tatw-2.0b90

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+Beta 90
+Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
+
+Fixed Commander explosions doing full damage instead of no damage to Arm Moho Twilight, Core Moho Exploiter, and Arm Thunderstorm.
+
+Arm Guardian and Core Punisher weapons are now line of sight weapons instead of ballistic.
+NOTE: This should help improve their ability to attack incoming units instead of just denying the area.
+
+Arm Radical and Core Blocker weapon [MEDIUMFIXED_GUN] range increased to 1280 (800), reload increased to 1.6 (1.0), weapon velocity reduced to 600 (800), and edge effectiveness reduced to 0 (0.333).
+NOTE: This puts the Radical/Blocker in the "budget Guardian/Punisher" category, giving a faster and cheaper option for defending against light T2 artillery attacks before you have T2 yourself.
+
+Adjusted Arm Hermes, Flea, and Tripod and Core Oppressor "weight" for the Arm Condor and Core Vindicator to match their current metal cost.
+
+Doubled build power for the Arm/Core Nanolathe Minelayer Turret.
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-Beta 91
-Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
-
-Tweaked Arm Guardian and Core Punisher models to help with shots hitting the ground in front of targets.
-
-Added CTRL_W to the Arm Blade and Core Blackdawn and Krow.
-
-Depth charge damage to Commanders reduced to non-amphibious unit levels.
-
-Arm Dragonfly and Core Seahook cruise altitude reduced and Seahook model size increased.
-
-Core Oppressor rocket flighttime increased slightly to fix them not being able to hit targets south of them.
-
-Arm and Core strategic, tactical, and anti-nuke silos are now on the Gantry constuctor build menus (Thanks ChaoStorm).
-
-Defenses that can close or go underground to armor up now all take 1/6 damage, instead of 1/4:
-Arm Dragon's Claw
-Core Dragon's Maw
-Arm PACKO
-Arm Pit Bull
-Core Viper
-Arm Thunderstorm
-Arm Ambusher
-Core Toaster
-Arm Annihilator
-Core Doomsday Machine
-
-Arm Vanguard explosion sprite made smaller.
-
-Arm and Core Metal Generators now take 1/4 damage when closed instead of 1/2.
-
-Arm Avatar and Core Mauler weapon shaking reduced.
-
-Line of sight support increased up to 3000 pixels.
-
-Arm Sharpshooter weapon area of effect doubled.
-
-Arm Jeffy and Core Weasel armor reduced and firepower increased.
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-Beta 92
-Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
-
-Arm and Core MRUs energy cost increased to match standard energy drain for building advanced vehicles.
-
-The following amphibious units had their energy cost lowered to 50% above baseline instead of 100% above:
-Arm Pincer
-Arm Pelican
-Arm Triton
-Arm Marauder
-
-Core Garpike
-Core Gimp
-Core Shiva
-Core Croc
-Core Poison Arrow
-
-Arm PomPom and Core Aries had their energy cost increased by 50% and their speed increased by 25% to match the other amphibious units.
-
-Core Gimp speed increased proportionately match the Arm Pelican.
-
-The following advanced tanks have had their armor increased by 50% and their firepower decreased by 50%:
-Arm Mumbo
-Arm Triton
-Arm Demolisher
-Core Reaper
-Core Poison Arrow
-Core Termite
-Core Halberd
-
-The Arm Bulldog and Core Goliath have had their armor doubled and their firepower halved.
-
-Arm Sneaky Pete and Veil and Core Castro and Shroud no longer automatically cloak as soon as you start to build them. The T1 and T2 jamming towers were also set to cost twice as much metal and energy as the T1 and T2 radar towers. This reduced the T1 jammers cost and increased the T2 jammers cost.
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-Beta 93
-Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
-
-Removed some colors and added others (Thanks ChaoStorm and Venom!).
-
-New Megamap icons (Thanks ChaoStorm and Wiffer!).
-
-Arm Spider and Core Bladewing paralyzes for 1 second per shot instead of 10.
-
-Arm Mumbo weapon damage halved, energy per shot doubled, and it now rolls through things like the Beamer weapon.
-
-Core Termite weapon damage increased 33%, energy per shot doubled, and area of effect increased.
-
-Core Oppressor rockets no longer track.
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-Beta 94
-Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
-
-Increased Arm Samson and Core Slasher line of sight and weapon range, reload, velocity, and area of effect.
-
-Increased Arm Swatter, Core Slinger, and Core Exploiter weapon area of effect.
-
-Removed firing ports from Arm Hulk and Core Envoy.
-
-Fixed a script error on the Arm Bear and Core Turtle allowing them to load enemy units.
-
-Arm Guardian and Core Punisher scripts and weapons altered to support weapon switching. The ballistic weapon fires more slowly but with bigger damage and area of effect. Targeting uses X to switch and D to manually fire the ballistic weapon, like the Arm Fido.
-
-Core Punisher armor increased a bit to compensate for it using the same weapons as the Guardian.
-
-Arm Zipper and Core Pyro speeds increased to match Arm Peewee and Core A.K.
-
-Core Pyro, Reaper, and Dragon's Maw weapons damage increased to 100% baseline (Was 50% baseline).
-
-Core Bladewing and Arm Spider costs cut to 1/3.
-
-Core Gimp metal cost increased (This was supposed to have been done in Beta 77, but was missed somehow. The other cost increases (energy, firepower, etc.) were already done then).
-
-All Seaplanes reduced to be the same speed as their advanced aircraft counterparts, instead of being 10% faster.
-
-Arm Phalanx and Archer and Core Copperhead and Shredder weapon area of effect increased.
-
-All flakker weapons set to line of sight instead of ballistic, allowing them to shoot at targets at a very high or low angle they couldn't before.
-
-Arm Gremlin armor halved and firepower doubled.
-
-Arm and Core Minelayer Nanolathe Turret build distance increased to match Fortification Turrets.
-
-Arm Dragon's Claw and Core Dragon's Maw line of sight increased.
-
-Arm Sneaky Pete and Veil and Core Castro and Shroud line of sight increased.
-
-Arm Wombat and MERL and Core Nixer, Dominator, Shiva, and Diplomat weapons had their turn rate reduced to only allow them to hit targets in the outer 25% of their range (Previously the outer 75% of their range).
-
-Core Banisher model altered to increase the height of the turret, allowing it to shoot over obstructions more easily.
-
-Core Banisher weapon changed to allow it to hit an empty spot manually targeted on the ground.
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-Beta 95
-Summary of changes (For more details and notes, see the full changelog (TAT-v2.0-Beta-Changelog.txt) included in the release):
-
-Fixed the dark green showing up as yellow on the minimap.
-Minelaying units now have the same icon as constructors.
-Fixed "slow" animations for water explosions.
-(Thanks ChaoStorm!)
-
-Fixed Arm Mumbo script to prevent the unit locking up and not firing when under heavy fire.
-
-Arm Mumbo weapon damage increased.
-
-Control G added to Arm Pelican.
-
-Fixed a script bug that prevented Arm Guardians and Core Punishers from firing in ballistic mode until they'd fired at least once in direct-fire mode.
-
-Seaplanes made more expensive and heavier than regular advanced aircraft:
-Previously, Seaplanes had the same armor/firepower as advanced aircraft, but cost only 2/3s as much. This changes Seaplanes to cost 25% more than advanced aircraft, but keep the same weapons, so all of the extra cost goes into armor, boosting their armor by about 56% over advanced aircraft. However, they also move about 10% slower. This makes Seaplanes much more heavily armored for a relatively small increase in cost compared to advanced aircraft while keeping the same weapons.
-
-Replaced Arm Sentinel and Core Gaat Gun models with their original OTA models which are shorter, but also target fast-moving units like Flash tanks more effectively.
-
-Core Viper weapon area of effect increased.
-
-Arm Spirit and Core Krow removed from Advanced Air Plants and added to Experimental Gantries.
-
-Arm Spirit cost increased, speed reduced, weapon range reduced, damage increased, and reload reduced.
-
-Core Krow cost increased, speed reduced, weapon range reduced, and damage increased.
-
-Arm Bantha weapon velocity increased to improve accuracy.
-
-Core Cauterizer turn rate increased.
-
-Arm and Core Commander explosion area of effect increased.
-Arm and Core Decoy Commander explosion area of effect increased.
-NOTE: This increase in the Commander blast area of effect prevents an enemy commander from destroying your commander with his anti-air missile from further away and surviving your blast. As always, remember that Commander blasts only affect units, leaving structures intact.
-
-Arm and Core Micro Fusions cost and output reduced.
-NOTE: This puts Micro Fusions at the same metal/energy efficiency as regular fusions, instead of 23% more efficient. They also produce less energy each, meaning they take up more space and are therefore more hazardous to use.
-
-Arm and Core Amphibious Complex costs reduced 2/3 to equal the costs of Hovercraft Platforms.
-NOTE: This puts the Amphibious Complexes back to T1.5 level, just like Hover platforms.
-Hovers give better than T1 units, and a couple of advanced things like Micro Fusions, but mostly not advanced. Complexes give full-blown advanced units at half the cost of regular advanced, but you get a short list of units across both Kbots and Vehicles, so you'll just have to work with what you get.
