Clean patch notes; Ship Kinetic Penetration revision

patchnotes.md

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-# 16 September 2023
+# 24 September 2023
 
 ## Designer's Notes
 
 Patch goals include:
-- Smoothing out costs and stats in the wake of the Protoss and Zerg revisions
-- Adjusting advanced workers to be more relevant in the overall game state
+- Continuing to adjust balance
 - Pulling the trigger on the "shroud piercer" Kinetic Penetration revision
-- Revising the last of the multi-purpose late-game air units (e.g. Hippogriff) to be more fair in large quantities
-- Making additional progress on the custom advisor implementation
+- Further improving audiovisuals
 
 ## Summary
-- Advanced workers are now available in tier 2, and move ~16.5% faster than before
-- Protoss production structures have had their time costs increased
-- Pythean and Clarion have found new homes (Nanite Assembly and Synthetic Synod respectively), while Parthenon and Strident Stratum were removed
-- Cantavis abilities have been adjusted, with Psionic Storm becoming more about long-term area denial
+- TBD
 
 ## Latest content
-- [Pr0totype #21 - The Hammer Falls!](https://youtu.be/EXoWdTvHwiw)
-- [Pr0totype #22 - A Story About My Ackmed](https://youtu.be/KFucu-iXi8E)
-- [Pr0totype #23 - Cartographic Crapcast](https://youtu.be/Sq5hKyM2POI)
-
-## Game modes
-- Added a 'Debug' game mode that maxes out starting resources and significantly speeds up build times
-	- *Only works on Prerelease!*
+- [Ascension #4 - Calm Before the Storm](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxOlZKGsQvv3wOH3G7gzPSc1)
 
