XX December 2024

Year 2, month 12, patch 1

Acropolis #2 - End of Tournament

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

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Patch summary

A video going over all changes is forthcoming. This section will be edited with a link and more text at that time.

Core Mechanics

Height advantage:
- Range bonus +2 per level » +1 per level

Mapmaking

NEW: Collision brushes (c. Veeq7)
- Neutral (P12) Spider Mines:
  - Makes pathfinder regions unpathable and disconnects it from walkable space
  - You can preview pathfinder regions in SCMDraft 2, where each region is denoted by a bold yellow outline
- Neutral (P12) Supply Depots:
  - Sets the tile they are placed on to full collision (unwalkable)
  - This is not as reliable as Spider Mines

Game Modes

NEW: Dark Ages (c. Veeq7)
- -20% to base sight range and base weapon range
- Cliff advantage gives 1 weapon range, from 2
- Attacking flyers are forbidden
Massacre:
- Gas reward on kill/train 3 » 5

Bugfixes

The Turning:
- Fixed cancelled units being added to the dead unit pool (c. Veeq7)
- Improved performance during all stages of the game (c. Veeq7)
Gameplay:
- Significantly improve melee air unit target tracking (c. DF)
- Lardfix: Resolve rare ownership jank with Morningstars (c. DF)
Audiovisual:
- Fixed improper mineral chunk being used for non-depleted Mineral Field harvests (r. jakulangski)
- celebrations-enabled config option functionality restored (c. Veeq7)
- Added aura displays for Barghest Repentent Chorus and Manifold Concurring Chorus (r. shopkeeper dog)
- Hypnagogue Through the Looking Glass tooltip corrected (displayed incorrect range; r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
- Cleric Nanorepair tooltip corrected (displayed incorrect heal amount)

Terran

Cleric:
- Nanorepair:
  - Now adds non-stacking +1 armor to affected units; expires after 1 second
  - Visual read not yet implemented
Shaman:
- Nanite Field ability range 4/8 » 4/6
Savant:
- Armor penetration 2 » 3
Madcap:
- Resource costs 125/0 » 100/0
- While Madcaps seem very powerful statistically, it may be safe to make them more spammable. We shall see...
Vulture:
- Movement speed 7.71 » 8.33
Blackjack:
- Armor 2 » 1
- Monogun:
  - Weapon cooldown 0.49 » 0.54
Tarasque:
- Build time 32 » 30
- Vision range 9 » 8

Protoss

Witness:
- Shields 20 » 40
- Movement speed 4.58 » 5.41
Zealot:
- HP 120 » 150
Amaranth:
- Shields 40 » 60
Cabalist:
- Silent Strides:
  - After decloaking, the first strike deals 150% damage
Charlatan:
- Fervent Blaster:
  - Weapon range 5 » 6
  - Splash radii 8/16/24 » 12/24/32
  - Projectile speed 60 » 90
  - Projectile acceleration ~300% faster
Manifold:
- Concurring Chorus:
  - Range 2 » 3
Golem:
- Shields 60 » 120
Idol:
- Prismatic Blaster:
  - Weapon damage 1x10 » 2x6
  - Armor penetration 2 » 0
  - Weapon cooldown 0.92 » 0.71
Positron:
- Movement speed 4.16 » 5.83
Embassy:
- Resource costs 125/75 » 125/50
Rogue Gallery:
- Resource costs 150/100 » 150/75
- Build time 50 » 55
Lattice:
- Resource costs 150/50 » 150/25

Zerg

Broodspawn
- Incubation procs now complete on unit death (c. Veeq7)
Nathrokor:
- Vestigial Strike:
  - Weapon damage 1x8 » 1x4
  - Weapon cooldown 0.83 » 0.75
- Nathrok Claws:
  - Weapon damage 2x4 » 2x6
Liiralisk:
- Weapon range 6 » 5
Hydralisk:
- Movement speed 6.16 » 6.52
- Attack windup 4 frames » 2 frames
Skithrokor:
- Armor 1 » 2
- Skittering Spores:
  - Projectile speed 60 » 30
  - Projectile acceleration now ~50% slower
Rilirokor and Rililisk:
- Death Cycle:
  - On death and expiry, now applies Ensnare to hostiles within 2 range; lasts .

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