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-; Megamap Icon Settings
-
-[Option] ; General Settings
-
-FillColor=64;         ; The color that will be replaced by the player color
-TransparentColor=9;    ; The color that will be replaced by transparency
-SelectedColor=255;     ; The color that will be shown only when the unit is selected
-HoverColor=84;         ; The color that will show when the icon is hovered on
-UseCircleHover=FALSE;  ; Enable or disable a drawn ring when hovered on, disabled by default
-UseDefaultIcon=FALSE;   ; Enable to use default icons, disable to use custom icons
-
-[ICON] ; Custom Icons,One tag per icon, list them in order of which you want to search ofr first e.g "AIRCON" has higher priority than "VTOL"
-
-Unknow=UNKNOWN.PCX;
-Nothing=NONE.pcx;
-NukeIcon=NUKEICON.pcx;
-
-T3CON=T3CON.pcx
-AIRCON2=AIRCONS2.pcx
-AIRCON=AIRCONS.pcx
-KCON2=KBOTCON2.pcx
-KCON=KBOTCON.pcx
-VCON2=TANKCON2.pcx
-VCON=TANKCON.pcx
-CSSHIP=CSSHIP.pcx
-CSSUB=CSSUB.pcx
-SEAPLANECON=SEAPLANECON.pcx
-HOVERCON=HOVERCON.pcx
-
-GANTRY=GANTRY.pcx
-T3TANK=T3TANK.pcx
-T3MECH=T3MECH.pcx
-AAFUS=AAFUS.pcx
-CAFUS=CAFUS.pcx
-DEEPCORE=DEEPCORE.pcx
-SHIP3=SHIP3.pcx
-SUB3=SUB3.pcx
-
-BUZZSAW=BUZZSAW.pcx
-VULCAN=VULCAN.pcx
-NUCLEAR=NUCLEAR.pcx
-ANTINUKE=ANTINUKE.pcx
-BEHEMOTH=BEHEMOTH.pcx
-PRUDE=PRUDE.pcx
-MOHOGEOTHERMAL=MOHOGEOTHERMAL.pcx
-GEO=GEOTHERMAL.pcx
-JUNO=JUNO.pcx
-SEAPLANE=SEAPLANE.pcx
-VTOL2=AIR2.pcx
-KBOT2=KBOTT2.PCX
-TANK2=TANK2.PCX
-SHIP2=SHIP2.pcx
-SUB2=SUB2.pcx
-
-BERTHA=BERTHA.pcx
-TIMMY=TIMMY.pcx
-ARMFUS=ARMFUS.pcx
-CORFUS=CORFUS.pcx
-ARMMOHO=ARMMOHO.pcx
-CORMOHO=CORMOHO.pcx
-
-VTOL=AIRCRAFTCOMBAT.PCX
-KBOT=KBOT.pcx
-TANK=TANK.pcx
-SHIP=NAVAL.pcx
-SUB=SUB.pcx
-MICRO=MICRO.pcx
-ENERGY=ENERGY.pcx
-COREXTRACT=COREXTRACT.pcx
-EXTRACTOR=EXTRACTOR.pcx
-CONVERTER=CONVERTER.pcx
-STORAGE=STORAGE.pcx
-GUN=GUN.pcx
-ANTIAIR=ANTIAIR.pcx
-INFORMATION2=INFORMATION2.pcx
-INFORMATION=INFORMATION.pcx
-MINE=MINE.pcx
-HOVER=HOVER.pcx
-VPFACTORY2=VFACTORY2.pcx
-VPFACTORY=VFACTORY.pcx
-HPFACTORY=HFACTORY.pcx
-APFACTORY2=AFACTORY2.pcx
-APFACTORY=AFACTORY.pcx
-KFACTORY2=KFACTORY2.pcx
-KFACTORY=KFACTORY.pcx
-SHIPFACTORY2=NFACTORY2.pcx
-SHIPFACTORY=NFACTORY.pcx
-SPFACTORY=SPFACTORY.pcx
-UWFACTORY=UWFACTORY.pcx
-
-PLANT=FACTORY.PCX
-
-
-
-
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-# TA Demo Recorder and Community Patch
-
-## LICENSE
-
-### TA Community Patch (original filename: tdraw.dll; source directory: src/DDRaw)
-
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2023 Axle1975, FunkyFr3sh
-Copyright (c) 2019 Xpoy
-Copyright (c) 2003 SJ, Yeha
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-
-### TA Demo Recorder (original filename: tplayx.dll; source directory: src/Recorder)
-
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2015 Rime
-Copyright (c) 2003 SJ, Yeha
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
-
-### TA Demo Replayer (original filename: SERVER.EXE, source directory: src/Server)
-
-The MIT License (MIT)
-
-Copyright (c) 2015 Chaos
-Copyright (c) 2003 Fnordia
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.
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-; Total Annihilation v3.9.02 advanced settings
-
-; Windowed mode will disable many TA v3.9.02 features (including some of these) and is not recommended
-
-[Preferences] ; custom settings, if any entry is disabled the "TA v3.9.02 default" values will be used
-
-UseVideoMemory=TRUE;
-
-; Unit limit per player
-; Set from 20 - 6553 (setting higher than 1500 may cause instability)
-; TA v3.1 default is 250
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 1500
-
-UnitLimit = 1500;
-
-; Pathfinding cycles
-; Setting too low (such as TA v3.1 default) ruins pathfinding but setting extremely high lowers fps
-; TA v3.1 default is 1333
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 66650
-
-AISearchMapEntries = 66650;
-
-; Special effects limit (smoke, etc.)
-; Setting too low (such as TA v3.1 default) will degrade visual quality
-; This setting is still experimental, if you experience visual issues set to 400
-; TA v3.1 default is 400
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 20480
-
-SfxLimit = 20480;
-
-; Unit model size limit
-; Set max width and height for unit model drawing buffer
-; TA v3.1 default is 600x600
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 1280x1280
-
-X_CompositeBuf = 1280;
-Y_CompositeBuf = 1280;
-
-; Unit ID limit
-; Set the maximum number of unique unit IDs
-; TA v3.1 default is 512
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 16000
-
-UnitType = 16000;
-
-; Weapon ID limit
-; Set the maximum number of unique weapon IDs
-; TA v3.1 default is 256
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 16000
-
-WeaponType = 16000;
-
-; Weapon ID multiplayer patch
-; Set to TRUE to enable increased Weapon ID limit in multiplayer
-; Set to FALSE to allow increased Weapon ID limit only in single player
-; TA v3.1 default is FALSE
-; TA v3.9.02 default is FALSE (Weapon ID limit increase not yet compatible with Replayer)
-
-MultiGameWeapon = FALSE;
-
-; Double-click selection
-; Enable or disable the new "double-click to select all units of the same type on screen" feature
-; TA v3.1 default is FALSE
-; TA v3.9.02 default is TRUE
-
-DoubleClick = TRUE;
-
-; Expanded Multiplayer Sharing Menu
-; Enable or disable the new expanded multiplayer sharing menu
-; TA v3.1 default is FALSE
-; TA v3.9.02 default is TRUE
-
-ShareDialogExpand = TRUE;
-
-; Main menu resolution adjuster
-; Set to FALSE to keep main menu resolution at the default 640x480
-; Set to TRUE to match main menu resolution to the in-game resolution set via options menu
-; If TRUE, the main menu will not be upscaled to fit increased output resolution
-; If resolution is not valid, the game will not start (use resolution overrider below to fix)
-; TA v3.1 default is FALSE
-; TA v3.9.02 default is FALSE
-
-MenuResolution = FALSE;
-
-; Megamap
-; Enable or disable the new megamap
-; TA v3.1 default is FALSE
-; TA v3.9.02 default is TRUE
-
-FullScreenMinimap = TRUE;
-
-; Megamap FPS Limit
-
-MegamapFpsLimit = 1000;
-
-; Megamap Icon Configuration File
-; Set the location of the megamap's icon configuration file
-; TA v3.9.02 default is .\Icon\iconcfg.ini
-
-MegaMapConfig = .\Icon\iconcfg.ini;
-
-; Megamap Configuration Settings
-; Use the fields below to customize the megamap
-
-; Megamap Mouse Wheel Zooming
-; Enable or disable ability to zoom in and out of the megamap with the mouse wheel
-; TA v3.9.02 default is TRUE; 
-
-WheelZoom = TRUE;
-
-; Megamap Mouse Wheel Zoom In Mode
-; Set to TRUE to zoom to the cursor location when rolling the wheel up from the megamap
-; Set to FALSE to zoom to the previous camera location when rolling the wheel up from the megamap
-; TA v3.9.02 default is TRUE;
-
-WheelMoveMegaMap = TRUE;
-
-; Megamap Double-Click to Zoom Option
-; Enable or disable the option to zoom to the cursor location...
-; ...when double-clicking terrain on the megamap
-; TA v3.9.02 default is FALSE;
-
-DoubleClickMoveMegamap = FALSE;
-
-; Megamap Unit Icon Flashing When Under Attack
-; Enable or disable megamap unit icon flashing when under attack
-
-UnderAttackFlash=TRUE;
-
-; Megamap Minimum Sensor Range Ring Distances
-; Set the minimum sensor values required to display range rings on the megamap
-; These settings could be helpful if you want to eliminate clutter from short-ranged rings
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 0 for all sensors
-
-MegamapRadarMinimum = 0;
-MegamapSonarMinimum = 0;
-MegamapSonarJamMinimum = 0;
-MegamapRadarJamMinimum = 0;
-MegamapAntiNukeMinimum = 0;
-
-; Player Icon and Line Marker Colors
-; Customize the colors of the player minimap/megamap icons and line markers
-; Set from 0 to 255 to select colors from the TA indexed color palette
-; These settings are disabled by default (remove the semicolons to enable)
-
-Player1DotColors=227; ;Default is 227
-Player2DotColors=203; ;Default is 212
-Player3DotColors=99;  ;Default is 80
-Player4DotColors=234; ;Default is 235
-Player5DotColors=108  ;Default is 108
-Player6DotColors=149; ;Default is 219
-Player7DotColors=38; ;Default is 208
-Player8DotColors=198;  ;Default is 93
-Player9DotColors=18; ;Default is 130
-Player10DotColors=179; ;Default is 67
-
-; Player Dot Marker Colors
-; Customize the colors of player dot markers by setting a custom icon file
-; Edit the example smallcircle.pcx file or create a new icon file
-; The icon file must contain all 10 player markers from left to right
-; The icon width and height settings must match the dimensions of your icons
-; These settings are disabled by default (remove the semicolons to enable)
-
-PerPlayerMarkerWidth=10;
-PerPlayerMarkerHeight=10;
-PlayerMarkerPcx=Icon\smallcircle.pcx;
-
-[REG] ; registry override settings, if any entry is disabled the last value used will be remembered
-
-; Sound mode
-; Set to 0 for no sound, 1 for mono sound, and 2 for 3D positional sound
-; When set to 3D, the speaker layout is read from the Windows control panel
-; All speaker layouts are supported by the 3D sound engine (stereo, 5.1, 7.1, etc.)
-; TA v3.1 default is Mono (dword:1)
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 3D (dword:2)
-
-"Sound Mode" = dword:2
-
-; Max number of simultaneous sounds before sounds are cut off
-; Set from 2 - 32 for specific limits or 33 or higher for unlimited
-; TA v3.1 default is 8 (dword:8)
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 128 / unlimited (dword:128)
-
-"MixingBuffers" = dword:128
-
-; Default game speed
-; Set from 0 - 20 (corresponding to game speed -10 to +10)
-; Use plus and minus keys to adjust while playing
-; TA and TA v3.9.02 default is 10 which is equivalent to Normal game speed (dword:10)
-
-"GameSpeed" = dword:10
-
-; Group selection hotkey modifier
-; Set to 1 to select unit groups with number key and build menus with ALT + number key
-; Set to 0 to select build menus with number key and unit groups with ALT + number key
-; TA v3.1 default is 0 (dword:0)
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 1 (dword:1)
-
-"SwitchAlt" = dword:1
-
-; Max number of players in skirmish mode
-; Set from 2 - 10
-; TA v3.1 default is 4 (dword:4)
-; TA v3.9.02 default is 10 (dword:10)
-
-"NumSkirmishPlayers" = dword:10
-
-; Default setting for display of chat messages from other players
-; Set to 1 to enable and 0 to disable
-; Use "+screenchat" command in-game to toggle setting for the current game
-; TA and TA v3.9.02 default is 1
-
-"ScreenChat" = dword:1
-
-; Music playback mode
-; Set to 1 for Play All, 2 for Random, 3 for Repeat, and 4 for Custom.
