# XX October 2023

## Designer's Notes

Patch goals include:
- Revise or remove 2.5 and 3.5 tech for Terran
- Continue to address overdetermined role overlaps
- Complete tileset updates to jungle, to use extra height levels

## Latest content
- [Ascension #5 - Imminent Growth](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxP3_sacU_4VUoJ5iMeUU2a7)
- [Pr0totype #26 - The Wild Worlds...](https://youtu.be/TgiH2EBvXBo)
- [Ascension Format Explainer](https://youtu.be/kl0RlFWqvXU)

## General
- Vision update timer has been sped up significantly (c. Veeq7 and DF)
- Painting missile launches with Eidolons and Seraphs can now be queued (c. DF)

## Tilesets
- The following tiles now provide a height difference:
	- Jungle: Swamp, sunken jungle
- The following tiles were deprecated and are now removed:
	- Jungle: Sunken jungle cliffs for temple and dirt

## UI
- Scrolling with middle-mouse button is now buttery-smooth, complete with a config option for inverting the direction (c. Veeq7)
	- This sometimes creates pixel artifacts, which will be addressed in time
- Joining a lobby now plays a sound (with help from DF)

## Game modes:
- Briefings are now skipped in Competitive, Debug, and Omnipresence modes
- In Competitive, Debug, and Omnipresence modes, unit stats are no longer loaded from map info, making this exclusively a Scenario feature

## AI:
- On competitive maps (class 1 and 2), AI can no longer roll greed builds
- Improved pre-5 minute attack handling
- Further increased priority of refinery structures
- Boosted priority of tech tier structures
- Made adjustments to how frequently Zerg request multiple tech nodes

## Bugfixes
- Stability:
	- Fixed instability related to the Mortothrokor death animation (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Fixed a rare crash related to bouncing attackers (r. Enozlliks)
- Gameplay:
	- Fixed Zerg regression failing if the attacker is killed or otherwise unavailable before their projectile deals fatal damage to the Zerg target (r. Mystery Meat & DF)
	- Partially-resolved an issue with Zerg regression on burrowed units (r. lolrsk8s)
	- Sentinel and Sevenstep no longer deal double damage in some cases (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Lardfix: Irradiate (from Seraph and Morningstar) now sends under attack notification (r. The Shambler)
	- Alkajelisks can now be mutated from Ocsal Larvae by players (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Azazel Defensive Matrix: no longer cleanse debuffs (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Mind Tyrant Maelstrom: apply debuff to flingy units
	- Claymore Kelvin Munitions: clear debuff for flingy units (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Fixed failed Magnetar attacks when turning or at max range (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Fixed many interactions between Akistrokor Blissful Embrace and transports (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Removed Salvage, for real this time (r. lucifirius & GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Savant Power Siphon: Correctly reduce attack rate of turreted units (e.g. Goliaths) (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Factories with queued units now cancel their queues when mind controlled (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Fixed a rare case where Aion Reclamation Fields could be permanent (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Mortothrokor: properly leave behind corpses (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Properly inherit facing angles when transforming between unit types (i.e. Zerg regression, Vagrant, Axitrilisk) (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Resolve hotkey conflicts between Analogue and Architect (r. DF), Apostle and Tinkerer's Tower, Return Resources and Supreme Construction (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Lodestones undergoing Emergency Detonation now kill their cargo (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Fixed random race rolling not working properly in your first singleplayer match (c. DF)
		- Caveat: Currently doesn't hide witness slots, but setting them to computer does nothing
- Audiovisuals:
	- Standardize missile strike dot to always be sorted above air units (r. Mystery Meat, c. DF)
	- Correctly redraw unit names when selecting Anchors and Lodestones
	- Hide decaying overlays on reclaimed units while they're cloaked (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Removed the Attack button on garrisons, since it currently does nothing (r. neblime)
	- Reset animations correctly for Protoss structures that re-gain power while in the middle of training a unit (r. The Shambler, c. DF)
	- Improved sync between Golem attack animation and actual damage (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Added placeholder liftoff and landing dust overlays for Mantle and Starpad (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Siren weapon tooltip now displays the full potential damage of its attack
	- Corrected ability tooltips for Cuirass Stonewall Protocol (r. GreenEggs'NSpam), Mind Tyrant Maelstrom, and Akistrokor Blissful Embrace (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Cleaned up tooltips that referenced 'weapon range' without involving weapons
	- Talos: use the Shaman portrait, instead of Data Disc
	- Vagrant Shade: use the same portrait as the Vagrant (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Cleaned up some silent missing frame errors (r. beriso)

## Terran
- [Siren](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/siren):
	- Mineral and gas costs now 100/75, from 175/50
	- HP now 100, from 140
	- Armor now 1, from 2
	- Weapon cooldown now 1.17, from 0.83
	- Weapon range now 9, from 4
- [Striga](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/striga):
	- Mineral cost now 125, from 150
	- Armor now 3, from 4
	- Now applies Apollyoid Adhesive
- [Dilettante](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/dilettante):
	- Mineral and gas cost now 150/0, from 125/25
- [Sevenstep](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sevenstep):
	- Gas cost now 75, from 100
- [Goliath](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/goliath):
	- Time cost now 28, from 25
- [Blackjack](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/blackjack):
	- Time cost now 18, from 20
	- Weapon range now 6, from 5
- [Matador](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/matador):
	- Time cost now 18, from 20
	- Twinstrike Cannons weapon range now 5, from 4
	- Cinder Servos now grants +2 armor, from +1
- [Ramesses](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ramesses):
	- Time cost now 28, from 25
	- Now moves ~10% slower
- [Durendal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/durendal):
	- Gas and time costs now 75/35, from 50/30
	- Armor now 3, from 4
- [Wraith](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/wraith):
	- Time cost now 28, from 25
	- Weapon damage now 2x5, from 1x10
- [Sundog](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sundog):
	- Mineral and gas costs now 125/100, from 150/75
- [Salamander](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/salamander):
	- HP now 160, from 175
- [Azazel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/azazel):
	- Gas cost now 150, from 100
	- Sublime Shepherd:
		- No longer provides bonuses to enemy units
- [Tinkerer's Tower](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/tinkerers-tower):
	- Gas cost now 100, from 50
	- No longer requires Fountainhead
- [Apothecary](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apothecary):
	- Gas cost now 300, from 200
- [Scrapyard](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/scrapyard)
	- Time cost now 20, from 25
- [Mantle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/mantle):
	- Mineral cost now 250, from 150
	- No longer requires Fountainhead
- [Iron Foundry](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/iron-foundry):
	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 400/150/60, from 300/100/50
- [Future Station](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/future-station):
	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 400/200/40, from 200/150/30
	- No longer requires Atelier
- [Biotic Bastion](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/biotic-bastion):
	- Time cost now 45, from 30
	- HP now 850, from 800
	- No longer requires Atelier
- [Starport](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/starport):
	- Gas cost now 150, from 125
- [Rotary](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/rotary) and [Commandment](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/commandment):
	- No longer requires Fountainhead
- [Nanite Assembly](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/nanite-assembly):
	- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 600/400/75, from 300/250/60
	- HP now 1700, from 1500
	- No longer requires Atelier
- Fountainhead, Atelier:
	- Removed

## Protoss
- [Amaranth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/amaranth):
	- Time cost now 22, from 25
- [Accantor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/accantor):
	- Transport space now 6, from 4
- [Pylon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/pylon):
	- Mineral cost now 75, from 50

## Zerg
- [Nathrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/nathrokor):
	- Mineral cost now 75, from 50