9 Apr 2023 update

mpq/arr/flingy.txt

@@ -470,8 +470,8 @@ Empress Plasma
 Engram
 Hammerfall Beacon
 Zarcavrokor Bone
-Extended Flingy #264
+Cyprian Rail
-Extended Flingy #265
+Sentinel Rail
 Extended Flingy #266
 Extended Flingy #267
 Extended Flingy #268

mpq/arr/images.txt

@@ -1716,8 +1716,8 @@ Engram
 Engram Shadow
 Hammerfall Beacon
 Zarcavrokor Bone
-Extended Image #716
+Cyprian Rail
-Extended Image #717
+Sentinel Rail
 Extended Image #718
 Extended Image #719
 Extended Image #720

mpq/arr/orders.txt

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Reset Collision (Harvester&Mine)
 Patrol (Normal)
 CTF COP (Initialize)
 Blissful Embrace (Akistrokor)
-Unknown CTF COP 2
+Grief of All Gods (Star Sovereign)
 Script (Computer)
 Attack Move (Computer)
 Move (Harass)

mpq/arr/sprites.txt

@@ -852,8 +852,8 @@ Zerg Unit Rubble (Tiny)
 Engram
 Hammerfall Beacon
 Zarcavrokor Bone
-Extended Sprite #1
+Cyprian Rail
-Extended Sprite #1
+Sentinel Rail
 Extended Sprite #1
 Extended Sprite #1
 Extended Sprite #1

mpq/scripts/iscript.txt

@@ -22667,21 +22667,21 @@ AirAttkInit   	[NONE]
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 HaloRocketInit:
-	playfram          	0x00	# Frame set 0
+	playfram          	0x00
-	playsnd           	1023	# Bullet\Tfrshoot.wav
+	playsnd           	1023 # Bullet\Tfrshoot.wav
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
-	sigorder          	1 
+	sigorder          	1
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
 HaloRocketGndAttkInit:
 	sprol             	505 0 0	# Halo Rockets Trail (thingy\bsmoke.grp)
 	wait              	2 
 	goto              	HaloRocketGndAttkInit
 
 HaloRocketDeath:
-	playsnd           	1022	# Bullet\Tfrhit.wav
+	playsnd           	1022 # Bullet\Tfrhit.wav
-	imgol             	530 0 0	# Gemini Missiles Explosion (thingy\ecaHit.grp)
+	imgol             	530 0 0 # Gemini Missiles Explosion (thingy\ecaHit.grp)
 	domissiledmg
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
 	end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -22698,29 +22698,29 @@ AirAttkInit   	[NONE]
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 OpticalFlareInit:
-	playfram          	0x00	# Frame set 0
+	playfram          	0x00
-	playsnd           	1016	# Terran\Medic\TMedflsh.wav
+	playsnd           	1016 # Terran\Medic\TMedflsh.wav
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
-	sigorder          	1 
+	sigorder          	1
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
 OpticalFlareGndAttkInit:
-	sprol             	310 0 0	# Grenade Shot Smoke (thingy\GreSmoke.grp)
+	sprol             	310 0 0 # Grenade Shot Smoke (thingy\GreSmoke.grp)
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
 OpticalFlareLocal00:
-	playfram          	0x00	# Frame set 0
+	playfram          	0x00
-	wait              	2 
+	wait              	2
-	playfram          	1	# Frame set 0, direction 1
+	playfram          	1
-	wait              	2 
+	wait              	2
-	playfram          	2	# Frame set 0, direction 2
+	playfram          	2
-	wait              	2 
+	wait              	2
-	playfram          	3	# Frame set 0, direction 3
+	playfram          	3
-	wait              	2 
+	wait              	2
 	goto              	OpticalFlareLocal00
 
 OpticalFlareDeath:
-	imgol             	977 0 0	# Optical Flare Hit (Medium) (thingy\TmeFlshM.grp)
+	imgol             	977 0 0 # Optical Flare Hit (Medium) (thingy\TmeFlshM.grp)
 	domissiledmg
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
 	end
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -29640,9 +29640,9 @@ AirAttkInit   	[NONE]
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 SalamanderMissileInit:
-	playfram          	0x00	# Frame set 0
+	playfram          	0x00
-	wait              	1 
+	wait              	1
-	sigorder          	1 
+	sigorder          	1
 	goto				SalamanderMissileGndAttkInit
 
 SalamanderMissileGndAttkInit:
@@ -51967,4 +51967,40 @@ ZarcavrokorBoneDeath:
 	sprol             	365 0 0	# Glave Wurm/Seeker Spores Hit (thingy\SporeHit.grp)
 	domissiledmg
 	wait              	1
+	end
+	
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+# This header is used by images.dat entries:
+# 1718 Cyprian Rail (cm\terran\cyprian-rail.grp)
+.headerstart
+IsId          	733
+Type          	2
+Init          	OmniBulletOneInit
+Death         	OmniBulletOneDeath
+GndAttkInit   	OmniBulletOneGndAttkInit
+AirAttkInit   	[NONE]
+.headerend
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- #
+
+OmniBulletOneInit:
+	playfram          	0x00
+	wait              	1
+	sigorder          	1
+	wait              	1
+OmniBulletOneGndAttkInit:
+	playfram			0x00
+	wait              	125
+	goto              	OmniBulletOneGndAttkInit
+
+OmniBulletOneDeath:
+	if bullet.weapon_id == 147 goto OmniBulletOneBlueDeath
+	imgol             	530 0 0 # Gemini Missiles Explosion (thingy\ecaHit.grp)
+	domissiledmg
+	wait              	1
+	end
+
+OmniBulletOneBlueDeath:
+	imgol             	1249 0 0 # Burst Lasers Blue Impact (thingy\elbHit.grp)
+	domissiledmg
+	wait              	1
 	end

