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# XX February 2024
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Prospective patch notes
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## Designer's Notes
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Patch goals include:
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- Revising early-game pacing to promote increased scale
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- Adjusting mid-game options for more distinct combat roles
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- Deploying more audiovisual improvements
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## Latest content
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- Crow's Nests:
- [010 - Planning for 2024! ](https://youtu.be/BWvkcPTc38I )
- [011 - The Fourth Race ](https://youtu.be/uabpstn8QBk )
- Pr0totypes:
- [#39 - Feathering This Nest ](https://youtu.be/0CWT_Qhtmhs )
- [#40 - Mapcrap: The Revenge ](https://youtu.be/yD-VC45-4r0 )
- [#41 - Factitious ](https://youtu.be/7p2BUJU8Vck )
- [#42 - Finding a Voice... ](https://youtu.be/v7ecZs_SkdE )
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- [#43 - The Reconstruction ](https://youtu.be/ufd-GcSr7Hk )
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- [#44 - Use Man Settings ](https://youtu.be/lXmeFz41hQU )
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## Patch summary
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- Removed an internal order timer, making unit handling more responsive
- Reduced time costs of many rank-and-file units to promote increased army scale
- Adjusted resource costs and availabilities of many powerhouse units to allow for heavier early-game gas spending
- Revised Terran addons to no require tech, but now be more expensive on average (and have some orders still issuable while detached)
- Revised Stimpack to grant its buff after a short delay (still deals damage immediately)
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## General
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- **Resources:**
- Depleted Mineral Fields now provide 3 resources per return, from 2
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- Worker wandering has had its range expanded, but still respects discrete orders by not wandering if another worker is about to finish a harvest (c. Veeq7)
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- **Name changes:**
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- Vornath Pond (formerly Nathrok Lake)
- Kalkiir Lake (formerly Kalkiir Pond)
- Skibact Scab (formerly Skithrok Scab)
- Tethvith Swamp (formerly Bactith Swamp)
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- **Internals:**
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- Removed implicit order timer, making order handling more responsive (c. Veeq7)
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- **Caveat:** Doesn't currently apply to Diadems or turreted units
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- Updated hotloading to fix some cases where file updates didn't prompt mpq regeneration (c. Veeq7)
- Tilde and ESC are now always used as shortcuts for closing the console
- Custom trigger recolor accuracy has been improved (c. Veeq7)
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- Reinstated unit responses and other SFX for heroes/neutrals/critters
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- **Config:**
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- Added a new grid-exclusive option for enabling extended control groups on R, F, V, T, G, and B (c. Veeq7)
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- Added an option to move console toggle to F12, freeing up tilde for another control group (c. Veeq7)
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- Added a config option to only show selection lines and circles while ALT is held
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- Added error handling to prevent option mismatches (c. Veeq7)
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- **[Custom triggers](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/sites/scenario-setup/#trigger-comments):**
- **New conditions:**
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- "unit_color"
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- "exit_if", "exit_preserve_if", "wait_if", "wait_until" (control flow actions; c. Veeq7)
- "wait" (c. Veeq7)
- "print" (c. Veeq7)
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- **New gameplay actions:**
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- "kill"
- "move_unit"
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- **New game state actions:**
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- "set_mineral_yields" (c. Veeq7)
- "set_gas_yields" (c. Veeq7)
- "set_unit_stat"
- "set_unit_behavior"
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- **New UI actions:**
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- "set_player_team_ui"
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- **Advisors:**
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- Added support for army, base, and ally under attack events
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- Added HADRAL custom advisor
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## Game modes
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- **Faction Wars:**
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- Protoss and Zerg faction selection has been made available
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- **NEW:** Protoss faction: [Order of the Sacred Saber ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/protoss.php?faction=order-of-the-sacred-saber#fix-scroll )
- **NEW:** Zerg faction: [Zorthos Tendril ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/zerg.php?faction=zorthos-tendril#fix-scroll )
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## Maps
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- The Terran tutorial, Further Notice, is now available in the campaigns directory
- HYDRA refurbished -> vz02 is now available in the co-op directory
- [Mapcrap Returns #1 ](https://mega.nz/folder/7t4THKwK#2vawVyYrst5-tcQUJmgFWg ) submissions are now available as a separate download
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## Bugfixes
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- **Stability:**
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- Safeguarded against an AI-related nullsprite crash
- Safeguarded against a rare nullsprite crash (r. lolrsk8s)
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- **Gameplay:**
