22 April 2023 - prospective patch notes

Designer's Notes

We will revise reclamation (and other corpse interactions), as well as Vulture mine-laying.

We have increased worker training times as another means of testing a slower scaling for the early-game. It should also help to leave more room for "flow" inside early build orders, while increasing the value of parallel worker queues.

A stat adjustment has occurred with the aim of creating a game state with higher time-to-kill than what has hitherto been seen within Cosmonarchy Brood War. We believe this shift will create a less-volatile game at all stages of all matchups, and allow for individual mistakes to be less about losing the game and more about ceding advantages to your opponent - which will, of course, eventually lose you the game!

Just like every other large-scale change we have attempted recently, this will be tinkered with and evaluated over time, but we are excited to achieve a game state that allows for more measured play and less coin-flip interactions. Stay tuned!

Gameplay

Zerg regression now applies to units as well as structures, and structures mutated by Droleths now regress into Droleths on death (c. Veeq7)
The melee weapons of the following units have had their ranges mildly adjusted, with the aim of improving responsivity:
- Zealot, Cabalist, Pariah, Golem, Zethrokor, Vorvrokor, Nathrokor, Gorgrokor, Rilirokor, Ultrokor
Healing no longer cleanses debuffs (intended to be removed a lot earlier... c. Veeq7)
During construction, Masons and Taloses now move in a predictable pattern (c. DarkenedFantasies)

Bugfixes

Many wandering corner cases have been found and fixed (c. Veeq7)
Range changes now correctly apply to attacks which go to max range, and many max range corner cases have been found and fixed (c. Veeq7)
Ground workers now use ground distance when returning resources (c. Veeq7)
While using cncdraw, screen hotkeys will no longer sometimes fail to recall the screen position (c. Veeq7)
Terran workers that halt construction and then go on to complete a different construction no longer return to the halted structure (c. DarkenedFantasies)
Taloses now correctly return to their initial construction position, just like Masons (c. DarkenedFantasies)
Crucible collision size has been updated, fixing issues where it would fail to build on the edges of the map
Treasuries can now claim orphaned addons (c. DarkenedFantasies)
Zoryusthaleth corpse is now interactable
A very obscure crash when using ALT-F4 to close the game while the 'save replay' dialog is open has been fixed (c. DarkenedFantasies)

Audiovisuals

New sprite for:
- Epigraph (main sprite adjustments, new thruster)
- Ocsal Larva (recolor for visibility)
New bullet for:
- Phalanx (uses parabolic trajectory c. Veeq7)
New overlay:
- Claymore Kelvin Munitions (placeholder, copied from Talos Salvage)
New weaponfire SFX for:
- Cataphract
New unit responses for:
- Madcap, Heracles, Anticthon

UI

When allies are under attack, placeholder alerts are now played (c. Veeq7)
All "under attack" notifications are prefixed with a new racial audio cue (code c. Veeq7, audio c. Pr0nogo)
Terran lifted buildings now play the "base is under attack" notification
Replays are now auto-saved (with a config option to disable this feature) (c. Veeq7)
Team UI now has a config option for showing your own stats in the same style, defaulting to off (c. Veeq7)
A new emoji has been added to the font (c. DarkenedFantasies)

