cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# 25 October 2024
## Year 2, month 10, patch 1
## Acropolis #2 - Gauntlet Stage A

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

Download [Fraud Launcher 2](https://fraudsclub.com/files/Fraud%20Launcher%202.zip) for easier setup and maintenance! Version 2.2 and up now includes an automatic download of CrownLink, a networking alternative for Cosmonarchy!

We are still hunting for desyncs! Please submit your `Critical` and `Sync Randoms` text files from the `logs` folder to the **cm-issues** "Desync error megathread" on [our Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/s5SKBmY).

## Patch summary

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

## Resources
- Resource node saturation now 100/100/25, with numbers representing percentage efficiency of each worker
- Mineral yields now 5 (normal) / 5 (depleted), with depleted Minerals taking twice as long to harvest
- Vespene yields now 3 (Ridge) / 5 (Geyser) / 7 (tier 2 cap) / 9 (tier 3 cap)

## Internals
- **Order delays** have been further reduced (c. Veeq7)
- **Pathfinding** calculation timer now instant, from 1.25 seconds (c. Veeq7)
- **Fog of war reveal** for attackers in fog now 0.75 seconds, from ~0.42 seconds (c. DF)
- Replays now include version hash in their filename (c. Veeq7)
- Positional sound handling has been achieved, and especially applied to Cantavis, Star Sovereign, and Anthelion behaviors (c. Veeq7)
- **Game Modes:**
	- **The Turning:** (c. Veeq7)
		- Zombies now attack units within their vision radius
		- Fallen combatants return throughout the game, spawning at random points on the map
	- **Uprising:** (c. Veeq7)
		- Overhauled spawns, from locations to attack waves!
	- **NEW: Embraced:** (c. Veeq7)
		- All units and structures are Blissfully Embraced
		- This gamemode will be iterated on later
- **Config:**
	- **New option:** `flip-attack-and-patrol` (c. Veeq7, commissioned by TheBeaver99)

## Bugfixes
- **Stability:**
	- Fixed memory out-of-bounds accesses when players leave the game, resolving several common crashes at the end of games (with help from DF)
	- Fixed uncommon instability with Deconstruction (r. shopkeeper dog)
	- Fixed rare undefined behavior due to bad vector clears on Barghest, Crucible (c. Veeq7)
	- In **Massacre** mode, fixed memory out-of-bounds P12 resource allocations (r. 3crow)
- **Gameplay:**
	- **Larva** can no longer be banked by cancelling Eggs after the spawn timer (r. JujiK)
	- **Diadem**s no longer gain turn speed after lifting off and landing (r. jakulangski)
	- **Hypnagogue** - **Through the Looking Glass**:
		- No longer flips allied positions (r. GreenEggs'NSpam, c. Veeq7)
		- No longer fails to teleport Hypnagogue when solo (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Added attack buttons to weaponless units, to enable attack-move while multi-selected (r. SmrtyCakes)
	- Lardfix: **Lakizilisks** can now attack while in a garrison
	- Reclaimed Vultures now inherit previous Lobotomy Mine count
	- In **Massacre** mode, cancelling a Zerg structure no longer gives vespene (r. Btyb)
	- **Pazuzu**s now correctly respond to threats while on hold position (r. Kenoli)
	- **Gosvileth**s can no longer be decollided out of construction attempts (r. Kenoli)
	- **Isthrathaleth** - **Plague**:
		- Now properly creates a 5-second field on victim death (r. Hamster)
		- Now damages caster
	- Secondary **Positron** projectiles no longer have a non-trivial chance to "miss" targets (c. Veeq7)
	- On-kill and on-death events are now properly logged for regressing units (r. Kenoli)
	- Fixed height flags on Iceworld -> ice doodads (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Returning projectiles no longer fail to spawn when colliding with right and bottom map boundaries (r. jakulangski, c. DF)
	- **Luminary** - **Aural Assault**
		- Now properly casts on structures (r. Hamster)
		- Now properly casts on terrain
- **AI:**
	- Fixed some Terran AI builds requesting too many addons, causing a softlock
- **Audiovisuals:**
	- **Vengeance** no longer creates overlyas on stationary structures
	- Fixed bad cropping on **Zethrokor** and **Quazilisk** burrow graphics
	- Fixed bad background color on **Ovileth** death graphic
	- Fixed wrong overlay for Titanic victims of Worship (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Fixed missing unit responses for Anthelion (r. jakulangski)
	- Made Cyclops use small-sized overlays, from medium-sized
- **User Interface:**
	- Fixed wrong minimap color for P9-P11 units in active vision (c. Veeq7)
	- Added missing **Sasyrvoleth** aura display (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Pings showing player start locations no longer ping neutral hostile players
	- Fixed Discord gamemode display for **Duopoly**