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- Correctly set Larva spawn timer to 12 seconds, from 11.33 (c. Veeq7)
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- Prospectively fixed a rare case where Apostles could continue reclaiming after death (r. TheBeaver99)
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- Fixed Lobotomy Mines not targeting units that had previously burrowed (c. DF)
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- Fixed logic for Stewards returning to Solarions upon taking any damage, instead of the intended 50% HP threshold
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- Improved decollision behaviors for iscript units (c. DF)
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- Fixed Dilettante corpses not being consumable (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
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- Lardfix: the fading of music no longer slows down navigation between certain menus (c. DF)
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- Prospectively resolved errant unit interactions when restarting maps (r. lolrsk8s, c. DF & Veeq7)
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- **AI:**
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- Fixed request handling for Vornath Pond and Skibact Scab
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- **Audiovisuals:**
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- Added missing Adrenal Frenzy (Nathrokor) armor tooltip
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- Fixed Wyvern overlays appearing beneath the unit (r. Neblime)
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- Lobotomy Mine tooltip no longer displays the Spider Mines tooltip (r. 3crow)
- Corrected Star Sovereign Intervention tooltip (r. TheBeaver99)
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- Corrected production icons for Hotshot, Nathrok Lake, Skithrok Scab, Mortothrokor
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- Fixed colors on Pariah walk cycle (c. lolrsk8s)
- Fixed Anchor shadow alignment (c. DF)
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- Fixed "set_player_unit_name" custom trigger action (c. DF)
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- Filled in missing unit responses for Protathalor (r. jakulangski)
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- Corrected Shaman Visionary Mode death SFX
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- Corrected Luminary Aural Assault tooltip (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
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- Fixed an order limit error string (r. Pokill99)
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## Audiovisuals
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- **New sprites:**
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- Quarry, Rotary (c. Solstice)
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- **Visual adjustments:**
- Improved Mortothrokor selection circle, death animation timing
- Improved Legionnaire shadow, walk and attack animations
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- Marginally increased Goliath scale; adjusted a few minor details
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- **Auditory adjustments:**
- Changed sound flags for Zealot death SFX to allow it to overlap
- Improved under attack responses for Scribe, Cabalist, Mind Tyrant, Archon, Panoptus
- Improved Goliath death SFX
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- Removed extra Eidolon revive SFX (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
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- **New weapon SFX:** (some c. lolrsk8s & IskatuMesk)
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- Weaponfire: Matador (Cinder), Scribe, Artisan, Analogue
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- Weaponhit: Penumbra, Dracadin
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- **New unit responses for:**
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- Hadron, Prostration Stage, Ardent Authority, Argosy, Izirokor (c. IskatuMesk)
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- Hotshot, Dracadin, Optecton
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- Golem (c. lolrsk8s)
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- **New** *(placeholder)* **portraits for:** (many c. jun3hong)
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- Savant, Madcap, Olympian, Dilettante, Sevenstep, Hypnagogue, Cyclops, Madrigal, Cataphract, Claymore, Gorgon, Wyvern, Salamander, Sundog, Phobos, Hippogriff
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- Legionnaire, Hierophant, Amaranth, Herald, Atreus, Vagrant, Pariah, Potentate, Sycophant, Optecton, Patriarch, Servitor, Positron, Empress, Aurora, Gladius, Exemplar, Epigraph, Empyrean, Star Sovereign, Anthelion
- Cikralisk, Protathalor, Mortothrokor, Izirokor/Tethzorokor, Skithrokor, Kagralisk, Evigrilisk, Keskathalor, Zoryusthaleth, Rililisk
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## AI
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- **Terran:**
- Removed old tech checks delaying Commandment requests
- Improved support for custom layouts which request Treasuries instead of Ministries
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- **Zerg:**
- Increased Hachirosk request count within most Zerg build orders
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## Terran
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- **Addons:**
- No longer become disabled when lifted off
- Cannot train units or arm missiles when detached
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- [Morningstar ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/morningstar ):
- Time cost now 40, from 30
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- [Talos ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/talos ):
- Now requires Atlas
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- [Maverick ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/maverick ):
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- Time cost now 11, from 12
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- Inject Stimpack:
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- Now grants the buff 1.5 seconds after activation
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- Still damages immediately on use
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- [Harakan ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/harakan ):
- Time cost now 16, from 18
- [Cleric ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cleric ):
- Time cost now 14, from 15
- HP now 75, from 80
- [Vulture ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/vulture ):
