Warcraft 3: Reforged
Map database

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.4a

Date:      2023-03-18

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### TOWERS ###

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### Basic ###

# Artillery Tower

* Corrected damage text in the tooltip from "294-288" to "294-298".

# Ultimate Artillery Tower

* Corrected damage to match the tooltip (1103-1109).

# Ward Tower

* Damage changed from 150-151 to 157-158.

# Ultimate Ward Tower

* Damage changed from 554-555 to 609-610.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Active: Arcane Technology:

*** Trigger cooldown changed from 20 to 10 seconds.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Active: Advanced Arcane Technology:

*** Trigger cooldown changed from 12 to 6 seconds.

### Void Technology ###

# Voidling

* Damage changed from 40-44 to 38-42.

# Voidalisk

* Damage changed from 160-164 to 144-148.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Behemoth

* Movement Speed changed from 380 to 350.

* Removed trait: Major Spell Resistance

# Goblin Shredder

* Maximum Health changed from 460,045 to 455,445.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.3b

Date:      2023-03-12

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### UI ###

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# Game Mode Selection Window

* Added sound for when the Lock In button is pressed.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Basic ###

# Archer

* Fixed an issue with the attack projectile visual.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Behemoth

* Fixed an issue with the hotkey (it is now "V" as intended).

* Fixed an issue with the command card being visible when selected.

* Fixed an issue with Boss (3) trait; not fully preventing slow/chill effects.

* Fixed an issue with Boss (3) trait; not reducing the duration of harmful spell effects.

* Corrected Maximum Health from 750,000 to 637,500.

/// The Abyssal Carapace trait converts this into a 573,750 damage absorption shield and sets maximum health to 63,750.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.3a

Date:      2023-03-11

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Optimization & Improvements

* Added a new sound that plays immediately after loading screen is finished.

* Optimized and improved code for various map systems.

* Removed the following features:

*** Quick Lane Swap Hotkeys

*** Tower Kills Tracker

/// Overall performance should be better and map setup time is faster.

# W3Champions

* Updated loading screen with W3Champions message (same as comment below).

/// "You can now play FFA on W3Champions!

/// A lot of great perks, such as skill based matchmaking, 15+ servers for better ping, better infrastructure, opportunities for player progression and more!

///  

/// https://www.w3champions.com/

/// If you need assistance or have any questions, please ask in the Discord!"

///

/// We encourage you to check out the platform!

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### UI ###

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# (experimental) New Feature: UI Edit Mode (advanced)

* This feature allow players to edit UI frames on the screen.

* Frames can only be edited in Single Player, but settings can be saved and then loads in Multiplayer.

* Supported UI frames to edit:

*** Game Messages

*** Game Statistics Text ("-s")

*** Warcraft 3 Chat

*** Resource Bar Texture

*** Gold Resource Text

*** Food Resource Text

*** Income Timer Text

*** ScoreBoard

*** LeaderBoard

*** Builder Button (has Skins, History Leaderboard and UI Editor buttons attached)

*** Research Center Button

*** Tier 1 Button

*** Tier 2 Button

*** Tier 3 Button

*** Tier 4 Button

* Players can share settings with each other by sharing the "...\Documents\Warcraft III\CustomMapData\LTWR\UI" folder.

/// Always do a Single Player check with a new UI to make sure it doesn't crash for you.

/// If it do crash, delete the UI folder and all settings are removed.

/// Custom UI also work for observers.

/// More frames and settings may be added in the future.

/// Known Issues:

/// * The Warcraft 3 Chat frame is very volatile and can easily crash the game when edited on the Y-axis. Use trial and error for what works and not.

/// * Some frames may not reset back correctly to their original position when the Reset button is used, but they will be properly reset when the game is reloaded.

# Game Mode Selection Window

* Minor visual update with new Game Mode Setting icons, etc.

* RANKED/UNRANKED Game Modes are now pre-selected after players have loaded their data.

* Auto-Start timer changed from 25 to 30 seconds.

* The percentage text when players load their data is no longer misaligned.

* Added sounds for when the host interacts with Game Mode Settings.

* Game Mode Setting text "Random Start Lane" changed to "Random Lanes".

* Changed the sound that plays whenever all players finished loading player data.

# Post Game Statistics Window

* Technology Path statistic updated to display whenever a player unlocks an Ultimate tower.

* A new slider added in order to scroll between researched technologies in Technology Path statistic.

* The Close button is no longer visible to Observers as it doesn't function for them anyway.

# Research Center

* The icon for the "Random Ultimate Tower" has been updated.

* The icon for the "Unlearn Technology" has been updated.

* Added sound for Random Tech purchase.

* Added background sound for Technology Refund/Unlearn.

# Resource Bar

* The top-right resource bar now supports HD graphics mode.

/// The SD art has been AI upscaled and should no longer look blurry when playing with HD graphics.

# Player Builder

* Updated icon for "Your Line Tower Wars Data" on the Builder command card.

* Updated icon for "Commands" on the Builder command card.

* Updated icon for "Discord" on the Builder command card.

* Updated icon for "Grid Toggle" on the Builder command card for HD graphics with AI upscaling.

# Discord Frame

* Fixed glitched QR-code in HD mode when playing with low texture quality.

* Discord icon changed from Passive to Active.

* Updated Discord icon to support HD graphics. Should no longer look blurry.

* Removed "Close" tooltip when hovering Discord icon, only the icon changes.

* Mouse no longer flickers when hovering over the Close-button.

# Game Messages

* Changed the "you are now attacked by" game message warning sound to a unique sound file.

* The "you are now attacked by" text and warning sound no longer trigger if the game ended with the defeated player.

# Bug Fixes & Other Changes

* Fixed an issue causing numbers above 100 million not to be truncated properly in the UI.

* Added an Open/Close sound for frame panels.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Player Victory

* Added a new sound that plays when a player is victorious.

# Sudden Death

* The damage taken modifier per income tick changed from 0.33% to 0.50%.

/// Creeps will now take +3% reduced damage per minute, up from 2%.

# Commands

* New Command: "-gtl" (graphics toggle lightning)

*** This command forces the game to use lightning graphical effects, regardless if "-gt" is turned on. Use the command again to revert.

/// Note: This command is NOT saved between games as of now and must be typed every game; but it is retroactive, so can be used whenever.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Tower Information Ability

* Command Card position adjusted from 3,2 to 3,1 (below Show Attack/Ability Range ability).

/// Previously its position conflicted with "Cancel" and some other abilities.

# Show Attack/Ability Range

* The attack and ability indicators no longer merge if they have the same value.

/// The ability indicator should now appear next to the attack range indicator instead, so it's easier to see.

### Basic ###

# Cannon Tower

* Damage changed from 14-16 to 16-18.

# Bombard Tower

* Damage changed from 70-74 to 74-78.

# Artillery Tower

* Damage changed from 285-289 to 294-288.

# Ultimate Artillery Tower

* Damage changed from 1071-1077 to 1103-1109.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Active: Arcane Technology:

*** Spell Damage modifier changed from 1% to 2%.

*** Maximum Spell Damage modifier changed from 100% to 200%.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Active: Advanced Arcane Technology:

*** Spell Damage modifier changed from 1% to 2%.

*** Maximum Spell Damage modifier changed from 100% to 200%.

# Archmage

* Spellcast (1):

*** Frostbolt movement speed chill effect changed from 30% to 33%.

# Grand Archmage

* Spellcast (2):

*** Frostblast movement speed chill effect changed from 40% to 44%.

*** Fixed an issue that could case the spells on/off state to not carry over from the Archmage.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

* Kirin Tor Mastery:

*** Chains of Ice movement speed chill effect changed from 50% to 55%.

### Ice Technology ###

# Ultimate Lich

* Chilling Death:

*** Chill amount per hit changed from 11% to 10%.

*** Maximum chill amount changed from 55% to 50%.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Septic Tank

* Rapid Infection (1):

*** The Plagued-debuff on creeps now display current stacks as the "Level" in the tooltip.

/// Note: The level updates every ~2.5 seconds and you might have to re-select the creep.

# Plague Fanatic

* Attack projectile changed to a poison themed one without sound attached.

* Rapid Infection (2):

*** The Plagued-debuff on creeps now display current stacks as the "Level" in the tooltip.

/// Note: The level updates every ~2.5 seconds and you might have to re-select the creep.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

* Attack projectile changed to a poison themed one without sound attached.

* Pestilence:

*** The Plagued-debuff on creeps now display current stacks as the "Level" in the tooltip.

/// Note: The level updates every ~2.5 seconds and you might have to re-select the creep.

### Void Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Void

* Active: Void Technology:

*** Maximum amount of bonus damage changed from 8% to 10%.

*** Tooltip is now updated dynamically with unique tower count and damage percentages.

*** Command card position changed from 2,2 to 3,2.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Void

* Active: Advanced Void Technology:

*** Maximum amount of bonus damage changed from 16% to 20%.

*** Tooltip is now updated dynamically with unique tower count and damage percentages.

*** Command card position changed from 2,2 to 3,2.

# Ravager

* Damage changed from 217-219 to 211-213.

# Ultimate Leviathan

* Damage changed from 414-416 to 393-395.

### Water Technology ###

# Water Elemental

* Damage changed from 80-82 to 82-84.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Naga Siren

* Maximum Health changed from 104,970 to 112,845.

* Tidal Empowerment:

*** Base Mana Regeneration changed from 0.2 to 0.25.

*** Spell Damage taken reduction changed from 15% to 20%.

# Chaos Warden

* Movement Speed changed from 410 to 430.

# New Creep: Behemoth

* Tier: 3 (command card position: 3, 2)

* Hotkey: V

* Stock: 8

* Stock Start Delay: 1245 (same as Chaos Warden)

* Stock Replenish Interval: 10

* Gold Cost: 500,000

* Income: 20,000 (0,04 ratio; same as Chaos Warden)

* Bounty: 15,000 (0,03 ratio; same as Chaos Warden)

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* Stats:

* Maximum Health: 750,000

* Armor: 16 Hero

* Movement Speed: 380

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* Trait #1: Boss (3)

***  Sent as 1 strong creep with higher base stats, steals 2 lives and immune to all movement chill/slow effects.

* Trait #2: Major Spell Resistance

*** Spell Damage taken is reduced by 66% and the duration of harmful spell effects reduced by 50%.

* Trait #3: Abyssal Carapace  

*** Once when spawned: 90% maximum health is removed and converted into a 675,000 damage absorption shield.

/// This trait removes 675,000 maximum health from the Behemoth (maximum health will be set to 75,000) and converts it into a 675,000 damage absorbtion shield (displayed as mana).

/// Current health will not be affected by any damage while the absorbtion shield remains.

/// The low maximum health, but high absorbtion shield amount counters Orb Keepers and any execute-type of towers.

# Goblin Shredder

* Maximum Health changed from 451,025 to 460,045.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.2d

Date:      2023-02-11

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Issues & Bug Fixes

* Fixed some minor issues.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Modes

* Custom Game Mode:

*** (experimental) New Game Mode Modifier "Anonymous Fog of War":

***** Same as the "Anonymous" modifier, but with Fog of War enabled.

*** (experimental) New Game Mode Modifier "Fog of War":

***** Sets Fog of War enabled.

*** Observers:

***** Mini-map attack notification icon duration increased slightly.

/// With Fog of War enabled, the player will have their own lane revealed, but all other players will be shrouded.

/// Only sent creeps will be able to scout enemy lanes.

/// All creeps have a sight radius of 800.

/// The map is revealed for defeated players.

/// Observers should have full vision of players at all times.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Earth Technology ###

# Rockfall

* Icon updated to "BTNFarSight".

/// Basic Earth Technology adjusted as well.

# Avalanche

* Icon updated to "BTNEarthquake".

### Water Technology ###

# Water Elemental

* Model tinting color changed from 250, 240, 255 to 255, 255, 255.

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.2c

Date:      2023-02-04

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

* Minor code optimizations.

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### UI ###

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# Post Game Statistics Window

* Hovering over the technology icons to see research time now also shows the name of the technology.

* Corrected some technology icons using an outdated icon.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Modes

* Custom Game Mode

*** Observers only:

***** Added Game Time text at the top-left.

***** When players steal or leak lives, both affected player names will now be shown.

/// Previously observers would get messages with "You" as the affected players.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Earth Technology ###

# Avalanche

* Icon updated to "BTNGolemStormBolt".

### Ice Technology ###

# Obelisk (Ice Obelisk)

* Name changed from "Ice Obelisk" to "Obelisk".

# Runic Monolith (Runic Obelisk)

* Name changed from "Runic Obelisk" to "Runic Monolith".

# Frozen Watcher

* Icon updated to "BTNFrostArmor"

# Icebound Core (Frozen Core).

* Name changed from "Frozen Core" to "Icebound Core".

### Fire Technology ###

# Hellfire

* Icon updated to "BTNSoulBurn".

### Water Technology ###

# Sea Elemental

* Icon updated to "BTNCrushingWave".

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.2b

Date:      2023-01-29

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Modes

* (experimental) Game Mode Modifier  "Anonymous":

*** Player skin, builder size and wings are no longer applied at game start. Can manually be set during the game if wanted.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Icon/Model/Sound updates

* Updated most duplicate icons and models used by technology towers; see details below.

* A lot of inconsistensies of which towers had a Unit Sound Set or not, updated some towers that had none as it adds personality to the tower; see details below.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Icon updated to "BTNOrb".

### Earth Technology ###

# Rockfall

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Avalanche

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Earth Guardian

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Ancient Protector

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Noxious Weed

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Virulent Thorn

* Icon updated to "BTNThorns".

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Ultimate Scorpion

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

### Fire Technology ###

# Fire Pit

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Magma Well

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Meteor Attractor

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Armageddon

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

### Holy Technology ###

# Light Flies

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Holy Lantern

* Icon updated to "BTNPowerGenerator".

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Sunray Tower

* Icon updated to "BTNHumanArcaneTower".

* Model updated to "ElvenGuardTower".

* Slight model color tint change.

/// The model is pretty much the same as previous and the Sunbeam Tower, but without the "swirlies" around the tower (classic graphics).

/// With HD graphics the towers now look a lot different, so should be easier to differentiate the towers with any graphics setting.

# Radiant Spire (Sunbeam Tower)

* Name changed from "Sunbeam Tower" to "Radiant Spire".

/// Name change to better differentiate between "Sunray Tower" and "Sunbeam Tower".

# Glowshroom

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Lightshroom

* Icon updated to "BTNForceOfNature".

/// All three "shrooms" previously used the same icon.

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

* Icon updated to "BTNElunesBlessing".

/// All three "shrooms" previously used the same icon.

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

### Lightning Technology ###

# Shock Particle

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Power Generator (Shock Generator)

* Name changed from "Shock Generator" to "Power Generator".

/// Slight name change to differentiate more between "Shock Particle" and "Shock Generator".

# Lightning Beacon

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Thunder Conductor

* Icon updated to "BTNStormBrewmaster".

* Model updated to "StormPandarenBrewmaster".

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

/// The previous model was very similar to the Lightning Beacon, only slightly larger in size.

# Storm Commander (High Voltage)

* Name changed from "High Voltage" to "Storm Commander".

/// Name change to better differentiate between "Voltage" and "High Voltage".

* Icon updated to "BTNGnollWarden".

* Model updated to "GnollWarden".

### Unholy Technology

# Plague Well

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Obsidian Destroyer

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Decayed Horror

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

### Water Technology ###

# Splasher

* Icon updated to "BTNNeutralManaShield".

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

# Tidecaller

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.2a

Date:      2023-01-21

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Warcraft 3 Patch 1.35

* Updated the map for the the new patch with various fixes and improvements.

* You NO LONGER have to restart Warcraft 3 after every LTW game to avoid any loss of player data.

/// Any warning messages regarding this in-game has been removed.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Modes

* (experimental) Game Mode Modifier  "Anonymous":

*** Player names should now be revealed at game end when a player is victorious.

/// This game mode modifier is not fully tested, report any issues in the Discord.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Show Attack/Ability Range now displays the radius of Arcane Surge (300) and not the step trigger radius (96).

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Show Attack/Ability Range now displays the radius of Arcane Surge (300) and not the step trigger radius (96).

# Spellslinger

* Arcanize (1):

*** Bonus damage at full mana changed from 75% to 85%.

# Sorcerer

* Damage changed from 10-11 to 11-12.

### Earth Technology ###

# Ancient Protector

* Corrected tooltip displaying wrong damage values.

### Fire Technology ###

# Fire Pit

* Damage changed from 19-21 to 20-22.

### Holy Technology ###

# Fire Flies

* Damage changed from 12-13 to 13-14.

# Holy Lantern

* Damage changed from 30-32 to 33-35.

### Ice Technology ###

# Ice Obelisk

* Damage changed from 13-16 to 14-17.

# Runic Obelisk

* Damage changed from 39-43 to 42-46.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Plague Well

* Damage changed from 17-18 to 16-17.

# Obsidian Destroyer

* Damage changed from 92-97 to 96-101.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

- Damage changed from 561-565 to 533-537.

### Water Technology ###

# Tidecaller

* Damage changed from 20-22 to 22-24.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Mud Golem

* Maximum Health changed from 173 to 177.

# Faceless One

* Maximum Health changed from 6,025 to 6,145.

# Kobold Geomancer

* Maximum Health changed from 36,510 to 36,875.

# Death Revenant

* Maximum Health changed from 32,690 to 33,015.

# Chaos Warden

* Secret Technique:

*** Dodge chance changed from 30% to 40%.

# Phoenix

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1605 to 1575.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.1a

Date:      2022-11-27

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Issues & Bug Fixes

* Minor grammar/text corrections.

* Added a fail safe that might mitigate the issue causing creeps to get stuck at the top of the lane.

# Patch 1.33 Save/Load Warning

* A new window now appear at the start of every game to tell the player that the game client should be restarted after every LTW match to avoid any player data loss.

# Miscellaneous

* The santa hat is once again enabled for the player builder over the duration of the winter holidays.