Terran

Mason:
- Time cost now 15, from 12
Talos:
- Mineral and time costs now 100/25, from 50/20
- HP now 90, from 80
- Armor now 2, from 0
Pythean:
- HP now 400, from 300
- Armor now 4, from 5
Maverick:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 0.666, from 0.583
Harakan:
- HP now 80, from 60
- Armor now 1, from 3
- Weapon damage now 2x6, from 2x8
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 0.916
Cyprian:
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 2, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 0.75
Cleric:
- Armor now 1, from 2
Shaman:
- Mineral cost now 125, from 100
- HP now 100, from 90
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Sight range now 8, from 9
Eidolon:
- HP now 60, from 50
- Weapon damage now 15, from 20
- Weapon range now 9, from 8
Savant:
- Mineral and gas costs now 100/50, from 150/75
- HP now 95, from 90
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Sight range now 9, from 10
- Armor penetration now 2, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 0.75
- Entropy Gauntlets:
  - Now always drains 10 energy per attack
  - Weapon now benefits from Prolonged Arms while active
  - No longer increases damage
- Power Siphon:
  - Now steals 5% attack speed per stack from victims, expiring after 2 seconds of not being refreshed
Madcap:
- HP now 80, from 70
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 0.708, from 0.625
Heracles:
- Gas cost now 0, from 25
- HP now 150, from 140
- Armor now 3, from 2
- Weapon damage now 2x8, from 2x14
- Weapon range now 2, from 3
Apostle:
- HP now 90, from 95
- Sight range now 8, from 10
- Weapon damage now 10, from 12
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
- Weapon range now 5, from 6
Siren:
- Mineral cost now 175, from 150
- HP now 140, from 100
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Now moves ~10% slower
- Weapon damage now 5, from 10
- Weapon factor now 5, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 0.83, from 0.666
- Weapon range now 4, from 6
- Weapon now benefits from Prolonged Arms and Offset: Cone
- Discovered Attacks removed
Striga:
- Mineral and gas costs now 150/25, from 200/0
- Armor now 4, from 3
- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
Olympian:
- HP now 180, from 160
- Mountain Gun:
  - Weapon damage now 8, from 16
  - Armor penetration now 3, from 5
  - Weapon cooldown now 0.333, from 0.666
  - Weapon range now 6, from 7
- Titan's Fist:
  - Armor penetration now 5, from 15
  - Weapon cooldown now 0.75. from 0.666
- Dishonorable Discharge:
  - Now grants +3 armor penetration to turned targets
  - No longer grants bonus damage
Autocrat:
- Mineral cost now 200, from 150
- Weapon damage now 15, from 20
- Armor penetration now 0, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.625
- Weapon now benefits from Prolonged Arms and goes to maximum range
Dilettante:
- Mineral and gas costs now 125/25, from 75/50
- HP now 90, from 80
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Weapon damage now 5, from 8
- Armor penetration now 1, from 6
- Weapon cooldown now 0.083, from 0.333
- Beginner's Luck removed
Sevenstep:
- Mineral and gas costs now 200/100, from 100/150
- HP now 140, from 100
- Shields removed
- Now moves ~20% faster
- Weapon damage now 16, from 12
- Armor penetration now 3, from 6
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.666
- Mind Matter rework:
  - Weapon hits now channel for 1 second before firing a piercing attack back towards the Sevenstep
  - Old behavior removed
Silvertongue:
- Mineral and gas costs now 50/200, from 100/175
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 0, from 10
- NEW: Plot Twist (passive):
  - Now cloaks for up to 2 seconds upon taking damage while decloaked
Vulture:
- HP now 90, from 85
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 1.5, from 1.25
- Weapon range now 5, from 6
Cyclops:
- Weapon damage now 6, from 5
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
- Fragmentary Shells damage now 4, from 5
Goliath:
- HP now 200, from 180
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Twin Autocannons:
  - Weapon damage now 10, from 12
  - Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Contender Missiles:
  - Armor penetration now 0, from 6
Blackjack:
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Sight range now 7, from 8
- Weapon damage now 8, from 10
Matador:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Sight range now 7, from 8
- Weapon rework:
  - Now uses a flamethrower attack which applies Apollyoid Adhesive
  - No longer attacks air units
- Automedicus removed
Phalanx:
- HP now 180, from 150
- Now moves 10% slower
- Now turns ~23% slower
- Arclite Shock Cannon:
  - Now fires a projectile without following the target
- Babylon Plating now gives 4 armor to Tank Mode and 0 armor to Siege Mode
Madrigal:
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Furia Missiles:
  - Armor penetration now 0, from 1
  - Cooldown now 1 second, from 0.916
Ramesses:
- Mineral cost now 200, from 225
- HP now 100, from 120
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 0.916, from 0.833
- Weapon now benefits from Prolonged Arms and goes to maximum range
- Weapon no longer splashes
Durendal:
- HP now 200, from 180
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Weapon rework (primary):
  - Now uses a flamethrower attack which applies Apollyoid Adhesive
Cataphract:
- HP now 300, from 200
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
- Weapon range now 8, from 9
Paladin:
- HP now 350, from 300
- Armor now 4, from 5
- Armor penetration now 2, from 5
- Weapon range now 12 btw, from 10
- Weapon now fires projectiles in a fixed pattern
- Skyfall removed
Cuirass:
- HP now 350, from 250
- Armor now 8, from 10
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
Pazuzu:
- HP now 220, from 180
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Armor penetration now 4, from 6
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 0.75
- Weapon now deals unsafe splash in 0.5/1/1.5 range radii
Claymore:
- No longer low-flight
- HP now 300, from 250
- Weapon damage now 3x12, from 3x16
- Armor penetration now 3, from 4
Penumbra:
- HP now 500, from 400
- Armor now 5, from 7
- Weapon outer splash now 3, from 4
Anticthon:
- No longer low-flight
- Armor now 3, from 5
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
- Weapon cooldown now 1.666, from 1.541
- Weapon range now 5, from 8
Aion:
- HP now 400, from 350
- Weapon cooldown now 1.166, from 1
Wraith:
- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
- HP now 100, from 90
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 0.916
- Weapon range now 4, from 5
Ancile:
- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
Trojan:
- HP now 125, from 150
Gorgon:
- Now moves ~12.5% slower
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon range now 5, from 6
Wyvern:
- HP now 200, from 175
- Weapon cooldown now 1.5, from 1.25
- Now moves ~22% faster
Valkyrie:
- HP now 180, from 200
- Armor now 2, from 4
- Weapon damage now 2x8, from 2x10
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.916
- Weapon range now 6, from 8
Sundog:
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
Salamander:
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Now moves ~8% slower
- Armor penetration now 0, from 3
- Weapon range now 6, from 7
Azazel:
- Armor now 2, from 3
Seraph:
- HP now 250, from 225
- Armor now 2, from 4
- Now moves ~17% slower
Watchdog:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
Sentinel:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
Ion Cannon:
- Armor now 6, from 8

