cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

5.4 KiB

27 January 2026

Year 4, month 1, patch 2

Patch goals

  • Continue balancing for all races
  • Continue Askosi development
  • Further improve audiovisuals
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Notes in italics are from Pr0nogo

Core changes

Random (c. Jesse)

  • Now supports Askosi!
  • Now displays the race assigned to players on map start
  • It is now possible to select which races will be eligible for random selection via config!

User Interface (c. Jesse)

  • Launch screen version string now displays build version
  • CrownLink passwords are now shown in lobby, if applicable

Bugfixes

  • Stability:
    • Fixed common Solarion crash (r. MuskyHusky)
    • Fixed Grandstand cargo crash (r. ConcealedOrganic)
  • Audiovisual
    • Fixed vespene and supply icons for Askosi (c. Jesse)
    • Fixed various text display issues related to unit training and cancel context

Audiovisuals

  • New sprite for:
    • Zealot (incl. Starbound variant; c. Solstice)
    • Rove
  • New unit responses for:
    • Striga (c. OunceOfMilia)

Balance changes

Terran

Protoss

Zerg

  • Bone of Reflection:
    • Used by Tethzorokor, Zarcavrokor*
    • Armor penetration 3 » 0
  • Agrileth:
    • Resource costs 150/100 » 150/50
    • Transport weight 8 » 6
  • Tethzorokor:
    • HP 240 » 220
  • Irol Iris:
    • Build time 60 » 20
  • Othstol Oviform:
    • Build time 120 » 40

Askosi

  • New arrivals:
    • T1: Eyelet (from Proselyte)
    • T2: Constituent (from Bounty)
    • T2: Biotic (Aphorist, Thaumalogue, Avatar, Doronin), Conduit, Bestiary
    • T2: Skybound (Akreno, Iconoclast, Crematorium), Astrolabe
  • Booming Blast:
    • Used by Vicar
    • Now deals friendly splash
  • Rematerialize:
    • Used by Vicar and Emissary
    • Ability range 5 » 6
  • Dyad:
    • Resource costs 50/50 » 50/25
  • Mimic:
    • Sight range 8 » 9
    • Scrapworld: Vital Remains:
      • Now grants 1 non-stacking armor pen to allies for 4 seconds
  • Vicar:
    • Resource costs 75/50 » 100/50
    • Ospo Twinshard:
      • Weapon range 7 » 6
  • Rove:
    • Armor 1 » 0
    • Collision size reduced by ~10%
    • Acceleration adjusted
  • Scepter:
    • Principality Assembly:
      • While active, now grants 1 stacking armor pen to allies within 8 range
  • Intendent:
    • Resource costs 150/50 » 125/50
    • HP 140 » 120
    • Armor 2 » 1
    • Ersa Driver:
      • Armor penetration 3 » 0
      • Weapon range 6 » 5
  • Helion:
    • Resource costs 100/50 » 100/25
    • Build time 18 » 15
    • HP 120 » 100
    • Usko Scrapray:
      • Weapon cooldown 0.63 » 0.5
  • Tirade:
    • Armor 2 » 1
    • Ikta Driver:
      • Weapon damage 10 » 7
  • Grandstand:
    • No longer has Booming Blast
    • Now has Power Overload
  • Chantry:
    • Resource costs 100/50 » 75/50
    • HP 350 » 400
  • Radix:
    • Build time 50 » 65
  • Cipher:
    • Build time 65 » 75
  • Function:
    • Build time 60 » 75
  • Gauntlet:
    • Resource costs 200/75 » 200/100
    • Build time 80 » 90
  • Cosmoscope:
    • Resource costs 100/150 100/100
    • Now requires Radix OR Function, from Cipher OR Gauntlet