## Audiovisuals
- New ambient event SFX for:
	- Terran worker-based construction
	- Terran construction initiation & completion
	- Terran repairs
	- Protoss structure warp-in progression
	- Protoss construction completion
	- Zerg Egg hatch
	- Zerg structure progression
	- Zerg construction initiation & completion
- New unit responses for:
	- Durendal, Cataphract
- New weaponhit SFX for:
	- Ramesses, Epigraph, Tosgrilisk, Evigrilisk, Gorgrokor (c. lolrsk8s)

## Terran
- **Cornerstone: MASTERS OF NONE:**
	- When unloaded from a transport, deployed units now perform their deployment animation before being able to operate (c. Veeq7)
- [Talos](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/talos):
	- HP 90 » 80
	- Armor 2 » 1
	- Build time 25 » 22
	- Now accelerates much faster
	- **Fusion Battery** weapon removed
	- No longer requires **Atlas**
- [Maverick](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/maverick):
	- **Stimpack** buff duration 5 » 7.5
- [Shaman](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/shaman):
	- **Nanite Field:**
		- Range in Support Mode 3 » 4
		- Range in Visionary Mode 6 » 8
	- Vision range 9 » 8
- [Eidolon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/eidolon):
	- HP 60 » 65
	- Buidl time 25 » 23
	- **Coroner Rifle** weapon cooldown 1 » 1.2
- [Savant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/savant):
	- Build time 30 » 25
- [Vulture](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/vulture):
	- HP 85 » 90
	- Movement speed 7.08 » 7.71
	- **Lobotomy Mine** count 2 » 3
- [Cyclops](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyclops):
	- **Flak Cannon:**
		- Weapon cooldown 1.25 » 1
		- Weapon range 5 » 6
	- **Recursion Rounds:**
		- Now deals unsafe splash, with falloff (24/48/64)
- [Goliath](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/goliath):
	- Build time 28 » 25
	- Armor 2 » 3
	- **Twin Autocannons:**
		- Weapon damage 1x10 » 2x4
		- Weapon cooldown 0.83 » 0.33
		- Weapon range 7 » 5
		- Now has an initial windup delay of 0.25 seconds
	- **Contender Missiles** weapon range 7 » 8
- [Blackjack](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/blackjack):
	- Resource costs 100/0 » 75/0
	- HP 75 » 85
	- Armor 1 » 2
	- **Wear and Tear:**
		- Now drops movement and attack speeds by 33% when under half HP
		- No longer scales with total damage dealt
- [Matador](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/matador):
	- HP 100 » 140
- [Phalanx](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/phalanx):
	- Resource costs 200/75 » 200/50
	- Build time 30 » 28
	- **Arclite Cannon:**
		- Weapon damage 25 » 20
		- Armor penetration 3 » 0
	- Vision range 10 » 8
	- Projectile top speed ~27% faster
- [Madrigal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/madrigal):
	- HP 150 » 160
	- Build time 30 » 28
	- **Imperioso Missiles:**
		- Weapon damage 1x14 » 3x8
		- Weapon splash radius 12/24/48 » 12/24/36
- [Ramesses](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ramesses):
	- Resource costs 200/0 » 150/25
	- Build time 28 » 25
- [Durendal](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/durendal):
	- Resource costs 200/75 » 200/50
	- Build time 30 » 28
	- Transport space 2 » 4
- [Cataphract](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cataphract):
	- **Longinius Cannons:**
		- Weapon damage 1x12 » 1x10
		- Weapon range 8 » 9
	- **Multi-Attack IV** removed
	- **NEW: Offset: Cone:**
		- Now fires all four projectiles to max range, in a cone pattern
- [Pazuzu](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/pazuzu):
	- **Jupiter Driver** splash radius 16/32/48 » 8/12/16
- [Ancile](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/ancile):
	- Build time 30 » 28
	- Vision range 8 » 10
- [Gorgon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/gorgon):
	- Build time 30 » 28
- [Valkyrie](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/valkyrie):
	- **Halo Rockets** weapon damage 6x7 » 10x4
- [Minotaur](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/minotaur):
	- Resource costs 450/200 » 400/200
	- **Asterion Laser Battery:**
		- Armor penetration 3 » 1
		- Weapon range 9 » 7
- [Quarry](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quarry):
	- Resource costs 125/100 » 125/75
	- Build time 30 » 25
	- No longer trains **Mason**s
- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):
	- Build time 45 » 40
- [Watchdog](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/watchdog):
	- Vision range 10 » 8
- [Stockade](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/stockade):
	- Build time 40 » 50
- [Covenant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/covenant):
	- Resource costs 100/100 » 50/150
- [Fulcrum](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/fulcrum):
	- Resource costs 150/50 » 200/50
	- Build time 45 » 50
- [Scrapyard](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/scrapyard):
	- Resource costs 100/0 » 75/0
- **NEW:** [Cyclops (Futurist Federation)](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyclops-futurist):
	- Factional variant of the Cyclops, available for the Futurist Federation