-; When set to Custom, the game will attempt to use the dynamic build/battle system...
-; ...however this mode is buggy and almost never works correctly on modern systems...
-; ...resulting in only a single track being played, either stopping thereafter (CD version)...
-; ...or looping forever (MP3 version), therefore Random is best for most people
-; TA v3.1 default is Custom (dword:4)
-; TA v3.9.02 default is Random (dword:2)
-
-"CDMode" = dword:2
-
-; Resolution overrider (disabled by default)
-; Use this to override the resolution set in the options menu (remove semicolons to enable)
-; All resolutions and aspect ratios supported by your setup are supported by the game...
-; ...as long as they are available in 8-bit color depth (if not, create a custom resolution)
-; If you set a resolution not supported by your setup (driver or display) the game will crash
-; The override is set at game launch, using options menu will defeat override until next launch
-; Example: dword:1920 x dword:1080 (1920x1080)
-
-;"DisplayModeWidth" = dword:1920
-;"DisplayModeHeight" = dword:1080
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-October 22, 2025
-TA:T v2.0 Beta 95:
-
-Fixed the dark green showing up as yellow on the minimap.
-Minelaying units now have the same icon as constructors.
-Fixed "slow" animations for water explosions.
-(Thanks ChaoStorm!)
-
-Adjusted Arm Mumbo script to avoid it locking up when being hit by lots of enemy fire all at once.
-
-Arm Mumbo weapon [TAWF003_weapon] damage increased to 26 (19).
-NOTE: The Mumbo weapon often hits twice on a target, due to the area of effect, but sometimes only hits once. It's hard to estimate how often, but this increase should help better off-set the times it's only hitting once on a target.
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-Added Control G hotkey to Arm Pelican.
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-Fixed a script bug that prevented Arm Guardians and Core Punishers from firing in ballistic mode until they'd fired at least once in direct-fire mode.
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-Arm Seaplane Platform description changed to Builds Armored Seaplanes (540 Build Power) (Builds Seaplanes (540 Build Power)).
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-Arm Construction Seaplane energy cost increased to 20729 (11054), metal cost increased to 288 (153), build time increased to 14063 (7500), armor increased to 916 (586), speed reduced to 6.6363 (7.3), and description changed to Armored Construction Seaplane (Construction Seaplane).
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-Arm Tornado energy cost increased to 5296 (2825), metal cost increased to 166 (89), build time increased to 5390 (2875), armor increased to 497 (318), speed reduced to 8.64 (9.5), and description changed to Armored Stealth Seaplane Fighter (Stealth Seaplane Fighter).
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-Arm Tsunami energy cost increased to 25483 (13591), metal cost increased to 401 (214), build time increased to 12966 (6915), armor increased to 1916 (1226), speed reduced to 6.667 (7.333), and description changed to Armored Seaplane Bomber (Seaplane Bomber).
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-Arm Albatross energy cost increased to 7778 (4148), metal cost increased to 245 (131), build time increased to 7915 (4221), armor increased to 1170 (749), speed reduced to 6.667 (7.333), and description changed to Armored Torpedo Seaplane (Torpedo Seaplane).
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-Arm Sabre energy cost increased to 13510 (7206), metal cost increased to 426 (227), build time increased to 13750 (7333), armor increased to 1695 (1085), speed reduced to 6.82 (7.5), and description changed to Armored Seaplane Laser Gunship (Seaplane Laser Gunship).
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-Arm Seahawk energy cost increased to 29975 (15986), metal cost increased to 259 (138), build time increased to 30513 (16273), armor increased to 1648 (1055), speed reduced to 8.4 (9.2), and description changed to Armored Radar/Sonar/Line of sight Seaplane (-101E) (Radar/Sonar/Line of sight Seaplane (-101E)).
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-Core Seaplane Platform description changed to Builds Armored Seaplanes (540 Build Power) (Builds Seaplanes (540 Build Power)).
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-Core Construction Seaplane energy cost increased to 21786 (11619), metal cost increased to 303 (161), build time increased to 15156 (8083), armor increased to 1059 (678), speed reduced to 6.033 (6.6363), and description changed to Armored Construction Seaplane (Construction Seaplane).
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-Core Voodoo energy cost increased to 5459 (2911), metal cost increased to 173 (92), build time increased to 5694 (3037), armor increased to 589 (377), speed reduced to 7.855 (8.64), and description changed to Armored Stealth Seaplane Fighter (Stealth Seaplane Fighter).
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-Core Maelstrom energy cost increased to 26781 (14283), metal cost increased to 423 (225), build time increased to 13978 (7455), armor increased to 2217 (1419), speed reduced to 6.06 (6.666), and description changed to Armored Seaplane Bomber (Seaplane Bomber).
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-Core Typhoon energy cost increased to 8166 (4355), metal cost increased to 258 (137), build time increased to 8523 (4545), armor increased to 1353 (866), speed reduced to 6.06 (6.666), and description changed to Armored Torpedo Seaplane (Torpedo Seaplane).
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-Core Cutlass energy cost increased to 14488 (7727), metal cost increased to 456 (243), build time increased to 15115 (8061), armor increased to 1997 (1278), speed reduced to 6.2 (6.82), and description changed to Armored Seaplane Riot Cannon Gunship (Seaplane Riot Cannon Gunship).
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-Core Hunter energy cost increased to 30700 (16373), metal cost increased to 265 (141), build time increased to 32031 (17083), armor increased to 1852 (1185), speed reduced to 7.64 (8.4), and description changed to Armored Radar/Sonar/Line of sight Seaplane (-101E) (Radar/Sonar/Line of sight Seaplane (-101E)).
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-NOTE: Previously, Seaplanes had the same armor/firepower as advanced aircraft, but cost only 2/3s as much. This changes Seaplanes to cost 25% more than advanced aircraft, but keep the same weapons, so all of the extra cost goes into armor, boosting their armor by about 56% over advanced aircraft. However, they also move about 10% slower. This makes Seaplanes much more heavily armored for a relatively small increase in cost compared to advanced aircraft while keeping the same weapons.
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-Arm Detonator and Core Catalyst weapon [ARMEMP_WEAPON] special damage set to 34000 for the Goliath (Was default damage of 25000).
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-Arm Retaliator weapon [NUCLEAR_MISSILE] and Core Silencer weapon [CRBLMSSL] special damage set to 34000 for the Goliath (Was default damage of 25000).
-NOTE: This prevents a full veteran status Goliath from surviving a direct nuclear hit.
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-Replaced Arm Sentinel and Core Gaat Gun models with their original OTA models which are shorter, but also target fast-moving units like Flash tanks more effectively.
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-Core Clasher description changed to Heavy Blast-Laser Hovercraft (Heavy Laser Hovercraft).
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-Core Termite description changed to All-terrain Assault Blast-Laser Vehicle (All-terrain Assault Laser Vehicle).
-NOTE: This just reflects that the weapon has a larger area of effect (for a laser).
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-Core Viper weapon [CORVIPE_LASER] area of effect increased to 168 (128).
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-Arm Spirit and Core Krow removed from Advanced Air Plants and added to Experimental Gantries.
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-Arm Spirit model size increased 33%.
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-Arm Spirit energy cost increased to 202355 (151766), metal cost increased to 3185 (2389), buildtime increased to 102969 (77227), armor increased to 8635 (6476), and speed reduced to 8.1712 (10.214).
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-Arm Spirit weapon [Arm_pidr] range reduced to 535 (713), reload reduced to 7.847 (10.463), and damage increased to 16000 (12000).
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-Core Krow energy cost increased to 214392 (160794), metal cost increased to 3376 (2532), buildtime increased to 111855 (83891), armor increased to 23632 (17724), speed reduced to 4.956 (6.195), acceleration reduced to 0.1285 (0.25), and turn rate reduced to 414 (572).
-Core Krow weapon [KROWLASER2] range reduced to 489 (611), damage increased to 652 (391) and energy per shot increased to 156 (117).
-Core Krow weapon [KROWLASER] range reduced to 534 (667), damage increased to 358 (215) and energy per shot increased to 95 (71).
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-Arm Bantha weapon [ARMBANTHA_FIRE] weapon velocity increased to 600 (450) and tolerance reduced to 3500 (6000).
-NOTE: This should let them hit faster moving targets more easily.
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-Core Cauterizer turnrate increased to 140 (70).
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-Arm and Core Commander explosion [COMMANDER_BLAST] area of effect increased to 1600 (960).
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-Arm and Core Decoy Commander destroyed explosion [DECOY_COMMANDER_BLAST] area of effect increased to 1600 (960).
-NOTE: This increase in the Commander blast area of effect prevents an enemy commander from destroying your commander with his anti-air missile from further away and surviving your blast. As always, remember that Commander blasts only affect units, leaving structures intact.
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-Arm and Core Micro Fusion energy cost reduced to 10453 (15072), metal cost reduced to 608 (876), buildtime reduced to 18471 (27751), armor reduced to 352 (616), energy make reduced to 200 (350), and description updated.
-NOTE: This puts Micro Fusions at the same metal/energy efficiency as regular fusions, instead of 23% more efficient. They also produce less energy each, meaning they take up more space and are therefore more hazardous to use.
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-Arm Amphibious Complex energy cost reduced to 12836 (19259), metal cost reduced to 2100 (3150), and build time reduced to 42000 (63000).
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-Core Amphibious Complex energy cost reduced to 13265 (19734), metal cost reduced to 2170 (3231), and build time reduced to 44512 (66277).
-NOTE: This puts the Amphibious Complexes back to T1.5 level, just like Hover platforms.
-Hovers give better than T1 units, and a couple of advanced things like Micro Fusions, but mostly not advanced. Complexes give full-blown advanced units at half the cost of regular advanced, but you get a short list of units across both Kbots and Vehicles, so you'll just have to work with what you get.
