January 30 update: Valve has confirmed that Dota Underlords will be released as 1.0 on February 25." This release will mark the beginning of Dota Underlords Season 1, which will add new content, more rewards, and new alliances.

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This week's Dota Underlords update was accompanied by news that the game is almost out of Early Access and will soon hit 1.0, launching on Steam in June, with the first season officially starting in February.

Valve's Autobattler was losing popularity, so it was never too early to start. Initially boasting twice as many players as at Artifact's peak, it has steadily declined and is now down about 90%. None of the updates have been able to change the needle significantly, but the 1.0 update should get a little more attention.

Only one more update remains before the milestone, along with some balancing and fixes and another Underlord. The subsequent 1.0 patch will include battle paths, hero/item rotation, UI updates, etc.

Here are this week's patch notes.