cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# XX May 2024
## Post-Acropolis #1 // May Royal Invitational

This patch will include bugfixes, audiovisual improvements, and balance changes.

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## Patch summary
Forthcoming.

## Internals
- Cleaned up some sound randomization, which may have contributed to sync issues
- Prospectively fixed 'debug' being the default game mode on first run
- **Minimap**:
	- Minimap sizes are now scaled more granularly (c. DF)
	- Minimap camera now updates much more swiftly (c. DF)
- **Config**:
	- **New:** preferred colors! (c. Veeq7)
		- Specify a list of preferred player colors, common or per race
		- Set 'shuffle' to 'true' to randomly receive a color
		- Colors are only selected if available on a given tileset
		- In the event of preference conflicts between players, the lower player ID gets the color

## Computer AI
- **Priorities**:
	- Slightly increase Zerg tech priorities
	- Set addon priorities to be 1 less than factory priorities, prospectively resolving a Terran softlock
- **Kiting logic**:
	- No longer runs for Dilettantes

## Bugfixes
- **Stability**:
	- Resolved three rare nullsprite crashes (r. climois, lolrsk8s, and Krankendau)
	- Fixed an issue where building placement and targeting states were not cleared when selection changed, causing bad UX and rare crashes (c. Veeq7)
	- Fixed potential randomseed issues with certain ability casts
- **Gameplay**:
	- Units which need to decollide are now prohibited from processing orders (c. DF)
	- Rally points attached to units are now cleared if the unit exits vision (r. Hupsaiya)
	- Improved performance of Zoryusthaleth Swarming Omen (c. Veeq7)
	- Cancelling gas caps no longer prevents harvesting in certain circumstances (r. Hamster)
	- Konvilisk and Cherbrathalor attacks can no longer bounce more than once (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Crushing Tide attacks are now properly capped at 3 targets, from 4 (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Disconnecting from Quarries now cancels any units queued at the Quarry (r. The Shambler)
	- Disconnecting from Lodestones no longer unloads their cargo (r. Londier)
	- Strigas no longer try to use cliff advantage (r. Hamster)
	- Successive Sevenstep attacks no longer reset Mind Matter handling (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Zerg Larvae can no longer die by wandering over cagra-free terrain, as long as their parent structure remains alive (r. Krankendau, c. DF)
	- Treasuries now leave behind rubble
	- Ezigrisant regression can no longer break gas node harvestability (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Ocsal Gosvileths no longer pass on Ocsal debuff to structures (r. TheBeaver99)
- **Audiovisuals**:
	- Irradiate overlay is now properly inherited by regressing Zerg (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Olympian Mythical Might SFX no longer plays more often than intended (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Improved player color contrast when picking random player colors (c. Veeq7)
	- Fixed Tyrannized and Worshiping statuses remaining on armor tooltips after expiry
- **Triggers**:
	- Restored 'Set Next Scenario' trigger action functionality
- **Computer AI**:
	- Prospectively fixed Terran AI not repairing units and structures under some conditions
	- Prospectively fixed general AI responses to cloaked and hidden threats

## Audiovisuals
- **Replaced sprites for**:
	- Hierophant (c. Baelethal)
	- Optecton
- **Added reads for**:
	- Maverick Stimpack (inject, proc, expire)
	- Savant Breathing Battery (form switch)
	- Madcap Cabeirus Feeders achieving full stacks
	- Olympian Dishonorable Discharge (proc)
	- Magnetar Law of Attraction (proc)
	- Gladius Binding Plasma charge (visuals) and proc (audio)
	- Vengeful Ascension (buffs)
	- Herald Triumphant Rise / Patriarch Astral Rule (debuffs)
	- Mind Tyrant Tyranny (channel)
	- Demiurge Worship (looping overlay on victims)
- **Added unit responses for:**
	- Patriarch
- **Added new projectile for**:
	- Positron
- **Added weapon impacts for**:
	- Salamander
	- Magister
- **Added portraits** (c. jun3hong) **for**:
	- Striga
	- Pythean
	- Amaranth
- **Added banter for**:
	- Eidolon - successful missile strike
	- Hierophant - a nearby enemy dies with full Signify stacks
	- Patriarch - splashes 8 or more victims
- **Advisors**:
	- Replaced default Zerg advisor
	- Achieved custom advisor support for:
		- Missile arming
		- Missile launching (c. DF)