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### UI ###

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# Scoreboard & Leaderboard

* Reworked code that handles screen positioning:

*** Fixes an issue that could cause the Scoreboard to clip outside the screen boundary.

*** Fixes an issue that could cause the Leaderboard to clip outside the screen boundary or become misaligned with the Scoreboard.

*** Should now work with any resolution.

* The Leaderboard no longer block mouse input over player slots.

* Slight position adjustment in Leaderboard for "1st", "2nd" and "3rd" texts so they don't overlap as much.

# Game Text Messages

* Increased number of text messages that can be displayed simultaneously.

* Skin Unlocked text duration increased from 5 to 15 seconds.

# Game Statistics Text

* Removed a decimal from "SD Mod" field.

# Post Game Statistics Window

* The display formula for total gold, gpm, etc adjusted to be the same as the Scoreboard.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Modes

* (experimental) New Game Mode Modifier for Custom Game Mode "Anonymous":

*** Randomizes all player colors and sets player names to be anonymous.

/// (not fully tested) Spectators should see the real player names; but player colors will change.

* Casual Game Mode:

*** At Sudden Death, income is no longer locked.

# Sudden Death

* A game text message and sound now trigger at 3 minutes and 1 minute before Sudden Death begins, warning players.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Adjusted model RBG tinting color from "180, 150, 235" to "192, 116, 182".

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Adjusted model RBG tinting color from "180, 150, 235" to "192, 116, 182".

# Arcane Pylon

* Damage changed from 45-47 to 47-49.

# Arcane Repository

* Damage changed from 137-139 143-145.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 196-198 to 205-207.

### Ice Technology ###

# Ultimate Lich

* Corrected radius indicator for Chilling Death aura.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Siege Engine

* Stock Start Delay changed from 725 to 715.

# Kobold Geomancer

* Stock Start Delay changed from 775 to 755.

# Infernal

* Stock Start Delay changed from 825 to 795.

# Death Revenant

* Stock Start Delay changed from 885 to 855.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

* Stock Start Delay changed from 915 to 895.

# Crypt Fiend

* Stock Start Delay changed from 945 to 935.

# Ancient Wendigo

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1075 to 1065.

# Gryphon Rider

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1115 to 1095.

# Naga Siren

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1155 to 1125.

* Blessing of Azshara:

*** Trait effectiveness increased by 100%.

# Abomination

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1215 to 1185.

# Ogre Magi

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1245 to 1215.

# Goblin Shredder

* Maximum Health changed from 429,550 to 451,025.

* Movement Speed changed from 400 to 410.

# Frost Wyrm

* Movement Speed changed from 335 to 355.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.0c

Date:      2022-11-10

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Issues & Bug Fixes

* Fixed an issue with Sudden Death damage scaling.

* Sudden Death damage scaling can no longer go below 1%.

* 7.0b change reverted (performance improvement): "Implemented a temporary solution against the issue that could cause some tower abilities to stop working."

/// Thanks to Milo and Vascro in Discord for investigating and finding the issue.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Holy Technology ###

# Glowshroom

* Light Burst (1):

*** Rewrote code; ~20-25% performance improvement in test scenario vs air.

# Lightshroom

* Light Burst (2):

*** Rewrote code; ~20-25% performance improvement in test scenario vs air.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

* Divine Spores:

*** Rewrote code; ~20-25% performance improvement in test scenario vs air.

/// Note: I believe shrooms to be a major cause in why some players believed that Frost Wyrms actually caused a lot of peformance issues.

/// Probably not entirely solved, but should feel better and more fluid now late game hopefully.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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Version:   7.0b

Date:      2022-11-08

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Issues & Bug Fixes

* Implemented a temporary solution against the issue that could cause some tower abilities to stop working.

* Most likely fixed an issue that could cause the game mode to default to "Unranked", but was displayed as "Ranked". This could only happen if the game start timer ran out without any game mode selected.

* Most likely fixed a very rare issue with player spawn after game mode selection.

/// In short, a player could spawn in a lane and not be "part" of the match.

# Loadingscreen

* Added the save window warning text to the loadingscreen as well.

/// The text about restarting Warcraft 3 after every LTW match to avoid player data loss.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Scoreboard

* Removed a decimal from "Income" and "Value".

* Fixed an issue that caused unlearnt technology not to be removed from "Value".

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### COMMANDS ###

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# Game Statistics Text ("-s" command)

* Added a new field under "Misc." called "SD Mod" which represents the current damage percentage creeps recieve during Sudden Death.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Water Technology ###

# Splasher

* Crushing Wave (1):

*** Fixed an issue with the damage dealt to air creeps.

# Tidecaller

* Crushing Wave (2):

*** Fixed an issue with the damage dealt to air creeps.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Phoenix

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1575 to 1605.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version: 7.0a

Date: 2022-11-06

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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### TL;DR ###

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# Season 5 Begins!

# Map Performance Improvements and Bug Fixes

# "Value" added to the Scoreboard (represents player maze value)

# End Game Changes: Sudden Death locks player income, life reduction is constant to 1 and creeps take reduced damage

# Tower and Creep Balancing/Reworks

# New T3 Creep: Naga Siren

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### GENERAL ###

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# New Season!

* With this version Season 5 begins.

/// Player Data and Settings are not compatible with Season 4.

/// You'll unfortunately have to re-do any settings you previously had.

* The top 100 Players from the Season 4 Leaderboard have been added to the in-game Season History Leaderboard and the Discord channel.

* Placement Games Update:

*** A new modifier implemented that decays over 20 games. This modifier takes effect after the first 5 placement games have been played and the player has gained a rating.

# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

* Optimized and improved various map code:

*** Damage Engine:

***** Updated code to perform better.

*** Slow/Chill System:

***** Updated code to perform better.

***** The system now respect the tinting color of creeps, so they'll return back to their default color after the duration ends.

/// Note: Most optimization/performance improvements are not listed in the changelog.

# Map Issues & Bug Fixes:

* Fixed an issue that could cause the game not to start after game mode selection.

* Disabled the Technology-board visible to Observers as it currently causes a game crash after 1.33 patch.

* Added a warning message to the save window to let players know they should restart the game after every LTW match.

* Leaderboard:

*** Implemented some safety that can mitigate the conflict between players having the same name.

*** The "-ldump" command now dumps the leaderboard data to a new file path: "...\CustomMapData\LTWR\LeaderboardDump".

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Game Mode Selection Window

* The Auto-Start timer changed from 60 seconds to 25 seconds.

# Sudden Death

* The life decay has been changed to -1 life per income at all times, it's no longer variable depending on players alive count.

* Player income is now locked when Sudden Death begins.

* With every income during Sudden Death, creeps gain a stacking 0.33% damage taken reduction buff, up to 100%.

/// The damage reduction results in roughly +2% reduced damage taken every minute.

# Scoreboard

* Added "value" to the scoreboard. This number represents the current maze value of the player mazes (including gold spent on technology research).

* The income value is now shortened into "K" (thousand) and "M" (million) when reaching high values.

/// Examples: 1.12K is equal to 1,120 income. 160K is equal to 160,000 income. 2.34M is equal to 2,340,000 income.

/// Your exact income can be seen with the "-s" statistics command or the floating text above your builder with every income.

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### COMMANDS ###

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# "Cam/Zoom" Commands

* Updated and enabled again. If the command isn't used, the client camera zoom is used instead (the one set in options menu).

/// The command can be reset/inactivated by typing "-cam 0" or "-zoom 0" to default back to client camera zoom.

# New Command: "-exportobjectdata"

* Can only be used while in a Single Player game.

* This command exports all available data and stats of towers and creep.

*** Every tower and creep is split into their own ".txt" file.

*** Export path: "...\Warcraft III\CustomMapData\LTWR\ObjectData\..."

/// "splash" value is currently not possible to export as it'll cause a game crash.

/// "attackType" is an integer which represents:

/// 0 = Normal

/// 1 = Melee (?)

/// 2 = Piercing

/// 3 = Siege

/// 4 = Magic

/// 5 = Chaos

/// 6 = Hero

///

/// "armorType" is an integer which represents:

/// 0 = Small

/// 1 = Medium

/// 2 = Heavy

/// 3 = Unarmored (this used to be Fortified; only used by creeps that should be attacked as last priority)

/// 4 = Normal (?)

/// 5 = Hero

/// 6 = Fortified (this used to be Divine, but reworked due to attack target priority)

/// 7 = Unarmored

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### UI ###

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# Research Center

* Technologies that can't be afforded now have a slight red tint above the icon and the cost text in the tooltip is red as well.

# Discord

* Added QR-code Discord invite to loading screen and in-game Discord frame.

/// Credits to Jasonek for creating the QR.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Active: Arcane Technology reworked:

*** Triggers an arcane surge whenever a ground creep step on this Technology Disc; creeps within 300 radius permanently takes 1% additional Spell Damage, stacking up to 100%. This effect is doubled on creeps with any Spell Resistance trait. Can only trigger once every 20 seconds. Creeps are able to walk on the Technology Disc.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Active: Advanced Arcane Technology reworked:

*** Triggers an arcane surge whenever a ground creep step on this Technology Disc; creeps within 300 radius permanently takes 1% additional Spell Damage, stacking up to 100%. This effect is doubled on creeps with any Spell Resistance trait. Can only trigger once every 12 seconds. Creeps are able to walk on the Technology Disc.

# Arcane Pylon

* Damage changed from 41-43 to 45-47.

# Arcane Repository

* Damage changed from 125-127 to 137-139.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 187-189 to 196-198.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

* Kirin Tor Mastery:

*** Arcane Explosion attack damage reduction changed from 10% to 50%.

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### Earth Technology ###

# Noxious Weed

* Damage changed from 135-145 to 148-158.

# Virulent Thorn

* Damage changed from 361-369 to 397-405.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

* Damage changed from 1717-1784 to 1530-1597.

* Nature's Guidance:

*** Healing amount changed from 2.5% to 2.8%.

/// The healing value remains the same as before.

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### Fire Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Fire

* Active: Fire Technology:

*** Same creep trigger cooldown changed from 5 to 6 seconds.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Fire

* Active: Advanced Fire Technology:

*** Damage changed from 24% to 30%.

*** Cooldown changed from 25 to 20 seconds.

*** Same creep trigger cooldown changed from 5 to 4 seconds.

# Fire Pit

* Damage changed from 20-22 to 19-21.

# Ultimate Firelord

* Volcanic Eruption:

*** Removed armor reduction cap.

# Meteor Attractor

* Attack Speed changed from 2.5 to 3.0.

* Overwhelming Impact (1):

*** Spell Damage changed from 50 to 60.

# Armageddon

* Attack Speed changed from 2.5 to 3.0.

* Overwhelming Impact (2):

*** Spell Damage changed from 130 to 150.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

* Attack Speed changed from 2.5 to 3.0.

* Maximum Mana changed from 25 to 30.

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### Holy Technology ###

# Glowshroom

* Light Burst (1):

*** Removed mana mechanic.

# Lightshroom

* Light Burst (2):

*** Removed mana mechanic.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

* Divine Spores

*** Removed mana mechanic.

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### Ice Technology ###

# Ice Obelisk

* Projectile Speed changed from 900 to 1,100.

* Frost Attack (1):

*** Chill per hit changed from 3.25% to 5%.

*** Maximum chill amount changed from 26% to 25%.

# Runic Obelisk

* Projectile Speed changed from 900 to 1,100.

* Frost Attack (2):

*** Chill per hit changed from 3.75% to 6%.

# Frozen Watcher

* Projectile Speed changed from 800 to 1,100.

* Frost Blast (1):

*** Chill per hit changed from 5% to 8%.

# Frozen Core

* Projectile Speed changed from 800 to 1,100.

* Frost Blast (2):

*** Chill per hit changed from 5.5% to 9%.

*** Maximum chill amount changed from 44% to 45%.

# Ultimate Lich

* Projectile Speed changed from 800 to 1,100.

* Chilling Death:

*** Chill per hit changed from 7% to 11%.

*** Maximum chill amount changed from 56% to 55%.

*** Frostbite chill requirement changed from 56% to 55%.

*** Attack Speed reduction radius changed from 400 to 600.

# Icicle

* Damage changed from 102-104 to 112-114.

# Tricicle

* Damage changed from 257-259 to 283-285.

# Ultimate Crystal

* Crystalized Light:

*** Armor reduction changed from 0.33 to 0.4.

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### Lightning Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Lightning

* Active: Lightning Technology:

*** Damage returned changed from 300% to 500%.

*** New added utility effect: 1.0% life-steal for towers within the radius.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Lightning

* Active: Advanced Lightning Technology:

*** Damage returned changed from 350% to 750%.

*** New added utility effect: 1.5% life-steal for towers within the radius.

# Shock Generator

* Damage changed from 75-75 to 80-80.

# Voltage

* Static Charge (1):

*** Radius changed from 300 to 200.

# High Voltage

* Static Charge (2):

*** Radius changed from 300 to 200.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper:

* Radiance:

*** The ground creep radius damage is now active at all times.

*** The air creep damage radius changed from 300 to 200.

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### Unholy Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Advanced Unholy

* Active: Advanced Unholy Technology:

*** Damage changed from 1.8% to 2% of maximum health.

*** Radius changed from 160 to 200.

# Obsidian Destroyer

* Splash changed from 100 to 150.

* Unholy Miasma (1):

*** Maximum splash value changed from 200 to 250.

# Decayed Horror

* Splash changed from 100 to 150.

* Unholy Miasma (2):

*** Maximum splash value changed from 250 to 300.

# Ultimate Diabolist

* Hellfire:

*** Minimum instant-kill threshold changed from 0.5% to 1% health.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

* Damage changed from 590-594 to 561-565.

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### Void Technology ###

# Voidling

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

* Maximum Mana changed from 30 to 50.

* Void Growth (1):

*** Attacks now also increases current mana by 1.

*** Mana required to spread changed from 30 to 50.

*** Now spreads automatically, no attack required.

# Voidalisk

* Damage changed from 168-172 to 160-164.

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

* Maximum Mana changed from 30 to 50.

* Void Growth (2):

*** Attacks now also increases current mana by 1.

*** Mana required to spread changed from 30 to 50.

*** Now spreads automatically, no attack required.

# Lasher

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

# Ravager

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

# Ultimate Leviathan

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

# Riftweaver

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

* Maximum Mana changed from 50 to 70.

* Temporal Rift (1):

*** Mana requirement changed from 50 to 70.

# Rift Lord

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

* Maximum Mana changed from 50 to 70.

* Temporal Rift (2):

*** Mana requirement changed from 50 to 70.

# Ultimate Devourer

* Adjusted model size and color slightly.

* Maximum Mana changed from 450 to 400.

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### Water Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Advanced Water

* Active: Advanced Water Technology:

*** Mana regeneration changed from 5 to 4.

# Splasher

* Crushing Wave (1):

*** Can now damage air creeps.

# Tidecaller

* Crushing Wave (2):

*** Can now damage air creeps.

# Abyss Stalker

* Torrent (2):

*** Slow changed from 3.75% to 3.5%.

*** Maximum slow changed from 30% to 28%.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

* Crippling Decay:

*** Slow changed from 5% to 4.5%.

*** Maximum slow changed from 40% to 36%.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Tooltip Update

* Added Health, Armor and Move Speed values to all creep tooltips.

# Vengeful Spirit

* Income changed from 200 to 202.

# Troll Berserker

* Income changed from 340 to 350.

# Wind Rider

* Income changed from 635 to 656.

# Voidwalker

* Income changed from 825 to 850.

# Faceless One

* Income changed from 1,000 to 1,031.

# Dragonspawn

* Income changed from 1,165 to 1,200.

# Sea Turtle

* Income changed from 1,500 to 1,550.

# Banshee

* Income changed from 2,100 to 2,175.

# Siege Engine

* Income changed from 1,500 to 1,625.

# Kobold Geomancer

* Income changed from 4,500 to 4,687.

# Infernal

* Income changed from 4,750 to 5,000.

# Death Revenant

* Income changed from 5,000 to 5,250.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

* Income changed from 6,250 to 6,562.

* Endurance Aura (3):

*** Radius changed from 1,100 to 900.

# Crypt Fiend

* Income changed from 7,125 to 7,500.

# Spirit Walker

* Income changed from 8,315 to 8750.

# Necromancer

* Income changed from 9,000 to 9,500.

# Ancient Wendigo

* Income changed from 10,125 to 10,687.

# Gryphon Rider

* Income changed from 10,625 to 11,250.

* Devotion Aura (3):

*** Radius changed from 1,100 to 900.

# New T3 Creep: Naga Siren

* T3 position is 3,1 (same position as Ogre Magi was, which has been moved).

* Hotkey: F

* Gold Cost: 275,000

* Income: 12,375

* Bounty: 9,625

* Stock Start Delay: 1155

* Health: 104,970

* Armor & Type: 8 Unarmored

* Movement Speed: 300

* Trait #1: Tidal Empowerment

*** Creeps using mana within 700 radius gains an additional 0.2 mana per second and take 15% reduced Spell Damage.

/// This trait is the same as Chaos Warden previously had, but renamed.

* Trait #2: Blessing of Azshara

*** The income percent difference between attacker and defender is used to empower this creep. Gains health, movement speed and increases Tidal Empowerment mana regeneration and radius.

# Abomination

* Income changed from 12,000 to 12,750.

# Ogre Magi (T3 position adjusted)

* T3 position changed to 1,2 (third to last).

* Hotkey: X

* Gold Cost changed to 350,000.

* Income changed to 14,875.

* Bounty changed to 11,375.

* Maximum Health changed to 201,945.

* Armor changed to 10.

* Armor Type changed from "Unarmored" to "Medium".

* Stock Start Delay changed to 1245.

# Chaos Warden (reworked)

* T3 position changed to 2,2 (second to last).

* Hotkey changed from "X" to "C".

* Gold cost changed from 333,333 to 400,000.

* Income changed from 13,333 to 16,000.

* Bounty changed from 10,825 to 12,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 166,750 to 200,100.

* Armor changed from 10 to 12.

* New Trait: Chaos Barrier

*** Reduces damage taken based on current mana percentage. Starts at 50% mana and loses 2% mana every second.

* New Trait: Secret Technique

*** Abuses a weakness of short-ranged towers with or less than 500 attack range; gaining a 30% chance to avoid their attacks.

