cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# 3 October 2026
## Year 4, month 9, patch 1

## Patch goals
- Continue technical improvements, bugfixes, and audiovisual additions ahead of the Gauntlet Stages!
- [Subscribe on ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/pr0nogoandveeq7) to get a sneak peek of the incoming changes!
- Join our communities ([Discord](https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY) | [Fluxer](https://fluxer.gg/1rebBmBw)), or get in touch with Pr0nogo via email! pr0nogo@fraudsclub.com

# Core

## Music
- The music system has been overhauled! (c. Jesse)
	- As a result, Askosi now have their own music in melee, including a brand-new in-game track by Enozlliks!
	- This also makes it so much easier to add music for forthcoming races!

## Options
- An audio tab has arrived! (c. Jesse)
- *Please consult these newly-available options for background play and other useful settings!*

## Bugfixes
- **Stability:**
	- Resolved a briefing crash for Zerg scenarios (r. SgzzZ)
- **Gameplay:**
	- Fixed bad transport calculations allowing for "clown-car" interactions (r. Londier)
	- Droleths can no longer morph into Agrileths in certain circumstances (r. jakulangski)
	- Properly-restricted Dyad Salvage to one Dyad per target (r. Slav)
	- Terran Mines and Askosi Wards now always benefit from Sublime Shepherd, as with structures
- **Audiovisual:**
	- Added garrison handling for project attacks and Golden Harakan flamethrower overlay (r. Londier)
	- Resolved iscript issues with Egg and Vilgoleth
	- Fixed bad cropping on Apostle, Atreus (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Fixed wrong weaponfire SFX for Star Sovereign (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Fixed Autocort spawning the wrong corpse
	- Fixed missing Insurant weapon name (r. jakulangski)
	- Fixed missing randomization for Quazrokor weaponfire SFX
	- Fixed 'terrain' flag being listed for Alacyne, Histrion weapons (r. jakulangski)
	- Corrected many outdated tips (r. Londier)

## Audiovisuals
- New models for:
	- Iconoclast, Chantry (c. fasswawds)
- Updated placeholder portrait framerate for many portraits (c. jun3hong)
- New selection responses for:
	- Wellbore, Engram, Chokral Chazsal (c. jun3hong)
- New weapon SFX for:
	- Durendal, Adherent, Engram, Gosvileth, Ghitorokor, Inzorthrokor, Zobriolisk, Tetcaerokor, Garvrokor (c. lolrsk8s)
- New unit responses for Gosvileth

## Zerg factions
- **NEW:** [Zethalisk](https://cosmonarchy.com/zerg/zethalisk):
	- Orkoti Tendril - Zethrokor replacement. Sustaining strain.
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`# 3 October 2026`
			`## Year 4, 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`
Fix misc bugs; Complete some bounties 2026-09-08 01:28:25 +00:00			`- Continue technical improvements, bugfixes, and audiovisual additions ahead of the Gauntlet Stages!`
Update Striga death SFX and some menu backgrounds 2026-07-25 03:58:13 +00:00			`- [Subscribe on ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/pr0nogoandveeq7) to get a sneak peek of the incoming changes!`
Extend weapons and increase code safety; Add Askosi Sons of Ash; Make Treasury able to train Masons when Quarry exists 2026-08-25 21:36:01 +00:00			`- Join our communities ([Discord](https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY) \| [Fluxer](https://fluxer.gg/1rebBmBw)), or get in touch with Pr0nogo via email! pr0nogo@fraudsclub.com`
Update Striga death SFX and some menu backgrounds 2026-07-25 03:58:13 +00:00
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`# Core`
Lock in several balance changes before Acropolis #5; Add Mindshare gamemode (WIP) 2026-09-03 22:35:10 +00:00
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`## Music`
			`- The music system has been overhauled! (c. Jesse)`
			`- As a result, Askosi now have their own music in melee, including a brand-new in-game track by Enozlliks!`
			`- This also makes it so much easier to add music for forthcoming races!`

			`## Options`
			`- An audio tab has arrived! (c. Jesse)`
			`- Please consult these newly-available options for background play and other useful settings!`

Make niche AI fixes 2026-07-28 18:50:44 +00:00			`## Bugfixes`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Stability:`
			`- Resolved a briefing crash for Zerg scenarios (r. SgzzZ)`
Add Function model; Make more balance tweaks 2026-08-28 05:03:32 +00:00			`- Gameplay:`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- Fixed bad transport calculations allowing for "clown-car" interactions (r. Londier)`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Droleths can no longer morph into Agrileths in certain circumstances (r. jakulangski)`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- Properly-restricted Dyad Salvage to one Dyad per target (r. Slav)`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Terran Mines and Askosi Wards now always benefit from Sublime Shepherd, as with structures`
Extend weapons and increase code safety; Add Askosi Sons of Ash; Make Treasury able to train Masons when Quarry exists 2026-08-25 21:36:01 +00:00			`- Audiovisual:`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- Added garrison handling for project attacks and Golden Harakan flamethrower overlay (r. Londier)`
			`- Resolved iscript issues with Egg and Vilgoleth`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Fixed bad cropping on Apostle, Atreus (r. TheBeaver99)`
			`- Fixed wrong weaponfire SFX for Star Sovereign (r. lolrsk8s)`
			`- Fixed Autocort spawning the wrong corpse`
			`- Fixed missing Insurant weapon name (r. jakulangski)`
Add many new SFX; Update Chantry visuals; Fix some bugs 2026-09-26 23:22:20 +00:00			`- Fixed missing randomization for Quazrokor weaponfire SFX`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Fixed 'terrain' flag being listed for Alacyne, Histrion weapons (r. jakulangski)`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- Corrected many outdated tips (r. Londier)`
Deploy toggleable HUD; Tweak shaders for some Terran units 2026-09-12 04:55:57 +00:00
			`## Audiovisuals`
Deploy new Ministry model; Fix another crash 2026-09-12 23:30:10 +00:00			`- New models for:`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- Iconoclast, Chantry (c. fasswawds)`
Add many new SFX; Update Chantry visuals; Fix some bugs 2026-09-26 23:22:20 +00:00			`- Updated placeholder portrait framerate for many portraits (c. jun3hong)`
Replace Iconoclast and Chantry models; Fix many bugs 2026-09-25 06:01:43 +00:00			`- New selection responses for:`
			`- Wellbore, Engram, Chokral Chazsal (c. jun3hong)`
Add many new SFX; Update Chantry visuals; Fix some bugs 2026-09-26 23:22:20 +00:00			`- New weapon SFX for:`
Deploy music system overhaul, including Askosi music; Add Orkoti Zethalisk and new SFX; Fix misc bugs 2026-09-28 17:03:01 +00:00			`- Durendal, Adherent, Engram, Gosvileth, Ghitorokor, Inzorthrokor, Zobriolisk, Tetcaerokor, Garvrokor (c. lolrsk8s)`
			`- New unit responses for Gosvileth`

			`## Zerg factions`
			`- NEW: [Zethalisk](https://cosmonarchy.com/zerg/zethalisk):`
			`- Orkoti Tendril - Zethrokor replacement. Sustaining strain.`