7 January 2026

Year 4, month 1, patch 1

Patch overview

Happy new year! This major update to Cosmonarchy allows the Askosi to be selected in singleplayer and multiplayer lobbies. Huge thanks to Jesse for the UI changes that made this possible!

This patch also contains a bevy of balance adjustments ahead of our first tribunal stage, an assortment of new unit graphics, and a pair of exciting new Zerg units!

Welcome to the future, where the 4th race is now available to all players. Keep watch for future updates that add more Askosi units and structures!

Patch goals

Continue balancing for all races
Continue Askosi development
Further improve audiovisuals
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Notes in italics are from Pr0nogo

Core changes

User Interface (c. Jesse)

You can now select Askosi in singleplayer maps and multiplayer lobbies!
- Starcraft modding history is made.
- Random doesn't support Askosi, yet
- AI support is not yet implemented
- Vespene and supply icons are incorrect
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
Ingame 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

Terran

Cyprian:
- Resource cost 50/50 » 75/50
- Acknowledgement of early-game power-to-cost ratio.
Cleric:
- Nanorepair:
  - Each target can now only be healed by one Cleric
  - Now increases target armor by 2, from 1
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:
- Armor 2 » 1
- Death and revive animations vastly lengthened
- Reducing stackability
Autocrat:
- Death and revive animations vastly lengthened
- Reducing stackability
Dilettante:
- NEW: Beginner's Luck
  - Dodges an attack every 2 seconds
- Fun, AND thematic!
Cyclops:
- Build time 16 » 20
- Demand more Fulcrums (and thus more commitment) from Cyclops flood builds
Triton:
- Resource costs 150/150 » 150/100
- Lobotomy Warhead:
  - Stun timer 3 » 4
  - Slow timer 6 » 8
Wraith:
- HP 100 » 110
Magnetar:
- Yamato Cannon:
  - Weapon damage 250 » 75
  - Now applies Apollyoid Adhesive for 10 seconds
Stockade:
- Time cost 45 » 50
- Slight nudge-back to first-unit timings in bio openers.
Tencendur:
- HP 450 » 600
NEW: Quadriga:
- Factional Valkyrie replacement: reinforced gunboat for the Golden Republic
NEW: Serathiel:
- Factional Seraph replacement: combat specialist for the Hecaton Coalition

Protoss

Dracadin:
- HP 120 » 140
- Also applies to Order of the Sacred Saber variant
Legionnaire:
- Shields 45 » 60
Amaranth:
- Shields 60 » 80
Mind Tyrant:
- Maledictus:
  - Malefactors can now only Tyrannize victims if the Tyrant has 10 energy, and each Tyrannized victim expends 10 energy.
Manifold:
- HP 70 » 80
- Shields 30 » 50
Rogue Gallery:
- Resource costs 150/100 » 150/75
Manifold (Starbound):
- HP 80 » 90
- Shields 30 » 50

Zerg

Adrenal Frenzy:
- Used by Quazrokor and Nathrokor
- No longer procs when attacking allies
Agrileth:
- Now has Cagragenesis
Zethrokor:
- Collision size reduced by ~10%
- Also applies to Sovrokor
Quazilisk:
- Now has Adrenal Frenzy
Bactalisk:
- Corrosive Acid:
  - Attack cooldown 1.5 » 1.33
- Experimenting with Bactalisk cost-efficiency
Tethzorokor:
- HP 240 » 220
- Resource costs 150/25 » 150/50
- Build time 25 » 28
Lakizilisk:
- HP 130 » 140
Ultrokor:
- Kaiser Blades:
  - Weapon cooldown 0.67 » 0.58
Tethvith Swamp:
- Resource costs 150/150 » 400/250
- Build time 45 » 50
Zozarc Gorge:
- Resource costs 500/350 » 300/450
NEW: Malkothrokor:
- Mobile hive organ; requires Othstol Oviform
- Concept by Pr0nogo; bountied by jakulangski!
NEW: Ogroszaleth:
- Area-denial strain; requires Rakzogth Roost
- Concept by Pr0nogo; bountied by SmrtyCakes!
NEW: Rakzogth Roost:
- Crowd control node; requires Othstol Oviform
Yblyleth:
- Now replaces Agrileth, from Ovileth

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