tatw-2.0b53

Beta 53 Changes Summary.txt

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+Beta 53
+Summary of changes:
+
+Core Exploiter armor roughly halved, but laser damage increased, and they armor up twice as fast.
+NOTE: This gives the Exploiter more of an LLT balance, with heavier firepower but more fragile armor.
+
+Core Termite and Clasher weapon reload roughly halved and damage roughly halved.
+
+Arm Light Laser Tower, Core HLLT, and Arm Hulk weapon [ARM_LIGHTLASER] energy per shot increased to 30 (15).
+NOTE: This was listed as changed in Beta 14, but got left out.
+
+Arm Recluse speed, acceleration, brake rate, and turnrate increased.
+
+Core Banisher and Arm Bolo weapon [TAWF_BANISHER] damage increased, reload increased, and area of effect reduced.
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+Arm and Core Commander and Decoy Commander scripts RestorePosition() sleep delay set back to 3000 (1000).
+NOTE: This change was made back in Beta 10 but seems to have been the cause of an issue with Commanders sometimes not firing very consistently. Hopefully this will fix that.
+
+Lowered flamethrower weapons from 100% bonus damage to 50% bonus damage:
+Core Dragon's Maw
+Core Pyro
+Core Reaper
+Core Firestorm
+
+Arm and Core Flak weapons (Naval, Vehicle, and defenses) tolerance increased and given some guidance.
+
+Arm Mumbo weapon range increased by 50% and damage reduced by 50%.
+
+Hover artillery and rocket launchers brake rate increased.
+NOTE: This should help these units to stop and fire at their maximum range instead of sliding to a stop closer than they need to be.
+
+Arm Stiletto turnrate/speed/acceleration/etc improved to be the same as the Arm Hawk.
+
+Arm Blade and Core Blackdawn weapon reload and damage doubled.
+NOTE: This should make Blades and Blackdawns better at taking out a single heavier target, since their damage is more front-loaded and they have heavier armor, but the longer reload should decrease their effectiveness against smaller/multiple targets.
+
+Arm Beamer and Core HLLT cost and armor increased about +50%.
+The Beamer's damage was increased 50%.
+The HLLT gained a third turret, so it now has three LLT weapons instead of two.
+
+NOTE: The Arm Beamer and Core HLLT now cost as much as the Heavy Laser Turrets of their respective sides. The HLLT now has three turrets, instead of two. It has the same firepower as three LLTs, but costs 20% more. However, it has about 45% more armor than all three LLTs combined, and all of that armor is in a single unit instead of being spread among three units.
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+Additionally, it's cheaper to put Dragon's Teeth around one HLLT than three LLTs, and the HLLT will get to full veteran status much faster.
+
+The Beamer should have similar advantages compared to three LLTs. It isn't able to fire on multiple targets at once like the HLLT, but it has more range, enabling it to hit units that could destroy the HLLT from outside its range.
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+Arm Freedom Fighter and Core Avenger secondary missile damage increased.
+
+Core Cauterizer damage and area of effect reduced.
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+Arm Sharpshooter and Core Skuttle energy cost and buildtime doubled.
+Arm Sharpshooter and Core Skuttle cloaking energy costs tripled.
+NOTE: This makes Sharpshooters and Skuttles a choice you have to commit more resources to producing and which will be harder to use groups of at the same time.
+
+Paralysis/EMP weapons and the Juno weapon now do 4x regular damage to features (Wreckage, dragon's teeth, etc).
+
+NOTE: This allow paralysis/EMP weapons to more easily clear wreckage or blast through Dragon's Teeth and fortification walls. Area of effect weapons like the Arm Tick and Core Commando weapons will be more effective at breaching a defensive line than ones with little area of effect, like the Arm Spider or Core Bladewing.