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-Arm Fortification Gates destroyed explosion set to [MEDIUM_BUILDINGEX] ([LARGE_BUILDINGEX]) and self-destruct explosion set to [MEDIUM_BUILDING]  ([LARGE_BUILDING]).
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-Core Fortification Gates destroyed explosion set to [MEDIUM_BUILDINGEX] ([LARGE_BUILDINGEX]) and self-destruct explosion set to [MEDIUM_BUILDING]  ([LARGE_BUILDING]).
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-September 7, 2025
-TA:T v2.0 Beta 94:
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-Replaced NONE.PCX icon to fix radar dots being black (Thanks ChaoStorm!).
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-Fixed PACKO having yellow areas on the model (LOGOS.GAF).
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-Fixed Core Shodan not having an icon (Added TANK category).
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-Arm Samson and Core Slasher weapon [ARMTRUCK_MISSILE] range increased to 600 (500), reload increased to 1.5696 (1.308), weaponvelocity increased to 650 (450), startvelocity increased to 550 (350), and area of effect increased to 128 (96).
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-Arm Samson and Core Slasher line of sight increased to 650 (560).
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-Arm Swatter, Core Slinger, and Exploiter weapon [ARMAH_WEAPON] area of effect increased to 128 (96).
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-Removed firing ports from Arm Hulk and Core Envoy:
-IsAirBase set to 0 (1) and changed description to "Naval Transport (4 units to fire laser)(capacity 24 4x4 units)" ("Naval Transport w/ Firing Ports (capacity 24 4x4 units)").
-NOTE: This removes the "firing ports" allowing transported units to fire while inside the transport. Depending on the units being carried, it was a nice boost, or very hard to deal with and outclassed other ships. They still have their laser that can be fired if at least 4 units are being carried.
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-Fixed a script error on the Arm Bear and Core Turtle allowing them to load enemy units.
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-Arm Guardian and Core Punisher scripts altered to support weapon switching.
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-Core Punisher weapon [CORFIXED_GUN] range reduced to 1280 (1295), changed to ballistic (line of sight), reload increased to 3.75 (2.7), weaponvelocity reduced to 450 (600), and damage increased to 1477 (1119).
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-Arm Guardian tertiary weapon set to [CORFIXED_GUN] (none).
-Core Punisher primary weapon changed to [ARMFIXED_GUN] ([CORFIXED_GUN]) and tertiary weapon set to [CORFIXED_GUN] (none).
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-Added the following to Arm Guardian and Core Punisher:
-wspe_badTargetCategory=VTOL;
-Onoffable=1;
-Activatewhenbuilt=0;
-canDgun=1;
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-Arm Guardian and Core Punisher description changed to "Med.Range Plasma Battery.X switches weapons.D targets ballistic" ("Medium Range Plasma Battery").
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-NOTE:
-This gives both the Arm Guardian and the Core Punisher the ability to change between a direct fire weapon (like they already had) and a ballistic weapon, which fires more slowly, but does more damage per hit, and has more area of effect. The selected weapon is toggled the same way as the Arm Fido, with the X key (Or clicking the On/Off button). Off (Default) is the direct-fire weapon, and On uses the ballistic weapon, instead. Remember that when using the ballistic weapon, to manually target you must use the D key (Or click the D-Gun button), instead of the A key (Attack button).
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-Core Punisher armor increased to 4427 (4208).
-NOTE: This is because the Punisher is now using the same weapons as the Guardian, despite costing a bit more.
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-Removed wsec_badTargetCategory=VTOL and added wspe_badTargetCategory=VTOL to Arm Fido.
-NOTE: The Fido doesn't have a secondary weapon, only a primary and a tertiary weapon.
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-Arm Zipper speed increased to 2.535 (2.3).
-Core Pyro speed increased to 2.305 (2.091).
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-Increased flamethrower weapons from 50% bonus damage to 100% bonus damage:
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-Core Pyro weapon [FLAMETHROWER] reload reduced to 0.6719 (0.6826) and damage increased to 21 (16) and special damages adjusted accordingly.
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-Core Reaper weapon [CORE_REAP] reload reduced to 0.4718 (0.481) and damage increased to 17 (13) and special damages adjusted accordingly.
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-Core Dragon's Maw weapon [DMAW] damage increased to 16 (12).
-NOTE: Flames are very damaging, and don't cost energy, but move relatively slowly and spread out as they travel, often causing them to miss a lot unless in a target-rich environment or against targets that are stationary.
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-Core Bladewing energy cost reduced to 142 (425), metal cost reduced to 9 (27), armor reduced to 25 (76), buildtime reduced to 296 (888), destroyed explosion set to TINY_BUILDINGEX (SMALL_UNITEX), and self-destruct explosion set to SMALL_UNITEX (SMALL_UNIT).
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-Arm Spider energy cost reduced to 1385 (4155), metal cost reduced to 32 (95), armor reduced to 252 (756), buildtime reduced to 1203 (3608), destroyed explosion set to TINY_BUILDINGEX (SMALL_UNITEX), and self-destruct explosion set to SMALL_UNITEX (SMALL_UNIT).
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-Core Gimp metal cost increased to 295 (230).
-NOTE: This was supposed to have been done in Beta 77, and the rest of the changes were made at that time (Increased energy cost, buildtime, armor, firepower, etc.) but the metal cost was left unchanged at 230 instead of being increased to 295.
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-Arm Tornado speed reduced to 9.5 (10.45).
-Core Voodoo speed reduced to 8.64 (9.5).
-Arm Albatross speed reduced to 7.333 (8.0663).
-Core Typhoon speed reduced to 6.666 (7.333).
-Arm Tsunami speed reduced to 7.333 (8.066).
-Core Maelstrom speed reduced to 6.666 (7.333).
-Arm Sabre speed reduced to 7.5 (8.25).
-Core Cutlass speed reduced to 6.82 (7.49).
-Arm Seahawk speed reduced to 9.2 (10.12).
-Core Hunter speed reduced to 8.4 (9.24).
-Arm Construction Seaplane speed reduced to 7.3 (8.03).
-Core Construction Seaplane speed reduced to 6.6363 (7.7).
-Core Advanced Construction Aircraft speed reduced to 6.6363 (7).
-NOTE: This puts all Seaplanes at the same speed as their advanced aircraft counterparts, instead of being 10% faster.
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-Arm Phalanx and Archer and Core Copperhead and Shredder weapon [ARMYORK_GUN] area of effect increased to 192 (150) and set to lineofsight (ballistic).
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-Arm Flakker and Flakker NS weapon [ARMFLAK_GUN] set to lineofsight (ballistic).
-Core Cobra and Cobra NS weapon [CORFLAK_GUN] set to lineofsight (ballistic).
-NOTE: Due to being ballistic, flakkers wouldn't shoot at things with too low or too high of an angle. An aircraft directly over a flakker could not be shot. This should fix that.
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-Arm and Core Fortress walls damaged version armor increased to 29500 (14750).
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-Arm Gremlin armor reduced to 1012 (2022).
-Arm Gremlin weapon [ARMST_GAUSS] damage increased to 208 (104).
-NOTE: Since Gremlins may not have much time after decloaking before they are destroyed and explode, this will help them to do more damage in that time.
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-Arm and Core Minelayer Nanolathe Turret build distance increased to 1325 (1000), line of sight increased to 1325 (1000), and description changed to "Build mines and DT in large radius (Cloaks) (60 Build Power)" ("Build mines and DT in medium radius (Cloaks) (60 Build Power)").
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-Arm Dragon's Claw line of sight increased to 900 (675).
-Core Dragon's Maw line of sight increased to 900 (675).
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-Arm Sneaky Pete line of sight increased to 1325 (1094).
-Core Castro line of sight increased to 1205 (995).
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-Arm Veil line of sight increased to 2650 (2188).
-Core Shroud line of sight increased to 2409 (1989).
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-Core Dominator weapon [CORHRK_ROCKET] turnrate reduced to 5632 (12615), flight time increased to 8.5 (7.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-Core Shiva weapon [SHIVA_ROCKET] turnrate reduced to 5632 (12615), flight time increased to 8.5 (7.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-Arm MERL weapon [ARMTRUCK_ROCKET] turnrate reduced to 5632 (12615), flight time increased to 9.5 (7.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-Core Diplomat weapon [CORTRUCK_ROCKET] turnrate reduced to 5632 (12615), flight time increased to 9.0 (7.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-Arm Wombat weapon [ARMMH_WEAPON] turnrate reduced to 7168 (12615), flight time increased to 7.0 (6.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-Core Nixer weapon [CORMH_WEAPON] turnrate reduced to 7168 (12615), flight time increased to 7.0 (6.0), and noautorange set to 0 (1).
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-NOTE: This decrease in the tracking of the vertically launched rockets makes them only able to hit targets in approximately the outer 25% of their range. Previously they could hit targets in the outer 75% of their range.
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-Core Banisher model adjusted to put the turret higher up to help it avoid hitting obstructions on the ground when firing.
-NOTE: This should help make it easier to fire over wreckage or even small bumps in the terrain than before.
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-Core Banisher and Arm Bolo weapon [TAWF_BANISHER] burnblow set to 1 (Not set previously) and weapontimer increased to 5 (3).
-NOTE:  The burnblow will allow it to hit an empty spot manually targeted on the ground instead of veering off to the side and then blowing up somewhere else.
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-May 9, 2025
-TA:T v2.0 Beta 93:
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-Added new colors! We're trying out some new colors, but this requires removing some others, so this is what we're trying out for now:
-Removed:
-White
-Green
-Yellow
-Black
-Sky Blue
-Tan
-Red
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-Added:
-Greyish Blue
-Lime
-Dark Green
-Orange
-Pink
-Mustard
-Darker Red
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-Feedback is welcome, since this is just something we're trying out. Thank you  ChaoStorm for your hard work, and also Venom of ProTA for being a huge help in answering a lot of questions and pointing us in the right direction!
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-Added new megamap icons! Chaostorm has been working hard on adding category tages to 330 different units for the icons, as well as the icons themselves (Along with a lot of help from Wiffer!). This release comes with a TA.ini file and an Icons folder to replace the existing ones (We recommend backing up your existing Icons folder and TA.ini file). The icons are still a work in progress, but the idea is to help make units showing up on the megamap more useful and identifiable for strategic play. We'll need feedback on how visible they are, how easy they are to identify, etc. Also, remember that the new icons only show on the megamap for units you have line of sight on. Radar coverage will just show regular dots. You should still be able to turn off the new icons and use the normal ones if you want.
-Thanks ChaoStorm and Wiffer!