## Protoss
- **Cornerstone: DIVINE MANDATE:**
	- Production structures past tier 1 now require at least one structure from the previous tier in order to be unlocked
- **Cornerstone: FLASH SHIELDING:**
	- Shield regeneration now decreases from 10 shields per second to 2 shields per second over a period of 5 seconds
	- Shield restores (e.g. Astral Blessing) no longer activate Flash Shielding
- **Cornerstone: VENGEFUL ASCENSION:**
	- **Vengeance** movement speed boost 25% » 33%
	- **Ascension** attack speed boost 25% » 33%
- [Witness](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/witness):
	- Vision range 8 » 9
- [Artisan](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/artisan):
	- Resource costs 50/50 » 50/25
	- Now accelerates much faster
	- Vision range 9 » 8
	- **Neutron Saber** weapon damage 10 » 7
- [Zealot](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/zealot):
	- Build time 22 » 25
- [Dracadin](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/dracadin):
	- Build time 28 » 32
	- HP 120 » 100
	- Shields 40 » 80
	- Movement speed 5 » 5.5
- [Ecclesiast](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/ecclesiast):
	- **Astral Blaster** weapon damage 10 » 8
	- **Astral Blessing** shield heal 2 » 3
- [Hierophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/hierophant):
	- Resource costs 125/50 » 100/75
	- Build time 30 » 32
- [Herald](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/herald):
	- Build time 25 » 27
	- **Triumphant Rise** shield heal 1 » 2
	- **Transcendent Fall** passive ranges 2 » 4
- [Cantavis](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/cantavis):
	- Energy 150 » 250
	- Build time 30 » 33
	- **Psionic Storm:** (c. Veeq7)
		- Cast cost 125 » 25
		- Cast range 10 » 8
		- Damage per second 18 » 25 (deals 50% vs structures)
		- Max duration 10 seconds » 12 seconds
		- Now drains 20 energy per second while active
		- No longer has an initial channeling cast time
		- Now persists as long as the caster is within cast range, and has energy
		- Now moves to target location when recast (spending cast energy to do so)
	- **Hallucination** energy cost 50 » 75
- [Atreus](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/atreus):
	- HP 140 » 150
	- Resource costs 200/75 » 175/50
	- Build time 30 » 35
	- **Dauntless Disruption Cannon:**
		- Weapon damage 2x5 » 1x20
		- Armor penetration 2 » 0
		- Weapon cooldown 0.75 » 1.25
		- No longer deals splash damage
- [Sycophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/sycophant):
	- Shields 40 » 60
	- Build time 25 » 22
- [Patriarch](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/patriarch):
	- **Ironhand Weaver** weapon range 6 » 7
- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):
	- HP 300 » 400
	- Splash radii 12/36/48 » 32/48/64
	- Projectile collision area 16 » 48
- [Simulacrum](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/simulacrum):
	- HP 75 » 100
	- **Phase Cannon** weapon cooldown 0.75 » 0.83
- [Golem](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/golem):
	- Resource costs 200/0 » 175/0
	- Build time 28 » 30
- [Idol](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol):
	- Resource costs 75/75 » 100/50
	- Build time 25 » 28
	- HP 75 » 80
- [Positron](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/positron):
	- **Antimatter Missile:**
		- No longer locks on targets
		- Now travels to maximum range
		- Splash radii 6/12/24 » 12/24/32
- [Accantor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/accantor):
	- Build time 35 » 38
	- Vision range 9 » 7
- [Architect](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/architect):
	- Build time 45 » 50
	- Vision range 10 » 7
	- **Dispersive Salvo:**
		- Weapon range 10 » 9
		- Projectile speed reduced by 25%
	- **Reactive Payloud:**
		- No longer splits twice at 5 range
		- Now splits once for every 4 range travelled
- [Aurora](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/aurora):
	- Build time 20 » 22
	- Shields 50 » 35
- [Gladius](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/gladius):
	- Build time 35 » 40
- [Epigraph](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/epigraph):
	- **Litany Cannons:**
		- Armor penetration 2 » 3
		- Weapon range 8 » 6
	- **NEW: Signify**
		- Now applies Cowardice, and eventually Malice
- [Didact](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/didact):
	- **Stasis Field** energy cost 125 » 150
- [Steward](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/steward):
	- Build time 10 » 5
- [Embassy](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/embassy):
	- Resource costs 125/125 » 125/75
	- No longer trains **Scribe**s
- [Crucible](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/crucible):
	- Resource costs 200/350 » 250/300
	- Now a detector
- [Gateway](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/gateway):
	- Build time 45 » 50
- [Grand Library](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/grand-library):
	- Resource costs 300/0 » 250/50
- [Rogue Gallery](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/rogue-gallery):
	- Resource costs 150/75 » 150/100
- [Prostration Stage](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/prostration-stage):
	- Build time 60 » 65
- [Lattice](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/lattice):
	- Resource costs 200/0 » 150/50
	- Build time 45 » 50
- [Synthetic Synod](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/synthetic-synod):
	- Build time 70 » 75
- [Stargate](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/stargate):
	- Build time 55 » 60
- [Argosy](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/argosy):
	- Build time 65 » 70
- **NEW:** [Zealot (Starbound)](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/zealot-starbound):
	- Factional variant of the Zealot, available for the Starbound

