cosmonarchy-bw-release/patchnotes.md

# 31 July 2023

## Designer's Notes

The selection extender is now live! Praise be upon DarkenedFantasies.

A menagerie of bugfixes and balance changes are also present, alongside the deployment of a lovely new Quazilisk sprite, courtesy of Solstice!

## Latest content
- [Pr0totype 016](https://youtu.be/zmM0Kos0SHo)
- [Ascension #3](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxOewD4AQfLqpBXzcyQA_kwR)
- [Five new castovers](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxPpMqYiRo1XyklxcrWWUhnl)

## On the radar...
- The infamous Hippogriff max-range bug has been known of for some time, but we are committing to fixing it before next week's release version.
- Clarion-Analogue interactions are currently bugged. We will be revising the internal handling of the Clarion behavior to fix other issues.
- Morningstar explosions are no longer projecting damage as widely as they ought to. This (and other splash interactions) will be investigated and resolved before the next release.
- Transport UI is not good, but we might have a way to improve it now that the extended selection UI is a thing...

## User Interface
- Selection: (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- Selection is now capped at 252, from 12
	- When selecting more than 12 units, selections are collapsed, showing the quantity of units by type - at which point:
		- Left-click selects all units of that type
		- Shift-click deselects one unit of that type
		- Ctrl-shift-click deselects all units of that type
- Game modes: (c. Veeq7)
	- Added "Competitive Mode" to once again display "kills" on combatants
	- Renamed "Use Map Settings" to "Scenario Mode"
	- Restricted multiplayer game mode selection to only that which is currently-supported
		- Modes that had limited (and buggy) utility can be reimplemented more completely; please message us for specific requests!

## Bugfixes
- Stability:
	- Cancelling Zerg Eggs after the Larva-producing structure has been destroyed no longer crashes the game (r. Mystery Meat)
	- The Diadem's damage overlay has been disabled again to prevent freezing (r. HelltRYKS)
	- A very rare Anchor-related crash has been fixed (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- A movement-related nullsprite crash has been fixed (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- An ai-related nullsprite crash has been fixed (r. beriso)
- Gameplay:
	- It is no longer possible for units to retaliate against attackers that are out of range via hold position or other methods (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- Combatants on hold position no longer "freeze up" when attacked by out-of-range targets (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- Ascend status (from e.g. Protoss Vassal) now correctly clears for flingy units (e.g. Panoptuses)
	- Edge cases with workers returning to inefficient town centers have been addressed (c. Veeq7)
	- Units suffering from a Crisis of Faith have the debuff cleared when not within 8 range of a Demiurge allied to the original attacker
	- Lakizilisks will no longer become unresponsive when receiving an unburrow order while already unburrowed (r. exosus & fagguto)
	- Zarcavrokors no longer have their main weapon put on cooldown when launching Bones of Reflection
	- Towers no longer require manual retargeting once unloaded from a transport (c. DF)
	- While garrisoned, Harakans now attack far more consistently (r. Mystery Meat, c. Veeq7)
	- While garrisoned, Olympians can no longer occasionally attack with Titant's Fist (r. Mystery Meat)
- AI:
	- Reduced the resource bias for expansion selection to prevent unwanted edge cases on some maps
- Audiovisual:
	- Player color randomization is now more robust, selecting colors with better contrast and being more foolproof even at high player counts (c. Veeq7)
	- Fixed an issue preventing Magister Stellar Enforcement overlays from being created on any unit that didn't have a turret
	- The attack overlay for Anchors is no longer created facing the wrong direction when turreted combatants (i.e. Goliath) attack
	- While garrisoned in Cinder Mode, Matadors now create the flamethrower overlay (still WIP) (r. Mystery Meat)
	- Dying eggs hatching into units now play the egg's death animation (c. DarkenedFantasies)
	- Tooltip display for weapon range is no longer inconsistent based on height level (c. Veeq7)
	- Aquifers no longer display "unpowered" when out of range of Pylons
	- Order line colorization for turreted units is now more consistent
	- Fixed the Empress's training string not displaying costs (r. The Shambler)
	- Fixed a typo in Empress - Anodyne Annex passive description (r. The Shambler)

## Audiovisuals
- The delay between "ally under attack" notifications has been increased by 50%
- New sprite for:
	- Quazilisk (c. Solstice)
- Improved sprites for:
	- Aurora, Panoptus (c. Solstice)
- New wireframes for:
	- Pythean, Wyvern (c. jun3hong)

## Terran
- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):
	- Projectile speed reduced by 25%
- [Anticthon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/anticthon):
	- Gas cost now 350, from 400
- [Quarry](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quarry):
	- HP now 400, from 500
	- Mineral cost now 125, from 100
- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):
	- Mineral cost now 250, from 200
- [Sentinel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sentinel):
	- Projectile speed reduced by 25%

