15 July 2023

Designer's Notes

More balance changes are rolling out, along with a particular focus on better audiovisuals now that we're presenting the project more consistently via tournaments.

Latest content

I'll be including CMBW content shout-outs in the patch notes from now on!

Playlists for Ascension 1 and Ascension 2
Pr0totype 14 - Reaching Ascension

Watch out for...

We now have automatic version hashing, which prevents users with different gptp plugins from joining each other's games, courtesy of Veeq7! If you can't see or join a lobby, try updating (or telling the host to update)!

We are now testing a revised method of handling stuns. If you find any bugs with units becoming stunned, or becoming unstunned, please report them via discord in #cmbw-issues!

Gameplay

Neutral Nydus Cesiants (i.e. map objects) will no longer regress into Cagrant Cesiants
Scribes and Artisans can now warp larger structures in without having overlapping collisions

User Interface

A new config option, "draw aura circles", has arrived! This feature is still being worked on, and the previews are not currently accurate to the exact shape of BW's ranges.
Order lines and rally lines have been split into separate config options, with "show rally lines" defaulting to "true" even for new players. Check it out!

Audiovisuals

The Protoss advisor has been replaced
Advisor notifications have been defined for:
- Terran and Zerg tech node completion
- Improper Protoss structure placement
- Protoss structure completion
Improved sprites for:
- Madrigal (texture shading now a closer match)
- Vagrant (now different from Shade)
- Manifold (more obvious muzzle flash)
New unit responses for:
- Treasury (selection)

Bugfixes

Stability:
- Another nullsprite case has been protected against
Gameplay:
- Units which burrow or cloak can no longer fail to be targeted by certain weapons, such as Lakizilisks (c. DF)
- Madrigals in Furia Mode no longer erroneously gain +2 weapon range
- Ability casts (such as Mind Tyrant Tyranny) can no longer be absorbed by Anciles (r. Londier)
- Cabalists now more reliably teleport to their intended melee range (r. DF)
- Clerics are no longer able to move towards heal targets while stunned by certain effects
- Clerics no longer disobey hold position orders, and no longer remain holding position even after being landed on by Terran structures
- Wellbores now correctly respawn their Vespene Geyser (r. & c. DF)
- Fixed Lakizilisks entering an unburrow loop when displaced by structure placement (c. DF)
- Matraleth Ensnaring Brood no longer affects noncombatants, and Ensnare now correctly applies to towers
- Cagrant Cesiants regressed from Larvosk Cesiants no longer spawn Larva (r. fagguto)
- Cancelling Gathstelosk Eggs no longer creates two Larvae
- Cancelling Hachirosk eggs after the Hachirosk has morphed into a Caphrolosk no longer gives unusuable Larvae (r. 3crow)
- Mineral Fields can no longer underflow in niche cases (r. StratosTygo)
- Vultures can no longer underflow their Lobotomy Mine count (r. Londier)
Audiovisual:
- Reimplemented Diadem damage overlay
- Fixed audio repetitions for Paladin attack and Star Sovereign Grief of All Gods channel when the unit is stunned (r. Londier)
- Implemented Wellbore placement preview on Vespene Geysers (c. DF)
- Fixed animation speed for Anthelion arrival overlay (r. & c. DF)
- Fixed Olympian Titan's Fist range tooltip display (r. Mystery Meat)
- Corrected Madrigal Furia Salvo passive description (r. TheBeaver99)
- Corrected Tetcaerokor Virile Coating passive description (r. Alexhandr)
- Fixed strings for cancelling Controlled Demolition and Steward Evasive Maneuvers being swapped (r. TheBeaver99)

Terran

Ancile:
- Movement speed now 12.5% slower (now matches Trojan)
Quarry:
- Gas cost now 50, from 25
Anchor:
- Mineral cost now 150, from 100
Treasury:
- HP now 850, from 1000

Protoss

Witness:
- Acceleration increased (now matches Ancile)

Zerg

Larvosk Cesiant:
- Gas and time costs now 50/30, from 50/22
- HP now 250, from 225

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