# XX December 2023 Prospective patch notes ## Designer's Notes Patch goals include: - Nudge Terran bio into a less dominant spot in the early game - Adjust early Protoss to reduce reliance on Lattice vs large enemy counts - Target early-game Zerg to reduce reliance on low gas spending, while reigning in early Quazeth supremacy - Making inroads on PVPGN (oldschool battle.net) server support - Deploying more audiovisual improvements - Continuing AI performance and customization improvements, commissioned by 3crow - Making adjustments and revisions to a select few units ## Latest content - [Ascension #7 - A Final Ascent](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxN8pAhSHiAcq34rUfLiUpXz) - [Pr0totype #33 - Throwing Down the Gauntlet](https://youtu.be/sAtBPzaKwwQ) - [Pr0totype #34 - The Heights of Competition](https://youtu.be/iqCUmPU4Vg4) ## Patch summary - **Terran**: - Stimpack duration cut to 5 seconds - Adjusted flamethrower attacks to achieve more consistent damage output - **Protoss:** - Improved survivability of Gateway compositions, and improved reliability of Idols - **Zerg**: - Nathrokors and Vorvrokors are now enabled by the Nathrok Lake, a tier 1 evolution of the Quazeth Pool - Skithrokors and Bactalisks are now enabled by the Skithrok Scab, a tier 1 evolution of the Hydrith Den ## Game Modes - NEW: Massacre - Earn 3 vespene gas from any units created or killed - Vespene nodes are destroyed on map start - Commissioned by Btyb! - Omnipresence: - Omnivale: - Can now spawn Larva (c. Veeq7) - Can no longer train Droleths conventionally - Faction Wars: - Faction selection is now synchronized for replays and multiplayer ## UI - Starting resources now display instantly, instead of counting up from zero or from previous match total (c. DF) - Holding ALT while selecting a single unit now shows damage taken and received over its lifespan (c. Veeq7) - The Ackmed custom advisor, commissioned by 3crow, is now available! - Added a minimum delay for custom advisor lines - Implemented custom advisor handling for the following events: - Protoss structure completion - Kills now display in Omnipresence and Faction Wars game modes ## Bugfixes - Stability: - Protected against a rare client-side nullsprite crash (r. Veeq7) - Gameplay: - Fixed mnemonic hotkey conflict between Analogue and Architect (r. DF) - Audiovisual: - "Addon complete" notifications now correctly play for Lodestones when players have no custom advisor set - Player colors now correctly randomize in replays on ice tileset maps (c. Veeq7) - Lanifect remains now correctly inherit player color - Corrected tooltip for Talos Fusion Sealers - AI: - Prospectively fixed AI Droleths getting stuck inside structures - Improved consistency for repairing damaged structures (still needs work) - Improved ratio of Terran production-to-unit requests - Improved timing of static defense requests, attacks, and more in the early stages of the game - Fixed preferences for Pazuzu, Zealot, and Dracadin (r. Baelethal) - Fixed Zerg attack requests not always taking into account the correct tech structure - Tileset: - Fixed height flags on sandy sunken pit tiles, ramps, and doodads (r. TheBeaver99) ## AI - The following build orders have received tune-ups: - Terran: - Armor 1 - Tank Push (formerly Phalanx Timing) - Raider 3 - Uprising - Orbital 1 - Rapid Starpads (formerly 2Port Wraith) - Protoss: - General 5 - The Swordsmiths - Templar 4 - Initiates - Skylord 4 - Exalted - Zerg: - Swarming 3 - Instant Quazeth - Sunblot 3 - Skittering Duo ## Audiovisuals - Updated weapon SFX for: - Sentinel (weapon fire) ## Terran - **Cornerstones**: - Apollyoid Adhesive now applies once per attack - Flamethrower attacks can no longer hit any given target more than once - [Maverick](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/maverick): - Stimpack duration now ~5 seconds, from ~13 - [Harakan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/harakan): - Time cost now 18, from 15 - HP now 90, from 80 - Armor now 2, from 1 - Size now ~20% larger - Movement speed now matches Maverick, a reduction of about 10% - Weapon damage now 1x8, from 2x6 - Armor penetration now 0, from 2 - Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.833 - [Cataphract](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cataphract): - Transport weight now 6, from 4 - [Seraph](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/seraph): - HP now 225, from 250 - Max energy now 150, from 175 - Now moves ~10% slower - [Fulcrum](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/fulcrum): - Mineral cost now 150, from 200 ## Protoss - [Zealot](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/zealot): - Shields now 40, from 45 - Base movement speed now ~8% higher - Deathless Procession (movespeed while shielded) removed - **NEW: Imperious March**: +1 armor while shields hold - [Ecclesiast](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ecclesiast): - Shields now 45, from 50 - Weapon cooldown now 0.83, from 1 - [Hierophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/hierophant): - Mineral and gas costs now 125/50, from 100/75 - [Idol](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol): - Projectile now homes in on targets ## Zerg - **Ensnare**: - Now slows movement speed by 33% and 66%, from 50% and 75% - Now slows attack rate by 33% and 66%, from 25% and 50% - [Nathrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/nathrokor): - Gas and time costs now 25/28, from 50/25 - Now also enabled by Nathrok Lake; No longer enabled by Quazeth Pool - [Vorvrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vorvrokor): - Adrenal Surge (movement speed towards hostiles) removed - Now matches Zethrokor movement speed, an increase of about 5% - Now also enabled by Nathrok Lake; No longer enabled by Quazeth Pool - [Hydralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hydralisk): - HP now 95, from 90 - Weapon damage now 1x10, from 1x9 - Armor penetration now 3, from 2 - [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor): - Mineral cost now 125, from 150 - [Skithrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skithrokor): - Mineral and gas costs now 100/25, from 75/50 - [Bactalisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/bactalisk): - HP now 110, from 120 - Armor now 1, from 2 - Now also enabled by Skithrok Scab - [Almaksalisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/almaksalisk): - Gas cost now 75, from 100 - [Hachirosk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hachirosk): - Time cost now 65, from 60 - **NEW:** [Nathrok Lake](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/nathrok-lake): - Enhanced swarming node; mutated from Quazeth Pool; can mutate into Kalkiir Pond - **NEW:** [Skithrok Scab](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skithrok-scab): - Enhanced assault node; mutated from Hydrith Den; can mutate into Bactith Swamp