# 24 September 2023

## Designer's Notes

Patch goals include:
- Pulling the trigger on the "shroud piercer" Kinetic Penetration revision
- Continuing to adjust balance in the wake of Ascension #4
- Further improving audiovisuals

## Summary
- Kinetic Penetration now deals full damage to the first target, and half damage to all others
- More TBD

## Latest content
- [Ascension #4 - Calm Before the Storm](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxOlZKGsQvv3wOH3G7gzPSc1)

## Internals
- Cagra spread now uses a safer random function, which may help with network stability

## Gameplay
- Kinetic Penetration now deals full damage only to the first target, and half damage to all other victims (c. Veeq7)

## Bugfixes
- Audiovisuals:
	- Treasuries now display progress bars while under construction, and no longer display an armor icon
	- Birthing Zerg units now use the correct armor icon
	- Custom UI graphics (order lines, transport UI, etc) are now reset between games (c. Veeq7)
	- Lardfix: title music now plays again after concluding a multiplayer game (c. DF)

## AI
- Increased refinery request priorities to improve gas capping pace
- Reduced number of tower requests per base to reduce clutter