# Mountain Giant

* Stock changed from 16 to Infinite (99 max stock with 0 recharge time).

* Gold Cost changed from 500,000 to 600,000.

* Income changed from -25,000 to 0.

* Attack Damage changed from 243-247 to 219-223.

# Goblin Shredder

* Stock changed from 32 to Infinite (99 max stock with 0 recharge time).

* Maximum Health changed from 390,500 to 429,550.

* Gold cost changed from 800,000 to 700,000.

* Income changed from -24,000 to 0.

# War Beast

* Stock changed from 32 to Infinite (99 max stock with 0 recharge time).

* Income changed from -30,000 to 0.

* War Stance:

*** Health threshold changed from 20% to 30%.

* Endurance Aura (4):

*** Movement Speed bonus changed from 22.5% to 25%.

*** Attack Speed bonus changed from 22.5% to 25%.

# Frost Wyrm

* Stock changed from 16 to Infinite (99 max stock with 0 recharge time).

* Maximum Health changed from 248,110 to 273,540.

* Movement Speed changed from 315 to 335.

* Gold cost changed from 1,200,000 to 1,100,000.

* Income changed from -36,000 to 0.

* Trait: Major Spell Resistance

*** Removed.

# Phoenix

* Stock changed from 4 to Infinite (99 max stock with 0 recharge time).

* Gold cost changed from 2,250,000 to 2,750,000.

* Income changed from -125,000 to 0.

* Maximum Health changed from 603,340 to 543,000.

* Attack Damage changed from 478-539 to 387-448.

* Volatile Death:

*** On death area of effect damage changed from 1,000 to 750.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version:   6.8e

Date:      2022-10-08

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Map Issues & Bug Fixes:

* Disabled the Technology-board visible to Observers in Custom/Tournament Game Mode, as it causes a game crash after 1.33 patch.

# Discord QR-code

* Added QR-code Discord invite to in-game Discord frame.

/// Credits to Jasonek for creating the QR.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version:   6.8d

Date:      2022-08-18

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# WC3 Patch 1.33

- Fixed some issues caused by WC3 Patch 1.33.

/// Please report any issues in the Discord, thanks!

/// Known issues:

/// - The cursor can flicker/jump when hovering/clicking on-screen UI-buttons.

/// - Some texts are misaligned due to new font rendering in-game.

/// --- Note: You can re-enable the old font rendering by adding "-legacykerning" as a launch option.

# Loading screen

- Minor update to keep information up-to-date.

- New screen transition into game.

# Commands

- "-cam" and "-zoom" commands disabled.

--- Blizzard added native camera zoom feature into the Warcraft 3 client and they use the same max value as LTW (3000).

--- So instead of having two camera features conflicting, please use the client camera zoom instead (see 1.33 patch notes for details).

# Player Wings

- Implemented wings for player(s) that earned them in recent tournament(s).

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version:   6.8c

Date:      2022-03-02

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

- Optimized and improved various map code.

/// Implemented some minor improvements that was intended for version 7.0a, but the major improvements has to wait until then for technical reasons.

/// Thanks to everyone performance testing!

TOWERS

Lightning Technology

# Voltage

- Static Charge (1):

--- In order to improve performance, the check for nearby air creeps now only triggers once every 2 seconds, instead of with every attack.

# High Voltage

- Static Charge (2):

--- In order to improve performance, the check for nearby air creeps now only triggers once every 2 seconds, instead of with every attack.

# Orb Keeper

- Radiance:

--- In order to improve performance, the check for nearby air creeps now only triggers once every 2 seconds, instead of with every attack.

CREEPS

# DISABLED: Creep Behaviour (introduced in version 6.8b)

/// - In 1 vs 1 scenarios, creeps are no longer re-ordered to move after stealing a life, which should result in a smoother experience related to the player order queue.

/// Bug reports of stuck creeps, so I'll disable this until I can find a fix for the issue.

# Death Revenant

- Necrotic Transfusion (1):

--- The buff effect changed to "Anti-Magic Shell".

/// This effect is ~48% more efficient in terms of performance compared to the previous effect.

# Frost Wyrm

- Necrotic Transfusion (2):

--- Radius changed from 700 to 500.

--- The buff effect changed to the "Anti-Magic Shell" model.

/// A performance improvement, at the cost of a very minor balance adjustment.

/// This effect is ~48% more efficient in terms of performance compared to the previous effect.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version:   6.8b

Date:      2022-02-16

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

- Optimized and improved various map code.

/// Although the performance is still bad in worst case scenario tests, the overall performance seems to be increased quite a bit.

/// Note: Most optimization/performance improvements are not listed in the changelog below.

# Bug Fixes

- Fixed a bug that could cause negative income creeps to steal lives from other players, when in a defeated players lane.

UI

# Spectators

- Fixed an issue causing spectator settings overlapping with game messages (moved the settings to the right screen side instead).

- Fixed an issue that could cause the time indicator to re-appear after hiding and then showing the UI.

TOWERS

# New System: Smart Placement

- This system prevents a player from building on-top of creeps, causing them to temporarily get stuck in place and issue a new move command order.

- The first placement attemt is to move the creep backwards based on its current facing angle, but if that spot isn't safe creeps are instead put at a valid safe location around the built tower.

- This new system is not using any orders, as the old system did. This means that the order queue is no longer affected for players.

/// This should also fix a rare issue that could cause creeps to get stuck at lane spawn, due to them being killed while being stuck by a built tower.

# Tower Sell

- Removed Peasant "Ready to Work" sound upon selling a tower.

Fire Technology

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Void Flare:

--- Fixed stutter issue on initial casts.

--- The Void Flare visual effect now lasts 2 seconds, instead of 3 seconds.

/// The effect is not related to any damage, etc.

/// The death animation for the effect is 1 second, so it'll still be active for the entire duration (3 seconds).

/// This also slightly improves performance.

Lightning Technology

# Lightning Beacon

- This tower is now fully compatible with the "-gt" command (it'll hide the effect(s) regardless if the owning player has "-gt" on or off).

# Thunder Conductor

- This tower is now fully compatible with the "-gt" command (it'll hide the effect(s) regardless if the owning player has "-gt" on or off).

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

- This tower is now fully compatible with the "-gt" command (it'll hide the effect(s) regardless if the owning player has "-gt" on or off).

- Annihilation:

--- Reworked code to be a lot more performant.

--- No longer affects the order queue.

CREEPS

# Creep Behaviour

- In 1 vs 1 scenarios, creeps are no longer re-ordered to move after stealing a life, which should result in a smoother experience related to the player order queue.

# Fel Orc Grunt

- Corrected Stock Start Delay to 145 seconds, down from 160 seconds.

/// The intended Stock Start Delay is 145 seconds, but I missed to adjust this creep for some reason in 6.0a timer overhaul.

# Death Revenant

- Necrotic Transfusion (1):

--- Fixed an issue that caused this trait to proc with Death Pact (3), which is not intended.

# Ogre Magi

- Earth Shield:

--- Fixed an issue that caused the effect to remain active even if the creep was killed.

# Phoenix

- Volatile Death:

--- Fixed an issue that caused this trait not to work.

/// The Phoenix now explodes for 1,000 damage around it when killed as intended.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

=============================

Version:   6.8a

Date:      2022-02-06

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Credit List (in Help (F9))

- Updated into categories and improved readability.

# Scoreboard

- Fixed an issue that caused the Scoreboard to not update properly if a player left during a 1v1 scenario.

/// It was only a visual bug that could cause the "---" to be overwritten as "0" as an example, due to an oversight.

# Disconnect Detection

- Updated.

TOWERS

# Show Attack/Ability Range

- Fixed an issue that could cause the ability range indicator to be visible for other players.

- Optimized the code.

Earth Technology

# Rockfall

- Damage changed from 19-23 to 18-22.

Fire Technology

# Meteor Attractor

- Damage changed from 160-163 to 156-159.

- Overwhelming Impact (1):

--- Spell Damage changed from 55 to 50.

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 320-323 to 304-307.

- Overwhelming Impact (2):

--- Spell Damage changed from 144 to 130.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Void Flare:

--- Spell Damage changed from 830 to 800.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the ability effect to permanently stay after its duration.

/// If you experienced unusual lag in the late game in version 6.7a, this issue was most likely the cause.

Void Technology

# Riftweaver

- Temporal Rift (1):

--- Can now only trigger on the same creep every 12 seconds, up from 9 seconds.

# Rift Lord

- Temporal Rift (2):

--- Can now only trigger on the same creep every 9 seconds, up from 7 seconds.

# Ultimate Devourer

- Maximum Mana changed from 300 to 450.

- Implosion Rift:

--- Mana requirement changed from 300 to 450.

--- Spell Damage changed from 20% of maximum health to 10% of maximum health + 2,500.

--- Current mana is now set to 0 when upgraded from the Rift Lord.

--- Spell Resistant creeps no longer teleport back to spawn, but do take the damage.

--- Tooltip clarified that the maximum health damage is based on the target and not the dying creep.

/// Phoenix was already set to be immune to the teleport, but was also immune to the damage.

/// It will now take the damage as all other creeps.

/// The attack proc time changes from every 30 seconds to every 45 seconds.

/// With Advanced Water Disc it changes from every 20 seconds to every 30 seconds.

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.7a

Date:      2022-02-03

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Map Start

- The startup time optimized slightly, ~0.5 seconds faster now.

/// This is the time before players start to load their data.

- Potentially fixed an issue that could cause the game not to start properly after builder spawn (the income timer would be stuck at 1).

# Sudden Death

- Now starts at 26:00 Game Time, down from 27:00, as the Phoenix creep timer has been adjusted (see # Phoenix below).

- Fixed an issue with the Sudden Death start not being fully synced with the Phoenix creep timer.

# Disconnect Detection

- Is now disabled during the "Game Start" timer countdown.

# Creep Slow/Chill System

- Fixed an issue that could cause the duration to be shorter than intended.

# Player Skins

- Gargoyle Skin:

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the selection circle to hover above ground.

- Spirit Wind Rider Skin:

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the selection circle to hover above ground.

# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

- Optimized and improved map various code.

UI

# Game Message Text

- Fixed a minor bug.

TOWERS

Basic Towers

# Crusher

- Splash changed from 275 to 300.

# Wrecker

- Damage changed from 128-133 to 136-141.

# Mangler

- Damage changed from 581-588 to 601-608.

Arcane Technology

# Spellslinger

- Damage changed from 4-4 to 4-5.

- Arcanize (1):

--- Bonus damage dealt changed from 100% to 75%.

/// Overall +1.5 DPS when not at full mana and the DPS is roughly the same as previously at full mana.

Earth Technology

# Rockfall

- Damage changed from 16-20 to 19-23.

Fire Technology

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 762-765 to 610-613.

- Maximum Mana changed from 50 to 25.

- Void Flare:

--- Spell Damage changed from 960 to 830.

--- The Spell Damage now scales with current mana.

--- The effect now triggers with every attack, instead of only at 100% mana.

--- No longer provides mana on kills.

--- Updated debuff tooltip to mention the correct Spell Damage taken percentage.

/// The goal with this change is to reduce air creep effectiveness, while keeping it equal in strength vs ground creeps.

Lightning Technology

# Voltage

- Damage changed from 130-130 to 127-133.

- Static Charge (1):

--- Fixed a bug that caused the current health percentage damage not to work.

# High Voltage

- Damage changed from 350-350 to 347-353.

- Static Charge (2):

--- Fixed a bug that caused the current health percentage damage not to work.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

- Damage changed from 520-520 to 517-523.

- Radiance:

--- Fixed a bug that caused the current health percentage damage not to work.

# Lightning Beacon

- Focused Lightning (1):

--- Slow changed from 15% to 12%.

# Thunder Conductor

- Focused Lightning (2):

--- Slow changed from 20% to 18%.

Unholy Technology

# Technology Disc: Unholy

- Active: Unholy Technology:

--- Radius changed from 120 to 160.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Unholy

- Active: Advanced Unholy Technology:

--- Radius changed from 120 to 160.

# Plague Well

- Damage changed from 15-16 to 17-18.

- Corruption (1):

--- Radius changed from 120 to 160 and the radius is now mentioned in the tooltip.

# Catacomb

- Damage changed from 47-48 to 58-59.

- Corruption (2):

--- Radius changed from 120 to 160 and the radius is now mentioned in the tooltip.

# Septic Tank

- Damage changed from 107-111 to 71-76.

- Attack Range changed from 600 to 700.

- Rapid Infection (1):

--- Added a new effect: Attacks hit 1 additional target.

--- No longer causes affected creeps to spread their stacks on death.

# Plague Fanatic

- Damage changed from 297-301 to 119-124.

- Attack Range changed from 600 to 700.

- Rapid Infection (2):

--- Added a new effect: Attacks hit 2 additional targets.

--- No longer causes affected creeps to spread their stacks on death.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

- Damage changed from 635-639 to 590-595.

- Attack Range changed from 600 to 700.

- Pestilence:

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the multi-shot projectiles to not apply stacks if the primary target was the Phoenix creep.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause stacks not to spread as intended.

--- Tooltip improved.

# Obsidian Destroyer

- Damage changed from 80-85 to 92-97.

- Attack Range changed from 400 to 500.

- Maximum Mana changed from 200 to 100.

- Unholy Miasma (1):

--- Mana gained per attack changed from 25 to 13.

--- Mana decreased per second changed from -10 to -5.

/// The number of attacks required to gain 100% mana remains roughly the same, ~13 to ~12.5.

/// The mana percentage lost per second is the same as previous (takes 20 seconds from 100% to 0% without attacking).

/// The maximum amount of splash possible changes from 300 to 200 (100 base + 100 maximum possible mana).

# Decayed Horror

- Damage changed from 230-235 to 264-269.

- Attack Range changed from 400 to 500.

- Splash changed from 200 to 100.

- Maximum Mana changed from 200 to 150.

- Unholy Miasma (2):

--- Mana gained per attack changed from 25 to 20.

--- Mana decreased per second changed from -10 to -7.5.

/// Slight buff to the number of attacks required to gain 100% mana (changes from ~13 to ~12).

/// The mana percentage lost per second is the same as previous (takes 20 seconds from 100% to 0% without attacking).

/// The maximum amount of splash possible changes from 400 to 250 (100 base + 150 maximum possible mana).

# Ultimate Diabolist

- Damage changed from 588-593 to 647-652.

- Attack Range changed from 400 to 600.

- Splash changed from 200 to 150.

- Maximum Mana changed from 200 to 150.

- Hellfire:

--- Mana gained per attack changed from 25 to 20.

--- Mana decreased per second changed from -10 to -7.5.

/// Slight buff to the number of attacks required to gain 100% mana (changes from ~13 to ~12).

/// The mana percentage lost per second is the same as previous (takes 20 seconds from 100% to 0% without attacking).

/// The maximum amount of splash possible changes from 400 to 300 (150 base + 150 maximum possible mana).

Void Technology

# Voidalisk

- Damage changed from 171-175 to 168-172.

# Ultimate Devourer

- Implosion Rift:

--- Fixed a rare issue that could cause creeps on another lane to be teleported to the previous lane.

CREEPS

# Creep Recycling System

- Fixed an issue that allowed creeps to regenerate mana while being inactive.

- Added support for "Mana Initial Amount" for recycled creeps.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

- Mana Initial Amount set to 4 (maximum mana is 7).

# Ancient Wendigo

- Income changed from 9,565 to 10,125.

# Gryphon Rider

- Income changed from 10,000 to 10,625.

# Ogre Magi

- Income changed from 11,000 to 11,685.

- Mana Initial Amount set to 7 (maximum mana is 14).

# Abomination

- Income changed from 11,250 to 12,000.

# Chaos Warden

- Income changed from 11,666 to 13,333.

# Mountain Giant

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1335 to 1275.

/// The new delay is set 30 seconds after Chaos Wardens are available.

/// In Game Time it changes from 22:00 to 21:00.

# Goblin Shredder

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1335 to 1275.

/// The new delay is set 30 seconds after Chaos Wardens are available.

/// In Game Time it changes from 22:00 to 21:00.

# War Beast

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1425 to 1335.

/// In Game Time it changes from 23:30 to 22:00.

- War Stance:

--- Damage bonus changed from 30% to 25%.

# Frost Wyrm

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1485 to 1425.

/// In Game Time it changes from 24:30 to 23:30.

# Phoenix

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1635 to 1575.

/// In Game Time it changes from 27:00 to 26:00.

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.6a

Date:      2021-12-26

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# Player Wings

- Updated wings for new player names.

GAME MODES

# Modifiers

- Damage Royale removed.

/// This game mode modifier didn't work as intended and certain towers made it trivial.

/// As resources is required to fix it, I'll remove it for now instead of having something that isn't working properly in the map.

TOWERS

Arcane Technology

# Arcane Pylon

- Damage changed from 39-41 to 41-43.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

- Overwhelming Arcane:

--- Damage bonus per 1% mana changed from 2% to 2.1%.

Fire Technology

# Hellfire

- Damage changed from 257-261 to 250-254.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

/// The intended attack speed is 0.5; as the ability resets the attack speed back to 0.5, the 0.4 was only relevant the first attack cycle after being upgraded.

# Ultimate Firelord

- Volcanic Eruption:

--- Spell damage changed from 200% to 180%.

--- Health threshold changed from 30% to 25%.

--- The proc special effect no longer shows if the target is below the health threshold.

/// As the proc is 100% to targets below the health threshold, having the effect play every single attack is unnecessary performance cost.

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 324-327 to 320-323.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 770-773 to 762-765.

Holy Technology

# Ultimate Titan Vault

- Damage changed from 624-648 to 636-660.

- Titan Defense Mechanism:

--- Slow changed from 12% to 15%.

Lightning Technology

# Voltage

- Maximum Mana changed from 15 to 30.

- Static Charge (1):

--- Mana requirement changed from 15 to 30.

--- Lightning Strike (air creep) Spell Damage changed from 750 to 1,000.

/// The mana re-charge time with this change is changed from ~1.5 seconds to ~3 seconds (without any Technology Disc buff(s)).

