cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# 6 September 2025
## Year 3, month 9, patch 1

## Patch goals
- Continue balancing for all races
- Continue Askosi development
- Further improve audiovisuals and AI
- [Subscribe on ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/pr0nogoandveeq7) to get a sneak peek of the incoming changes!

## Game Modes
- Renamed **Competitive** to **Unranked**
	- **Ranked** mode is coming soon!

## Bugfixes
- **Stability:**
	- Improved floating point safety to further reduce desyncs (c. Veeq7)
	- Resolved a crash when certain types of graphics were drawn after the Monument of Sin was warped in (r. Sosij & OyA, c. DF)
	- Score screen freezes should be resolved, though those replays will freeze during playback -- send them to us with info!
	- Resolve a Zerg AI freeze (r. Solstice & others)
	- Fixed rare crash when **Cohort**s self-revive at the unit limit (r. sharktemplar)
	- Fixed rare crash when **Matraleth**-spawned **Vilgoleth**s were attempted to be made at the unit limit
- **Gameplay:**
	- Resolved issues with **Swarming Omen** not correctly applying to flingy units, and incorrectly applying to FFA hostiles (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Fix pneumonic hotkey mismatch for **Lobotomy Mine** detonation (r. Kenoli)
- **Audiovisual:**
	- Fixed wonky birth and mutation animations for the Izirokor (c. Solstice)
	- Fixed bad requirement strings for Tarasque and Luminary
	- Corrected Matrix selection circle
	- Fixed bad death animation for Konvilisk
	- Added **Miasma** passive icons & tooltips to **Kagralisk** and **Cherbrathalor** (r. Raenarill)
	- Fixed **Swarming Omen** speed boost not always appearing on the armor tooltip (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Fixed **Golden Republic Blackjack** build icon missing before Scrapyard completion (r. SgzzZ)
	- Added **Brontes Payload** icon to **Futurist Cyclops** (r. Raenarill)
- **AI:**
	- Improved Zerg structure mutation and Hachirosk priorities, resolving some build order bugs

## Audiovisuals
- Smoothed camera follow for units (not pixel-perfect, yet...) (c. DF)
- New models for:
	- **Matador** (c. Solstice)
	- **Artisan** (c. DeltaCadimus)
	- **Zoryusthaleth** (c. DeltaCadimus & Solstice)
- Modified models for:
	- **Madrigal** (material updates)
	- **Legionnaire** and **Izirokor** (slight size increases, c. Solstice)
	- **Architect** (fixed engine, improved player color + muzzleflash)
- New portrait for:
	- **Izirokor** (c. Solstice)
- New wireframe for:
	- **Izirokor** (c. jun3hong)
- New icons for: (c. Raenarill)
	- **Burst Lasers** (Wraith)
	- **Perpetual Wind** (Axitrilisk), **Reconstitution** (Vilgorokor), Screaming Venom (Keskathalor)
- New SFX for:
	- **Stockade** (training ambience)
	- **Bulwark** (passive proc)
	- **Crucible** (ambience)

## Terran
- [Eidolon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/eidolon):
	- HP 65 » 70
	- **Coroner Rifle:**
		- Now fires a fast projectile to indicate directionality
		- Weapon cooldown 1.2 » 1
		- Weapon windup 0 » 0.66
- [Matador](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/matador):
	- **NEW: Fore Castle**
		- While in Tank Mode, now gains +2 armor when facing attackers.
- [Cestus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cestus):
	- Vision range 9 » 11
- **NEW:** [Hecaton Vulture](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/vulture-hecaton):
	- Factional variant that lays [Tartarus Mines](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/tartarus-mine) instead of Lobotomy Mines
- **NEW:** [Hecaton Madrigal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/madrigal-hecaton):
	- Factional variant that **Incinerate**s ground and air units while in **Imperioso Mode**

## Protoss
- [Dracadin](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/dracadin) and [Hierophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/hierophant):
	- Transport space 4 » 3
- [Bulwark](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/bulwark):
	- Vision range 9 » 11
	- Now benefits from **Crucible Khaydarin Charge**