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-Arm Spider and Core Bladewing weapon [ARM_PARALYZER] damage reduced to 30 (300) and the special damage to features reduced to 300 (1200).
-NOTE: This reduces the paralysis time for each shot from 10 seconds to 1 second. The special damage to features was changed from 4x regular damage to 10x regular damage. This means a single Bladewing or Spider can keep a unit locked down if they fire on it continually, but it will unfreeze as soon as they stop. Of course, multiple shots from multiple units can still stack the paralysis, but each extra shot will only add an additional one second, instead of ten.
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-Arm Mumbo description changed to "Heavy Rapid-Fire Piercing Pulse-Laser Tank" ("Heavy Rapid-Fire Pulse-Laser Tank").
-Arm Mumbo weapon [TAWF003_weapon] damage reduced to 19 (38), energy per shot increased to 22 (11), and noexplode=1 added.
-NOTE: This makes the Mumbo weapon pierce through targets and features, much like the Arm Beamer does. In return, it does half the previous damage (As it can potentially hit a target multiple times on the way through), and costs twice as much energy to fire.
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-Core Termite weapon [CORE_TERMITE_LASER] area of effect increased to 64 (12), edge effectiveness reduced to 0.5 (1.0), energy per shot increased to 172 (86), damage increased to 324 (243), explosiongaf set to yellowboom (fx), and explosionart set to yellowboom (explode5).
-NOTE: This doubles the energy cost per shot to give 33% more damage and a big (for a beam weapon) area of effect.
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-Fixed the build power for Arm and Core Advanced Shipyards being in the name of the unit instead of the description.
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-Fixed the Arm and Core Minelayer Nanolathe Turret description to show the correct build power of 60.
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-Core Oppressor weapon [OPPRESSOR_ROCKET] had "guidance" and "tracks" disabled.
-NOTE: This means Oppressor rockets will not track.
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-February 14, 2025
-TA:T v2.0 Beta 92:
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-Arm MRU energy cost increased to 58071 (34169) and build time reduced to 52791 (61600).
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-Core MRU energy cost increased to 56403 (35517) and build time reduced to 52604 (61437).
-NOTE: This puts the Arm and Core MRU at standard energy and metal drain for advanced vehicles (Around 21 metal/second and 580 energy/second). This means they'll build somewhat more quickly, but also cost more energy than before. This is more energy than a Fusion costs, but also mobile and close to triple the armor.
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-Arm Pincer energy cost reduced to 1514 (2019).
-Arm Pelican energy cost reduced to 9167 (12223).
-Arm PomPom energy cost increased to 7671 (5114), speed increased to 1.7625 (1.41), and description changed to "Amphib AntiAir Laser KBot(1/3 dmg to non-air Fast/Maneuverable)" ("Amphibious Anti-Air Laser KBot (1/3 damage to non-air units)").
-Arm Triton energy cost reduced to 19134 (25512).
-Arm Marauder energy cost reduced to 24323 (32431).
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-Core Garpike energy cost reduced to 1555 (2073).
-Core Gimp energy cost reduced to 12959 (17278) and speed increased to 2.0 (1.82).
-Core Aries energy cost increased to 8072 (5360), build time reduced to 4847 (5819), speed increased to 1.6025 (1.282), and description changed to "Amphib AntiAir Laser KBot(1/3 dmg to non-air Fast/Maneuverable)" ("Amphibious Anti-Air Laser KBot (1/3 damage to non-air units)").
-Core Shiva energy cost reduced to 26100 (34800).
-Core Croc energy cost reduced to 9702 (12936).
-Core Poison Arrow energy cost reduced to 28980 (38640).
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-NOTE: Amphibious units previously cost twice the standard energy for their metal cost. This change puts them at 50% more than standard, instead of 100% more. The Gimp speed was increased to put it at 10% slower than the Pelican, where it should have been. The Arm PomPom and the Core Aries were already at standard energy cost, despite being amphibious, so they were increased to 50% more than standard and given the standard 25% increase in speed. Also, the Aries, due to an error back in Beta 23, has had a 20% slower build time than it should since then, which was fixed.
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-Amphibious units can be nice to build even when not using them in the water, but the heavy energy cost made them harder to justify. For example, the Core Croc is roughly similar to the Panther in cost and role, but cost twice as much energy, which made it a lot harder to build in larger groups.
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-Some amphibious units remain at twice the energy cost, as they are specialized in other ways:
-Arm Courier
-Arm Sharpshooter
-Arm Infiltrator
-Arm Invader
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-Core Emissary
-Core Skuttle
-Core Parasite
-Core Roach
-Core Intruder
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-Arm Mumbo armor increased to 6114 (4076).
-Arm Mumbo weapon [TAWF003_weapon] damage reduced to 38 (57).
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-Arm Triton armor increased to 6458 (4305).
-Arm Triton weapon [ARM_MEDIUMCANNON] damage reduced to 269 (404).
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-Arm Demolisher armor increased to 9183 (6122).
-Arm Demolisher weapon [ARM_HLIGHTNING] damage reduced to 269 (404).
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-Arm Bulldog armor increased to 19810 (9905).
-Arm Bulldog weapon [ARM_BULL] damage reduced to 324 (648).
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-Core Reaper armor increased to 7450 (4967).
-Core Reaper weapon [CORE_REAP] burst reduced to 8 (12) and burstrate increased to 0.08 (.04).
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-Core Poison Arrow armor increased to 10773 (7182).
-Core Poison Arrow weapon [CORE_PARROW] damage reduced to 400 (600).
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-Core Termite armor increased to 10931 (7287).
-Core Termite and Clasher weapon [CORE_TERMITE_LASER] damage reduced to 243 (364).
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-Core Clasher armor increased to 10901 (7267).
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-Core Goliath armor increased to 22404 (11202).
-Core Goliath weapon [COR_GOL] damage reduced to 500 (1000).
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-NOTE: Advanced vehicles, battle tanks, specifically, seem to struggle to engage advanced defensive lines. Tanks, with their heavier armor and better speed, are usually a good choice in attacking defensive lines, and they seem to do well at T1, but T2 tanks were seeming somewhat lacking. This gives advanced tanks more armor at the cost of firepower, which shouldn't affect how they perform against other units, but should help them be better at surviving long enough to fire on defensive lines. This is only for battle tanks, not supporting vehicles. They get 50% more armor and have their firepower reduced by 50%, except for Bulldogs and Goliaths, which have double armor and half firepower situating them for potentially being good at cracking defensive lines.
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-This is an experimental change and might need adjusting.
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-Arm Sneaky Pete init_cloaked changed to 0 (1).
-Arm Veil init_cloaked changed to 0 (1).
-Shroud Castro init_cloaked changed to 0 (1).
-Core Shroud init_cloaked changed to 0 (1).
-NOTE: This means they won't automatically cloak as soon as you start to build them, which drained extra energy the whole time you were building them. The extra cloaking energy cost for the Sneaky Pete and Castro, for example, more than doubled their total energy cost to build. The downside is now the enemy can see what you're building, but this usually didn't come into play.
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-Arm Sneaky Pete metal cost reduced to 98 (206), energy cost reduced to 1500 (2008), and build time reduced to 4091 (6180).
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-Arm Veil metal cost increased to 490 (362), energy cost increased to 22500 (11151), and build time increased to 20455 (13516).
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-Core Castro metal cost reduced to 100 (218), energy cost reduced to 1600 (2238), and build time reduced to 4476 (6798).
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-Core Shroud metal cost increased to 500 (369), energy cost increased to 24000 (11895), and build time increased to 22360 (14788).
-NOTE: This changes T1 and T2 jammers to be twice the metal and twice the energy cost of their radar equivalents, which makes the T1 jammers cheaper and the T2 jammers more expensive.
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-January 10, 2025
-TA:T v2.0 Beta 91:
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-Reverted the Arm Guardian and Core Punisher models to the original, and then just scaled up the height of the base on the Guardian and the turret on the Punisher, leaving the rest of the models unscaled. The height of the turrets is also higher than in Beta 90 to help with some issues of shots hitting the ground prematurely before reaching the target.
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-Added CTRL_W to the Core Krow (Thanks Tasto!).
-Added CTRL_W to the Arm Blade and Core Blackdawn.
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-Arm Anemone and Core Jellyfish weapon [COAX_DEPTHCHARGE] special damage to Arm and Core Commanders reduced to 1037 (1556).
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-Arm Crusader, Conqueror, and Spotter and Core Enforcer, Executioner, and Watcher weapon [DEPTHCHARGE] special damage to Arm and Core Commanders reduced to 342 (1026).
-NOTE: This puts depthcharge damage at the default for Commanders, instead of doing extra damage as to other amphibious units.
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-Arm Atlas cruise altitude reduced to 80 (90).
-NOTE: This matches the Core Valkyrie, which is already at 80.
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-Arm Dragonfly cruise altitude reduced to 200 (450).
-Core Seahook cruise altitude reduced to 200 (450).
-NOTE: This allows ground units to more easily target these heavy transports while they are hovering and carrying units, but it will also let them pick up or drop off units more quickly (Since they don't have to lower themselves as far to reach the ground
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-Core Seahook model size increased 33%.
-NOTE: This just helps it match the Arm Dragonfly's size and better fit the size of an air transport able to carry even the heaviest units.
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-Core Oppressor weapon [OPPRESSOR_ROCKET] flighttime increased to 6.25 (4.75).
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-NOTE: As mentioned before for other vertically launched rockets, if Oppressors were above a target (Attacking a target below/south of themselves), the rockets have to turn around 180 degrees to hit the target below them, which means they take longer to get there. Due to this, and the lowered flighttime of the rockets, Oppressors couldn't hit a target south of them due to the rockets running out of fuel before hitting. If the Oppressors were close enough for the rockets to hit, they were too close for the rockets to successfully turn in time to hit the target. This should fix that.
-
-Added Arm Retaliator, Detonator, and Protector and Core Silencer, Catalyst, and Fortitude to the respective Arm and Core Experimental (Gantry) Construction Vehicle build menus (Thanks ChaoStorm!).
-
-Swapped the Core Krogtaar and Juggernaut spots on the Gantry build menu to better match up with the Arm Gantry build menu.
-
-Arm Dragon's Claw damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-Core Dragon's Maw damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-NOTE: This makes Dragon's Claws and Maws 50% more armored when closed than before (6x instead of 4x). This strengthens their "damage or delay" role, similar to a mine field, in that an enemy can choose to safely engage them with artillery, but it will take a fair amount of time to destroy them, or they can engage them while open, but will take damage while doing so.
-
-Arm Ambusher damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-Arm Annihilator damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.2) and description updated.