/// The air creep DPS was also too high; DPS changed from ~454 to ~303.

# High Voltage

- Maximum Mana changed from 15 to 30.

- Static Charge (2):

--- Mana requirement changed from 15 to 30.

--- Lightning Strike (air creep) Spell Damage changed from 2,500 to 3,333.

/// The mana re-charge time with this change is changed from ~1.5 seconds to ~3 seconds (without any Technology Disc buff(s)).

/// The air creep DPS was also too high; DPS changed from ~1,515 to ~1,010.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

- Maximum Mana changed from 25 to 50.

- Radiance:

--- Mana requirement changed from 25 to 50.

--- Radiance (air creep) Spell Damage changed from 10,000 to 12,500.

--- Updated ability tooltip.

/// The mana re-charge time with this change is changed from ~1.5 seconds to ~3 seconds (without any Technology Disc buff(s)).

/// Sending air to reset the mana of Orb Keeper to disable the current health radius damage should now be more effective.

/// The air creep DPS was also too high; DPS changed from ~6,060 to ~3,787.

Unholy Technology

# Ultimate Diabolist

- Hellfire:

--- The minimum instant-kill health threshold changed from 0% to 0.5%.

Void Technology

# Ultimate Devourer

- Implosion Rift:

--- Debuff duration changed from 5 to 3 seconds.

--- Spell Damage changed from 25% of maximum health to 20%.

/// The duration is 1.5 seconds against Spell Resistant creeps and Goblin Shredder.

CREEPS

# Arcane Disc/Advanced Arcane Disc

- Fixed an issue that caused the Arcane Discs to permanently remove the Spell Resistance traits from killed creeps used in the Creep Recycling System.

# Swordsman

- Devotion Aura (1):

--- Radius changed from 700 to 900.

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius.

/// Same as Sea Turtle radius.

# Vile Temptress

- Endurance Aura (1):

--- Radius changed from 700 to 900.

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius.

/// Same as Faceless One radius.

# Voidwalker

- Maximum Mana changed from 25 to 24.

- Chaotic Void:

--- Mana requirement changed from 25 to 24.

/// The overall healing amount is now the same as it was previously, before the change in version 6.2a.

# Faceless One

- Endurance Aura (2):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius.

# Sea Turtle

- Devotion Aura (2):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius.

# Kobold Geomancer

- Geomancy (1):

--- Buff icon changed to Thorns Aura Icon.

# Infernal

- Spell Resistance:

--- Fixed an issue that caused the Infernal to mitigate less Spell Damage than intended.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

- Endurance Aura (3):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius (1,100).

- Shadowdance reworked:

--- Becomes invisible for 2 seconds when taking more than 300 damage from an attack. Can only trigger once every 7 seconds.

/// Cooldown starts when the effect ends.

/// Previous effect: "Every 4 seconds, forces all towers currently attacking this creep as a primary target to attack another target."

# Gryphon Rider

- Devotion Aura (3):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius (1,100).

# Ogre Magi

- Geomancy (2):

--- Buff icon changed to Thorns Aura Icon.

# New Creep: Chaos Warden

- Tier: 3

- Hotkey: X (1,2 command card position)

- Gold Cost: 333,333

- Income: 11,666 (0,035 ratio)

- Bounty: 10,825 (0,0325 ratio) (not including current -5% bounty modifier)

- Stock Start Delay: 1245 (available 30 seconds after Abomination)

- Stats:

--- Health: 166,750

--- Mana: 1,000

--- Armor Type: Light

--- Armor Amount: 10

--- Movement Speed: 410

--- Trait: Chaos Portal

----- Channels energy towards another Chaos Warden with the highest current mana within 500 radius, instantly teleporting to its location. Is cast once after 3 seconds, once after 7 seconds and then every 15 seconds.

--- Trait: Chaos Empowerment

----- Creeps using mana within 1,100 radius gains an additional 0.2 mana per second and take 15% reduced Spell Damage.

/// This creep is not as strong as the Abomination or Ogre Magi before it, but can be an agressive life stealer if utilized in the right way.

/// If the defender can't control them with chill/slow or other forms of crowd control, they can easily teleport forward and overtake the lane.

/// The mana regeneration aura is a minor utility trait that boosts the trait frequency of other nearby creeps that uses mana.

/// Take the Ogre Magi as an example. Earth Shield requires 14 mana to cast and it regenerates 1 mana per second; 1 cast every 14 seconds.

/// With the mana regeneration bonus of 0.2, Earth Shield can now be cast every ~12 seconds.

/// Spirit Walker Ethereal Aura: every 7 seconds to every ~6 seconds.

/// Satyr Shadowdancer Shadowdance: every 7 seconds to every ~6 seconds.

# Goblin Shredder

- Maximum Health changed from 400,510 to 390,500.

# War Beast

- Endurance Aura (4):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius (1,100).

- Devotion Aura (4):

--- Tooltip now mentions the radius (1,100).

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

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------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.5b

Date:      2021-12-07

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

TOWERS

=== Void Technology ===

# Riftweaver

- Temporal Rift (1):

--- Fixed a rare issue that could cause an affected creep to be teleported wrongly.

# Rift Lord

- Temporal Rift (2):

--- Fixed a rare issue that could cause an affected creep to be teleported wrongly.

=== Water Technology ===

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

- Hurricane Storm:

--- Fixed an issue that could cause air creeps affected by the paralyze effect to snap towards the top-left corner of the map.

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.5a

Date:      2021-12-05

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

- Fixed the issue that could cause creeps to get stuck at the top of the lane under rare circumstances.

# Player Disconnect

- The disconnect detection has been reworked.

- The game message will now say "PlayerName has been disconnected." instead of "PlayerName has left the game!" if a disconnect is detected.

/// As previously, if a player is detected as disconnected/crashed, no rating adjustment is made.

/// Without going into details, the rework is a lot more reliable and bullet proof.

# Tooltips

- The "hotkey"-prefix removed from all tooltip titles (except Research Center).

- Tooltip titles now have a new color for towers/creeps and abilities

- All towers now have a new ability that dynamically update its tooltip with the same information as seen in the build-tooltip for the tower. The new ability replaces the current bottom-right abilities for all towers.

/// Previously tooltip titles looked like this: "Q | Guard Tower (Q)" and they'll now look like this: "Guard Tower (Q)";

/// only using the hotkey-text provided natively by the game engine "(Q)".

/// This also makes sure that the hotkey matches for players that have manually adjusted their hotkeys in-game.

///

/// The new tower ability is a simple way to see all the information about the tower as its displayed in the build/upgrade tooltip.

/// It also simplifies and reduces development time required for updating towers as I now only have to update one tooltip and reduces the risk of typing errors as well.

/// A few towers do not use this new ability (Base Technology Disc and Elemental Core as an example due to limited space).

# Replays

- The save window will no longer appear during replays.

# Map Optimization & Performance Improvements

- Minor optimization to map preload; could reduce the loading screen time slightly.

- Minor optimization to dummy recycling system that's used by certain tower and creep abilities; could boost performance slightly.

# Miscellaneous

- Added a santa hat to the player builder for the duration of the winter holidays.

UI

# Research Center

- Ultimate tower tooltip titles changed to match new tooltip title color.

TOWERS

=== Basic Towers ===

# Mauler

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to not animate with the intended time scale.

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to animate, even though the "-at" command was activated.

# Ultimate Mauler

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to not animate with the intended time scale.

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to animate, even though the "-at" command was activated.

=== Ice Technology ===

# Icicle

- Ice Lance (1):

--- Improved projectile hit detection.

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Tricicle

- Ice Lance (2):

--- Improved projectile hit detection.

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Ultimate Crystal

- Crystalized Light:

--- Improved projectile hit detection.

--- Optimized code slightly.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Advanced Unholy

- Active: Advanced Unholy Technology:

--- Fixed a bug that could cause this ability to continue using the values from Technology Disc: Unholy (1.5% instead of 1.8%).

# Septic Tank

- Rapid Infection (1):

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Plague Fanatic

- Rapid Infection (2):

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

- Pestilence:

--- Optimized code slightly.

=== Void Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Void

- Active: Void Technology:

--- Added a seperate ability next to the new tooltip ability (see # Tooltips under GENERAL) that displays current unique towers within radius and current percentage bonus.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Void

- Active: Advanced Void Technology:

--- Added a seperate ability next to the new tooltip ability (see # Tooltips under GENERAL) that displays current unique towers within radius and current percentage bonus.

# Riftweaver

- Temporal Rift (1):

--- Can no longer target or affect the Phoenix creep.

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Rift Lord

- Temporal Rift (2):

--- Can no longer target or affect the Phoenix creep.

--- Optimized code slightly.

# Ultimate Devourer

- Maximum Mana changed from 250 to 300.

- Implosion Rift:

--- Can no longer target or affect the Phoenix creep.

--- Mana requirement in order to proc without kill changed from 250 to 300.

/// Roughly one proc every ~30s (~20s with advanced water disc).

=== Water Technology ===

# Sea Elemental

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to not animate with the intended time scale.

- Fixed an issue that caused this tower to animate, even though the "-at" command was activated.

CREEPS

# Mountain Giant

- Armor changed from 10 to 12.

- Movement Speed changed from 180 to 200.

# Goblin Shredder

- Maximum Health changed from 405,950 to 400,510.

# Phoenix

- Volatile Death:

--- Area of effect damage changed from 875 to 1,000.

Version:   6.4a

Date:      2021-11-21

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

/// A few reports regarding stuck creeps after last fix, but haven't found the issue. If it happens, please report in the Discord and attach a replay if possible, thanks.

TOWERS

=== Earth Technology ===

# Noxious Weed

- Damage changed from 131-141 to 135-145.

# Virulent Thorn

- Damage changed from 344-352 to 361-369.

=== Fire Technology ===

# Fire Pit

- Ignite (1):

--- Can no longer target air creeps.

# Magma Well

- Damage changed from 70-75 to 70-72.

- Ignite (2):

--- Can no longer target air creeps.

# Hellfire

- Damage changed from 265-269 to 257-261.

# Ultimate Firelord

- Damage changed from 499-501 to 489-491.

- Volcanic Eruption:

--- The armor reduction cap changed from 2 to 1.5.

/// This change is intended to reduce the effectiveness against high armor targets (previously creeps with +8 armor and with this change +6 armor).

# Meteor Attractor

- Damage changed from 177-180 to 160-163.

- Overwhelming Impact (1):

--- Spell Damage changed from 32 to 55.

# Armageddon

- Overwhelming Impact (2):

--- Spell Damage changed from 139 to 144.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Void Flare:

--- Spell Damage changed from 1,000 to 960.

=== Holy Technology ===

# Glowshroom

- Damage changed from 142-143 to 146-147.

- Light Burst (1):

--- Pushback distance changed from 6.1 to 6.4.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the pushback to not properly affect all targets.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause this tower to get a lower mana regeneration if it had a morph or upgrade cancelled.

--- Optimized ability code slightly.

# Lightshroom

- Damage changed from 142-143 to 146-147.

- Light Burst (2):

--- Pushback distance changed from 7.6 to 8.0.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause the pushback to not properly affect all targets.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause this tower to get a lower mana regeneration if it had a morph or upgrade cancelled.

--- Optimized ability code slightly.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

- Divine Spores:

--- Pushback distance changed from 10.7 to 11.0.

--- Fixed an issue that caused the ability to heal for more than the intended 10% of damage dealt.

--- Fixed an issue that could cause this tower to get a lower mana regeneration if it had a morph or upgrade cancelled.

--- Optimized ability code slightly.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

- Annihilation:

--- Chain radius changed from 500 to 300.

--- Reduced tooltip length.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Ultimate Gravedigger

- Damage changed from 675-679 to 635-639.

=== Void Technology ===

# Riftweaver

- Damage changed from 265-266 to 273-274.

# Rift Lord

- Damage changed from 812-813 to 824-825.

CREEPS

# Bounty Modifier

- Implemented a modifier that reduces the bounty for all creeps by 5%.

/// The bounty is rounded -- starts taking effect at Vile Temptress (-1 bounty), etc.

# Faceless One

- Health Regeneration changed from 3.5 to 5.0.

# Dragonspawn

- Maximum Health changed from 7,685 to 7,725.

- Health Regeneration changed from 5.0 to 6.25.

# Sea Turtle

- Health Regeneration changed from 5.0 to 7.5.

# Banshee

- Maximum Health changed from 7,660 to 7,700.

- Health Regeneration changed from 7.0 to 8.0.

- Movement Speed changed from 170 to 175.

- Unholy Sacrifice (2):

--- Heal changed from 315 to 330.

# Ancient Wendigo

- Hardened Skin:

--- Physical damage threshold in order to successfully lower armor changed from 100 to 75.

/// With the initial high armor, it could be difficult for most towers to deal damage above the threshold.

# Frost Wyrm

- Maximum Health changed from 253,175 to 248,110.

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.3a

Date:      2021-11-07

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

/// A few reports regarding stuck creeps after last fix, but haven't found the issue. If it happens, please report in the Discord and attach a replay if possible, thanks.

/// Update: I've found one issue that could cause creeps to get stuck, but it's very rare and I'm looking into a good solution.

# Game Mode Selection

- Fixed an issue that could cause the auto-start timer to reset after a game mode was locked in.

UI

# Post Game Statistics Window

- Fixed an issue with "Defeated Time" displaying 00:00.

# Tooltips

- Fixed some errors in UI tooltips.

TOWERS

=== Fire Technology ===

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 360-363 to 324-327.

- Overwhelming Impact (2):

--- Damage changed from 121 to 139.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 855-858 to 770-773.

- Void Flare:

--- Damage changed from 910 to 1,000.

--- Spell Damage amplifier changed from 20% to 15%.

/// 1090 to 1150 spell damage/sec.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Lightning

- Active: Lightning Technology:

--- Reduced tooltip length.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Lightning

- Active: Advanced Lightning Technology:

--- Reduced tooltip length.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Septic Tank

- Damage changed from 104-108 to 107-111.

- Rapid Infection (1):

--- The amount of stacks spread on creep death changed from 33% to 50%.

# Plague Fanatic

- Damage changed from 290-294 to 297-301.

- Rapid Infection (2):

--- The amount of stacks spread on creep death changed from 66% to 75%.

CREEPS

# Ogre Magi

- Earth Shield:

--- Cooldown changed from 12 to 14 seconds.

# Goblin Shredder

- Movement Speed changed from 420 to 400.

- Goblin Engineering:

--- Chill/Slow cap changed from 20% to 25%.

# War Beast

- Endurance Aura (4):

--- Movement Speed and Attack Speed bonus changed from 25% to 22.5%.

- Devotion Aura (4):

--- Armor bonus changed from 7 to 6.

# Frost Wyrm

- Maximum Health changed from 259,665 to 253,175.

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.2a

Date:      2021-10-30

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

/// A few reports regarding stuck creeps after last fix, but haven't found the issue. If it happens, please report in the Discord and attach a replay if possible, thanks.

COMMANDS

# Grid Color ("-gc")

- The default values for just typing "-gc" has been updated to match the grid color change made in version 6.1a.

TOWERS

=== Fire Technology ===

# Meteor Attractor

- Damage changed from 181-185 to 177-180.

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 374-378 to 360-363.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 890-893 to 855-858.

- Void Flare:

--- Spell Damage changed from 940 to 910.

--- Spell Damage amplifier changed from 25% to 20%.

--- Mana from kills changed from 10 to 5.

=== Holy Technology ===

# Glowshroom

- Damage changed from 135-136 to 142-143.

# Lightshroom

- Damage changed from 402-403 to 422-423.

# Ultimate Titan Vault

- Titan Defense Mechanism:

--- Spell Damage amplifier changed from 25% to 20%.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Voltage

- Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 15.

- Static Charge (1) slightly reworked:

--- No longer gains "charges" on attack and increases current mana by 3 instead.

--- Attacks at 15 mana now procs the lightning bolt, dealing a constant 750 Spell Damage and resets mana if an air creep was hit.

--- Improved performance and optimized ability code.

/// The damage dealt to air creeps is reduced, but the change is intended to make the ability less RNG and easier to balance. It also adds possibility to combine with Water Disc.

/// The updated ability is also easier to understand and gives a visual clue of when a lightning strike is available with the mana bar.

# High Voltage

- Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 15.

- Static Charge (2) slightly reworked:

--- No longer gains "charges" on attack and increases current mana by 3 instead.

--- Attacks at 15 mana now procs the lightning bolt, dealing a constant 2,500 Spell Damage and resets mana if an air creep was hit.

--- Improved performance and optimized ability code.

/// The damage dealt to air creeps is reduced, but the change is intended to make the ability less RNG and easier to balance. It also adds possibility to combine with Water Disc.

/// The updated ability is also easier to understand and gives a visual clue of when a lightning strike is available with the mana bar.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

- Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 25.

- Radiance slightly reworked:

--- The single target health percentage damage changed from 1.4% to 1.33%.

--- No longer gains "charges" on attack and increases current mana by 5 instead.

--- The radius percentage damage no longer damages air creeps.

--- Attacks at 25 mana now pulses the radius percentage damage; dealing 0.5% (up from 0.33%) current health to ground creeps within 200 radius.

--- Attacks at 25 mana now procs the radiance, dealing a constant 10,000 Spell Damage and resets mana if an air creep was hit.

--- Improved performance and optimized ability code.

/// The damage dealt to air creeps is reduced, but the change is intended to make the ability less RNG and easier to balance. It also adds possibility to combine with Water Disc.

/// The updated ability is also easier to understand and gives a visual clue of when radiance is available with the mana bar; or when mana is full to allow for radius damage.

/// This change also makes the tower stronger vs ground than air as it used to be. The ability to counter the tower with air send to reset its ground radius attack is still present.

/// | 5 attacks for 25 mana with no Water Disc | 4 attacks with Water Disc | 3 attacks with Advanced Water Disc |

CREEPS

# Voidwalker

- Movement Speed changed from 240 to 250.

- Chaotic Void:

--- Attacks required for heal changed from 30 to 25.