## Protoss
- [Engram](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/engram):
	- HP now 220, from 200
	- Armor now 3, from 4
	- Transport space cost now 12, from 8
- [Legionnaire](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire):
	- Shields now 50, from 60
	- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- [Herald](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/herald):
	- Weapon cooldown now 0.92, from 1
- [Sycophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/sycophant):
	- Now splashes targets in 0.25/0.5/0.75 radii
- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):
	- Transport space cost now 8, from 10
	- Skybond Ray weapon damage now 8, from 10
- [Idol](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol):
	- Shields now 45, from 65
- [Golem](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/golem):
	- Now splashes targets in 0.25/0.5/0.75 radii
- [Accantor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/accantor):
	- HP now 140, from 160
	- Shields now 70, from 80
- [Positron](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/positron):
	- Mineral cost now 150, from 175
	- HP now 100, from 120
	- Shields now 50, from 40
	- Armor now 3, from 2
- [Analogue](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/analogue):
	- Gas cost now 200, from 150
	- No longer a detector

## Zerg
- [Mortothrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/mortothrokor):
	- Now splashes targets in 0.75/1/1.5 radii
- [Hydralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hydralisk):
	- Mineral cost now 75, from 100
	- HP now 90, from 100
	- Weapon damage now 8, from 9
- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):
	- HP now 120, from 140
	- Armor now 2, from 1
	- Armor penetration now 0, from 1
- [Skithrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skithrokor):
	- Armor now 1, from 2
- [Rilirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/rilirokor):
	- Now only collides with structures and other Rilirokors
- [Larvosk Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/larvosk-cesiant):
	- Mineral cost now 100, from 75
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`# 31 July 2023`
Initialize new repository 2023-02-16 18:03:52 +00:00
			`## Designer's Notes`

31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`The selection extender is now live! Praise be upon DarkenedFantasies.`
2 July 2023 - Economic update 2023-07-02 16:53:58 +00:00
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`A menagerie of bugfixes and balance changes are also present, alongside the deployment of a lovely new Quazilisk sprite, courtesy of Solstice!`
15 July 2023 - Minor balancing, lots of bugfixes 2023-07-16 03:36:58 +00:00
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`## Latest content`
			`- [Pr0totype 016](https://youtu.be/zmM0Kos0SHo)`
			`- [Ascension #3](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxOewD4AQfLqpBXzcyQA_kwR)`
			`- [Five new castovers](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLACFHAM2MlxPpMqYiRo1XyklxcrWWUhnl)`
2 July 2023 - Economic update 2023-07-02 16:53:58 +00:00
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`## On the radar...`
			`- The infamous Hippogriff max-range bug has been known of for some time, but we are committing to fixing it before next week's release version.`
			`- Clarion-Analogue interactions are currently bugged. We will be revising the internal handling of the Clarion behavior to fix other issues.`
			`- Morningstar explosions are no longer projecting damage as widely as they ought to. This (and other splash interactions) will be investigated and resolved before the next release.`
			`- Transport UI is not good, but we might have a way to improve it now that the extended selection UI is a thing...`
15 July 2023 - Minor balancing, lots of bugfixes 2023-07-16 03:36:58 +00:00
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`## User Interface`
			`- Selection: (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- Selection is now capped at 252, from 12`
			`- When selecting more than 12 units, selections are collapsed, showing the quantity of units by type - at which point:`
			`- Left-click selects all units of that type`
			`- Shift-click deselects one unit of that type`
			`- Ctrl-shift-click deselects all units of that type`
			`- Game modes: (c. Veeq7)`
			`- Added "Competitive Mode" to once again display "kills" on combatants`
			`- Renamed "Use Map Settings" to "Scenario Mode"`
			`- Restricted multiplayer game mode selection to only that which is currently-supported`
			`- Modes that had limited (and buggy) utility can be reimplemented more completely; please message us for specific requests!`
2 July 2023 - Economic update 2023-07-02 16:53:58 +00:00
Significant update: 8 July 2023 2023-07-08 18:26:14 +00:00			`## Bugfixes`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- Stability:`
Hotfix 28 July 2023 2023-07-28 15:07:03 +00:00			`- Cancelling Zerg Eggs after the Larva-producing structure has been destroyed no longer crashes the game (r. Mystery Meat)`
Hotfix 23 July 2023 2023-07-23 15:57:17 +00:00			`- The Diadem's damage overlay has been disabled again to prevent freezing (r. HelltRYKS)`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- A very rare Anchor-related crash has been fixed (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- A movement-related nullsprite crash has been fixed (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- An ai-related nullsprite crash has been fixed (r. beriso)`
			`- Gameplay:`
			`- It is no longer possible for units to retaliate against attackers that are out of range via hold position or other methods (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- Combatants on hold position no longer "freeze up" when attacked by out-of-range targets (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- Ascend status (from e.g. Protoss Vassal) now correctly clears for flingy units (e.g. Panoptuses)`
			`- Edge cases with workers returning to inefficient town centers have been addressed (c. Veeq7)`
			`- Units suffering from a Crisis of Faith have the debuff cleared when not within 8 range of a Demiurge allied to the original attacker`
			`- Lakizilisks will no longer become unresponsive when receiving an unburrow order while already unburrowed (r. exosus & fagguto)`
Hotfix 23 July 2023 2023-07-23 15:57:17 +00:00			`- Zarcavrokors no longer have their main weapon put on cooldown when launching Bones of Reflection`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- Towers no longer require manual retargeting once unloaded from a transport (c. DF)`
			`- While garrisoned, Harakans now attack far more consistently (r. Mystery Meat, c. Veeq7)`
			`- While garrisoned, Olympians can no longer occasionally attack with Titant's Fist (r. Mystery Meat)`
			`- AI:`
			`- Reduced the resource bias for expansion selection to prevent unwanted edge cases on some maps`
			`- Audiovisual:`
			`- Player color randomization is now more robust, selecting colors with better contrast and being more foolproof even at high player counts (c. Veeq7)`
			`- Fixed an issue preventing Magister Stellar Enforcement overlays from being created on any unit that didn't have a turret`
			`- The attack overlay for Anchors is no longer created facing the wrong direction when turreted combatants (i.e. Goliath) attack`
			`- While garrisoned in Cinder Mode, Matadors now create the flamethrower overlay (still WIP) (r. Mystery Meat)`
			`- Dying eggs hatching into units now play the egg's death animation (c. DarkenedFantasies)`
			`- Tooltip display for weapon range is no longer inconsistent based on height level (c. Veeq7)`
			`- Aquifers no longer display "unpowered" when out of range of Pylons`
			`- Order line colorization for turreted units is now more consistent`
			`- Fixed the Empress's training string not displaying costs (r. The Shambler)`
			`- Fixed a typo in Empress - Anodyne Annex passive description (r. The Shambler)`

