Is there a way to read .meta files from Dota 2 replays?

I've been really interested to see what these .meta files contain. They're generated alongside replay files (.dem files) from Steam, so I'm really curious if there's a known way to view their contents.

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Best Answer

Yes there is a know way to read their content using the clarity replay parser.

Especially this example :

https://github.com/skadistats/clarity-examples/tree/master/src/main/java/skadistats/clarity/examples/metadata

The file contains various information used by the game to display post game stats. Like graph data, item purchase time, ...

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How do I open a DOTA replay file?

How to use: 1) Create or log-into a Google Drive account at drive.google.com 2) Upload Dota 2 replay files to your Drive. They can be found in "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\dota 2 beta\\dota\\replays" 3) Right-click the file and open it with this app.

How do I analyze Dota 2 replays?

As Dota 2 Replays cannot be directly converted to videos so you must search for a good quality recording software tool. Don't worry!

Can you download Dota 2 replay as video?

How do I watch my downloaded match? then start game and in a "Watch" tab click on "downloaded replays". It should be here.

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