-Arm Pit Bull damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-Arm PACKO damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-Arm Thunderstorm damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.2) and description updated.
-Core Doomsday Machine damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.2) and description updated.
-Core Toaster damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-Core Viper damage modifer reduced to 0.167 (0.25) and description updated.
-NOTE: This reduces damage taken while underground or closed to 1/6 normal, effectively giving them 6x as much armor while armored up. Previously, most were 4x or 5x.
-
-Removed DamageModifier tags on units that didn't have them enabled, so it was inactive:
-Arm Metal Maker
-Arm Advanced Fusion Reactor
-Arm Scarab
-
-Core Advanced Fusion Reactor
-Core Berserker (Was already commented out)
-Core Hedgehog
-Core Metal Extractor
-
-Arm Vanguard weapon [SHOCKER] damage increased to 1319 (1313), reload increased to 2.5 (2.489), explosiongaf set to "fx" ("mineboom"), and explosionart set to "explode2" ("mineboom").
-NOTE: This sets the explosion animation to the same one used by the Arm Guardian, which is very similar in fire rate, damage, and range, and sets it to the same reload as well. The previous explosion animation gave the impression they were doing a lot more damage than they actually were.
-
-Arm Metal Generator damage modifier reduced to 0.25 (0.5) and description set to "Cloaking Self-Powered Metal Maker (+2M) (Close for 4x Armor)" ("Cloaking Self-Powered Metal Maker (+2M)").
-
-Core Metal Generator damage modifier reduced to 0.25 (0.5) and description set to "Cloaking Self-Powered Metal Maker (+2M) (Close for 4x Armor)" ("Cloaking Self-Powered Metal Maker (+2M)").
-
-Core Juggernaut description changed to "(barely) Mobile Very Heavily Armored Penetrating Plasma Turret" ("(barely) Mobile Very Heavy Armored Penetrating Plasma Turret")
-
-Increased the line of sight limit in the LOS.tdf file to 3000 pixels (Was 2000).
-NOTE: This meant that Arm Advanced Radar and Sonar were getting their LOS slightly cut short, and LOS for Hyper Radars for both sides was truncated a fair amount.
-
-Arm HyperRadar line of sight increased to 3000 (2625).
-Core HyperRadar line of sight increased to 2727 (2386).
-NOTE: Since HyperRadars can only be built by T3 constructors, this makes them nicer to have.
-
-Arm Avatar description changed to "Mobile LRPC (Shorter-range faster-firing Big Bertha 3832E/shot)" ("Mobile LRPC (Shorter-ranged faster-firing Big Bertha weapon)").
-
-Core Mauler description changed to "Mobile LRPC (Shorter-range faster-firing Intimidatr 3832E/shot)" ("Mobile LRPC (Shorter-ranged faster-firing Intimidator weapon)").
-
-Arm Avatar and Core Mauler weapon [MOBILE_LRPC_CANNON] shakemagnitude reduced to 10 (20) and shakeduration reduced to 0.3 (0.6).
-NOTE: This reflects their lower damage and also makes them less distracting when firing unless there are a lot of them.
-
-Arm Sharpshooter description changed to "Amphibious Cloaking Tachyon Sniper Kbot (8732E/shot)" ("Amphibious Cloaking Tachyon Sniper Kbot").
-Arm Sharpshooter weapon [ARMSNIPE_WEAPON] area of effect increased to 64 (32).
-NOTE: This matches other heavy Tachyon weapons like the Annihilator weapon or the primary Doomsday weapon. It also makes it easier to hit targets just behind a wall or Dragon's Teeth.
-
-Arm Jeffy armor reduced to 209 (305).
-Arm Jeffy weapon [ARM_LASER] damage increased to 36 (27).
-
-Core Weasel armor reduced to 263 (350).
-Core Weasel weapon [CORE_LASER] damage increased to 40 (30).
-
-NOTE: This puts Jeffies and Weasels back at half standard vehicle armor and double standard vehicle firepower. They'll give more firepower than the same metal spent in Flashes or Instigators, but with much less armor, making them best for raiding lightly defended or undefended targets and leaving before reinforcements can arrive.
-
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 December 13, 2024
 TA:T v2.0 Beta 90:

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 Arm Flea armor reduced to 12 (16).
 Arm Flea weapon [FLEA_LASER] damage increased to 24 (18).
-NOTE: This puts the Flea at 1/4 armor and 4x firepower, making it very damaging for its cost, but also meaning it will die to virtually any weapon or explosion.
+NOTE: T

 Core Oppressor weapon [OPPRESSOR_ROCKET] turnrate reduced to 8410 (12615) and flighttime reduced to 4.75 (5.5).

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-Claws and Maws to lower damage modifier. Even lower than 0.1667 would be fine, since even if they're immune to low-level damage like Peewees while closed up, they can't attack back and it would make them cooler.
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 October 7, 2022
 TA:T v2.0 Beta 58:

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-WHAT IS THIS
-
-tdraw.dll is an upgrade for Total Annihilation.  It patches the game to fix many bugs and add many features.
-It is an integral component of the TA Community Patch, the other parts being tplayx.dll (the recorder) and server.exe (the replayer).
-
-tdraw.dll has a long provenance dating back to the work of SY_Yeha, who introduced whiteboard markers and the TA Hook and new hotkeys to TA.
-Later work by Xpoy extended hotkey support, added new shortcut commands, uni-code font support, megamap, weapon-id crack (not present in current release) and porting music patch from GOG version,
-and later support was provided by Rime.
-
-The present release includes contributions from Axle and FunkyFresh, and owes a debt to TAG_Venom for extensive testing and critical feeback, and to Gamma and Wotan for further testing and feature suggestions.
-
-
-CONFIGURATIONS
-
-The release .zip files are annotated with a build configuration tag: "tdraw-<config>.zip".  The various configurations are:
-  * tdraw-full.zip: all features enabled
-  * tdraw-escalation.zip: built for TA:Escalation.  disables the following features
-    - mex snap
-    - that is all
-  * tdraw-minimal.zip: disables the following features
-    - mex/wreck snap
-    - options for construction units to stay put when guarding
-    - options for construction units to only reclaim or onlt assist while patrolling
-    - auto kickout construction units that are blocking another builder
-    - weather report at top of screen
-    - sync wind speed between players
-    - map DT's always visible.
-
-
-INSTALLATION
-
-Drop tdraw.dll into your TA directory.
-Ensure the following files are also present in your TA directory:
- ddraw.dll (available from https://github.com/FunkyFr3sh/cnc-ddraw)
- totala.ini
-
-You may need to rename totala.ini and tdraw.dll to whatever your mod is using.  See below for reference.  For other mods, please consult with the mod maintainers.
-
-                        ini file        dll file
-Beta patch 3.9.02       TA.ini          tdraw.dll
-Escalation 9.9.6        TAESC.ini       taesc.dll
-Mayhem 10.9.2           Settings.ini    mdraw.dll
-ProTA 4.6               ProTA.ini       tdraw.dll
-Zero Alpha5-060322      tazero.ini      zdraw.dll
-
-
-NEW FEATURES IN BRIEF:
-
-*2026.6.8
- bugfix for VoteReject - prevent local user from rejecting himself
-
-*2026.6.3
- add "nottounderwater" flag for weapons (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- fix bug potentially being the root cause of since-year-1997 intermittent black screen on join games
- better quality megamap render
-
-*2026.5.28
- Fix construction units intermittently trying to sit within the footprint of rotated structures before building them
-
-*2026.5.15
- Fix intermittent 6x8 staircase yardmap on south-facing rotatable factories
- New "PreviewObject3D=" unit key to override the 3DO model used for the nanoframe ghost preview (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
-
-*2026.5.9
- Lag-switch mitigation: detects and freezes local simulation when network goes dark
- Vote-to-reject system for in-progress multiplayer games (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- add "nottoair" flag for weapons (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- add "surfacefire" flag for weapons (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- +autoteam bugfix for occasional players stranded by themselves
- Diagnostic logging for crashes 004cbed5 and 0049cf19
- Building rotation: press '/' (configurable) to cycle the build cursor
-  facing for buildings whose FBI permits it (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- Nanoframe ghost preview at the build cursor (see NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL)
- Fix for ctrl-z (and ctrl-a / ctrl-b / ctrl-c) silently truncating selections for unit ids >= 512
- Export engine-backed player elimination status to gpgnet4ta via shared memory,
-  so games where a commander dies but play continues are reported with the correct outcome
-
-*2026.2.17 - Fix false trigger on version check
-*2026.2.10 - Minor adjustment to diagnostic crash detection ("ERROR: dstRect out of bounds", allow CopyScreenContext all the way to the edge of destination context)
-*2026.2.7 - Disable AUTOTEAM, RANDOMTEAM and CRCREPORT buttons for non-host players
-*2026.2.5 - Add support for AUTOTEAM, RANDOMTEAM and CRCREPORT buttons in battleroom (guis/lounge2.gui)
-*2026.2.2 - Custom ctrl-f2 menu skin for escalation
-*2026.1.29 - Create seperate builds for full-featured (tdraw-full.zip), escalation (tdraw-escalation.zip), and minimal (tdraw-minimal.zip) feature sets.
-*2025.12.13 - Add diagnostics for crash at 004cbed5
-*2025.12.6  - Fix crash when game installed in a long path (eg C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Total Annihilation\PROTA)
-*2025.11.26 - New keys for unit definitions (units/*.fbi) to customise per-unit veterancy
-*2025.8.29 - Bugfix for multithreaded version/cheat check
-*2025.8.19 - Auto kickout of units under build order is now strictly only for own units (previously allowed kickout anyone's units if cheats enabled)
-*2025.8.1 - Set build square preview to yellow if user can build there but it contains a unit that will be kicked out
-
-*2025.7.12
- Allow user to queue build orders underneath their own mobile units; and auto kickout of units that are under a build order
- Mod developers can opt-in to "Improved behaviour of con units".
-  Modifies what construction units that are guarding factories do after completing each unit: either stay put; cavedog; or scatter.
-  Set byte at TotalA.exe:0x101f1f to 0x00 to disable the feature (default) or 0x01 to enable the feature.
-  Note that if one player's 0x101f1f setting doesn't match that of other players, an in-game cheat warning will be triggered.
-  Once enabled, see ctrl-f2 menu for related user configurable options.
