Balance

Shogun:

• Cost 4K -> 5K
• HP 12K -> 8K
• Reload time 10s -> 15s (DPS 450 -> 300)

Corsair:

• Cost 220 -> 240
• Speed 3.2 -> 2.7
• Damage 512 -> 234
• Reduced spray angle and projectiles per shot.
• Reload time (for each shotgun) 2.4s -> 2.0s

The weapon changes make its shotgun the same as that of a Scallop.

Cutter:

• Slightly increased size.
• Reload time 1.5s -> 2.0s
• Range 330 -> 260
• Damage 34 -> 35

Hunter:

• Increased model and collision size by a bit less than 50%.

Mistral:

• Damage 280 -> 200 per rocket.

Siren:

• Health 4000 -> 3750

Envoy:

• Health 2500 -> 2000

Rogue:

• Fixed the bug that prevented the projectile speed buff from 170 -> 200 taking effect.
• Health 570 -> 580

Glaive:

• Speed 3.9 -> 3.85

Note that Glaive had 3.8 speed and cost 65 metal this time last year.

Increased Gremlin DPS by 5.4%.

Tarantula buff:

• Cost 400 -> 380.
• Damage 220 -> 260.
• Projectile velocity increased 22%.

It has much less DPS/cost than Vandal so the change is probably safe.

Phoenix:

• Health 650 -> 720
• Possibly increased the spray angle of its bombs.

Early Engineer commander nerfs:

• Level 1 buildpower 12 -> 10. Other levels are unchanged so you now consistently gain 2 BP per level up to 20.
• Build range 250 -> 220 but with a bonus of +12 per level up to a maximum of 280.

Other commanders:

• Build range 128 -> 144

Sight range buffs:

• Dirtbag 300 -> 350
• Mason 255 -> 273
• Welder 280 -> 300

Added overkill prevention for Stinger and Grizzly.

Interface

• Reduced Grizzly laser brightness.
• Reduced some spider reply volumes.
• Fixed some burst damage displays on the UI.
• Moved HUD skin options to advanced options.
• Selection rank now only inherits through commander morph.
• Updated old avatars.
• Fixed some units failing to fire at wrecks (such as Tremor).

Previous Versions

• Locust fire angle 90 -> 135
• Optimized Tremor.
• Fixed Adv. Radar animation.
• Fixed the double cloak cost bug.
• Fixed Solar AI.
• Fixed overhead icons for captured units.

Balance

Units can now be force fired at trees, rocks and wrecks to clear paths and deny reclaim.

Reaver:

• Auto regen +30 -> +20
• DPS reduced by 7.2%

Kodachi:

• Auto regen +10 -> +15
• Burn time lots -> 5s.
• Damage 120 -> 150.
• Ground fire DPS increased by 25%.

Blitz:

• Removed unique EMP explosion as it is often detrimental.
• Normal damge 170 -> 200
• Reload time 2.6 -> 2.7 (old value was 3)

Ogre:

• Health 1650 -> 1850

Pyro:

• Increased burn chance from 10% to 40%.

For the mathematically disinclined this corresponds to a 95% chance to set units on fire after a second of continuous fire. Previously the burn chance after a second was 47%.

Made puppies not terrible:

• Removed goo inefficiency (goo cost 75m -> 50m).

Grizzly:

• Health 9000 -> 8400

Siren:

• Now hits, even if it misses (like Ripper).

Dante

• Increased Flamethrower burn chance to 40%.

Commanders:

• Build power module nerfed from 5bp to 4bp.
• Increased Flamethrower burn chance to 40%.
• Engineer commander now aims prior to firing, resulting in a slightly longer effective unpack time.

Faraday:

• Reload time 2.4 -> 2.6 (pre-buff was 2.8)

Personal shields now start at 100% charge. This affects some shieldbots and commanders.

Unit AI:

• Fencer now uses its limited AI to keep away from Ogre (default off).
• Units no longer try to jink around Kodachi.
• Kodachi tries to keep at maximum range against more types of unit.

Interface

• Added ‘Edit Behaviour’ to space+click menu opens the initial unit states menu entry for the unit.

Fixes

• Fixed random startboxes.
• Fixed Welder firing jerkyness.
• Fixed enemy cloak visual error.
• Fixed projectile lights stacking issue.
• Fixed pause button issue.
• Fixed rare Raven issue that could cause it to be stuck low.
• Fixed Cutter Debris size.