## Zerg
- [Ovileth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ovileth):
	- Resource costs 75/50 » 100/25
	- Build time 22 » 20
- [Cagrant Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/cagrant-cesiant), [Surkith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/surkith-cesiant), and [Skortrith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skortrith-cesiant:
	- Vision range 10 » 9
- [Kazitrith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/surkith-cesiant):
	- Vision range 10 » 11
- [Ocsal Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ocsal-cesiant):
	- Vision range 9 » 8
Update Izirokor portrait and several icons; Fix rare Cohort unit limit crash 2025-08-25 03:53:21 +00:00			`# 6 September 2025`
			`## Year 3, month 9, patch 1`
Ignore CTRL+Q for quit menu 2024-03-03 21:26:08 +00:00
Tweak Sovroleth; Add Cikralisk responses; Update some icons c. Raenarill 2025-04-12 23:19:15 +00:00			`## Patch goals`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Continue balancing for all races`
Fix Axtoth Axis Zerg AI troubles 2025-08-11 14:40:57 +00:00			`- Continue Askosi development`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Further improve audiovisuals and AI`
Deploy table_edit crig action; Remodel Treasury and overhaul Talos tech-path 2025-08-03 21:50:22 +00:00			`- [Subscribe on ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/pr0nogoandveeq7) to get a sneak peek of the incoming changes!`

Add ambient SFX for Bulwark, Crucible; Make Crucible aura reduce Bulwark cooldown; Rename Competitive to Unranked 2025-09-03 05:06:58 +00:00			`## Game Modes`
			`- Renamed Competitive to Unranked`
			`- Ranked mode is coming soon!`

Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`## Bugfixes`
			`- Stability:`
Fix Zoryus Swarming Omen on flingy and more; Fix Luminary training tooltip; Update twilight tileset 2025-09-02 00:32:06 +00:00			`- Improved floating point safety to further reduce desyncs (c. Veeq7)`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- Resolved a crash when certain types of graphics were drawn after the Monument of Sin was warped in (r. Sosij & OyA, c. DF)`
Prospectively resolve score screen freeze (replays will break, but be debuggable) 2025-09-03 23:02:06 +00:00			`- Score screen freezes should be resolved, though those replays will freeze during playback -- send them to us with info!`
			`- Resolve a Zerg AI freeze (r. Solstice & others)`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Fixed rare crash when Cohorts self-revive at the unit limit (r. sharktemplar)`
			`- Fixed rare crash when Matraleth-spawned Vilgoleths were attempted to be made at the unit limit`
Fix Zoryus Swarming Omen on flingy and more; Fix Luminary training tooltip; Update twilight tileset 2025-09-02 00:32:06 +00:00			`- Gameplay:`
			`- Resolved issues with Swarming Omen not correctly applying to flingy units, and incorrectly applying to FFA hostiles (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)`
Prospectively resolve score screen freeze (replays will break, but be debuggable) 2025-09-03 23:02:06 +00:00			`- Fix pneumonic hotkey mismatch for Lobotomy Mine detonation (r. Kenoli)`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Audiovisual:`
			`- Fixed wonky birth and mutation animations for the Izirokor (c. Solstice)`
Fix Zoryus Swarming Omen on flingy and more; Fix Luminary training tooltip; Update twilight tileset 2025-09-02 00:32:06 +00:00			`- Fixed bad requirement strings for Tarasque and Luminary`
			`- Corrected Matrix selection circle`
Fix minor visual bugs 2025-08-29 22:25:37 +00:00			`- Fixed bad death animation for Konvilisk`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Added Miasma passive icons & tooltips to Kagralisk and Cherbrathalor (r. Raenarill)`
Fix Zoryus Swarming Omen on flingy and more; Fix Luminary training tooltip; Update twilight tileset 2025-09-02 00:32:06 +00:00			`- Fixed Swarming Omen speed boost not always appearing on the armor tooltip (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)`
Tweak Madrigal appearance; Add WIP Hecaton Madrigal graphic; Fix bugged Golden Blackjack build icon 2025-08-27 23:40:53 +00:00			`- Fixed Golden Republic Blackjack build icon missing before Scrapyard completion (r. SgzzZ)`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Added Brontes Payload icon to Futurist Cyclops (r. Raenarill)`
Tweak Zerg AI to improve mutation / Hachirosk priorities 2025-09-02 00:59:59 +00:00			`- AI:`
			`- Improved Zerg structure mutation and Hachirosk priorities, resolving some build order bugs`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00
Update Izirokor portrait and several icons; Fix rare Cohort unit limit crash 2025-08-25 03:53:21 +00:00			`## Audiovisuals`
Fix Zoryus speed oddities 2025-09-03 19:41:08 +00:00			`- Smoothed camera follow for units (not pixel-perfect, yet...) (c. DF)`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00			`- New models for:`
			`- Matador (c. Solstice)`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- Artisan (c. DeltaCadimus)`
Update Zoryusthaleth model (UI and death/remains NYI) 2025-09-06 18:51:49 +00:00			`- Zoryusthaleth (c. DeltaCadimus & Solstice)`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Modified models for:`
Tweak Madrigal appearance; Add WIP Hecaton Madrigal graphic; Fix bugged Golden Blackjack build icon 2025-08-27 23:40:53 +00:00			`- Madrigal (material updates)`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- Legionnaire and Izirokor (slight size increases, c. Solstice)`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- Architect (fixed engine, improved player color + muzzleflash)`
Update Izirokor portrait and several icons; Fix rare Cohort unit limit crash 2025-08-25 03:53:21 +00:00			`- New portrait for:`
			`- Izirokor (c. Solstice)`
Attempt Zerg AI freeze fix; Fix minor bugs; Update Izirokor wireframe 2025-08-25 20:13:19 +00:00			`- New wireframe for:`
			`- Izirokor (c. jun3hong)`
Update Izirokor portrait and several icons; Fix rare Cohort unit limit crash 2025-08-25 03:53:21 +00:00			`- New icons for: (c. Raenarill)`
			`- Burst Lasers (Wraith)`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- Perpetual Wind (Axitrilisk), Reconstitution (Vilgorokor), Screaming Venom (Keskathalor)`
Add ambient SFX for Bulwark, Crucible; Make Crucible aura reduce Bulwark cooldown; Rename Competitive to Unranked 2025-09-03 05:06:58 +00:00			`- New SFX for:`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- Stockade (training ambience)`
Add ambient SFX for Bulwark, Crucible; Make Crucible aura reduce Bulwark cooldown; Rename Competitive to Unranked 2025-09-03 05:06:58 +00:00			`- Bulwark (passive proc)`
			`- Crucible (ambience)`
Tweak Salamander; Add Goku advisor; Deprecate Mesk and ISN advisors 2025-08-18 12:15:09 +00:00
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`## Terran`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00			`- [Eidolon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/eidolon):`
			`- HP 65 » 70`
			`- Coroner Rifle:`
			`- Now fires a fast projectile to indicate directionality`
			`- Weapon cooldown 1.2 » 1`
			`- Weapon windup 0 » 0.66`
			`- [Matador](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/matador):`
			`- NEW: Fore Castle`
			`- While in Tank Mode, now gains +2 armor when facing attackers.`
			`- [Cestus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cestus):`
			`- Vision range 9 » 11`
Tweak Izirokor and Legionnaire visuals; Add Hecaton Vulture & Madrigal (graphic NYI) variants 2025-08-27 03:09:10 +00:00			`- NEW: [Hecaton Vulture](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/vulture-hecaton):`
			`- Factional variant that lays [Tartarus Mines](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/tartarus-mine) instead of Lobotomy Mines`
			`- NEW: [Hecaton Madrigal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/madrigal-hecaton):`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00			`- Factional variant that Incinerates ground and air units while in Imperioso Mode`

			`## Protoss`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- [Dracadin](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/dracadin) and [Hierophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/hierophant):`
			`- Transport space 4 » 3`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00			`- [Bulwark](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/bulwark):`
			`- Vision range 9 » 11`
Add ambient SFX for Bulwark, Crucible; Make Crucible aura reduce Bulwark cooldown; Rename Competitive to Unranked 2025-09-03 05:06:58 +00:00			`- Now benefits from Crucible Khaydarin Charge`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00
			`## Zerg`
Deploy new Artisan graphic; Tweak Ovileth, Dracadin, Hierophant 2025-09-06 01:28:14 +00:00			`- [Ovileth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ovileth):`
			`- Resource costs 75/50 » 100/25`
			`- Build time 22 » 20`
Revise Eidolon; Tweak Matador; Tweak vision range for several structures 2025-09-01 23:37:09 +00:00			`- [Cagrant Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/cagrant-cesiant), [Surkith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/surkith-cesiant), and [Skortrith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skortrith-cesiant:`
			`- Vision range 10 » 9`
			`- [Kazitrith Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/surkith-cesiant):`
			`- Vision range 10 » 11`
			`- [Ocsal Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ocsal-cesiant):`
			`- Vision range 9 » 8`