Protoss

Scribe:
- Time cost now 15, from 12
Envoy:
- Time cost now 30, from 28
- HP now 100, from 80
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Transport capacity now 8, from 10
Witness:
- Mineral cost now 50, from 75
- Movement speed now ~22% faster
Zealot:
- Shields now 60, from 50
- Armor now 1, from 0
Dracadin:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Shields now 40, from 50
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 1.083, from 1
Ecclesiast:
- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
- HP now 70, from 60
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 1, from 3
Legionnaire:
- Shields now 60, from 40
- Armor now 0, from 2
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
Hierophant:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Shields now 70, from 80
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Weapon damage now 8, from 10
Amaranth:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Shields now 40, from 50
- Weapon damage now 2x8, from 2x10
- Armor penetration now 1, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.916
Herald:
- Mineral cost now 150, from 200
- Shields now 40, from 60
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Now moves ~17% faster
- Armor penetration now 3, from 4
Atreus:
- HP now 140, from 120
- Weapon damage now 10, from 20
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 1.25
- Weapon range now 8, from 7
Cabalist:
- HP now 90, from 80
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 1.416, from 1.333
Barghest:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.916
Simulacrum:
- No longer 2 per requisition
- Mineral and time costs now 75/15, from 125/22
- HP now 70, from 60
- Shields now 15, from 10
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.666
Manifold:
- HP now 80, from 60
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Weapon damage now 9, from 12
- Armor penetration now 1, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 0.916, from 0.833
Vassal:
- No longer 2 per requisition
- Mineral and time costs now 50/10, from 75/18
- Shields now 35, from 20
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.791
Golem:
- HP now 120, from 150
- Shields now 80, from 60
- Weapon damage now 2x6, from 2x10
- Armor penetration now 0, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 1.125
- Weapon now splashes in 0.25/0.5/0.75 range radii
- Deathless Procession removed
Idol:
- HP now 100, from 60
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 2, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.916
Servitor:
- No longer 2 per requisition
- Mineral and time costs now 100/20, from 200/25
- HP now 80, from 60
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 3, from 5
Positron:
- HP now 120, from 90
- Shields now 40, from 50
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
Accantor:
- Now has Interception (projectiles can be intercepted by hostiles)
Architect:
- No longer low-flight
- HP now 180, from 200
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Now moves ~12.5% faster
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
- Weapon range now 10, from 8
Aurora:
- Shields now 50, from 30
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 0.833, from 1
Lanifect:
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
- Weapon no longer splashes units up to 3 range away from the target
Panoptus:
- HP now 150, from 120
- Shields now 60, from 80
- Weapon damage now 2x12, from 2x14
- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 1.166, from 1
Magister:
- HP now 180, from 200
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Weapon damage now 15, from 18
- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.75
- Weapon range now 6, from 7
Epigraph:
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Now moves ~18% slower
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon range now 8, from 9
Didact:
- Shields now 60, from 100
- Now moves ~22% slower
- Weapon removed
Gladius:
- HP now 110, from 120
- Shields now 90, from 70
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 1.416, from 1.333
Exemplar:
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Now moves ~10% slower
- Armor penetration now 0, from 6
- Weapon cooldown now 1.083, from 0.916
Warden:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2

