cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

XX January 2024

Prospective patch notes

Designer's Notes

Patch goals include:

• Adjusting mid-game options for more distinct combat roles
• Deploying more audiovisual improvements
• Continuing AI performance and customization improvements, commissioned by 3crow

Latest content

• Planning for 2024! Crow's Nest 10
• Pr0totype #39 - Feathering This Nest

Patch summary

• TBD

General

• Updated hotloading to fix some cases where file updates didn't prompt mpq regeneration (c. Veeq7)
• Config:
  • Added a new grid-exclusive option for enabling extended control groups on R, F, V, T, G, and B (c. Veeq7)
  • Added error handling to prevent option mismatches (c. Veeq7)
• Custom triggers:
  • Added "unit_color" custom trigger condition
  • Added "kill", "move_unit", "set_unit_stat", and "set_unit_behavior" custom trigger actions

Game modes

• Faction Wars:
  • Protoss and Zerg faction selection has been made available

Maps

• HYDRA refurbished -> vz02 is now available

Bugfixes

• Gameplay:
  • Prospectively fixed a rare case where Apostles could continue reclaiming after death (r. TheBeaver99
  • Fixed Lobotomy Mines not targeting units that had previously burrowed (c. DF)
  • Fixed logic for Stewards returning to Solarions upon taking any damage, instead of the intended 50% HP threshold
  • Improved decollision behaviors for iscript units (c. DF)
• AI:
  • Fixed request handling for Vornath Pond and Skibact Scab
• Audiovisuals:
  • Added missing Adrenal Frenzy (Nathrokor) armor tooltip
  • Lobotomy Mine tooltip no longer displays the Spider Mines tooltip (r. 3crow)
  • Corrected Star Sovereign Intervention tooltip (r. TheBeaver99)
  • Corrected production icons for Hotshot, Nathrok Lake, Skithrok Scab, Mortothrokor
  • Fixed colors on Pariah walk cycle (c. lolrsk8s)
  • Fixed Anchor shadow alignment (c. DF)
  • Fixed "set_player_unit_name" custom trigger action (c. DF)

Audiovisuals

• Custom trigger recolors have been improved (c. Veeq7)
• New sprite for:
  • Quarry, Rotary (c. Solstice)
• Adjusted Mortothrokor selection circle, death animation timing
• Adjusted Legionnaire shadow, walk and attack animations
• New weapon SFX:
  • Weaponfire: Scribe, Analogue
  • Weaponhit: Dracadin
• New unit responses for:
  • Hadron, Prostration Stage, Ardent Authority, Argosy (c. IskatuMesk)

AI

• Improved the number of Hachirosks requested by most Zerg build orders

Terran

• Trojan:
  • Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands

Protoss

• Envoy:
  • Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands
• Legionnaire:
  • Weapon damage now 1x10, from 2x6
  • Weapon cooldown now 0.79, from 0.83
• Herald:
  • Significantly sped up attack animation

Zerg

• Iroleth:
  • Increased turn rate to improve responsivity of load/unload commands
• Liiralisk:
  • Now moves ~20% faster

Factions

• Qilin:
  • Hecaton (replaces Trojan at Starpad)
  • Nimble transport. Heals loaded units.
• Auriel:
  • Hecaton (replaces Apostle at Captaincy)
  • Mid-range infantry with a powerful damage over time effect. Incinerates corpses to create Apollyoid fields.
• Adherent:
  • Sacred (replaces Legionnaire at Gateway)
  • Durable melee brawler with increased movement speed
• Nathrelisk:
  • Zorthos (replaces Nathrokor)
  • Sustaining fighter strain that releases a short-lived healing field on attack