# 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)
	- Improved Artisan responsivity (not completely epic yet, still working on it)
	- Fix pneumonic hotkey mismatch for **Lobotomy Mine** detonation (r. Kenoli)
- **Audiovisual:**
	- Fixed wonky birth and mutation animations for the Izirokor (c. Solstice)
	- Fixed bad minimap color for revealed neutral structures and defeated units
	- 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:**
	- AI-controlled **Seraph**s will no longer cast **Irradiate** on allies (r. Vilius & jakulangski)
	- 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)
- 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