30 August 2023 -- prospective patch notes

Designer's Notes

More rebalancings, more new sprites, more bugfixes - it's another hefty CMBW patch! Pr0nogo is back from vacation and ready to adjust the rate of economic growth, and make spending your money more interesting and meaningful - in the mid-game, especially!

Summary

Mason and Scribe training time is now 14 seconds, matching the Droleth
Quarry and Larvosk Cesiant are tier 2; Embassy price has increased
Several price adjustments have occurred across all races and tech tiers, aiming for better balance between resource spending and making it less feasible to get high-power armies and achieve fast tech timings

Game modes

Added "Omnipresence", a nonstandard mode where human players spawn with two of each worker and a unique town center that trains all three racial workers! Commissioned by Btyb88

General

The following units have been renamed:
- Quazeth Pool (formerly Quazrok Pool)

UI

It is now possible to train Scribes when selecting Nexuses and Embassies together
It is now possible to select multiple units when in replays or witness mode (c. DF)
When holding shift (or when config - always_show_extended_tooltips is set to true), mousing over weapon icons now displays weapon ranges (with help from DF)
Added new config options for:
- Always showing condensed selections (c. DF)
- Showing ability cast ranges (WIP) (c. DF)
Movement speed is now back on the armor tooltip (c. DF)
There is now a 1/256 chance for certain units to get custom "easter egg" names (c. Veeq7)

Audiovisuals:

New sprite:
- Nathrokor, Liiralisk (c. Solstice)
Updated sprite:
- Quazilisk (c. Solstice)
- Phalanx (c. DF)
Updated icon:
- Diadem
New weaponfire SFX:
- Silvertongue
New config options for advisors have surfaced! (with help from Veeq7)
- These are not yet fully-implemented, so changing from the default values will result in a rather schizophrenic experience until more progress is made!

AI

Improved worker assignments for better vespene saturation
Adjusted expansion biases to prefer vespene over minerals less intensely

Bugfixes

Stability:
- Zarcavrokors suffering from Deconstruction no longer crash the game when attacked (r. Mystery Meat)
- Fixed more nullsprite crashes (r. Alexhandr, The Shambler)
- Fixed a few crashes related to removing units via triggers (r. StratosTygo)
Gameplay:
- Structures can no longer spawn trained units on different height levels based on rally point (c. Veeq7)
- Attacks with the "go to max range" behavior now calculate max ranges more accurately (c. Veeq7)
- Hippogriffs no longer miss their target while at max range (c. Veeq7)
- Phantom Strikes (from attacking Hallucinated targets) are no longer able to deal full damage (r. Mystery Meat)
- Morningstar splash radius has been restored to its intended value
- Landing structures can no longer teleport to map bounds in rare cases (r. StratosTygo & fagguto)
- Anciles no longer protect against friendly "go to max range" projectiles when those projectiles kill their target
- Rilirokor corpses can no longer be used for Broodspawn effects (r. neblime & The Shambler)
- Anthelions can no longer damage undetected hidden enemies (r. IskatuMesk)
- Skortrith Cesiant Tendril Amitosis now more accurately acquires tertiary targets (c. Veeq7)
- Madrigals in Imperioso Mode can no longer fire their projectile before fully-facing their target
- Phalanxes entering siege mode while decolliding with structures now queue a tank mode order instead of self-destructing
- Ensnaring Brood attacks now apply Ensnare to noncombatants, towers, and liftable structures (r. fagguto)
- Zerg units no longer have a variable delay before burrowing (c. DF)
- Lardfix: Droleths can no longer teleport to a building site under niche circumstances (c. DF)
- Fixed Sevenstep projectile movement being slower than intended
- Town centers are no longer placeable near Vespene Ridges in quasifog (r. Mystery Meat)
- Caphrolosk and Gathtelosk mutation shortcut conflicts have been resolved (r. neblime)
Audiovisuals:
- Magenta, Rainbow New, and Patriotic Freedom are no longer rollable as player colors
- Delay between ally under attack notices has increased
- Transport UI now colorizes as green for own units (c. Veeq7)
- Aura circles no longer show for selected enemy units (replay/witness mode notwithstanding) and now show for Didacts
- Fixed Gosvileths not getting the correct shadow offset when cancelling or interrupting constructions (r. Mystery Meat)
- Fixed error printout related to Sevenstep's passive
- Fixed Tetcaerokor sometimes playing wrong weaponfire sfx (r. TheBeaver99)
- Standardized Nathrokor and Ovileth morph button positions
- Corrected Silvertongue portrait and unit responses
- Corrected Azazel Sublime Shepherd tooltip (r. Mystery Meat)
- Fixed Vilgorokor Autophagy tooltip (r. TheBeaver99) and morphing icon (finally!)
- Fixed Rilirokor Death Cycle tooltip (r. lucifirius)
- Fixed Tinkerer's Tower construction tooltip (r. Mystery Meat)
- Fixed Tosgrilisk weapon tooltip displaying splash radii (r. TheBeaver99)