--- Heal changed from 5% to 4% maximum health.

/// A very minor nerf to the heal amount, but this change allows the heal to proc more often against stronger tower attacks.

# Faceless One

- Maximum Health changed from 5,725 to 6,025.

# Sea Turtle

- Movement Speed changed from 280 to 285.

# Infernal

- Maximum Health changed from 62,720 to 65,855.

# War Beast

- Maximum Health changed from 334,910 to 368,400.

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=== Changelog Information ===

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

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/// Developer Comment

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Version:   6.1a

Date:      2021-10-24

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

GENERAL

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

- Fixed an issue that could cause creeps to get stuck at the top of the lane when sent.

/// If any issues remain, please report it in the Discord.

# Lane Grid

- The default color changed from 85, 85, 85, 85 to 75, 75, 75, 50.

/// The new grid texture was reported too bright. If you already played a game with the old values you'll have to manually adjust

/// if necessary with the "-gc x x x x" command, where x is the RGBA color (0 to 100 value).

UI

# Scoreboard

- Rating no longer displays the rating gained/lost from finishing the last placement game; instead only the final rating after placement games is shown instead.

/// With placement game modifiers in place it could be confusing as of why a player could gain or lose a lot of rating that game.

# Post Game Statistics Window

- Added tooltips to the statistic titles that explains what it is.

COMMANDS

# Game Statistics Text ("-s")

- Fixed an issue that could cause the "Your Avg. Rating" text to not be properly updated initially.

TOWERS

Basic Towers

# Mangler

- Model size reduced slightly.

# Ultimate Mangler

- Model size reduced slightly.

Fire Technology

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 394-398 to 374-378.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 937-940 to 890-893.

CREEPS

# Satyr Shadowdancer

- Stock Start Delay changed from 925 to 915.

# Crypt Fiend

- Stock Start Delay changed from 965 to 945.

# Spirit Walker

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1005 to 975.

# Necromancer

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1065 to 1035.

# Ancient Wendigo

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1105 to 1075.

# Gryphon Rider

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1145 to 1115.

# Ogre Magi

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1185 to 1155.

Version: 6.0a

Date: 2021-10-23

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

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CATEGORY

# Name of Change

- A Change

--- Subtext1 for change

----- Subtext2 for change

------- Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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TL;DR

# General

- New Season starting this version, Season 4.

- Improvements made to tooltips, etc in order to ease the gameplay experience for players.

# Game Modes

- Implemented support for W3Champions FFA (still a work in progress; a seperate announcement will be made).

# UI

- A couple of changes to the UI.

--- Top-left system menu buttons moved into the bottom-right unused inventory area.

--- Lumber resource field removed as it was unused.

# Gameplay

- Tier 4 added with only negative income creeps (known as "Ultimate" creeps).

- Creep timers adjusted.

- Invisibility mechanic removed (Basic towers sell for more instead of having detection).

# Towers

- Minor balance adjustments and ability changes.

- Septic Tank, Plague Fanatic & Gravedigger reworked.

- Orb Keeper reworked.

# Creeps

- Minor balance adjustments and trait changes.

--- Geomancy Aura: effectiveness changed from 100% to 50% and no longer provides trigger disc immunity.

--- Spell Resistances traits: harmful spell duration changed from 75% to 50%.

- 2 new creeps added (1 creep in Tier 3 and 1 creep in Tier 4).

GENERAL

# New Season!

- With this version Season 4 begins.

- The top 100 Players from the Season 3 Leaderboard have been added to the in-game Season History Leaderboard and the Discord channel.

/// Player Data and Settings are not compatible with Season 3.

/// You'll unfortunately have to re-do any settings you previously had.

# New Sender Notification

- Players that recieve a new sender during gameplay will be notified with a text message and a sound effect.

# Lane Grid

- Optimized and updated with a new texture.

- The grid should no longer become invisible or be distorted with lower resolutions or adjusting camera distance.

# (experimental) Creep Recycling System

- Implemented a recycling system for creeps.

/// This causes creeps to be re-used after they've been killed, instead of having new ones created with every send.

/// In theory this should improve performance and an issue known as "order queue"-freeze.

/// Let me know of any issues in the Discord.

# (experimental) Creep Bounty

- Implemented a system to handle creep bounty.

/// This fixes an issue that causes bounty values above 9,999 not to be properly displayed in-game.

Game Modes

# W3Champions FFA

- Implemented support for W3Champions FFA (still a work in progress; a seperate announcement will be made).

# W3Champions 1v1

- This game mode is planned to be supported with version 6.0a as well.

# Casual

- The Gryphon Rider creep is no longer available in Tier 3 as intended.

UI

# General Adjustments & Changes

- The top-left menu bar removed and menu buttons have been moved into the inventory area.

- The top-right resource bar reduced in size.

- Lumber resource field removed.

- Gold resource field moved to lumber resource field.

- Help (F9) window text field expanded.

- Help (F9) close button moved from bottom-middle to top-right as an "X".

/// Credits to Mayday at Hiveworkshop that made the template the new UI is based on.

# Game Messages

- Now appears above the minimap, instead of middle-left screen.

- Text size reduced slightly.

- Added support to display more text messages at once.

- Added support for game time stamps.

- Improved spectator support.

- Fixed issues that caused messages to easily overwrite eachother.

- Greatly optimized and improved performance.

/// Please report if any messages are wrong after this overhaul in the Discord.

/// I'm aware that the Player Chat appears above the Game Messages; if it causes issues I'll make adjustments further on.

# Game Statistics Text ("-s")

- Adjusted positioning slightly upwards to better fit with UI General Adjustments & Changes.

- Game Time now starts when the Game Start timer ends and not at the same time.

# On-Screen Buttons

- Summon Creep buttons size reduced slightly.

- Added a new button for Tier 4 creeps (see "GAMEPLAY > # Tier 4" below for more information).

- Player Skins and Previous Seasons buttons size reduced and moved next to player builder button.

- Improved button tooltips.

# Bug Fixes

- Fixed wrong icon for Ice Technology (1): Frozen Watcher in Post Game Statistics and "Spectator Player Technology Path"-board.

- Fixed an issue that could cause the randomizing icon for the "Random Technology" Game Mode Setting to have a green texture the first time it appeared.

# Skin Interface

- Reduced skin requirements for a couple of skins.

- Added 4 new Games Played skins.

- Added 4 new Rating skins.

- Added 2 new 1st Wins skins.

- Added 2 new Secret skins.

/// No skins from previous season have been changed, but most requirements have been lowered to allow for easier unlock again.

- Unlocked skins are now properly announced.

- Maximum Model Size changed from 150% to 200%.

- "Show Wings"-checkbox is now present for all players, but disabled for those who have not unlocked.

/// A tooltip will be shown on hover that explains how wings can be unlocked.

- Fixed Marine skin not having any unit sound.

GAMEPLAY

# Tier 4

- Added a new Creep Tier for negative income creeps (also known as "Ultimate" creeps).

# Creep Stock Start Delay

- Adjusted the stock start delay timers for creeps to better fit the gameplay.

/// All adjustments can be seen under "CREEPS" below.

# Player Builder

- Can now attack air creeps.

- Repair ability removed.

- Removed rarely used commands from the Commands ability tooltip (all commands can be found in Help (F9)).

/// Air attack has few use cases, but could potentionally save a life or two against Shades in the early game.

/// Repair was weak and never adjusted; no gameplay is designed around it. Instead it's removed to remove clutter.

# Invisibility Mechanic

- Removed the Invisibility trait from creeps that had it.

- Removed the Magic Sentry ability from towers that had it.

/// The permanent invisibility wasn't that interesting to play around and barely had any relevance in mid to late game

/// and neither did it really affect how mazes where built.

TOWERS

Miscellaneous

# Tower Kill Count

- The ability to reset tower kill count has been removed from all towers.

/// The amount of tower kills are still displayed under the tower name; resets when tower is sold or destroyed.

# Anti-Block

- Building a tower that would block the lane now also plays a "Cannot build there"-sound.

Basic Towers

# Basic Towers Sell Amount

- All Basic Towers now sell for 75% of the gold cost, instead of 60% as Technology Towers.

/// This change is to make Basic Towers worthwhile when there's no longer a need to detect invisible creeps.

# Wrecker

- Damage changed from 112-117 to 128-133.

- Splash changed from 350 to 300.

- Model and Icon changed to "Ogre Warrior".

# Mangler

- Damage changed from 494-501 to 581-588.

- Splash changed from 425 to 350.

- Model and Icon changed to "Stonemaul Warchief".

# Ultimate Mangler

- Damage changed from 1996-2004 to 2395-2403.

- Splash changed from 500 to 400.

- Model and Icon changed to "Ogre Lord".

# Ward Tower

- Damage changed from 143-144 to 150-151.

# Ultimate Ward Tower

- Damage changed from 538-539 to 554-555.

Arcane Technology

# Technology Disc: Arcane

- Active: Arcane Technology:

--- Increased trigger and purge radius slightly.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

- Active: Advanced Arcane Technology:

--- Increased trigger and purge radius slightly.

# Sorcerer (previously "Spellslinger Master")

- Name changed from "Spellslinger Master" to "Sorcerer".

# Arcane Repository

- Volatile Arcane (2):

--- Bounce range changed from 200 to 225.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

- Damage changed from 180-182 to 187-189.

- Overwhelming Arcane:

--- Bounce range changed from 200 to 250.

# Archmage

- Spellcast (1):

--- Frostbolt number of targets changed from 3 to 5.

--- Firebolt damage changed from 288 to 336.

--- 3 indiciators below the tower now displays which spells are active. Green is active and gray is inactive. The indicators are hidden for other players.

# Grand Archmage

- Spellcast (2):

--- Frostblast number of targets changed from 3 to 5.

--- Fireblast damage changed from 1,188 to 1,372.

--- 3 indiciators below the tower now displays which spells are active. Green is active and gray is inactive. The indicators are hidden for other players.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

- Kirin Tor Mastery:

--- Chains of Ice damage changed from 2,385 to 1,630.

--- Arcane Blast renamed to "Pyroblast" and damage changed from 7,825 to 9,780.

--- Blizzard reworked into "Arcane Explosion":

----- Deals 2,030 Spell Damage in a 200 radius and reduces the attack damage of targets hit by 10% for 3 seconds.

--- 3 indiciators below the tower now displays which spells are active. Green is active and gray is inactive. The indicators are hidden for other players.

Earth Technology

# Noxious Weed

- Attack Range changed from 650 to 700.

# Virulent Thorn

- Attack Range changed from 650 to 700.

# Ultimate Scorpion

- Lethal Strike:

--- The 5 bonus attacks are now guaranteed to be critical strikes, regardless of target health.

# Earth Protector

- Damage changed from 218-236 to 227-245.

- Devastating Attack (1):

--- Proc chance changed from 35% to 100%.

--- Armor reduction changed from 0.5 to 0.20.

# Ancient Protector

- Damage changed from 511-530 to 520-539.

- Devastating Attack (2):

--- Proc chance changed from 35% to 100%.

--- Armor reduction changed from 0.75 to 0.35.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

- Damage changed from 1475-1542 to 1717-1784.

- Nature's Guidance:

--- Proc chance changed from 50% to 100%.

--- Armor reduction changed from 1 to 0.75.

--- Heal amount changed from 2.9% to 2.5%.

/// The healing value remains the same as before.

Fire Technology

# Living Flame

- Damage changed from 81-85 to 147-151.

- Rising Heat (1):

--- Attack speed lower per hit changed from 0.02 to 0.033.

/// Number of attacks from max to min is changed from 16 to 10 attacks.

/// Average DPS is changed from ~368 to ~460 (this is a much closer value it used to have before its rework in version 4.2a).

# Hellfire

- Damage changed from 153-157 to 265-269.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

- Rising Heat (2):

--- Attack speed reset changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

/// Number of attacks from max to min is changed from 10 to 13 attacks.

/// Average DPS is changed from ~807 to ~1100 (this is a much closer value it used to have before its rework in version 4.2a).

# Ultimate Firelord

Damage changed from 399-403 to 499-501.

Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

- Volcanic Eruption:

--- Proc chance changed from 40% to 50%.

--- Proc chance below 30% target health changed from 65% to 100%.

--- Proc Spell Damage changed from 300% to 200%.

--- Attack Speed bonus below 30% target health changed from 40% to 50%.

--- Armor reduction changed from 15% to 25%.

--- Armor reduction now has a cap of -2 armor per trigger.

--- Armor reduction can now affect Phoenix.

--- Shortened and clarified tooltip that it's the primary target that's affected.

/// DPS remains roughly the same with all above changes.

# Meteor Attractor

- Damage changed from 185-189 to 181-185.

- Attacks can now target air creeps.

- Splash changed from 300 to 250.

- Overwhelming Impact (1):

--- Damage changed from 23 to 32.

--- Radius changed from 300 to 250.

--- Can no longer damage air creeps.

# Armageddon

- Damage changed from 408-412 to 394-398.

- Attacks can now target air creeps.

- Splash changed from 400 to 325.

- Overwhelming Impact (2):

--- Damage changed from 87 to 121.

--- Radius changed from 400 to 325.

--- Can no longer damage air creeps.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

- Damage changed from 1252-1255 to 937-940.

- Attacks can now target air creeps.

- Splash changed from 500 to 400.

- Void Flare:

--- Damage changed from 663 to 940.

--- Radius changed from 500 to 400.

--- Spell Damage amplification changed from 30% to 25%.

--- Can no longer damage air creeps.

Holy Technology

# Light Flies

- Bursting Light (1) no longer increases spell damage taken.

# Holy Lantern

- Bursting Light (2) no longer increases spell damage taken.

# Glowshroom

- Damage changed from 90-91 to 135-136.

Ice Technology

# Ice Obelisk

- Damage changed from 11-14 to 13-16.

# Runic Obelisk

- Splash changed from 50 to 75.

# Frozen Watcher

- Splash changed from 75 to 100.

# Frozen Core

- Splash changed from 100 to 125.

# Ultimate Lich

- Splash changed from 150 to 200.

- Chilling Death:

--- No longer reduces health regeneration of nearby creeps by 100%.

--- Radius changed from 300 to 400.

--- New effect: Slows attack speed of creeps by 30% within radius.

--- New effect: Frostbite

----- Attacking a creep that's chilled by cap (56%) increases chill duration by 200% and reduces healing recieved by 33% for 9 seconds.

/// Default chill duration is 3 seconds, with Frostbite applied it's 9 seconds.

# Icicle

- Ice Lance (1):

--- Armor reduction changed from 0.2 to 0.1.

# Tricicle

- Ice Lance (2):

--- Armor reduction changed from 0.25 to 0.2.

Lightning Technology

# Voltage

- Electrocute (1):

--- Renamed into "Static Charge (1)".

# High Voltage

- Electrocute (2):

--- Renamed into "Static Charge (2)".

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

- Damage changed from 570-570 to 520-520.

- Radiance reworked:

--- Attacks deal additional damage equal to 1.4% of the target's current health and stores the damage dealt as 1 Radiance Charge; maximum of 3 charges.

--- At 3 charges attacks also shock nearby creeps within a 200 radius, reducing their current health by 0.33% and if an air creep flies within a 300 radius it's struck by a radiance beam;

--- dealing Spell Damage equal to the stored damage and resets charges to 0.

/// This tower have always had a worse Single Target damage than its previous upgrades and it also lacked the strong anti-air mechanic.

/// This change allows the Orb Keeper to be stronger Single Target and have an anti-air mechanic, while also keeping part of its health-% AoE it used to have, but less strong and with a counter-play.

/// Sending air-creeps to reset its Radiance Change will disable its AoE for a second, while it recharges.

Unholy Technology

# Plague Well

- Corruption (1):

--- Damage changed from 25 to 28.

# Catacomb

- Attack Range changed from 650 to 600.

- Corruption (2):

--- Damage changed from 70 to 76.

--- Fixed an issue that would cause Corruption (1) to trigger instead of Corruption (2) if both debuffs where present on the target.

# Septic Tank

- Damage changed from 115-119 to 104-108.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.4.

- Attack Range changed from 700 to 600.

- Maximum mana changed from 3 to 2.

- Mana Regeneration changed from 1.0 to 2.5.

- Death Plague (1) reworked into "Rapid Infection (1)":

--- Infect the target for 3 seconds and apply stacks of Plague equal to current mana, up to 100 stacks; each stack increases damage taken from all sources by 0.33%.

--- When the target dies, 33% of its stacks are shared between creeps within a 200 radius; shared stacks are permanent.

--- Regenerates 2.5 mana per second.

/// 2.5 mana regeneration with 0.4 attack speed equals to at least 1 stack per hit minimum, up to 2 max (applies max if been idle or used with Water Disc).

/// The stacks can stack between Septic Tank, Plague Fanatic and Ultimate Gravedigger.

/// As long as the debuff doesn't drop, the stacks remain. The debuff duration is refreshed on attack and when infected from on-death spread.

# Plague Fanatic

- Damage changed from 323-327 to 290-294.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.4.

- Attack Range changed from 700 to 600.

- Maximum mana changed from 5 to 3.

- Mana Regeneration changed from 1.0 to 5.0.

- Death Plague (2) reworked into "Rapid Infection (2)":

--- Infect the target for 3 seconds and apply stacks of Plague equal to current mana, up to 100 stacks; each stack increases damage taken from all sources by 0.33%.

--- When the target dies, 66% of its stacks are shared between creeps within a 200 radius; shared stacks are permanent.

--- Regenerates 5 mana per second.

/// 5.0 mana regeneration with 0.4 attack speed equals to at least 2 stack per hit minimum, up to 3 max (applies max if been idle or used with Water Disc).

/// The stacks can stack between Septic Tank, Plague Fanatic and Ultimate Gravedigger.

/// As long as the debuff doesn't drop, the stacks remain. The debuff duration is refreshed on attack and when infected from on-death spread.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

- Damage changed from 1259-1261 to 675-679.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.4.

- Attack Range changed from 750 to 600.

- Maximum mana changed from 10 to 5.

- Mana Regeneration changed from 1.0 to 7.5.