- Fix bug with erroneous game results reported to TAF when using in-game +autoteam
- With fixed position, start positions are assigned in order given by TAF auto balance
-  so that players are positioned opposite an opponent of similar skill
- Fixed bugs with player placement in 2v2+ games on maps with neutral units
- Push anticheat hashing functions into background threads so as to reduce in-game slowdown experienced by some users
-
-*v2025.5.18
- Improved behaviour of con units when guarding a factory - they stay put after finishing a build
-
-*v2025.4.24
- Fix crash on parsing spawned unit initial commands - its now possible to copy-paste mission scripts from campaign
- Log cheat warnings to tdrawlog.txt for offline analysis
- Fix for non functional perm-los sonar patch (which otherwise requires watcher's com to be in top-left of map to work)
-
-*v2024.12.5
- Fix crash on print-screen (and presumably many other related crashes)
-
-*v2024.12.3
- Fix crash on +logo
- Fix rare intermitent crash on adding / moving / deleting whiteboard markers
-
-*v2024.10.27
- Ability to create multiplayer/skirmish maps with neutral units and/or additional per-player spawn units
- Add a controls to hide/minimise the allies resource bar
- Make the allies resource bar actually work with ctrl-f2 setting "background=None"
- Fix incorrect player logo colour for "new marker added" messages
- Player the "Mission Complete" sound upon winning a multiplayer/skirmish game
- Fix bug causing "unit limit reached" in between single player missions
- Remove shared metal/energy from player "totals"
- Get TAHook to use the click-snapped start position
- Increase size capacity of whiteboard marker messages
- Fix for 10 player (and other) VerCheck false positives
- Support for watching all 10 players in 10 player replays (pending a corresponding TAF update to activate it)
-
-
-*v2024.3.31 and prior
- Set start positions based on battleroom teams (or alliances)
- Repair battleroom teams icons so they can be used to create teams before to launching
- Add +autoteam battleroom and in-game commands to automatically assign teams
- Add +randomteam battleroom command to automatically assign random teams
- Add .exereport battleroom command to report CRC32 of each player's totala.exe
- Add .tdreport battleroom command to report CRC32 of each player's tdraw.dll (may be a different filename depending on mod)
- Add .tpreport battleroom command to report CRC32 of each player's tplayx.dll (may be a different filename depending on mod)
- Add .gp3report battleroom command to report CRC32 of each player's rev31.gp3 (may be a different filename depending on mod)
- Add .crcreport battleroom command to report fingerprints of each player's totala.exe, tdraw.dll, tplayx.dll and rev31.gp3 file all at once
- ClickSnap to snap to nearest mex, geo or reclaimable feature
- Add ability to drag queued orders around the map
- Con units patrol behaviour - hold position: reclaim only
- Fix the "ghost com" bug (remote commanders appear in top left of map during first 50sec of game)
- Fix the "units exploding in factories" bug by holding back recycling of deceased units' IDs for 5 seconds
- Option to render DTs and fortwalls that belong to the map (not built by a player)
- Supress "qqqqqq" whiteboard marker lables when "q" is used as the whiteboard key
- Show clock and weather report (wind and tidal strength) on top resource panel
- Sync wind speed across all players
- Set default resolution on new installs to 1024x768 (.ini setting "DisplayModeMinHeight768 = TRUE/FALSE")
- Disable relay of F11 chatmacro text to other players
- Enable start button in multiplayer lobby if only one player + AI are present
- Add +noshake and .ready buttons to sharing menu
- Add .autopause button to battleroom screen
- Change whiteboard, mappos and resource indicator colours in response to +logo commands
- Prevent +logo commands from affecting other players
- Ctrl-B doesn't select aircraft carriers
- Ctrl-F centres view on selected factory
- Ctrl-S works correctly with mobile-units-can-build-mobile-units hack
- Set +lostype as a cheatcode (not available unless cheats enabled)
- Look for ddraw.dll in current working directory as backend, or failing that use system ddraw.dll
- Use the same .ini file as TotalA.exe
- Use the same registry path as TotalA.exe
- Add FPS counter to megamap, increase megamap FPS
- Fix blue background on scoreboard
- Grey background on mega map to distinguish from unmapped area
- Prevent Ctrl-F2 dialog and allies resource bar from moving off screen
- Improve responsiveness of whiteboard marker movements sent to remote players
- Render cursor while in megamap
- Fix crash when removing markers
- Fix crash on simultaneous whiteboard marker move and delete
- Fix rare crash on TA Hook line drawing
- Radar and sonar jammers no longer jam your own radar and sonar in >3 player multiplayer
- Use CTRL_F and CTRL_B unit category tags for ctrl+f and ctrl+b hotkeys in preference to heuristics
- Change ctrl+s to use CTRL_W and NOTAIR/NAIR categories so as not to select jammers etc
-
-NEW FEATURES IN DETAIL:
-
- Start positions
-
-  Start positions are now assigned based on battleroom teams/alliances.
-  With fixed positions, host and their team are assigned the odd positions in the order that they joined the lobby.
-  With random positions, host and their team are randomly assigned the even or odd positions, and they are assigned in random order.
-
-  The Teams icons now function correctly, so they can be used to arrange teams in the battleroom if desired.
-  This is optional, it is perfectly fine to arrange teams by creating alliances too.
-
- Autoteam
-
-  In the battleroom, host can type "+autoteam" to have teams assigned automatically.
-  These teams will then determine the start positions as described above.
-
-  If launched from TAF, the battleroom +autoteam will assign autobalanced teams based on the player rating.
-  Otherwise teams are assigned randomly.
-  The +randomteam command is available to use should you prefer random teams over autobalanced teams.
-
-  Alternatively, if host types "+autoteam" in-game, alliances are created based on actual start positions.
-  
-  For more than 2 teams, host can type eg "+autoteam 3" to create the desired number of teams.
-
- MexSnap and WreckSnap
-
-  This patch includes ability to snap mexes and geos to the nearest metal or geo patch (MexSnap),
-  and to snap reclaim commands to the nearest reclaim (WreckSnap).
-
-  While holding down shift, press q and e alternately to switch between building mexes and reclaiming features.
-
-  If Mex/WreckSnap is temporarily interfering with your wishes,
-  you can hold down alt to override it.
-  The override key can be configured in the ctrl-f2 options menu.
-
-  The Mex/WreckSnap radii can also be configured independently via the ctrl-f2 options menu.
-  Press ctrl-f2, click on the "MexSnap" or "WreckSnap" field and press a number 0 to 9.
-  0 disables the Mex/WreckSnap and a larger radius results in snapping to features further away.
-
-  Note that Mex/WreckSnap is disabled by default.
-  It needs to be enabled by the mod maintainer.
-  If your Mex/WreckSnap radius shows as "NA" in the ctrl-f2 menu,
-  it is likely that Mex/WreckSnap hasn't been enabled by your mod maintainer.
-
- Move Queued Orders
-
-  After queueing a build order or a move order,
-  you can later move them around by selecting the unit
-  and left mouse dragging the order to a new position.
-
- Construction Units Patrol Behaviour
-
-  Patrol behaviour of contructions units is modified depending on their movement orders:
-
-    Hold Position: your construction units will only look for reclaim
-    Maneuvre/roam: your construction units will both look for reclaim and for units that need repair or assist
-
-  Mash the 'v' key to get the desired movement order and then set a patrol route.
-
- Neutral unit and/or per-player additional unit spawn
-
-  To enable this feature add a "[units]" section under the "[Schema 0]" section of your map's .ota file.  eg
-  
-      [Schema 0]
-          {
-          ....
-          [units]
-            {
-            [unit0]
-                {
-                Unitname=ARMHLT;
-                Ident=;
-                XPos=3164;
-                YPos=0;
-                ZPos=2250;
-                Player=11;
-                HealthPercentage=100;
-                }
-            [unit0]
-                {
-                Unitname=ARMPEEP;
-                Ident=;
-                XPos=268;
-                YPos=0;
-                ZPos=384;
-                Player=1;
-                HealthPercentage=100;
-                CreationCountdown=30;
-                InitialMission=p 1750 1828;
-                }
-            }
-
-  These additional units will spawn in for skirmish/multiplayer.
-
-  The "Player" key in the .ota file refers to the map position 1..10.
-  Whichever player is spawned into these positions will receive ownership of the respective units.
-
-  You can set Player=11.  If any Player=11 units are defined, then the last player (eg the 6th in a 3v3)
-  receives ownership of the Player=11 units as long as they are an AI.  He does not receive ownership of any other units.
-
-  If a player receives any units by this mechanism, they won't receive a commander.
-  If you want the player to have a commander,
-  then either don't define any units for that position,
-  or include a commander unit in the list of units.
-
-  The required fields for each unit are UnitName, XPos, ZPos and Player.
-  YPos and HealthPercentage are ignored.
-  Optional CreationCountdown is in seconds and InitialMission works.
-  Optional Ident makes it possible to refer to the unit in InitialMission of another unit.
-  You'll have to look at eg totala4.hpi/maps/*.OTA for examples of InitialMission scripts to copy.
-
- Vote-to-Reject
-
-  When a player is to be rejected during an in-progress multiplayer game, the rejection must now be
-  approved by a majority vote rather than taking effect immediately.
-
-  Manual reject (initiated via Tab → Control → player → reject prompt):
-    The proposer's YES is counted automatically.  All other non-target players are shown a vote dialog
-    and may click YES or NO.  The reject passes if at least 2/3 of non-target active players vote YES
-    (minimum 1).  If the target has a teammate, that teammate must vote YES for the reject to pass.
-    If the vote fails by a NO majority it is cancelled immediately; otherwise the vote times out after
-    60 seconds with no effect and a 90-second cooldown is imposed before another vote can be proposed.
-
-  Timeout reject (triggered automatically when a player stops responding for 30 seconds):
-    All players are shown the vote dialog.  The reject passes if at least 2 players vote YES
-    (or just 1 in a 2-player game), provided at least one ally of the timed-out player has voted YES.
-    If a NO majority makes the threshold unreachable, voting closes early and the player is
-    automatically rejected when the 90-second vote timer expires.
-
-  The vote dialog:
-    Each active vote appears as a row in an overlay dialog at the top-centre of the screen.
-    Each row shows the vote subject ("X has timed out - vote to reject?" or
-    "VOTE: X wants to reject Y"), the current tally (Ny/Nn/total, countdown), and YES / NO buttons.
-    Clicking YES or NO casts your vote and broadcasts it to all other players.
-
-    For timeout votes where the local player is an ally of the timed-out player, a ".take" button
-    is also shown.  Clicking it broadcasts the chat message ".take", which the recorder (tplayx.dll)
-    interprets as the player taking over the timed-out player's units.  Once the recorder confirms
-    the take, the corresponding vote is automatically cancelled.
