cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

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# 14 December 2025
## Year 3, month 12, patch 1
## Patch goals
- Continue balancing for all races
- Continue Askosi development
- Further improve audiovisuals
- [Subscribe on ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/pr0nogoandveeq7) to get a sneak peek of the incoming changes!
# Core changes
## Desyncs
- Disabled celebrations (e.g. Christmas) from appearing in Ranked play, reducing desync count from mismatched active skins
- Enabled desync errors to be reported more than once per session (no longer have to restart client between desync errors)
- ReplayKraken now auto-uploads desync materials and indicates when a game has had a desync, improving our ability to track and triage desync issues
## Triggers
- Added `set_nydus_link` for creating Nydus-style links between two units (b. 3crow)
- Added `buttonset` to `set_unit_stat` (b. 3crow)
## Bugfixes
- **Audiovisual**
- Corrected Herald wireframe (r. TheBeaver99)
- Corrected string for **Corpse Cocoon** (r. Concealed Organic)
## Audiovisuals
- New advisor: **Bloodsummon** (b. Hamster)
- New models for:
- **Simulacrum** (incl. Astral variant; c. DeltaCadimus)
- New portrait for:
- **Simulacrum** (c. DeltaCadimus)
- New unit responses for:
- **Sevenstep** (c. The Shambler)
- **Liiralisk**
- **Amaranth** banter can now only play if the Amaranth is above 80% life
# Balance changes
### *Notes in italics are from Pr0nogo*
## Terran
- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):
- Resource cost 50/50 » 75/50
- *Acknowledgement of early-game power-to-cost ratio.*
- [Dilettante](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/dilettante):
- **NEW: Beginner's Luck**
- Dodges an attack every 2 seconds
- *Fun, AND thematic!*
- [Triton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/triton):
- Resource costs 150/150 » 150/100
- [Wraith](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/wraith):
- HP 100 » 110
- [Stockade](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/stockade):
- Time cost 45 » 50
- *Slight nudge-back to first-unit timings in bio openers.*
## Zerg
- [Zethrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zethrokor):
- Collision size reduced by ~10%
- *Also applies to Sovrokor*
- [Bactalisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/bactalisk):
- **Corrosive Acid:**
- Attack cooldown 1.5 » 1.33
- *Experimenting with Bactalisk cost-efficiency*
- [Lakizilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/lakizilisk):
- HP 130 » 140