## Terran
- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):
	- Weapon range now 7, from 6
- [Shaman](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/shaman):
	- Mineral cost now 125, from 150 
- [Eidolon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/eidolon):
	- Mineral cost now 50, from 75
- [Cyclops](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyclops):
	- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
	- *Personally, I quite fear the Cyclops meta.*
- [Blackjack](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/blackjack):
	- Mineral cost now 100, from 125
	- HP now 75, from 85
- [Matador](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/matador):
	- Turn rate now 16, from 24
	- Now moves 25% faster
- [Phalanx](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/phalanx):
	- Turn rate now 16, from 10
- [Salamander](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/salamander):
	- Mineral cost now 100, from 150
	- HP now 150, from 160
	- Weapon range now 6, from 5
- [Seraph](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/seraph):
	- Irradiate cast range now 6, from 8
- [Paladin](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/paladin):
	- Splash radii now 24/48/72, from 12/24/48
	- Missiles now move notably faster
- [Tinkerer's Tower](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/tinkerers-tower):
	- Gas cost now 75, from 100
- [Scrapyard](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/scrapyard):
	- Time cost now 15, from 20
- [Palladium](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/palladium):
	- Time cost now 25, from 30

## Protoss
- [Legionnaire](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire):
	- Time cost now 17, from 16
	- Sight range now 6, from 7
- [Amaranth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/amaranth):
	- Shields now 40, from 20
- [Pariah](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/pariah):
	- Now blocks titanic movement (e.g. Penumbra, Optecton)
- [Archon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/archon):
	- Mineral cost now 350, from 500
	- Armor now 3, from 4
- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):
	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 500/250/60, from 450/200/50
	- Collision size now significantly larger
	- No longer collides with small units
	- Turn rate now 10, from 40
	- Now moves ~14% faster
	- Transport space cost now 20, from 8
	- Skybond Ray weapon removed
- [Patriarch](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/patriarch):
	- HP now 180, from 200
	- Armor now 3, from 4
	- Weapon splash radius now 9/18/36, from 12/24/48
	- Astral Rule no longer Ascends victims
- [Demiurge](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/demiurge):
	- Worship:
		- No longer seizes hostile units
		- No longer expires without a nearby Demiurge
		- No longer affects structures
		- Now applies a debuff to all hostile units within 6 range of the Demiurge
		- Units with this debuff are stunned and untargetable upon death, for 5 seconds
		- After 5 seconds, if a Demiurge is still within 6 range, the unit is mind controlled and regains (100 + 33% of max life) hitpoints
- [Clarion](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/clarion):
	- Phase Link damage no longer procs onhits
	- *This will be revisited later on.*
- [Gladius](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/gladius):
	- Binding Plasma:
		- No longer procs immediately on unit death
- [Gateway](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/gateway):
	- Armor now 3, from 4
- [Lattice](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/lattice):
	- Build area now 3x3, from 3x2
- [Grand Library](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/grand-library):
	- HP now 800, from 1000
	- Shields now 400, from 500
	- Build area now 4x4, from 5x4
- [Ancestral Archives](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ancestral-archives):
	- Mineral and time costs now 800/75, from 600/70
	- HP now 900, from 600
	- Armor now 5, from 4
	- Build area now 5x4, from 3x2
- [Synthetic Synod](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/synthetic-synod):
	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 600/600/75, from 500/500/70

## Zerg
- [Vorvrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vorvrokor):
	- HP now 75, from 70
	- **New:** Hidebreaker
		- Attacks now rend 1 armor for 3 seconds.
- [Nathrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vorvrokor):
	- **New:** Hidebreaker
		- Air attacks now rend 1 armor for 3 seconds.
- [Hydralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hydralisk):
	- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):
	- Time cost now 20, from 25
	- Weapon cooldown now 0.83, from 0.92
	- *This unit received an indirect nerf from the Crushing Tide bugfix, so these changes take that into account, while also improving their accessibility.*
- [Vornath Pond](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vornath-pond):
	- Mineral and gas costs now 75/75, from 50/100