Terran

Mason and Talos:
- Time cost now 14, from 15
- Repair HP amount now 75% of the previous amount per second
Cyprian:
- Mineral and gas costs now 50/50, from 75/25
Cleric:
- Healing rate now 9 HP per second, from 12
Shaman:
- Nanite Field:
  - Range in Support Mode now 3, from 4
  - Range in Visionary Mode now 6, from 4
  - Interval in Visionary Mode now 1, from 0.5
- Visionary Mode transport space now 6, from 3
Cyclops:
- Mineral cost now 100, from 75
- HP now 85, from 80
- Weapon damage now 10, from 6
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Weapon cooldown now 1.25, from 0.75
- Fragmentary Shells removed
- New: Recursion Rounds:
  - Each Cyclops attack leaves behind a latent shell that detonates after 2 seconds, dealing 10 damage to all enemies within 2 range
Blackjack:
- Mineral cost now 125, from 100
- HP now 95, from 90
- Armor now 1, from 0
Matador:
- Cinder Mode transport space now 4, from 2
Phalanx:
- HP now 200, from 180
- Arclite Cannon:
  - Armor penetration now 0, from 3
  - Weapon cooldown now 1.33, from 1.54
- Deployment speed now ~25% faster
Trojan:
- HP now 140, from 125
- Now moves ~7% slower
Valkyrie:
- HP now 160, from 180
- Armor now 3, from 2
- Weapon damage now 6x5, from 2x8
- Armor penetration now 0, from 5
- Weapon cooldown now 1.5, from 1
- Splash radii now 24/32/48, from 20/30/40 (pixels)
- Attack now staggers its missiles, and fires them in a fixed cone pattern
- No longer has Prolonged Arms
Sundog:
- Gas cost now 75, from 50
- Weapon damage now 2x12, from 4x5
- Armor penetration now 5, from 2
- Weapon cooldown now 1, from 0.83
- Weapon no longer splashes
- Now moves 6.25% slower
Azazel:
- Sublime Shepherd:
  - Now stacks with Minotaur Fore Castle
Hippogriff:
- Weapon cooldown now 2.5, from 2.25
- Weapon range now 13, from 15
- Turn rate now 6, from 12 (matches Minotaur)
Treasury:
- Mineral and time costs now 200/50, from 250/60
- Collision size now identical to Ministry (slightly wider, slightly shorter)
Reservoir:
- Time cost now 35, from 45
Quarry:
- Mineral cost now 75, from 125
- HP now 450, from 400
- Collision size adjusted to make right-side resource returns more elegant
- Now requires Atlas

Protoss

Scribe:
- Time cost now 14, from 15
Envoy:
- HP now 120, from 100
- Shields now 40, from 50
- Now moves 10% slower
Zealot:
- Armor now 1, from 0
Hierophant:
- Mineral and gas costs now 100/75, from 125/50
- Weapon cooldown now 0.625, from 0.666
- Initial attack windup now 3 frames long, from 6, increasing responsivity
Simulacrum:
- Time cost now 18, from 20
- Movement speed now ~22% faster
Manifold:
- Mineral and time costs now 75/22, from 100/25
- HP now 70, from 80
Idol:
- Now has Interception
- Now moves ~10% slower
Architect:
- HP now 200, from 180
- Weapon damage now 30, from 40
- Weapon cooldown now 1.33, from 1.5
- Now moves ~11% faster
- Collision now ~8% smaller
Aurora:
- Time cost now 22, from 25
Embassy:
- Gas and time costs now 75/45, from 50/35
- HP now 500, from 400
- Shields now 250, from 300
Crucible:
- Gas cost now 150, from 125
- Shields now 200, from 300
- Armor now 4, from 3
Matrix:
- Mineral cost now 200, from 150
- HP now 150, from 120
- Weapon cooldown now 0.83, from 0.92
Aquifer:
- Time cost now 45, from 50
Engram:
- Mineral and gas costs now 300/125, from 250/100
- HP now 250, from 220
- Shields now 120, from 100
- Now has Interception

Zerg

Quazilisk:
- Mineral and time costs now 100/18, from 50/15
- Now two per requisition
- Weapon damage now 2x6, from 1x5
- Now moves ~20% faster
Nathrokor:
- Mineral cost now 50, from 75
- HP now 75, from 70
- Plasmid Breath weapon removed
- New weapon: Vestigial Strike
  - 1x8 damage, 2 armor pen, melee range, targets ground
- New weapon: Nathrok Claws
  - 2x4 damage, 0 armor pen, melee range, targets air
Vorvrokor:
- Captivating Claws:
  - No longer stacks per unique Vorvrokor
  - Now applies Ensnare (which stacks with Matraleth Ensnaring Brood)
Tosgrilisk:
- Now benefits from Crushing Tide
- Lithe Organelle removed
Izirokor:
- Attack windup now 2 frames long, from 4, increasing responsivity
Skithrokor:
- Armor now 1, from 2
Tethzorokor:
- Now benefits from Saber Siphon
Vithrilisk:
- HP now 180, from 200
- Weapon cooldown now 2, from 1.875
Zoryusthaleth:
- Now moves ~8% slower
Lakizilisk:
- HP now 120, from 140
- Burrow animation now 30% longer
- Weapon cooldown now 1.625, from 1.538 (Seismic Spines interval adjusted to compensate)
- Projectile speed now 6.25% slower
Gorgrokor:
- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- Serrated Cleavers:
  - Weapon cooldown now 0.5, from 0.42
  - Weapon splash radii now 20/30/40, from 30/37/45 (pixels)
  - No longer targets air units
- New weapon: Calficiation
  - 1x5 damage, 2 armor pen, 3 range, targets air
- Now moves ~15% slower
Zarcavrokor:
- Bones of Reflection now has a short internal cooldown
- Now moves 15% slower
Alkajelisk:
- Turn rate now 8, from 12
- Parasitic Spores removed
- New passive: Caustic Fission
  - Gains +1 bounce for every 4 range travelled
- Now requires Geszkath Grotto, from Alkaj Chasm
Excisant:
- Time cost now 35, from 45
Larvosk Cesiant:
- Mineral, gas, and time costs now 25/75/25, from 100/50/30
- Now requires Irol Iris
Zorkiz Shroud:
- Time cost now 50, from 45
Alkaj Chasm:
- Removed

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