cosmonarchy-bw-prerelease/patchnotes.md

# 7 January 2026
## Year 4, month 1, 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

## User Interface (c. Jesse)
- You can now select **Askosi**!
	- *Starcraft modding history is made. -Pr0nogo*
- **Singleplayer Menu:**
	- Added tutorial buttons in main singleplayer screen
- **Multiplayer Menu:**
	- Now auto-selects CrownLink, with the option to select other network providers
	- Added better communication about CrownLink connection status

## Options menu
- Added additional latency compensation options to the latency menu (c. Jesse)
	- *We will eventually retire DBC thanks to these new options!*

## Desyncs
- Improved floating point determinism (c. Veeq7)
- 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
- **Stability**
	- Protected against a rare crash related to issuing orders via minimap (r. Newt, c. DF)
- **Gameplay:**
	- Prevented **Anodyne Annex** from applying to allied units (r. Moonpaw)
- **Audiovisual**
	- Fixed missing construction SFX for **Ogun**
	- Corrected **Olympian Titan's Fist** weapon range (r. GreenEggs'NSpam)
	- Corrected **Herald** wireframe (r. TheBeaver99)
	- Corrected tooltip for **Corpse Cocoon** (r. Concealed Organic)
	- Lardfix: Terran vespene status icon had missing borders (c. Raenarill)

## Audiovisuals
- New advisor: **Bloodsummon** (b. Hamster)
- New sprites for:
	- **Cleric** (c. DeltaCadmius & Solstice), incl. **Futurist Federation** variant
	- **Simulacrum** (c. DeltaCadimus), incl. **Astral Omen** variant
- Modified sprites for:
	- **Mason**, **Maverick**, **Harakan**, **Cyprian** (c. Solstice)
- New portrait for:
	- **Simulacrum** (c. DeltaCadimus)
- New unit responses for:
	- **Sevenstep** (c. The Shambler)
	- **Sycophant**
	- **Liiralisk**
- **Amaranth** banter can now only play if the Amaranth is above 80% life
- Added visuals for:
	- **Adrenal Frenzy**
- Added weaponhit SFX for:
	- **Blackguard**
- New icons for: (c. Raenarill)
	- Weapons: Adherent, Cabalist, Golem, Vibrance, Cikralisk, Protathalor, Ghitorokor, Kagralisk, Evigrilisk, Okrimnilisk, Konvilisk, Akistrokor
	- Passives: Dishonorable Discharge, Deathless Procession, Eternal Service, Lithe Organelle, Crushing Tide, Lashing Limbs, Endless Limbs, Miasma

# 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.*
- [Cleric](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cleric):
	- **Nanorepair:**
		- Each target can now only be healed by one Cleric
		- Now increases target armor by 2, from 1
- [Shaman](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/shaman):
	- Resource costs 100/100 » 200/200
	- Build time 30 » 35
	- HP 140 » 160
	- **Nanite Field:**
		- Heal amount 4 » 8
		- Can no longer heal a unit more frequently than once per second
- [Apostle](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/apostle):
	- Armor 2 » 1
	- Death and revive animations vastly lengthened
	- *Reducing stackability*
- [Autocrat](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/autocrat):
	- Death and revive animations vastly lengthened
	- *Reducing stackability*
- [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!*
- [Cyclops](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyclops):
	- Build time 16 » 20
	- *Demand more Fulcrums (and thus more commitment) from Cyclops flood builds*
- [Triton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/triton):
	- Resource costs 150/150 » 150/100
	- **Lobotomy Warhead:**
		- Stun timer 3 » 4
		- Slow timer 6 » 8
- [Wraith](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/wraith):
	- HP 100 » 110
- [Magnetar](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/magnetar):
	- **Yamato Cannon:**
		- Weapon damage 250 » 75
		- Now applies **Apollyoid Adhesive** for 10 seconds
- [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.*
- [Tencendur](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/tencendur):
	- HP 450 » 600
- **NEW:** [Quadriga](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quadriga):
	- Factional **Valkyrie** replacement: reinforced gunboat for the **Golden Republic**
- **NEW:** [Serathiel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/serathiel):
	- Factional **Seraph** replacement: combat specialist for the **Hecaton Coalition**

## Protoss
- [Dracadin](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/dracadin):
	- HP 120 » 140
	- *Also applies to Order of the Sacred Saber variant*
- [Legionnaire](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire):
	- Shields 45 » 60
- [Amaranth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/amaranth):
	- Shields 60 » 80
- [Mind Tyrant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/mind-tyrant):
	- **Maledictus:**
		- Malefactors can now only Tyrannize victims if the Tyrant has 10 energy, and each Tyrannized victim expends 10 energy.
- [Manifold](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/manifold):
	- HP 70 » 80
	- Shields 30 » 50
- [Rogue Gallery](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/rogue-gallery):
	- Resource costs 150/100 » 150/75
- [Manifold (Starbound)](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/manifold-starbound):
	- HP 80 » 90
	- Shields 30 » 50

## Zerg
- **Adrenal Frenzy:**
	- Used by **Quazrokor** and **Nathrokor**
	- No longer procs when attacking allies
- [Agrileth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/agrileth):
	- Now has **Cagragenesis**
- [Zethrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zethrokor):
	- Collision size reduced by ~10%
	- *Also applies to Sovrokor*
- [Quazilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/quazilisk):
	- Now has **Adrenal Frenzy**
- [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*
- [Tethzorokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/tethzorokor):
	- HP 240 » 220
	- Resource costs 150/25 » 150/50
	- Build time 25 » 28
- [Lakizilisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/lakizilisk):
	- HP 130 » 140
- [Ultrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ultrokor):
	- **Kaiser Blades:**
		- Weapon cooldown 0.67 » 0.58
- [Tethvith Swamp](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/tethvith-swamp):
	- Resource costs 150/150 » 400/250
	- Build time 45 » 50
- [Zozarc Gorge](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/zozarc-gorge):
	- Resource costs 500/350 » 300/450
- **NEW:** [Malkothrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/malkothrokor):
	- Mobile hive organ; requires Othstol Oviform
	- Concept by Pr0nogo; bountied by jakulangski!
- **NEW:** [Ogroszaleth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/ogroszaleth):
	- Area-denial strain; requires Rakzogth Roost
	- Concept by Pr0nogo; bountied by SmrtyCakes!
- **NEW:** [Rakzogth Roost](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/rakzogth-roost):
	- Crowd control node; requires Othstol Oviform
- [Yblyleth](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/yblyleth):
	- Now replaces Agrileth, from Ovileth