Zerg

Larva:
- Spawn rate now ~12 seconds, from ~10 seconds
Droleth:
- Time cost now 14, from 10
Zethrokor:
- Weapon damage now 4, from 5
- Weapon cooldown now 0.25, from 0.333
- Adrenal Glands removed
Quazilisk:
- Mineral and time costs now 50/18, from 75/15
- HP now 50, from 60
- Now moves ~16% slower
- Weapon damage now 5, from 6
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 0.583, from 0.5
Nathrokor:
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 0.583, from 0.5
Liiralisk:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
Vorvrokor:
- Mineral and time costs now 75/15, from 50/10
- HP now 70, from 55
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 0.541, from 0.333
Kalkalisk:
- HP now 90, from 85
- Armor now 1, from 3
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon range now 6, from 7
Cikralisk:
- HP now 75, from 65
- Armor now 0, from 1
- Armor penetration now 1, from 2
Protathalor:
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1.25, from 1.166
Mutalisk:
- Now 2 per requisition
- Mineral and time costs now 200/25, from 100/20
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 2, from 3
Hydralisk:
- HP now 90, from 80
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 0.708, from 0.625
Izirokor:
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 1, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.833
Skithrokor:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.54
- Weapon range now 2, from 3
Bactalisk:
- Mineral cost now 75, from 50
- HP now 120, from 100
Tethzorokor:
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Armor penetration now 3, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.666
Vithrilisk:
- Mineral cost now 150, from 125
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
- Weapon range now 5, from 7
Kagralisk:
- HP now 110, from 100
- Weapon cooldown now 1.333, from 1.25
Evigrilisk:
- HP now 260, from 240
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Armor penetration now 2, from 4
- Weapon range now 4, from 5
Almaksalisk:
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 3, from 6
- Weapon cooldown now 0.75, from 0.708
Zoryusthaleth:
- HP now 240, from 200
- Armor now 2, from 4
- Armor penetration now 0, from 3
Lakizilisk:
- Mineral and gas costs now 125/75, from 100/100
- HP now 140, from 150
- Armor now 1, from 2
- Armor penetration now 0, from 4
Gorgrokor:
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Armor penetration now 1, from 4
- Weapon cooldown now 0.416, from 0.375
Konvilisk:
- HP now 160, from 150
- Armor now 2, from 3
- Now moves ~10% slower
- Armor penetration now 0, from 3
- Weapon cooldown now 1.25, from 0.5
- Weapon range now 6, from 7
- Weapon now splashes in 0.5/0.75/1 range radii
Vilgorokor:
- Armor now 3, from 4
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
Matraleth:
- Armor now 1, from 2
Rililisk:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 2
Surkith Colony:
- Weapon cooldown now 0.708, from 0.666
Skortrith Colony:
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.75
Izkag Iteth:
- Now requires Irol Iris
Matravil Nest:
- Now requires Irol Iris
Geszkath Grotto:
- Now requires Othstol Oviform
Elthisth Mound:
- Now requires Othstol Oviform
Irulent Ivoa and Orboth Omlia:
- Removed

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