patchnotes.md

@@ -1,91 +1,7 @@
-# 9 April 2023 - prospective patch notes
+# 15 April 2023 - prospective patch notes
 
 ## Designer's Notes
-Continuing March Madness into April, tweaking the economic pacing some more, and improving AI - plus plenty of bugfixes and unit revisions!
+We will revise reclamation (and other corpse interactions), as well as Vulture mine-laying. Stay tuned!
-
-## Resources
-- Harvest time now 4 seconds, from 4.8
-- Worker movement speeds now 10% faster
-- Worker wandering now works more consistently
-- You can now return resources to an allied town center (note that your ally receives none of the returned resources)
-- You can now harvest vespene gas from an allied refinery
 
 ## Gameplay
-- Burrowed units are no longer forcibly unburrowed when attacked (c. DarkenedFantasies)
+- During construction, Masons and Taloses now move in a predictable pattern* (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- Masons (and Taloses) now return to the point where they began construction, to avoid Masons getting stuck behind capped Geysers and similar silliness (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- During construction, Masons and Taloses now move in a predictable pattern* (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- Sieged Phalanxes and burrowed Lakizilisks are no longer killed by landing structures
-
-## Bugfixes
-- Maelstrom hits from dead Mind Tyrants no longer crash (c. Veeq7)
-- Cancelling Controlled Demolition no longer desyncs
-- Internal handling of many new abilities has been restructured to be less error-prone (c. Veeq7)
-- Basic workers should no longer freeze in place (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- Attack-move no longer causes units to ignores enemies when initially attacking a structure
-- Weapons with Prolonged Arms now pierce targets far more consistently (c. Veeq7)
-- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection now correctly respects weapon range (c. Veeq7)
-- Star Sovereigns no longer turn wildly when trying to cast Grief of All Gods while accelerating (c. Veeq7)
-- Burrowed units are no longer displaced by Striga Fleeting Focus, Magnetar Law of Attraction (c. Pr0nogo), or Anthelion Gravity Well (c. Veeq7)
-- Player color randomization now ignores the colors of witness players (c. Veeq7)
-- Anthelion weapon fire SFX no longer occasionally fails to play
-- Madrigal weapon range is now displayed correctly when tempo is up (c. Veeq7)
-- Missile Silo stats display is no longer wucked while arming missiles (c. Veeq7)
-
-## UI
-- Box selections are now sorted more consistently (c. Veeq7)
-- Centering onto control groups when members are far apart has been improved (c. Veeq7)
-- Minimap unit box update rate is now instant (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- Witnesses are no longer shown in the score screen (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-- A new config option for hiding replay progress bars is now available (c. DarkenedFantasies)
-
-## AI
-- Attack logic and mid-game production handling have been cleaned up to be more sensible with the current economic state
-- AI "drip-feed" attack waves less often
-- Zerg AI now request advanced defenses when at tier 2 and beyond
-
-## Audiovisuals
-- New sprite for:
-	- Cyprian Twin Railguns projectiles
-	- Sentinel Cerberus Railgun projectile
-	- Cabalist shadow
-	- Zarcavrokor Bones of Reflection projectile
-- Modified sprite for:
-	- Scribe (adjust back fins)
-
-## Terran
-- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):
-	- Weapon factor and damage now 2x5, from 1x10
-	- Weapon now travels to maximum range, and no longer splashes
-	- Now benefits from Prolonged Arms, piercing all targets as it travels
-- [Heracles](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/heracles):
-	- HP now 140, from 120
-	- Armor now 4, from 3
-	- Weapon damage now 2x14, from 2x10
-	- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
-	- Nemean Reactors removed
-- [Apostle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apostle):
-	- Gas cost now 150, from 125
-	- Last Breath removed
-- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):
-	- Time cost now 50, from 45
-- [Sentinel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sentinel):
-	- Mineral cost now 250, from 225
-	- Weapon can no longer target air units
-- [Ion Cannon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ion-cannon):
-	- Mineral cost now 1000, from 800
-	- Weapon cooldown now 7, from 10 (revert of previous change)
-	- Now fires a Hammerfall Beacon at target's initial position, before firing main gun at beacon position
-
-## Protoss
-- [Cantavis](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/cantavis):
-	- Max energy now 150, from 200
-- [Charlatan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/charlatan):
-	- Gas cost now 150, from 175
-- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):
-	- Splash type now ally-safe, from unsafe
-- [Panoptus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/panoptus):
-	- Acceleration and halt distance now match the Aurora
-
-## Zerg
-- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):
-	- Armor now 2, from 1