# XX January 2024
Prospective patch notes

## Designer's Notes

Patch goals include:
- Adjusting mid-game options for more distinct combat roles
- Deploying more audiovisual improvements
- Continuing AI performance and customization improvements, commissioned by 3crow

## Latest content
- [Planning for 2024! Crow's Nest 10](https://youtu.be/BWvkcPTc38I)
- [Pr0totype #39 - Feathering This Nest](https://youtu.be/0CWT_Qhtmhs)

## Patch summary
- TBD

## General
- Updated hotloading to fix some cases where file updates didn't prompt mpq regeneration (c. Veeq7)
- Config:
	- Added a new grid-exclusive option for enabling extended control groups on R, F, V, T, G, and B (c. Veeq7)
	- Added error handling to prevent option mismatches (c. Veeq7)
- [Custom triggers](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/sites/scenario-setup/#trigger-comments):
	- Added "unit_color" custom trigger condition

## Maps
- HYDRA refurbished -> vz02 is now available

## Bugfixes
- Gameplay:
	- Prospectively fixed a rare case where Apostles could continue reclaiming after death (r. TheBeaver99
	- Fixed Lobotomy Mines not targeting units that had previously burrowed (c. DF)
	- Improved decollision behaviors for iscript units (c. DF)
- Audiovisuals:
	- Lobotomy Mine tooltip no longer displays the Spider Mines tooltip (r. 3crow)
	- Corrected Star Sovereign Intervention tooltip (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Corrected production icons for Hotshot, Nathrok Lake, Skithrok Scab, Mortothrokor
	- Fixed colors on Pariah walk cycle (c. lolrsk8s)
	- Fixed Anchor shadow alignment (c. DF)

## Audiovisuals
- New sprite for:
	- Quarry, Rotary (c. Solstice)
- Adjusted Mortothrokor selection circle, death animation timing
- Adjusted Legionnaire shadow, walk and attack animations
- New weapon SFX:
	- Weaponfire: Scribe, Analogue
	- Weaponhit: Dracadin

## AI
- Improved the number of Hachirosks requested by most Zerg build orders

## Protoss
- [Legionnaire](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire):
	- Weapon damage now 1x10, from 2x6
	- Weapon cooldown now 0.79, from 0.83
- [Herald](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/herald):
	- Significantly sped up attack animation

## Zerg
- [Liiralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/liiralisk):
	- Now moves ~20% faster