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ZeroK: Zero-K v1.8.3.1 – Bolas, Puppy and Scallop Followup

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Three units, Bolas, Puppy and Scallop, were a bit overtuned and so they are the focus of this patch. As a new unit, it is better for Bolas to be a bit on the side of OP, Puppy will be revisited later, and Scallop was too good against units intended to force it to the surface. Big seismic effects now ignore structures and there are some small raider tweaks.

Balance


Bolas:
  • Health 760 -> 720
  • Range 225 -> 220
  • Reload Time 0.3s -> 0.33s

Puppy:
  • Reverted changes from v1.8.3.0.
  • Cost 50 -> 45
  • No longer cloaks while reclaiming.
  • Added a goo gather state with options Off, On except cloaked (default), and On always.

Glaive:
  • Health 240 -> 230

Bandit:
  • Health 340 -> 330

Lotus:
  • Increased DPS by 5%

Scallop:
  • Range (both weapons) 300 -> 285

Siren:
  • Range 340 -> 355
  • Fixed tactical AI
  • Decreased hitvolume size to match the model
  • Increased brake rate by 19%
  • Decreased turn rate by 11%

Quake, Detriment and Disco Rave Party smoothing now affects structures.
  • Quake radius 256 -> 320
  • Improved the smoothing effect so vehicles are more able to use Quaked hills.

Fixes


  • Removed the Cancel Retreat hotkey from deep in the Settings menu. Fixed the Cancel Retreat hotkey in the Hotkeys menu.