 ## Gameplay
-- Adjusted idle and unburrow animations to be more consistent; reduces max unburrow time by 2 frames
-- Internally cleaned up bounce attack code
-
-## Bugfixes
-- Stability:
-	- Fixed a crash related to Demiurges (r. benno & The Shambler, c. DF)
-	- Fixed an extremely rare crash when at the unit path limit (r. The Shambler)
-	- Potentially fixed rare animation desyncs related to certain Zerg idle animations
-- Gameplay:
-	- Sycophants no longer "donate" shields for free (r. Mystery Meat)
-	- Ascending corpses now enchants allies instead of enemies
-	- Cagra spread by Omnivales now correctly recedes when the Omnivale dies (r. Btyb88)
-	- Psionic Storm:
-		- Now properly ignores armor
-		- No longer erroneously give energy to nearby Cantavises on kill
-	- Recalling a saved selection no longer culls unavailable units (e.g. stunned, in transport) (c. DF)
-	- Fixed default hotkey collisions for: (r. neblime)
-		- Larvosk Cesiant: Control Strains and Ocsal aspect
-		- Argosy: Epigraph and Empyrean
-- AI:
-	- Zerg:
-		- Now properly request Alkajelisks
-		- No longer overbuild Ovileths in the early game
-		- No longer request Zobriolisks, as the unit is unfinished (r. faktheking)
-- Audiovisual:
-	- Rally lines no longer show when the structure's rally target is not visible
-	- Terran and Zerg tech-up advisor transmissions are no longer swapped
-	- Units protected by Ancile Providence now correctly send an 'under attack' notices
-	- Axitrilisk birth anim now uses Hydralisk as a placeholder, instead of Talos
-	- Ocsal Cesiant now has a wireframe
-	- Kills string has been reinstated
-	- Durendal shadow offset has been corrected
-	- Skortrith Cesiant now has its own shadow
-	- Lazarus Agent cancel string has been corrected (r. lolrsk8s)
-	- "Unit's waypoint list is full" can no longer display in replays (c. DF)
-
-## Audiovisuals
-- Updated sprite for:
-	- Ocsal Cesiant (placeholder)
-- Updated weaponfire SFX for:
-	- Patriarch, Demiurge, Tosgrilisk, Protathalor, Skortrith Cesiant, Spirtith Cesiant
-	- Cyclops, Magister, Epigraph, Gorgrokor (secondary), Zarcavrokor (passive) (with help from lolrsk8s)
-- Updated weaponhit SFX for:
-	- Cataphract, Claymore, Skortrith Cesiant, Spirtith Cesiant
-	- Cyclops (with help from lolrsk8s)
-- Updated death SFX for:
-	- Bactalisk, and all regressing Zerg units!
-
-## Terran
-- [Talos](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/talos):
-	- Now trained from Quarry
-	- Now moves ~16.5% faster
-- [Apostle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apostle):
-	- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
-	- Armor now 2, from 1
-- [Goliath](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/goliath):
-	- Twin Autocannons weapon cooldown now 0.83, from 0.92
-- [Anticthon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/anticthon):
-	- Mineral cost now 250, from 300
-	- Movement speed now ~32% faster
-- [Sundog](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sundog):
-	- Time cost now 35, from 30
-- [Salamander](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/salamander):
-	- Time cost now 35, from 30
-	- HP now 175, from 180
-- [Pythean](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/pythean):
-	- Now trained from Nanite Assembly
-- [Hippogriff](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/hippogriff):
-	- Mineral cost now 250, from 300
-	- Chimera Cannons:
-		- Weapon damage now 4x10, from 4x15
-		- No longer targets air units
-	- Now uses Pegasus Missiles when targeting air units
-- [Quarry](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quarry):
-	- Gas cost now 75, from 50
-- Parthenon:
-	- Removed
-- [Stockade](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/stockade):
-	- Time cost now 40, from 35
-- [Mantle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/mantle):
-	- Time cost now 45, from 40
-- [Starport](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/starport):
-	- Gas and time costs now 150/50, from 125/45
-- [Rotary](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/rotary):
-	- Mineral and time costs now 200/35, from 125/20
-	- HP now 750, from 700
-- [Commandment](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/commandment):
-	- Gas and time costs now 150/35, from 125/25
-
-## Protoss
-- [Artisan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/artisan):
-	- Now trained from Embassy
-	- Now moves ~16.5% faster
-- [Clarion](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/clarion):
-	- Now trained from Synthetic Synod
-- [Atreus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/atreus):
-	- Now has Interception
-- [Cantavis](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/cantavis):
-	- Psionic Storm:
-		- Energy cost now 125, from 100
-		- Max damage now 180, from 128
-		- Max duration now 10 seconds, from 3
-		- Now has a 1-second cast animation
-	- Hallucination:
-		- Energy cost now 75, from 50
-		- Projectile can now be intercepted
-- [Sycophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/sycophant):
-	- Idolatry no longer procs on allied Sycophants
-		- We will attempt to implement this more elegantly later!
-- [Vassal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/vassal):
-	- Time cost now 14, from 12
-- [Idol](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol):
-	- Weapon splash radii now 12/18/24, from 12/24/36
-- [Analogue](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/analogue):
-	- Time cost now 40, from 35
-	- Shields now 80, from 60
-	- Max energy now 150, from 100
-	- Cylindrical Blaster weapon re-added, targeting only ground
-	- Empathy Core:
-		- Now drains flat 10 energy per hit taken
-		- Retaliation attack is now a phantom strike, dealing half damage
-- [Empress](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/empress):
-	- Time cost now 50, from 60
-	- HP now 200, from 180
-- [Aurora](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/aurora):
-	- Time cost now 20, from 22
-	- HP now 80, from 75
-	- Armor now 1, from 0
-	- Armor penetration now 1, from 0
-- [Lanifect](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/lanifect):
-	- HP now 100, from 90
-- [Panoptus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/panoptus):
-	- Shields now 70, from 50
-- [Exemplar](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/exemplar):
-	- Gas and time costs now 125/50, from 100/40
-	- Weapon cooldown now 1.13, from 1.08
-- [Empyrean](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/empyrean):
-	- Armor penetration now 2, from 3
-	- Weapon splash radii now 12/24/36, from 12/24/48
-- [Embassy](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/embassy):
-	- Gas cost now 100, from 75
-- Strident Stratum:
-	- Removed
-- [Engram](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/engram):
-	- Weapon splash radii now 12/24/36, from 24/36/48
-- [Grand Library](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/grand-library):
-	- Time cost now 55, from 45
-- [Rogue Gallery](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/rogue-gallery):
-	- Time cost now 50, from 45
-- [Prostration Stage](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/prostration-stage):
-	- Time cost now 60, from 50
-- [Ancestral Archives](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ancestral-archives):
-	- Time cost now 70, from 60
-- [Ardent Authority](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ardent-authority):
-	- Time cost now 55, from 45
-- [Synthetic Synod](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/synthetic-synod):
-	- Time cost now 70, from 60
-	- HP now 850, from 750
-- [Stargate](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/stargate):
-	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 200/150/55, from 125/125/50
-	- Shields now 350, from 300
-- [Argosy](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/argosy):
-	- Time cost now 60, from 50
-- **NEW:** [Potentate](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/potentate):
-	- Flexible supportive ranger; trained from Prostration Stage
-
-## Zerg
-- [Gosvileth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/gosvileth):
-	- Now requires Irol Iris
-	- Now moves ~16.5% faster
-- [Protathalor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/protathalor):
-	- Mineral cost now 125, from 100
-	- Weapon damage now 1x15, from 3x5
-	- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
-- [Ghitorokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ghitorokor):
-	- Gas cost now 75, from 50
-	- Weapon damage now 1x8, from 2x8
-	- Weapon armor penetration now 2, from 3
-- [Mortothrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/mortothrokor):
-	- Now moves ~7.5% faster
-	- Whetted Appetite:
-		- Now increases lifesteal
-		- No longer increases movement speed
-- [Alkajelisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/alkajelisk):
-	- Now moves ~22% faster
-	- Weapon range now 8, from 10
-- [Nydus Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/nydus-cesiant):
-	- Transport space now 12, from infinite
-	- Nodes cannot be used while in a transport
+- Kinetic Penetration now deals full damage only to the first target, and half damage to all other victims (c. Veeq7)