- Time cost now 18, from 20
- [Cyclops ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyclops ):
- Time cost now 18, from 20
- [Goliath ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/goliath ):
- Mineral cost now 175, from 200
- [Blackjack ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/blackjack ):
- Time cost now 16, from 18
- HP now 85, from 95
- [Madrigal ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/madrigal ):
- Gas cost now 125, from 100
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- [Trojan ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/trojan ):
- Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands
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- [Ministry ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ministry ):
- Time cost now 75, from 80
- [Treasury ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury ):
- Time cost now 45, from 50
- [Quarry ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quarry ):
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- Mineral and gas costs now 125/100, from 75/75
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- No longer requires Atlas
- [Anvil ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/anvil ):
- No longer requires Atlas
- [Covenant ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/covenant ):
- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 100/100/25, from 75/75/15
- No longer requires Atlas
- [Guildhall ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/guildhall ):
- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 200/200/30, from 150/150/25
- No longer requires Daedala
- [Palladium ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/palladium ):
- Mineral and time costs now 200/25, from 100/30
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- No longer requires Atlas
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- [Starpad ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/starpad ):
- Mineral cost now 125, from 100
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## Protoss
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- [Envoy ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/envoy ):
- Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands
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- [Zealot ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/zealot ):
- Time cost now 22, from 25
- [Dracadin ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/dracadin ):
- Mineral and time costs now 125/28, from 150/30
- [Ecclesiast ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ecclesiast ):
- Mineral and time costs now 50/22, from 75/25
- HP now 75, from 70
- Shields now 40, from 50
- *A net nerf to durability in line with the unit's mineral cost reduction.*
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- [Legionnaire ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire ):
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- Time cost now 16, from 20
- Shields now 45, from 50
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- Weapon damage now 1x10, from 2x6
- Weapon cooldown now 0.79, from 0.83
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- *Now better versus armor, while reducing its previous DPS ceiling.*
- [Amaranth ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/amaranth ):
- Mineral and time costs now 150/22, from 200/25
- Shields now 20, from 40
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- [Herald ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/herald ):
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- Mineral and time costs now 125/25, from 150/30
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- Significantly sped up attack animation
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- [Atreus ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/atreus ):
- Mineral cost now 200, from 250
- Shields now 60, from 70
- Armor now 2, from 3
- [Vagrant ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/vagrant ):
- Time cost now 22, from 25
- [Charlatan ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/charlatan ):
- Time cost now 28, from 30
- [Barghest ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/barghest ):
- Mineral cost now 100, from 125
- [Simulacrum ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/simulacrum ):
- Time cost now 16, from 18
- [Manifold ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/manifold ):
- Time cost now 20, from 25
- [Idol ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol ):
- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
- HP now 75, from 90
- Shields now 40, from 45
- *Reducing durability in line with the unit's mineral cost reduction.*
- [Servitor ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/servitor ):
- Time cost now 18, from 20
- [Nexus ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/nexus ):
- Time cost now 75, from 80
- [Grand Library ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/grand-library ):
- Mineral cost now 350, from 400
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## Zerg
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- [Iroleth ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/iroleth ):
- Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands
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- [Liiralisk ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/liiralisk ):
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- Now moves ~20% faster
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- [Zoryusthaleth ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zoryusthaleth ):
- Mineral cost now 175, from 200
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- HP now 200, from 220
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- Transport space cost now 4, from 2
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## Factions
- [Qilin ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/qilin ):
- Hecaton (replaces Trojan at Starpad)
- Nimble transport. Heals loaded units.
- [Auriel ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/auriel ):
- Hecaton (replaces Apostle at Captaincy)
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- Mid-range infantry with a powerful damage over time effect. Incinerates corpses to create Apollyoid fields.
- [Adherent ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/adherent ):
- Sacred (replaces Legionnaire at Gateway)
- Durable melee brawler with increased movement speed
- [Nathrelisk ](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/nathrelisk ):
- Zorthos (replaces Nathrokor)
- Sustaining fighter strain that releases a short-lived healing field on attack