- Gravestrike reworked into "Pestilence":

--- Attacks hit 2 additional targets and infect them for 3 seconds; applying stacks of Plague equal to current mana, up to 100 stacks; each stack increases damage taken from all sources by 0.33%.

--- When the target dies, 100% of its stacks are shared between creeps within a 200 radius; shared stacks are permanent.

--- Regenerates 7.5 mana per second.

/// 7.5 mana regeneration with 0.4 attack speed equals to at least 3 stack per hit minimum, up to 5 max (applies max if been idle or used with Water Disc).

/// The stacks can stack between Septic Tank, Plague Fanatic and Ultimate Gravedigger.

/// As long as the debuff doesn't drop, the stacks remain. The debuff duration is refreshed on attack and when infected from on-death spread.

# Obsidian Destroyer

- Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.

# Decayed Horror

- Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.

# Ultimate Diabolist

- Damage changed from 534-539 to 588-593.

Void Technology

# Lasher

- Void Lashing (1):

--- New effect: Attacks reduces healing recieved for targets by (10% + 25) for 5 seconds.

/// Reduced healing debuff is a flat amount and doesn't stack with Ravager or Ultimate Leviathan abilities (strongest effect have priority).

# Ravager

- Void Lashing (2):

--- New effect: Attacks reduces healing recieved for targets by (15% + 80) for 5 seconds.

/// Reduced healing debuff is a flat amount and doesn't stack with Lasher or Ultimate Leviathan abilities (strongest effect have priority).

# Ultimate Leviathan

- Unending Rage:

--- Renamed to "Hungering Void".

--- No longer causes attacks to heal the Leviathan.

--- New effect: Creeps within a 400 radius recieves (20% + 250) reduced healing.

/// The on-attack heal was replaced as it wasn't really used for any purpose. Ultimate Ancient Warden is the go-to with Ultimate Divineshroom.

/// With the new aura effect the Ultimate Leviathan should find some uses in late game for its new utility.

/// Reduced healing debuff is a flat amount and doesn't stack with Lasher or Ravager abilities (strongest effect have priority).

# Ultimate Devourer

- Implosion Rift:

--- Mana is no longer reset to 0 if no target was found.

Water Technology

# Technology Disc: Water

- Active: Water Technology:

--- Whirlpool and stun effet removed.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Water

- Active: Advanced Water Technology:

--- Whirlpool and stun effet removed.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

- Damage changed from 536-538 to 562-564.

- Hurricane Storm:

--- Proc chance changed from 15% to 25%.

--- Cooldown per creep changed from 6 to 8 seconds.

--- Cooldown per Spell Resistant creep changed from 12 to 8 seconds.

--- Spell Resistant creeps are no longer an exception to the ability duration and reduces the duration by 50% as all other abilities.

--- Optimized to not cause paralyze effect to affect player order queue.

# Tidelurker

- Torrent (1):

--- Slow per hit changed from 4.8% to 3%.

/// # hits required to reach max slow changed from 5 to 8.

# Abyss Stalker

- Torrent (2):

--- Slow per hit changed from 6% to 3.75%.

/// # hits required to reach max slow changed from 5 to 8.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

- Crippling Decay:

--- No longer slows attack speed.

--- Slow per hit changed from 8% to 5%.

/// Attack speed slow aura moved to Ultimate Lich.

/// # hits required to reach max slow changed from 5 to 8.

CREEPS

# Sheep

- Fast Producing:

--- Now increases the Initial Stock to 3.

/// Due to longer wait for creep Stock Start Delay the initial stock for Sheeps and Frost Wolves are set to 3, in order to minimize chances not having anything to send early game.

# Frost Wolf

- Stock Start Delay changed from 40 to 45.

- Fast Producing:

--- Now increases the Initial Stock to 3.

/// Due to longer wait for creep Stock Start Delay the initial stock for Sheeps and Frost Wolves are set to 3, in order to minimize chances not having anything to send early game.

# Skeleton Warrior

- Stock Start Delay changed from 55 to 65.

- Death Pact (1):

--- Is now classified as a Heal.

# Acolyte

- Stock Start Delay changed from 70 to 85.

# Forest Spider

- Stock Start Delay changed from 90 to 105.

# Swordsman

- Stock Start Delay changed from 110 to 125.

# Fel Orc Grunt

- Stock Start Delay changed from 130 to 145.

# Vile Temptress

- Income changed from 15 to 16.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 150 to 165.

# Shade

- Stock Start Delay changed from 180 to 195.

# Mud Golem

- Maximum Health changed from 168 to 173.

- Income changed from 35 to 34.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 210 to 225.

- Lesser Spell Resistance replaced with Spell Resistance and:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# Void Sapling

- Income changed from 30 to 27.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 240 to 255.

- Lingering Void:

--- Duration changed from 5 to 8 seconds.

# Rot Golem

- Stock Start Delay changed from 270 to 285.

- Boss (1):

--- Now makes the creep immune to all chill/slow effects. Can't be removed by Arcane Discs.

- Lesser Spell Resistance replaced with Spell Resistance and:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# Knight

- Income changed from 95 to 93.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 320 to 345.

# Vengeful Spirit

- Maximum Health changed from 1,080 to 1,100.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 350 to 375.

- Ancient Aura (1):

--- Slow/Chill resistance changed from 25% to 50%.

--- Radius changed from 700 to 500.

- Death Pact (2):

--- Is now classified as a Heal.

# Troll Berserker

- Stock Start Delay changed from 380 to 405.

# Wind Rider (prev. Wraith)

- Renamed from Wraith to Wind Rider.

- Model and Icon changed to Wind Rider (riderless).

- Armor Type changed from Unarmored to Medium.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 410 to 435.

# Voidwalker

- Stock Start Delay changed from 450 to 495.

- Invisibility:

--- Removed.

- Chaotic Void:

--- Is now classified as a Heal.

--- Optimized code for this trait.

# Faceless One

- Maximum Health changed from 5,455 to 5,725.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 490 to 535.

# Dragonspawn

- Stock Start Delay changed from 530 to 575.

- Spell Resistance:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# Sea Turtle

- Stock Start Delay changed from 570 to 615.

# Banshee

- Stock Start Delay changed from 620 to 675.

# Siege Engine

- Income changed from 1,750 to 1,500.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 720 to 725.

# Kobold Geomancer

- Maximum Health changed from 36,150 to 36,510.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 720 to 775.

- Geomancy:

--- Renamed to "Geomancy (1)"

--- Armor reduction resistance changed from 100% to 50%.

--- No longer grants immunity to trigger technology discs.

# Infernal

- Stock Start Delay changed from 770 to 825.

- Boss (2):

--- Now makes the creep immune to all chill/slow effects. Can't be removed by Arcane Discs.

- Spell Resistance:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# Death Revenant

- Maximum Health changed from 32,368 to 32,690.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 830 to 885.

- Death Pact (3):

--- Is now classified as a Heal.

- Necrotic Transfusion (1):

--- Renamed into "Necrotic Transfusion (1)".

--- No longer target attackers.

--- Can now target Boss Creeps.

--- Radius from 700 to 500.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

- Stock Start Delay changed from 870 to 925.

# Crypt Fiend

- Stock Start Delay changed from 910 to 965.

# Spirit Walker

- Maximum Health changed from 112,905 to 110,080.

- Movement Speed changed from 345 to 350.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 950 to 1005.

- Invisibility:

--- Removed.

- Armored (3):

--- Damage reduction changed from 60% to 50%.

- Ethereal Aura:

--- No longer target creeps with 20 armor or above.

# Necromancer

- Movement Speed changed from 345 to 360.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1000 to 1065.

- Major Spell Resistance:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# Ancient Wendigo

- Maximum Health changed from 182,430 to 187,900.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1050 to 1105.

- Hardened Skin:

--- Now requires damage taken to be physical and above 100 in order to reduce armor by 1.

# Gryphon Rider

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1100 to 1145.

# New Creep: Ogre Magi

- Stats:

--- Tier: 3

--- Hotkey: F

--- Gold Cost: 275,000

--- Income: 11,000

--- Bounty: 9,625

--- Stock Start Delay: 1185

--- Health: 151,115

--- Armor: 8 Unarmored

--- Movement Speed: 320

--- Trait: Earth Shield

----- Shields a creep within 400 radius for 15 seconds every 12 seconds; removing any chill/slow effects and then healing 1.5% maximum health every 5 seconds

--- Trait: Geomancy (2)

----- Grants creeps within a 700 radius 50% resistance to armor reduction effects.

/// The idea behind this creep is to have a Geomancy aura carry in T3, so players won't have to send T2 Kobolds for this effect.

/// This creep on its own isn't intended to be a life stealer, but provide strong utility for other creeps.

# Abomination

- Income changed from 12,000 to 11,250.

- Bounty changed from 10,500 to 9,750.

- Hotkey changed from "F" to "Z" and position in "Summon Creeps | Tier 3" changed from 3,1 to 0,2.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1150 to 1215.

# Mountain Giant

- Movement speed changed from 165 to 180.

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1250 to 1335.

- New Hotkey in T4: Q

# Goblin Shredder

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1350 to 1335.

- New Hotkey in T4: W

- Goblin Engineering:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

# New Creep: War Beast

- Stats:

--- Tier: 4

--- Hotkey: E

--- Gold Cost: 1,000,000

--- Income: −30,000

--- Bounty: 30,000

--- Stock Start Delay: 1425

--- Health: 334,910

--- Armor: 18 Heavy

--- Movement Speed: 320

--- Trait: Hypothermia

----- Can be chilled/slowed by an additional 50% over the effects' cap and takes additional damage the lower movement speed it has, up to 100%.

--- Trait: War Stance

----- At 20% health, armor type changes to Hero, current armor is increased by 10 and gains an aura that increases the attack damage of creeps within a 2,000 radius by 30%.

--- Trait: Endurance Aura (4)

----- Increases attack speed and movement speed of nearby allied creeps by 25%.

--- Trait: Devotion Aura (4)

----- Increases armor of nearby allied creeps by 7.

/// The idea behind this creep is to be a very strong aura creep to carry the late game. Combine sends with War Stance proc for a massive damage output for attackers.

/// It has an intended weakness by taking additional damage when chilled/slowed and it's very important to have high burst of damage when it enters War Stance at 20% health remaining.

# Frost Wyrm

- Maximum Health changed from 273,335 to 259,665.

- New Hotkey in T4: R

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1450 to 1485.

- Invisibility:

--- Removed.

- Major Spell Resistance:

--- Harmful spell effects duration changed from 75% to 50% reduction.

- New Trait: Unholy Sacrifice (4):

----- Heals allied creeps in a 200 radius for 10,385 when killed.

- New Trait: Necrotic Transfusion (2):

----- When killed; targets a creep within a 700 radius; causing it to steal one additional life over 15 seconds.

/// Larger radius than Necrotic Transfusion (1).

/// The Frost Wyrm usually reaches the bottom of the lane and it'll be a high threat if killed down there.

# Phoenix

- New Hotkey in T4: A

- Stock Start Delay changed from 1600 to 1635.

/// Sudden Death Timer is synced with Phoenix Stock Start Delay and has been adjusted as well.

Release Date: 2021-07-20
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IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Loading Screen

Updated the Loading Screen background and added W3Champions and Discord information.

# Player Data Saving

Replaced the text message for player data saving status and added a new player data saving window that displays the save status (isn't displayed if only player data and not the leaderboard is saved).

The data saving is now slightly slower, hopefully reducing the impact on gameplay performance whenever a player saves.

# Performance & Optimization

Improved code related to selecting Summoning Buildings and Research Center.

--- Previously used code that required synchronization between clients before continuing, causing delay during high ping. This should hopefully no longer be the case.

Optimized code related to sending creeps.

Optimized code related to leaking creeps.

Optimized Damage Engine code slightly.

Optimized code for preventing creep order manipulation.

Made sure everything is preloaded correctly to not cause any lag the first time something is loaded in during gameplay.

Removed a lot of unused data.

# Sudden Death

Corrected text to mention that lives are lost every 10 seconds and not every 15 seconds.

# Player Skins

Fixed an issue that could cause the Child Skin not to be unlocked properly if secret requirement was met.

# Player Builder

The build menu icon now uses the Human build icon (tooltip unaffected at the moment).

GAME MODES

# W3Champions 1v1 (Visit the LTW Discord for more information)

Implemented support for W3Champions matchmaking platform (https://www.w3champions.com/).

This game mode is automatically selected at the start of the game and is only intended to be played with the W3Champions matchmaking platform.

- Game Mode Settings are based on the RANKED game mode, but with 100 Player Lives and Random Tech Enabled.

- LTW Player Data is not updated in this game mode and the LTW Leaderboard is disabled.

- Player Settings are saved between games (selected skin, camera distance, "-gt" command, etc).

- The "-stats" command is disabled; you can still see your LTW Player Data via the "Your Line Tower Wars: Reforged Data"-ability present on your builder.

- The Scoreboard doesn't show LTW Player Rating.

- Player Skins can't currently be unlocked in this game mode; but can be used if unlocked in other viable game modes.

# Custom

Observer camera distance slider max distance changed from 3,000 to 3,650.

Observer hide UI slider now uses same values as GT slider (left = OFF, right = ON).

Observer GT setting is not set to OFF as default, instead of ON.

UI

# Research Center

Using the on-screen Research Center button no longer waits for selection synchronization and the window is opened as soon as possible.

Technology Icons now have dynamic tooltips.

--- It was previously a manual work for me to write the tooltips; this will make sure less tooltip errors are made during changes and it also decreases file size.

--- Please report if any tooltip is wrong due to this change (shouldn't be the case).

The Random Tech icon now changes into the icon of the rolled Ultimate Technology Tower when "Random Tech" game mode modifier is enabled (as if it was manually used).

# Skin Interface

Optimized code.

Skin Icons now have dynamic tooltips.

--- It was previously a manual work for me to write the tooltips; this will make sure less tooltip errors are made during changes and it also decreases file size.

--- Please report if any tooltip is wrong due to this change (shouldn't be the case).

# Time of Day Indicator

Removed as it's not used in gameplay.

# Post Game Statistics Window

Removed Post Game Statistics title.

Removed close button at top-left.

Added a new close button at the bottom-right of the window.

Added a new text at the bottom with game mode, game duration and a tip that the Post Game Statistics Window can be opened/closed at any time with the K-key.

Added player skin icons next to the player name.

Increased the gap between player rows slightly.

Swapped position for Gold Total and Gold Ratio.

Gold Ratio now also show gold percentage gained from Income and Bounties for every player.

--- I = Gold Gained Income Ratio / B = Gold Gained Bounty Ratio / O = Gold Spent Offensive Ratio / D = Gold Spent Defensive Ratio

# Game Statistics Text ("-s" command)

The text now supports widescreen displays. If such display is detected, the text will be moved to the far left of the screen.

The text will also be visible if a window is opened (the Research Center as an example).

--- The text will default to it's normal position if no widescreen display is detected or the detection failed (i.e. player being minimized during setup).

TOWERS

# Upgrade Requirement Tooltip

The tooltip text that mentions the technology requirement needed in order to upgrade the tower now uses the same name as they have in the Research Center.

--- "Arcane Technology (1): Archmage" as an example, instead of "Advanced Arcane Technology: Archmage".

=== Basic Towers ===

# Ward Tower

Damage changed from 140-141 to 143-144.

--- +6 DPS

# Ultimate Ward Tower

Damage changed from 527-528 to 538-539.

--- +22 DPS

# Artillery Tower

Damage changed from 279-283 to 285-289.

--- +3 DPS

# Ultimate Artillery Tower

Damage changed from 1050-1058 to 1071-1077.

--- +10 DPS

=== Arcane Technology ===

# Spellslinger

Arcanize (1) required mana changed from 60 to 50.

--- ~20 to 17 sec charge time.

# Spellslinger Master

Arcanize (2) required mana changed from 60 to 50.

--- ~20 to 17 sec charge time.

# Arcane Pylon

Maximum Mana changed from 250 to 100.

--- This change will make sure Volatile Arcane (1) is charged up faster.

# Arcane Repository

Damage changed from 123-125 to 125-127.

Maximum Mana changed from 250 to 100.

--- This change will make sure Volatile Arcane (2) is charged up faster.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

Overwhelming Arcane bonus damage health threshold changed from 75% to 70%.

Overwhelming Arcane bonus damage changed from 33% to 35%.

--- Results in roughly +4 damage per hit during a larger threshold.

=== Earth Technology ===

# Ultimate Scorpion

Lethal Strike stacking bonus damage per 0.5 second changed from 25% to 30%.

=== Fire Technology ===

# Fire Pit

Damage changed from 21-23 to 20-22.

# Ultimate Firelord

Damage changed from 368-372 to 399-403.

Volcanic Eruption proc damage changed from 500% to 300%.

Volcanic Eruption proc chance during below threshold changed from 70% to 65%.

--- Nerf to Single Target damage, but buff to AOE when hitting 9+ targets.

# Meteor Attractor

Damage changed from 191-195 to 185-189.

# Armageddon

Damage changed from 419-423 to 408-412.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

Void Flare damage changed from 680 to 663.

=== Holy Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Holy

Active: Holy Technology armor bonus changed from 2 to 3.

=== Ice Technology ===

# Ice Obelisk

Frost Attack (1) chill per hit changed from 2.5% to 3.25%.

Frost Attack (1) maximum chill changed from 25% to 26%.

--- 8 hits required instead of 10.

# Runic Obelisk

Frost Attack (2) chill per hit changed from 3% to 3.75%.

--- 8 hits required instead of 10.

# Frozen Watcher

Frost Blast (1) chill per hit changed from 4% to 5%.

--- 8 hits required instead of 10.

# Frozen Core

Frost Blast (2) chill per hit changed from 4.5% to 5.5%.

Frost Blast (2) maximum chill changed from 45% to 44%.

--- 8 hits required instead of 10.

# Ultimate Lich

Chilling Death chill per hit changed from 5.5% to 7%.

Chilling Death maximum chill changed from 55% to 56%.

--- 8 hits required instead of 10.

# Icicle

Damage changed from 97-99 to 102-104.

Attack Range changed from 600 to 700.

