8 March 2025

Year 3, month 3, patch 1

This patch will include new features, balance adjustments, bugfixes, and audiovisual improvements.

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Our goals for the next patch (8 March 2025) include:

Reworked Savant, Siren, and Mind Tyrant
Deployment of the Tencendur, Xenolith, and Zobriolisk
More factional units for Golden Republic, Nydus Trinity, Starbound, and Imicren Tendril
AI and stability improvements
New terrain blends

Bugfixes

Stability:
- Further reduced desync rate (a. DF)
- Fixed a crash case related to rescuable units (r. & c. DF)
Gameplay:
- When flip-attack-and-patrol is enabled, fixed a buttonset issue with Taloses (r. Hamster)
- Khalendric Ashguard now correctly benefits from Vengeful March (r. Londier)
- Futurist Clerics no longer provide Nanoshield (r. jakulangski)
Performance:
- Movement speed calculations have been optimized, reducing performance cost of things like Zoryusthaleth Swarming Omen (c. DF)
Audiovisuals:
- Improved minimap legibility of Jet Black and Dim Grey player colors
- Power fields now display when selecting allied power generators (c. DF)
- Power fields now consistently show in witness mode and replay mode (c. DF)
- Weapon tooltip for Oscilliant has been corrected (r. BladehollowRWL)

Audiovisuals

All non-factional units have received unique placeholder portraits (many c. jun3hong)
New unit responses for:
- Ramesses

Terran

Savant: Revised!
- Breathing Battery:
  - Now a proper transformation
  - Movement speed in Entropy mode 4.4 » 5
  - Now immobile in Siphon mode
- Discoid Railgun:
  - Weapon range in Siphon mode 6 » 7
  - Armor penetration in Siphon mode 3 » 0
  - Weapon cooldown in Siphon mode 0.83 » 0.75
Madcap:
- Danaan Autogun:
  - Weapon damage 1x6 » 1x7
Siren: Revised!
- Resource costs 75/75 » 75/100
- HP 90 » 100
- Charybdal Rifle:
  - Weapon factor 5 » 3
- NEW: Law of Attraction:
  - Now pulls victims 2 range closer to the Siren
Goliath:
- HP 220 200
- Twin Autocannons:
  - Weapon damage 2x5 » 2x4
Blackjack:
- Monogun:
  - Weapon cooldown 0.54 » 0.5
Matador: Revised!
- No longer has Twinstrike Cannons
- Now attacks 25% faster in Cinder Mode
Fulcrum:
- Build time 45 » 50
Rotary:
- Resource costs 200/75 » 175/75
- Build time 35 » 30
NEW: Tencendur:
- Heavy garrison; requires Atlas
NEW: Maverick (Futurist):
- Futurist Federation: Maverick variant
NEW: Blackjack (Golden):
- Golden Republic: Blackjack variant
NEW: Eidolon (Nydus):
- Nydus Trinity: Eidolon variant

Protoss

Artisan:
- Build time 25 » 28
Mind Tyrant Revised!:
- Tyranny » Maledictus:
  - Channels for 5 seconds before declaring the target their malefactor
  - While within 10 range of their tyrant, malefactors gain 33% movement speed, use the tyrant's energy as an overshield, and tyrannize hostiles on death
  - Tyrants can only have one malefactor at a time
- Maelstrom:
  - Duration 4 seconds » 5 seconds
Accantor:
- Movement speed 1.63 » 1.8 (10% faster)
- Removed variable movement speed steps
Architect:
- Dispersive Salvo:
  - Weapon damage 1x40 » 1x30
Vibrance:
- Movement speed 5 » 4.14 (17% slower)
- Sensory Overload:
  - Weapon damage 1x15 » 1x10
Cedent:
- Build time 25 » 20
Aquifer and Matrix:
- Build time 45 » 40
- Now requires a tier 1 production structure
Crucible:
- Now requires a tier 1 production structure
- Now counts as a tier 2 production structure
Engram:
- Now requires a tier 2 production structure
Unitary Union:
- Resource costs 400/300 » 400/350
NEW: Xenolith:
- Recalling power array; requires any tier 2
NEW: Dracadin (Order:
- Order of the Sacred Saber: Dracadin variant

Zerg

Rilirokor: Revised!
- Can now be mutated from Larvae (dual-birth, no tech requirement)
- Timed life now resets to full while on cagra
- On attack, now gains +1 second of timed life
Hydralisk:
- Movement speed 6.52 » 6.398 (2% slower)
- Removed variable movement speed steps
Kagralisk:
- Movement speed 4.496 » 4.797 (7% faster)
- Removed variable movement speed steps
Gorgrokor:
- Sight range 8 » 7
Ultrokor:
- Resource costs 250/150 » 300/150
- HP 500 » 400
- Armor 5 » 3
Zarcavrokor:
- Resource costs 175/150 » 200/125
- HP 300 » 280
- Armor 4 » 3
- Sight range 10 » 9
Ultrav Cavern:
- Resource costs 1000/500 » 400/400
- Build time 60 » 50
- HP 1250 » 1200
- Armor 8 » 7
- Now requires Irol Iris, from Othstol Oviform
NEW: Zobriolisk:
- Versatile assault strain; morphed from Lakizilisk, requires Ultrav Cavern
NEW: Quazrokor:
- Imicren Tendril: Quazilisk variant
NEW: Hydralisk (Orkoti):
- Orkoti Tendril: Hydralisk variant

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