-
- Per-Unit Veterancy Customization
-
-  This patch introduces new optional keys for unit definition files (units/*.fbi)
-  that allow you to customize veterancy behavior for individual units.
-  
-  Example
-  
-    [UNITINFO]
-    {
-    UnitName=ARMMART;
-    ...
-    VeterancyThresholds=6 12 18 24 30; // OTA default: 5 10 15 20 25
-    VeterancyAccuracyBuffRate=3; // OTA default: 12
-    }
-  
-  New Keys
-  
-  - VeterancyThresholds:
-    Sets the number of kills required to reach each veterancy level (VetLevel).
-    Example: "6 12 18 24 30" means:
-    - 6 kills for VetLevel 1
-    - 12 kills for VetLevel 2
-    - 18 kills for VetLevel 3
-    - etc.
-    OTA's default thresholds are "5 10 15 20 25".
-  
-  - VeterancyAccuracyBuffRate:
-    Controls how quickly a unit’s weapon accuracy improves with kills, independently of veterancy levels.
-    - Accuracy starts at a factor of 1 with 0 kills.
-    - This factor increases by +1 every VeterancyAccuracyBuffRate kills.
-    - Formula: accuracyFactor = 1 + floor(kills / VeterancyAccuracyBuffRate)
-    - OTA’s default rate is 12.
-    - Set to zero to disable accuracy buff altogether
-  
-  Veterancy Effects (Unchanged)
-  
-  This patch does NOT change what veterancy levels do, only how they are earned.
-  For reference, each VetLevel in OTA gives:
-  
-  - Capture cost: +10% worker time needed to capture the unit
-  - Damage taken: -4% damage received
-  - Damage dealt: +6% damage dealt
-  - Target tracking: improved weapon target tracking (effect uncertain)
-  - Reload time: -6% weapon reload time
-  - Accuracy buff: improved firing accuracy (randomness reduced by an increasing factor)
-  
-  Note: Reload time also appears to be affected by the unit’s health.
-  
-  Veterancy Limits
-  
-  OTA limits:
-  - Capture cost: no limit
-  - Damage taken: up to 5 levels
-  - Damage dealt: up to 5 levels
-  - Target tracking: up to 1 level
-  - Reload time: up to 5 levels
-  - Accuracy buff: no limit
-  
-  With this patch:
-  - Capture cost: no limit
-    Beyond the last specified threshold, kill requirements are extrapolated linearly from the last two thresholds.
-  - Damage taken: up to 25 levels or the number of VeterancyThresholds, whichever is lower
-  - Damage dealt: up to the number of VeterancyThresholds
-  - Target tracking: up to 1 level
-  - Reload time: up to 16 levels or the number of VeterancyThresholds, whichever is lower
-  - Accuracy buff: no limit
-
- Weapon TDF flags: nottoair, nottounderwater and surfacefire
-
-  Two new optional keys for weapon definition files (weapons/*.tdf) give mod developers
-  finer control over which unit types a weapon can target.
-
-  nottoair=1
-    The weapon cannot target or fire at flying units (units with an airborne movement state).
-    Useful for weapons that are physically implausible against air targets, such as depth charges
-    or large ballistic artillery.
-
-    Example:
-
-      [DEPTH_CHARGE]
-      {
-      ...
-      nottoair=1;
-      }
-
-  nottounderwater=1
-    The weapon cannot target or fire at fully-submerged units (a target whose top is at or below
-    sea level, such as a dived submarine).  Ordinary weapons already cannot reach underwater
-    targets; this flag is meant for waterweapon=1 weapons, letting them hit surface ships while
-    leaving submerged units to torpedoes and depth charges.  It is the underwater mirror of
-    nottoair.
-
-    Example:
-
-      [NAVAL_GUN]
-      {
-      ...
-      waterweapon=1;
-      nottounderwater=1;
-      }
-
-  surfacefire=1
-    Used together with waterweapon=1.  Normally a water weapon can only target submarines and
-    other units that are at or below sea level.  With surfacefire=1 the weapon can also target
-    surface units above sea level, such as hovercraft or land units near the shoreline.
-    Both auto-aim and manual targeting are affected.
-
-    Example:
-
-      [TORPEDO_SURFACE]
-      {
-      ...
-      waterweapon=1;
-      surfacefire=1;
-      }
-
- Building rotation
-
-  While a building is selected for placement, press '/' to cycle through the
-  facings the unit allows.  Shift may be held while pressing '/' so you can
-  rotate without lifting the line-build modifier.  Most buildings only allow
-  their default facing, in which case the key does nothing.  The rotate key
-  can be reassigned in the ctrl-f2 menu.
-
-  Alternatively, hold the snap-override key (default Alt — also configurable
-  in ctrl-f2) and scroll the mouse wheel: forward = counter-clockwise, back
-  = clockwise.  This leaves plain mouse-wheel free for the megamap.
-
-  A third option is built into the build menu itself.  Each rotatable
-  structure button has a small overlay marker on each cardinal it can
-  face (S = bottom edge, E = right, N = top, W = left).  Click the
-  button on the corresponding edge to enter placement mode with that
-  rotation already chosen — clicks in the centre of the button select
-  the unit normally and keep the previously chosen rotation.  Tick or
-  un-tick "Build menu rotation overlay" in the ctrl-f2 menu to enable
-  or disable the overlay (when off, the build menu is stock vanilla
-  and clicks behave as if it were never installed).
-
-  Mod authors can replace the built-in chevron art by dropping a 4-
-  frame GAF at  anims/buildrotate.gaf  beside their other animations.
-  Frames are interpreted in the order  S, E, N, W  (matching the
-  rotation index), and each frame's hotspot is anchored just inside
-  the cardinal margin band of the build button so the artwork sits
-  cleanly inside the button rather than straddling the edge.  An
-  optional second file  anims/buildrotateclick.gaf  (also 4 frames in
-  the same order) is blitted in place of the idle GAF for the brief
-  click-feedback flash; if absent, no flash is rendered (mods opting
-  into a custom GAF need to ship the companion click GAF themselves
-  if they want one).  When neither GAF loads the built-in chevrons
-  are used.  A reference generator and example .gaf files live under
-  tools/make_buildrotate_gaf.py in the source tree.
-
-  Mod developers opt-in per unit by adding a "Rotations=" key to the
-  [UNITINFO] section of the FBI listing the cardinal letters they want
-  to allow, e.g.
-
-      [UNITINFO]
-      {
-      ...
-      Rotations=SENW;
-      }
-
-  Limitation: a few mods script their Create() function to forcibly TURN
-  the unit body (e.g. so structures face the centre of the map).  Such
-  scripts run after the build cursor's rotation is applied and overwrite
-  it, so the Rotations= key has no visible effect on those units.
-
- Nanoframe ghost preview
-
-  A small green animated preview of the building you're about to place
-  is drawn inside the build rectangle.  It rotates in step with the
-  rotate-build key, and disappears on red (can't-build) squares.  When
-  shift-line / shift-row building, the preview is shown at every
-  rectangle in the row.
-
-  Mod authors with upgrade-style units (where the 3DO model contains
-  both the basic and upgraded geometry, and the COB script controls
-  visibility at runtime) can list the pieces that should appear in the
-  preview by adding a "PreviewPieces=" key to [UNITINFO]:
-
-      [UNITINFO]
-      {
-      ...
-      PreviewPieces=base, turret, sleeve, barrel, cover;
-      }
-
-  Names are matched case-insensitively against 3DO piece names; comma,
-  space, or semicolon may be used as separators.  When the key is set,
-  ONLY listed pieces are rendered.  When the key is omitted (the usual
-  case), every piece is rendered minus a small hardcoded set of
-  cosmetic / firing-effect names (flare, flash, muzzle, fire, flame,
-  wake).
-
-  Per-rotation overrides are also available — useful when the visible
-  pieces should differ by facing.  Use any of:
-
-      PreviewPiecesS=...      facing south  (rotation 0)
-      PreviewPiecesE=...      facing east   (rotation 1)
-      PreviewPiecesN=...      facing north  (rotation 2)
-      PreviewPiecesW=...      facing west   (rotation 3)
-
-  Lookup order for the active rotation:
-    1. PreviewPieces<S|E|N|W>=  if set (non-empty), uses ONLY that list.
-    2. PreviewPieces=           the default for every rotation.
-    3. neither set              every piece minus the ephemeral filter.
-
-  For units whose Create() script auto-rotates the structure toward
-  the nearest enemy Commander, the preview can be made to face the
-  same direction — preventing the jarring snap when the build commits
-  — by adding:
-
-      [UNITINFO]
-      {
-      ...
-      PreviewFaceOpponent=1;
-      }
-
-  At each preview frame we find the nearest enemy commander to the
-  build cursor (each enemy player's first unit slot, which is the
-  commander in all but pathological cases), and snap the line from
-  the cursor to that commander to the nearest cardinal (S / E / N /
-  W).  PreviewFaceOpponent overrides the Rotations= restriction —
-  setting this key is the author's explicit signal that the unit's
-  heading is script-driven, so the preview must face whichever
-  cardinal the script will pick regardless of what Rotations= permits
-  the player to cycle through.
-
-  To avoid leaking enemy positions through fog-of-war scanning, the
-  override only applies when the build cursor is within the actual
-  builddistance of one of the local player's selected, completed
-  construction units (each builder gets its own threshold from its
-  FBI builddistance=).  Outside that radius the preview falls back to
-  the player's rotate-build selection — same as if PreviewFaceOpponent
-  were unset.
-
-  Falls back to the player's rotate-build selection in single-player
-  or any case where no enemy commander can be found (e.g. all enemies
-  dead).
-
-  Mod authors who want the preview to display a completely different
-  model than the unit's actual Object3D= (e.g. a simplified silhouette,
-  or the upgraded form of a unit whose 3DO bundles multiple variants)
-  can name an alternative 3DO with a "PreviewObject3D=" key:
-
-      [UNITINFO]
-      {
-      ...
-      PreviewObject3D=corarmvp_preview;
-      }
-
-  The value is a 3DO base name (no extension); the file is loaded from
-  the HPI archive at  objects3d/<name>.3DO  on first use and cached
-  for the rest of the game session.  All other preview FBI keys
-  (PreviewPieces, PreviewFaceOpponent, etc.) apply to this overridden
-  model — piece-name whitelists are matched against the OVERRIDE 3DO's
-  piece names, not the unit's real one.
-
-  If the named 3DO can't be found in the HPI, a warning is logged to
-  tdrawlog.txt and the preview falls back to the unit's real model;
-  no other behaviour is affected.
-
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