diff --git a/patchnotes.md b/patchnotes.md index 061062de..e0f47433 100644 --- a/patchnotes.md +++ b/patchnotes.md @@ -1,216 +1,17 @@ -# 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 \ No newline at end of file +- Kinetic Penetration now deals full damage only to the first target, and half damage to all other victims (c. 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