budgets.
• Added an opt-in development-only Rot capture runner for live preset/owner-count measurements and lifecycle checks in a new disposable QA world; excluded from normal builds.
• Add translucent olive Rot smoke with minimum night lighting, a thin synchronized radius footprint, and a conservative 200-particle global allocation ceiling.
• Extend optional QA with Rot-only engine counts and a separate localhost client using a mismatched radius configuration, chunk tracking, and reconnect checks.