Nah the cloth file is located in the lone_druid model folder. It's never hidden. Assuming you don't change any of the bone structure on a hero that already uses cloth then yes, all you need to do is modify the .cloth file and rig your item appropriately. It's when you need to add new bones to the rig that things get…
DOTA 2 WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTIONS Resources Decompiling Character Models To Use As Reference Valve's Character Art Guide Valve's Texture Guide Info from Opethrockr55: Geometry • Budget o hero+items: 6-7k for the portrait and 3-4k triangles in the game o Good rule of thumb is to always stay on the lower end of the budget • LODs…
I definitely think that there should be a theme larger than just a particular hero (or group of heroes) for future monthly contests, people are always going to be working on items and sets so the contest doesn't really change anything about that. I think the themes should be based on less specific things like lore, hero…