# Tricicle

Icon changed to be unique from the Ultimate Crystal.

Damage changed from 250-252 to 257-259.

# Ultimate Crystal

Crystalized Light armor reduction changed from 0.30 to 0.33(3).

Crystalized Light initial bonus damage changed from 100% to 90%.

Crystalized Light bonus damage decrease per target hit changed from 5% to 6%.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Voltage

Electrocute (1) maximum charges changed from 5 to 3 (same amount as the proc requirement).

--- This change will make the first proc vs an air creeps in a while to not take 2 stacks of extra damage.

# High Voltage

Electrocute (2) current health damage changed from 1.5% to 1.33%.

Electrocute (2) maximum charges changed from 5 to 3 (same amount as the proc requirement).

--- This change will make the first proc vs an air creeps in a while to not take 2 stacks of extra damage.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Plague Well

Damage changed from 13-15 to 15-16.

# Catacomb

Damage changed from 46-48 to 47-48.

# Obsidian Destroyer

Damage changed from 73-78 to 80-85.

# Decayed Horror

Damage changed from 210-215 to 230-235.

# Ultimate Diabolist

Damage changed from 517-522 to 534-539.

Hellfire proc removed at full mana; instead the instant kill health threshold starts at 5%, decreasing with total mana, down to 0%.

Hellfire now decreases mana by 10 every second.

--- A suggested change to allow the Diabolist to be a damage dealing front liner with high splash or an executer at the back with lower splash.

# Septic Tank

Attack Speed changed from 0.6 to 0.5.

Death Plague (1) shortened tooltip slightly.

Death Plague (1) fixed an issue where an additional creep could get infected with insufficient mana.

# Plague Fanatic

Attack Speed changed from 0.6 to 0.5.

Model and Icon changed to be unique from the Ultimate Gravedigger.

Death Plague (2) shortened tooltip slightly.

Death Plague (2) fixed an issue where an additional creep could get infected with insufficient mana.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

Attack Speed changed from 0.6 to 0.5.

Gravestrike now shares a 6 seconds cooldown between all player owned Gravediggers (used to be 30 seconds individual cooldown).

Gravestrike reanimated creeps now have armor based on the Tier of the killed creep (Skeleton 4/8/12 and Gargoyle 2/4/6 (used to be 5 and 3)).

Gravestrike reanimated creeps now curses enemy towers when they're killed within a 200 radius; lowering their attack damage by 15% for 3 seconds.

Gravestrike fixed an issue where an additional creep could get infected with insufficient mana.

=== Void Technology ===

# Riftweaver

Temporal Rift (1) damage changed from 5% maximum health to (3% maximum health + 150).

# Rift Lord

Temporal Rift (2) damage changed from 10% maximum health to (5% maximum health + 400).

=== Water Technology ===

# Tide Lurker

Torrent (1) slow per hit changed from 4% to 4.8%.

--- 5 hits required as Sludge, instead of 6.

# Abyss Stalker

Torrent (2) slow per hit changed from 5% to 6%.

--- 5 hits required as Sludge, instead of 6.

CREEPS

# Armor Reduction Behaviour

A modifier was previously set to somewhat prevent creep armor to go into negative from permanent armor reduction abilities due to how the Devotion Aura trait behaves.

The issue is that the different traits of Devotion Aura can't currently be differentiated, so the one modifier works for all of them.

The value was previously set to 1, only fully countering the Tier 1 Devotion Aura from Swordsmen. Sea Turtle that provides 3 armor

could cause creeps to go into -2 armor at minimum. With a bug fix for Gryphon Rider (see below), which now increases armor by 5,

this would cause creeps to go into -4 armor at minimum. In order to prevent this the modifier is now set to a middle-ground of 3.0.

This means that:

Creeps with Tier 1 Devotion Aura can't go below 2.0 armor (there are no towers that permanently reduces armor at this stage, so this doesn't matter), instead of 0.0.

Creeps with Tier 2 Devotion Aura can't go below 0.0 armor, instead of -2.0.

Creeps with Tier 3 Devotion Aura can't go below -2.0 armor (this will effectively be the same as how the game plays out now).

--- The highest armor value aura have priority, so the modifier can't be abused.

# Siege Engine

Stock Start Delay changed from 670 to 720.

--- Same timer as Kobold Geomancer.

# Infernal

Movement Speed changed from 400 to 410.

# Spirit Walker

Maximum Health changed from 114,045 112,905.

Movement Speed changed from 350 to 345.

Ethereal Aura armor increase interval changed from 6 to 7 seconds.

Ethereal Aura radius changed from 700 to 500.

# Necromancer

Maximum Health changed from 127,705 to 130,260.

# Ancient Wendigo

Maximum Health changed from 176,605 to 182,430.

Movement Speed changed from 280 to 290.

# Gryphon Rider

Maximum Health changed from 71,031 to 70,320.

Devotion Aura (3) now provides 5 armor instead of 3 as intended.

--- The Gryphon Rider used to have the Sea Turtle Devotion Aura trait.

# Goblin Shredder

Static Burst trait removed graphical special effect on affected towers.

2021-06-23 | 5.7b

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Player Rating

The amount of rating gained during placement games (TBD) changed from x2.5 to x5.0.

# Camera Snapping

The camera will now automatically snap back to its previous location if a player accidentally double-click a Summon Building/Research Center control group.

# Player Wings

Added support for wings to players that for some reason might not have a BattleTag in certain regions.

# Research Center

Players can now access the Research Center (from the on-screen button) after they've been defeated so they can inspect the technologies while spectating.

Technologies can't be purchased after being defeated.

CREEPS

# Attacking Creeps

Fixed a bug that could cause the rubble from attacking creeps not to spawn properly.

# Creep Behaviour on Player Defeat

Negative income creeps will now be teleported to the next player lane in order to prevent stacking creeps in the defeated players lane.

2021-06-12 | 5.7a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Loading Screen

Greatly reduced the text in preparation for a new loading screen background to be added in a later version.

# New Player Message

Any player with 3 or less games played will now recieve a message shortly after game start that recommends them to check out Line Tower Wars: Reforged in Single Player mode to get a better understanding of the map.

# Damage Engine

Minor performance optimization.

Fixed an issue that could cause certain Spell Damage not to ignore armor as intended.

--- This fix causes an indirect buff to all Arcane 1 and 2 Technology towers, all Void 1 Technology Towers, Unholy Basics, Unholy Discs and Firelord.

# Tooltip Updates

Corrected grammar and updated a couple of tooltips.

# Summon Creep Tier Buildings

The priority for selecting multiple Creep Tier Buildings adjusted to order them in the following selection order:

--- Tier 3 - Tier 2 - Tier 1 (- Research Center)

# Sudden Death

The lives lost through Sudden Death are no longer counted towards lives lost in the End Game Statistics Window.

# Research Center

Fixed an issue with refunding purchased technologies.

# Game Mode Selection & Game Start

A sound will now play when all players have finished loading their data.

Players leaving the game in a specific time frame during game start will now properly display as "DC" in the Scoreboard (only relevant for some game modes).

--- This was only a visual issue and nothing regarding gameplay was affected.

Players who fail to load their data will now get a notification pop-up at the start of the game explaining why they were set as spectators.

GAME MODES

# Custom

Fixed an issue that would cause Spectators to have UI-buttons they can't use enabled during the game.

Spectators now have a slider above the mini-map that lets them adjust their camera distance.

Spectators now have a slider above the mini-map that can adjust the "-gt" command for them (if enabled graphical effects are disabled).

Spectators now properly filters out graphical effects from abilities with "-gt" enabled.

Spectators now have a slider above the mini-map that lets them hide/show the UI (mini-map and scoreboards excluded).

TOWERS

# Tower Scaling

Fixed an issue that could cause towers to have the wrong scaling when having their upgrade process cancelled.

=== Basic Towers ===

# Cutter

Removed the sound effect attached to the tower model.

This tower is now compatible with the "-at" command (was previously disabled due to a sound glitch with the model at 0% animation speed).

--- Thanks to SpiritFryer for editing the model.

# Grinder

Removed the sound effect attached to the tower model.

This tower is now compatible with the "-at" command (was previously disabled due to a sound glitch with the model at 0% animation speed).

--- Thanks to SpiritFryer for editing the model.

# Carver

Removed the sound effect attached to the tower model.

This tower is now compatible with the "-at" command (was previously disabled due to a sound glitch with the model at 0% animation speed).

--- Thanks to SpiritFryer for editing the model.

# Mauler

Fixed an issue that caused this tower to ignore player "-at" setting.

# Ultimate Mauler

Fixed an issue that caused this tower to ignore player "-at" setting.

=== Arcane Technology ===

# Archmage

Spellcast (1) Firebolt spell is now compatible with the "-gt" command.

--- The effect will be hidden for all players and only if the owner of the tower has the command enabled.

Spellcast (1) reworked ability behaviour that hopefully will result in a minor performance improvement.

# Grand Archmage

Spellcast (2) fixed a tooltip error.

Spellcast (2) Fireblast spell is now compatible with the "-gt" command.

--- The effect will be hidden for all players and only if the owner of the tower has the command enabled.

Spellcast (2) reworked ability behaviour that hopefully will result in a minor performance improvement.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Kirin Tor Mastery Arcane Blast spell is now compatible with the "-gt" command.

--- The effect will be hidden for all players and only if the owner of the tower has the command enabled.

Kirin Tor Mastery Arcane Blast spell fixed an issue that could cause the stun effect not to trigger properly.

Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard spell reduced the amount of graphical effects slightly.

Kirin Tor Mastery reworked ability behaviour that hopefully will result in a minor performance improvement.

=== Fire Technology ===

# Magma Well

The selection hitbox has been adjusted for the tower model and the tower should now be a lot easier to drag select.

The dust particles have been removed from the tower model (Classic Graphics only).

--- Thanks to SpiritFryer for editing the model.

# Armageddon

Overwhelming Impact (2) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work if a creep was attacked further than 900 range.

# Ultimate Firelord

Volcanic Eruption fixed an issue that caused the Spell Damage dealt to be lower than intended vs the Phoenix creep.

=== Ice Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Advanced Ice

Active: Advanced Ice Technology fixed an issue that could cause this ability to use the same values as Active: Ice Technology from Technology Disc: Ice.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Advanced Lightning

Active: Advanced LightningTechnology fixed an issue that could cause this ability to use the same values as Active: LightningTechnology from Technology Disc: Lightning.

# Shock Particle

Damage changed from 15-15 to 20-20.

Overcharge (1) bonus damage per 10% current health changed from 1.5 to 1.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Plague Well

Damage changed from 12-13 to 13-15.

# Catacomb

Damage changed from 34-35 to 46-48.

# Obsidian Destroyer

Damage changed from 75-80 to 73-78.

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 200.

Mana Regeneration changed from 0.0 to -10.0.

Unholy Miasma (1) maximum splash changed from 400 to 300.

Unholy Miasma (1) now adjusts current mana value to show the current splash amount bonus.

Unholy Miasma (1) now causes attacks to ignore the armor value of creeps.

Unholy Miasma (1) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work properly with Ice Technology Discs.

Unholy Miasma (1) greatly improved the performance of this ability.

# Decayed Horror

Damage changed from 220-225 to 210-215.

Splash changed from 150 to 200.

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 200.

Mana Regeneration changed from 0.0 to -10.0.

Unholy Miasma (2) maximum splash changed from 500 to 400.

Unholy Miasma (2) mana gained per hit changed from 30 to 25.

Unholy Miasma (2) mana lost per second changed from -15 to -10.

Unholy Miasma (2) now adjusts current mana value to show the current splash amount bonus.

Unholy Miasma (2) now causes attacks to ignore the armor value of creeps.

Unholy Miasma (2) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work properly with Ice Technology Discs.

Unholy Miasma (2) greatly improved the performance of this ability.

# Ultimate Diabolist

Damage changed from 470-490 to 517-522.

Range changed from 350 to 400.

Splash changed from 350 to 200.

Projectile Speed changed from 800 to 1,200.

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 200.

Hellfire reworked:

Attacks ignore creep armor value, increases mana by 25 and splash is adjusted to 200 + current mana value, up to 400.

Attacking at 100% mana triggers Hellfire, cancelled at 0% mana; attacks instead decrease mana by 50 and instantly kill creeps below a 1% health threshold.

Killing a creep increases the threshold by 0.25% for every Diabolist owned by the player. The threshold is reset to 1% reaching 5%.

--- Reworked to function similar to Obsidian Destroyer and Decayed Horror with the attack. The additional effect triggers every ~8 attacks and lasts for ~4 attacks (depending on disc buffs).

=== Water Technology ===

# Sea Elemental

Fixed an issue that caused this tower to ignore player "-at" setting.

=== Void Technology ===

# Voidling

Void Growth (1) fixed an issue that caused the new Voidling to ignore certain player settings.

Void Growth (1) fixed an issue that caused the new Voidling to have an attack projectile for Spectators in Custom (Tournament) Game Mode (if they have -gt enabled).

# Voidalisk

Void Growth (2) fixed an issue that caused the new Voidalisk to ignore certain player settings.

Void Growth (2) fixed an issue that caused the new Voidalisk to have an attack projectile for Spectators in Custom (Tournament) Game Mode (if they have -gt enabled).

# Ultimate Leviathan

Unending Rage no longer prevents health regeneration.

# Rift Lord

Temporal Rift (2) updated upgrade tooltip to match recent changes for targeting Spell Resistant creeps.

CREEPS

# Chill/Slow System

Creeps affected by any Chill or Slow effect now have their debuff updated into 3 different Tiers depending on how chilled/slowed they are (visually represented by different debuff icons and tooltip).

Tier 1: 1% - 25%

Tier 2: 26% - 50%

Tier 3: 51% - 100%

# Kobold Geomancer

Geomancy aura radius changed from 700 to 500.

# Goblin Shredder

Gold cost changed from 750,000 to 800,000.

Income changed from -22,500 to -24,000.

Bounty changed from 22,500 to 24,000.

# Frost Wyrm

Gold cost changed from 1,250,000 to 1,200,000.

Income changed from -37,500 to -36,000.

Bounty changed from 37,500 to 36,000.

2021-05-25 | 5.6b

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

CREEPS

# Spirit Walker

Ethereal Aura fixed an issue that could cause Spirit Walkers to target the same creep for the permanent armor buff.

Ethereal Aura minor performance optimization.

2021-05-23 | 5.6a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Performance & Optimization

Minor improvements.

COMMANDS

# Command List

Added a passive ability to the player builder with a list of available commands.

TOWERS

=== Arcane Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Arcane

Active: Arcane Technology fixed a bug that would cause the purge to only make the creep susceptible to chill effects, but the Spell Damage reduction still had an effect.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

Active: Advanced Arcane Technology fixed a bug that would cause the purge to only make the creep susceptible to chill effects, but the Spell Damage reduction still had an effect.

# Arcane Pylon

Volatile Arcane (1) the damage is now split as 66% physical and 33% spell damage, instead of 50/50.

# Arcane Repository

Volatile Arcane (2) the damage is now split as 66% physical and 33% spell damage, instead of 50/50.

# Arcane Orb

Overwhelming Arcane no longer splits the damage dealt between 50% physical and 50% spell damage.

Overwhelming Arcane new effect: If a damaged creep is above 75% health it takes an additional 33% of the damage dealt as Spell Damage and increases mana gained by 20%.

=== Earth Technology ===

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

Nature's Guidance armor reduction chance changed from 40% to 50%.

=== Fire Technology ===

# Ultimate Firelord

Volcanic Eruption armor reduction changed from 20% to 15%.

Volcanic Eruption the health threshold for attack speed bonus changed from 40% to 30%.

Volcanic Eruption attack speed bonus changed from 35% to 40%.

Volcanic Eruption now increases the proc chance to 70% if the damaged creep is below the health threshold.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

Damage changed from 1,089-1,092 to 1,252-1,255.

Void Flare Spell Damage changed from 800 to 680.

Void Flare Spell Damage amplifier changed from 35% to 30%.

Void Flare internal max stack count changed from 20 to 8.

--- Base damage buff +15%, Void Flare Damage nerf -15% (~18% with spell amp reduction).

--- New Void Flare Spell Damage (with spell amp): 884 (old was 1,080).

--- New Void Flare spell damage DPS with max stacks: 7,072 (old was 21,600)

=== Holy Technology ===

# Technology Disc: Holy

Active: Holy Technology now also increases the armor of nearby towers by 2.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Holy

Active: Advanced Holy Technology now also increases the armor of nearby towers by 6.

# Sunray Tower

Blinding Light (1) no longer provides an armor aura.

# Sunbeam Tower

Blinding Light (2) no longer provides an armor aura.

# Ultimate Titan Vault

Titan Defense Mechanism no longer provides an armor aura.

Titan Defense Mechanism now also slows creeps within the radius by 12%.

Titan Defense Mechanism fixed a bug that caused the Spell Damage taken amplifier not to work.

# Glowshroom

Damage changed from 87-90 to 90-91.

# Lightshroom

Damage changed from 384-389 to 402-403.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

Damage changed from 907-908 to 1,042-1,043.

Divine Spores healing changed from 12% of the damage dealt to 10%.

--- ~15% damage buff, healing amount is roughly the same, very minor nerf (~110 > ~105).

=== Ice Technology ===

# Ultimate Crystal

Crystalized Light armor reduction changed from 0.4 to 0.3.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Shock Particle

Overcharge (1) bonus damage for every 10% health changed from 1 to 1.5.

# Shock Generator

Damage changed from 60-60 to 75-75.

# High Voltage

Electrocute (2) current health damage changed from 1.66% to 1.5%.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

Radiance fixed two bugs that caused the damage to be wrongly calculated if the primary target was the Goblin Shredder creep or not:

--- If the primary target was a Goblin Shredder, all creeps hit would take reduced damage as if they have the Reactive Armor trait.

--- If the primary target wasn't a Goblin Shredder, any Goblin Shredder creep hit wouldn't have their Reactive Armor trait functioning.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Catacomb

Corruption (2) damage changed from 60 to 70.

=== Water Technology ===

# Splasher

Damage changed from 5-7 to 6-7.