## Zerg
- [Larva](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/larva):
	- Build time 12 » 14
- [Gosvileth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/gosvileth):
	- Now accelerates much faster
- [Zethrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zethrokor):
	- Resource costs 50/0 » 25/0
	- Movement speed 8.1 » 7.5
	- **Zethrok Claws** weapon cooldown 0.25 » 0.21
- [Quazilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/quazilisk):
	- Resource costs 75/0 » 50/0
- [Vorvrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vorvrokor):
	- HP 75 » 80
	- Build time 15 » 12
- [Cikralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/cikralisk):
	- HP 70 » 100
- [Mutalisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/mutalisk):
	- HP 120 » 140
- [Sasyrvoleth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/sasyrvoleth):
	- **Lucilleri Pheremones** lifesteal bonus 100% » 50%
- [Hydralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hydralisk):
	- Movement speed 5.4 » 6.15
	- **Needle Spines** weapon cooldown 0.71 » 0.63
- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):
	- HP 115 » 130
	- Build time 25 » 26
- [Skithrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skithrokor):
	- HP 120 » 140
	- Movement speed 5.6 » 5.8
	- **Skittering Spores** weapon cooldown 0.79 » 0.71
- [Bactalisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/bactalisk):
	- HP 110 » 120
	- Resource costs 50/75 » 75/50
	- Build time 28 » 25
	- **Corrosive Acid:**
		- Weapon damage 2x7 » 3x6
		- Weapon cooldown 0.92 » 1
- [Vithrilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vithrilisk):
	- HP 160 » 180
- [Evigrilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/evigrilisk):
	- **Brutish Tendrils** armor penetration 2 » 0
- [Okrimnilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/okrimnilisk):
	- HP 380 » 420
	- **Relentless Tendrils** weapon removed
- [Alkajelisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/alkajelisk):
	- Resource costs 400/250 » 350/250
	- **Plasmid Spores** weapon range 8 » 6
- [Zoryusthaleth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zoryusthaleth):
	- Build time 25 » 28
- [Lakizilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/lakizilisk):
	- HP 120 » 140
	- Burrow time ~25% faster
- [Gorgrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/gorgrokor):
	- HP 200 » 220
	- Vision range 9 » 8
- [Vilgorokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vilgorokor):
	- **Reconstitution** Carapace Swarm HP 100 » 200
- [Isthrathaleth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/isthrathaleth):
	- **Plague:**
		- Now affects burrowed units
- [Larvosk Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/larvosk-cesiant):
	- HP 240 » 260
	- Resource costs 25/125 » 50/125
	- Build time 30 » 35
- [Quazeth Pool](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/quazeth-pool):
	- Build time 45 » 50
- [Vornath Pond](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/vornath-pond):
	- Resource costs 75/75 » 75/100
	- Built time 30 » 40