			`## Audiovisuals`
			`- The delay between "ally under attack" notifications has been increased by 50%`
			`- New sprite for:`
			`- Quazilisk (c. Solstice)`
			`- Improved sprites for:`
			`- Aurora, Panoptus (c. Solstice)`
			`- New wireframes for:`
			`- Pythean, Wyvern (c. jun3hong)`
2 July 2023 - Economic update 2023-07-02 16:53:58 +00:00
			`## Terran`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- [Cyprian](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/cyprian):`
			`- Projectile speed reduced by 25%`
			`- [Anticthon](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/anticthon):`
			`- Gas cost now 350, from 400`
			`- [Quarry](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/quarry):`
			`- HP now 400, from 500`
			`- Mineral cost now 125, from 100`
			`- [Treasury](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/treasury):`
			`- Mineral cost now 250, from 200`
			`- [Sentinel](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=terran/sentinel):`
			`- Projectile speed reduced by 25%`

			`## Protoss`
			`- [Engram](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/engram):`
			`- HP now 220, from 200`
			`- Armor now 3, from 4`
			`- Transport space cost now 12, from 8`
			`- [Legionnaire](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/legionnaire):`
			`- Shields now 50, from 60`
			`- Armor penetration now 0, from 1`
			`- [Herald](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/herald):`
			`- Weapon cooldown now 0.92, from 1`
Update some weapons to use melee aoe 2023-07-31 16:41:57 +00:00			`- [Sycophant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/sycophant):`
			`- Now splashes targets in 0.25/0.5/0.75 radii`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- [Optecton](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/optecton):`
			`- Transport space cost now 8, from 10`
			`- Skybond Ray weapon damage now 8, from 10`
			`- [Idol](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/idol):`
			`- Shields now 45, from 65`
Update some weapons to use melee aoe 2023-07-31 16:41:57 +00:00			`- [Golem](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/golem):`
			`- Now splashes targets in 0.25/0.5/0.75 radii`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- [Accantor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/accantor):`
			`- HP now 140, from 160`
			`- Shields now 70, from 80`
			`- [Positron](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/positron):`
			`- Mineral cost now 150, from 175`
			`- HP now 100, from 120`
			`- Shields now 50, from 40`
			`- Armor now 3, from 2`
			`- [Analogue](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=protoss/analogue):`
			`- Gas cost now 200, from 150`
			`- No longer a detector`

			`## Zerg`
Update some weapons to use melee aoe 2023-07-31 16:41:57 +00:00			`- [Mortothrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/mortothrokor):`
			`- Now splashes targets in 0.75/1/1.5 radii`
31 July 2023 release 2023-07-31 16:31:34 +00:00			`- [Hydralisk](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/hydralisk):`
			`- Mineral cost now 75, from 100`
			`- HP now 90, from 100`
			`- Weapon damage now 8, from 9`
			`- [Izirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/izirokor):`
			`- HP now 120, from 140`
			`- Armor now 2, from 1`
			`- Armor penetration now 0, from 1`
			`- [Skithrokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/skithrokor):`
			`- Armor now 1, from 2`
			`- [Rilirokor](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/rilirokor):`
			`- Now only collides with structures and other Rilirokors`
			`- [Larvosk Cesiant](https://www.fraudsclub.com/cosmonarchy-bw/show.php?target=zerg/larvosk-cesiant):`
			`- Mineral cost now 100, from 75`