cosmonarchy-bw-release/patchnotes.md

23 March 2024

This patch includes bugfixes, audiovisual improvements, and mild balance adjustments.

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General

• Internals:
  • CPU throttling is now disabled, as it offers no benefit to modern CPUs (c. Veeq7)
• Config:
  • Changed default map path to better suit the new default installation environment

Game modes:

• Omnipresence:
  • Now limited to two races, from three, based on player selection
  • Terran adds Protoss, Protoss adds Zerg, Zerg adds Terran
  • Can be overridden in scenarios using new crig action set_omnipresence_state
• The Turning:
  • Fixed order limit being reached by zombies

Bugfixes

• Stability:
  • Prospectively fixed a rare nullsprite crash (r. The Shambler)
• Gameplay:
  • Analogue Empathy Core now properly takes into account actual damage dealt (e.g. splash, Clarion Phase Link) when reflecting projectiles
  • Removed detector flag from Axtoth Axis (r. TheBeaver99)
• Audiovisual:
  • Savants now correctly play their weaponfire SFX when attacking while garrisoned
  • Losing a structure with an addon still attached no longer plays the "abandon addon" advisor event (r. TheBeaver99)
  • Fixed advisor events not playing for structure warp completion if your race was not Protoss, and addon completion if your race was not Terran (r. TheBeaver99)
  • Corrected Vagrant Shade portrait (r. TheBeaver99)

Audiovisuals

• Revised graphics for:
  • Kalkalisk (c. Solstice; cocoon birth animation not yet implemented)
• Added unit responses for:
  • Empress (c. M & Chumbeque)
• Added birth animations for:
  • Protathalor, Tethzorokor, Gorgrokor, Vilgorokor
• Added SFX for:
  • Terran addon self-construction
  • Madcaps reaching full stacks of Cabeirus Feeders
  • Cikralisk weaponfire
• Updated icons for:
  • Terran supreme construction; All Protoss constructions (c. TheBeaver99)

Terran

• Eidolon:
  • Time cost now 25, from 30
  • Weapon range now 9, from 8
• Apostle:
  • Time cost now 30, from 35
• Siren:
  • Time cost now 25, from 30
• Striga:
  • Time cost now 25, from 30
• Madrigal:
  • Imperioso Missiles:
    • Weapon range now 8, from 7

Protoss

• Zealot:
  • Transport space cost now 3, from 2
• Amaranth:
  • Transport space cost now 3, from 2
• Herald:
  • Transport space cost now 3, from 4
• Mind Tyrant:
  • Transport space cost now 6, from 4
• Idol:
  • Transport space cost now 3, from 2
• Positron:
  • Transport space cost now 3, from 4
• Architect:
  • Transport space cost now 8, from 6
• Demiurge:
  • Transport space cost now 10, from 6

Zerg

• Hachirosk, Caphrolosk, and Gathtelosk:
  • Collision size normalized with other town centers
  • This is primarily to avoid poor resource returns that only impact some races, but also allows Zerg to potentially create walls where they couldn't previously.