Splash changed from 50 to 75.

# Tidecaller

Splash changed from 50 to 75.

Crushing Wave (2) damage changed from 15 to 16.

# Tide Lurker

Torrent (1) radius changed from 300 to 400.

# Abyss Stalker

Torrent (2) radius changed from 300 to 400.

# Water Elemental

Pressuring Water (1) shortened tooltip slightly.

# Sea Elemental

Fixed an issue that caused intended animation speed to be ignored (just a visual thing).

Pressuring Water (2) shortened tooltip slightly.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

Damage changed from 524-526 to 536-538.

Hurricane Storm paralyze duration changed from 2.5 to 3 seconds.

Hurricane Storm shortened tooltip slightly.

CREEPS

# Troll Berserker

Health Regeneration changed from 2.0 to 2.5.

# Wraith

Health Regeneration changed from 2.0 to 2.5.

Movement Speed changed from 165 to 160.

# Faceless One

Movement Speed changed from 300 to 310.

# Sea Turle

Maximum Health changed from 9,650 to 10,135.

Armor changed from 3 to 4.

Movement Speed changed from 290 to 280.

# Banshee

Health Regeneration changed from 7.5 to 7.0.

Movement Speed changed from 175 to 170.

Unholy Sacrifice (2) healing amount changed from 345 to 315.

# Kobold Geomancer

Health Regeneration changed from 7.5 to 10.0.

Movement Speed changed from 320 to 330.

# Death Revenant

Health Regeneration changed from 10.0 to 12.5.

Movement Speed changed from 330 to 335.

Necrotic Transfusion duration changed from 12 to 15 seconds.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

Maximum Health changed from 53,793 to 54,840.

Health Regeneration changed from 10.0 to 15.0.

Movement Speed changed from 340 to 345.

New Trait: Shadowdance

--- Every 4 seconds, forces all towers currently attacking this creep as a primary target to attack another target.  

# Crypt Fiend

Maximum Health changed from 72,195 to 74,000.

Health Regeneration changed from 15.0 to 17.5.

Dash (3) movement speed changed from 480 to 475.

# Spirit Walker

Maximum Health changed from 108,617 to 114,045.

Health Regeneration changed from 15.0 to 20.0.

New Trait: Ethereal Aura

--- Permanently increases the armor of a random creep within a 700 radius by 2 every 6 seconds.

# Necromancer

Health Regeneration changed from 20.0 to 22.5.

Movement Speed changed from 340 to 345.

# Ancient Wendigo

Health Regeneration changed from 20.0 to 25.0.

Movement Speed changed from 275 to 280.

# Gryphon Rider

Health Regeneration changed from 25.0 to 27.5.

Movement Speed changed from 245 to 250.

# Abomination

Dash (4) movement speed changed from 522 to 500.

# Phoenix

Spell Immunity reworked into "Legendary Spell Resistance":

--- Spell Damage taken is reduced by 75%, immune to all harmful spell effects and movement chill/slow effects.

2021-05-16 | 5.5d

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Map Preview Image

Minor update to include the gameplay lanes in the background.

# W3Champions

Began work to implement functionality for W3Champions matchmaking; this is an ongoing project and will be announced in the future when it's ready.

Note: More information can be found in the Discord: https://discord.com/channels/678318939503198251/684472221980295212/838905506092548177

This will not affect regular Battle.Net hosted Line Tower Wars: Reforged games.

# Performance & Optimization

Code related to tower building and upgrading reworked and optimized; might result in a minor performance increase overall.

Fixed an issue that would cause cancelled tower upgrades to be counted towards defensive gold spent ratio.

Fixed an issue that would cause the same tower to be counted towards defensive gold spent ratio twice.

Fixed an issue that would cause towers to ignore player tower alpha setting while being upgraded.

Removed some unused assets.

COMMANDS

# Player Stats Display ("-stats x")

Updated the colors of the displayed information.

# "Player Stats" Ability (the ability present on the Builder)

Reworked to be a passive ability that you don't have to use in order to check your stats.

The tooltip is automatically updated at the start of the game with your Player Stats.

TOWERS

# Riftweaver

Temporal Rift (1) fixed an issue that could cause a leaked creep to be moved back in 1vs1 scenarios.

Temporal Rift (1) fixed an issue that would cause this ability to cause lag the first time it was cast.

# Rift Lord

Temporal Rift (2) fixed an issue that could cause a leaked creep to be moved back in 1vs1 scenarios.

Temporal Rift (2) fixed an issue that would cause this ability to cause lag the first time it was cast.

# Ultimate Devourer

Implosion Rift fixed an issue that would cause this ability to cause lag the first time it was cast.

2021-05-12 | 5.5c

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

COMMANDS

Game Statistics ("-s")

Updated the text into categories.

Added income and bounty ratios.

TOWERS

# Archmage

Spellcast (1) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work.

# Grand Archmage

Spellcast (2) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Kirin Tor Mastery fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work.

2021-05-09 | 5.5b

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GAME MODES

# Ranked

Fixed an issue that caused the game mode to become Unranked with 5 players.

# Custom

Most likely fixed the known bug with the Game Mode Modifier Damage Royale.

2021-05-09 | 5.5a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Performance & Optimization

Further code optimization, continued from the previous version. A few adjustments in the Damage Engine, which might improve performance.

Removed unused assets, etc. The file size is still increased a bit this version due to import of new player wings (see below).

# Tournament Reward

The top 3 players from the recent tournament won an in-game wing attachment; these attachments have been implemented in this version.

The wings can be toggled on/off from the Skin Interface window.

GAME MODES

# Ranked

The required amount of players have been adjusted from 7 to 5.

If the game is played in LAN, this game mode is disabled.

# Custom (Tournament)

The "Tournament" game mode renamed to "Custom"; spectator features are still enabled in game mode and is to be used in Tournaments.

New Game Mode Modifier: Damage Royale:

Forced 3 lives and creeps can't be sent. Spawns a random unkillable creep every wave; the player that deals least damage to the creep loses 1 life. Passive income gain.

Note: Passive income is 1.25x current income. Waves start 15 seconds after each round. No attacking creeps spawn.

KNOWN ISSUE: If "Random Start Lane" is Enabled in Game Mode Settings OR Player Slots are not in order, Damage Royale will bug out. This will be fixed in the next version.

4 player example that will not work:

Player 1 (Red)

Player 2 (Blue)

Empty Slot (Player 3 (Teal))

Player 4 (Purple)

Player 5 (Yellow)

-- This will cause Damage Royale not to work.

4 player example that will work:

Player 1 (Red)

Player 2 (Blue)

Player 3 (Teal)

Player 4 (Purple)

Empty Slot (Player 5 (Yellow))

-- This works fine and causes no issues with Damage Royale.

TOWERS

=== Arcane Technology ===

# Spellslinger Master

Fixed an issue that could cause this tower to have 100 maximum mana instead of 60 when an upgrade was cancelled.

# Archmage

Maximum Mana changed from 100 to 30.

Mana Regeneration changed from 33.334 to 10.0.

Note: The ability spellcasts are still synced to every 3rd attack; but now it's possible to combine this tower with Advanced Water Disc to sync the mana with every 2nd attack.

# Grand Archmage

Maximum Mana changed from 100 to 30.

Mana Regeneration changed from 33.334 to 10.0.

Note: The ability spellcasts are still synced to every 3rd attack; but now it's possible to combine this tower with Advanced Water Disc to sync the mana with every 2nd attack.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Maximum Mana changed from 100 to 30.

Mana Regeneration changed from 33.334 to 10.0.

Note: The ability spellcasts are still synced to every 3rd attack; but now it's possible to combine this tower with Advanced Water Disc to sync the mana with every 2nd attack.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

Damage changed from 177-179 to 180-182.

Maximum Mana changed from 500 to 250.

Overwhelming Arcane mana regenerated per creep hit changed from 5 to 2.5.

Overwhelming Arcane mana lost per second changed from -20 to -10.

Note: This tower will now scale better with the Water Discs that can aid with the mana upkeep.

Hitting a single target should result in mana loss; previously mana lost per second hitting one target was -5, with this change it's now -2.5.

Having an Advanced Water Disc nearby the Arcane Orb will now still gain mana hitting 1 target, +2.5/sec (instead of +-0 as before).

=== Earth Technology ===

# Virulent Thorn (Noxiuous Thorn)

Renamed from "Noxiuous Thorn" to "Virulent Thorn".

=== Fire Technology ===

# Living Flame

Splash changed from 50 to 75.

# Hellfire

Splash changed from 50 to 100.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

Void Flare damage changed from 816 to 800.

Void Flare Spell Damage taken increase changed from 40% to 35%.

Void Flare greatly improved the performance of this ability.

Void Flare updated tooltip to mention that mana is gained on creep kills.

=== Holy Technology ===

# Light Flies

Bursting Light (1) Spell Damage taken increase changed from 10% to 12%.

# Holy Lantern

Bursting Light (2) Spell Damage taken increase changed from 10% to 12%.

# Sunray Tower

Blinding Light (1) Spell Damage taken increase changed from 15% to 16%.

# Sunbeam Tower

Blinding Light (2) Spell Damage taken increase changed from 15% to 16%.

# Glowshroom

Splash changed from 200 to 300.

# Lightshroom

Splash changed from 250 to 300.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Thunder Conductor (Lightning Conductor)

Renamed from "Lightning Conductor" to "Thunder Conductor".

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Septic Tank

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 3.

Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 1.

Death Plague (1) reworked:

Regenerates 1 mana per second. Attacks infect nearby targets of the attacked creep, consuming 1 mana for each; increasing their damage taken by 10% from all sources for 3 seconds.

Note: Gives the ability a spread effect. Creeps already affected are ignored and won't consume 1 mana point.

# Plague Fanatic

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 5.

Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 1.

Death Plague (2) reworked:

Regenerates 1 mana per second. Attacks infect nearby targets of the attacked creep, consuming 1 mana for each; increasing their damage taken by 15% from all sources for 3 seconds.

Note: Gives the ability a spread effect. Creeps already affected are ignored and won't consume 1 mana point.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 10.

Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 1.

Gravestrike disease reworked:

Regenerates 1 mana per second. Attacks infect nearby targets of the attacked creep, consuming 1 mana for each; increasing their damage taken by 20% from all sources for 3 seconds.

Note: Gives the ability a spread effect. Creeps already affected are ignored and won't consume 1 mana point.

# Ultimate Diabolist

Hellfire bonus damage with every creep changed from 2.5% to 2.7%.

=== Void Technology ===

# Voidling

Damage changed from 42-46 to 40-44.

Attack Range changed from 400 to 350.

Void Growth (1) now triggers regardless if a valid target is found or not.

Note: This is a minor nerf if the tower has a bad placement without any valid towers nearby; but it could also be considered a player skill increase.

It also solves an issue where Voidalisks refused to transform Voidlings that couldn't spread.

Void Growth (1) fixed various issues with this ability.

# Voidalisk

Attack Range changed from 400 to 350.

Changed icon to not be the same as Voidling.

Damage changed from 177-181 to 171-175.

Void Growth (2) fixed various issues with this ability.

# Ultimate Leviathan

Damage changed from 449-451 to 414-416.

# Riftweaver

Temporal Rift (1) can now affect Spell Resistant creeps, but the duration and damage is reduced mentioned in the trait(s).

Temporal Rift (1) fixed an issue that could cause leaked creeps to return back to the lane and leak again.

Temporal Rift (1) fixed an issue that could cause the player builder to be affected.

Temporal Rift (1) no longer affects the Goblin Shredder creep for the full duration as intended by the Goblin Engineering trait.

Temporal Rift (1) simplified and reduced tooltip length.

# Rift Lord

Temporal Rift (2) can now affect Spell Resistant creeps, but the duration and damage is reduced mentioned in the trait(s).

Temporal Rift (2) fixed an issue that could cause leaked creeps to return back to the lane and leak again.

Temporal Rift (2) fixed an issue that could cause the player builder to be affected.

Temporal Rift (2) no longer affects the Goblin Shredder creep for the full duration as intended by the Goblin Engineering trait.

Temporal Rift (2) simplified and reduced tooltip length.

=== Water Technology ===

# Sea Elemental

Pressuring Water (2) distance bonus damage changed from 75% to 100%.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

Hurricane Storm distance bonus damage changed from 100% to 150%.

CREEPS

# Death Revenant

Bounty changed from 4,500 to 4,250.

Necrotic Infusion fixed an issue that caused a leaking player with 1 life to give the stealing player 2 lives.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

Bounty changed from 5,625 to 5,312.

# Crypt Fiend

Bounty changed from 6,750 to 6,000.

# Spirit Walker

Bounty changed from 7,875 to 7,000.

Movement Speed changed from 340 to 350.

# Necromancer

Bounty changed from 8,000 to 7,500.

Unholy Sacrifice (3) healing changed from 5,000 to 5,250.

# Ancient Wendigo

Bounty changed from 9,000 to 8,437.

# Gryphon Rider

Bounty changed from 10,000 to 8,750.

# Abomination

Bounty changed from 12,000 to 10,500.

# Mountain Giant

Bounty changed from 17,500 to 15,000.

# Goblin Shredder

Bounty changed from 26,250 to 22,500.

# Frost Wyrm

Bounty changed from 43,750 to 37,500.

# Phoenix

Bounty changed from 157,500 to 135,000.

2021-05-01 | 5.4b

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

- This version is part of Season 3.

TOWERS

# Frozen Core

Frost Blast (2) fixed an issue that caused this ability not to work.

2021-04-27 | 5.4a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

- This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Performance & Optimization

Major rework of certain old code to allow for easier maintenance; shouldn't be any performance difference.

# Replays

The camera zoom level should now default to 2500 when watching a replay.

Note: Using the scroll wheel or any other in-game camera hotkeys might reset the camera zoom.

TOWERS

# Armor Reduction

Fixed a bug that could cause armor reduction abilities to reduce more armor per hit than intended.

# Voidalisk

Damage changed from 208-212 to 177-181.

Note: 15% damage nerf

# Riftweaver

Temporal Rift (1) removed one of the two special effects when a creep is teleported.

# Rift Lord

Temporal Rift (2) removed one of the two special effects when a creep is teleported.

# Ultimate Leviathan

Damage changed from 484-486 to 449-451.

Unending Rage removed an unintended ability behaviour missed from previous version rework.

Note: ~7.5% damage nerf

CREEPS

# Mud Golem

Maximum Health changed from 165 to 168.

Spell Resistance changed to "Lesser Spell Resistance":

- Spell Damage taken is reduced by 33%, the duration of harmful spell effects reduced by 75% and immune to all movement chill effects.

# Rot Golem

Maximum Health changed from 1165 to 1185.

Spell Resistance changed to "Lesser Spell Resistance":

- Spell Damage taken is reduced by 33%, the duration of harmful spell effects reduced by 75% and immune to all movement chill effects.

# Dragonspawn

Spell Resistance trait duration of harmful spell effects changed from 90% reduction to 75%.

# Infernal

Replaced Major Spell Resistance trait with the Spell Resistance trait.

# Necromancer

Maximum Health changed from 125,200 to 127,705.

Major Spell Resistance trait spell damage taken reduction changed from 70% to 66%.

Major Spell Resistance trait duration of harmful spell effects changed from 90% reduction to 75%.

# Goblin Shredder

Goblin Engineering trait duration of harmful spell effects changed from 90% reduction to 75%.

Engine Overload radius changed from 350 to 300.

# Frost Wyrm

Maximum Health changed from 270,628 to 273,335.

Major Spell Resistance trait spell damage taken reduction changed from 70% to 66%.

Major Spell Resistance trait duration of harmful spell effects changed from 90% reduction to 75%.

2021-04-21 | 5.3b

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

- This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Research Center

Updated "Water Technology (2): Tide Lurker" tooltip to match recent changes.

Updated "Unholy Technology (2): Obsidian Destroyer" tooltip to match recent changes.

Updated "Earth Technology (1): Earth Guardian" tooltip to match recent changes.

TOWERS

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

Annihilation updated tooltip to match recent changes.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

Divine Spores fixed an issue that would cause this ability to heal Demolished Towers from Attacking Creeps, causing them to linger for much longer than intended.

Divine Spores fixed an issue that would cause this ability to show the wrong radius with the "Show Attack/Ability Range" ability.

# Water Elemental

Pressuring Water (1) updated tooltip to match recent changes.

# Sea Elemental

Pressuring Water (2) updated tooltip to match recent changes.

# Archmage

Spellcast (1) it's now possible to toggle the random available spells on/off from unit selection (usage will be improved later on when a better alternative is figured out).

Spellcast (1) minor code optimization.

# Grand Archmage

Spellcast (2) it's now possible to toggle the random available spells on/off from unit selection (usage will be improved later on when a better alternative is figured out).

Spellcast (2) minor code optimization.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Kirin Tor Mastery it's now possible to toggle the random available spells on/off from unit selection (usage will be improved later on when a better alternative is figured out).

Kirin Tor Mastery Chains of Ice updated special effect.

Kirin Tor Mastery minor code optimization.

# Ice Obelisk

Reduced model size slightly.

Adjusted model color.

# Runic Obelisk

Adjusted model color.

# Icicle

Reduced model size slightly.

Adjusted model color.

# Tricicle

Adjusted model color.

# Living Flame

Reduced model size slightly.

# Hellfire

Reduced model size slightly.

Adjusted model color.

CREEPS

# Rot Golem

Increased model size slightly.

2021-04-17 | 5.3a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

- This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Damage Engine

Slight optimization; might result in a very minor performance increase.

# Chill/Slow System

Slight optimization; might result in a very minor performance increase.

PLAYER STATS

# Stat Loading

Minor improvements that might fix the issue where a player gets stuck on 0% stats load.

A player that fails to load or is detected as stuck (after 15 seconds) will be grayed out with a red icon next to their name and will not be counted as a player. The player can spectate the game if wanted.

Note: This fixes the issue that could cause all players to get stuck because of a player not loading. It also prevents the player from overwriting their stats as they might've fail to load their rating, etc.

GAME MODES

# Tournament

Fixed an issue that could cause attacker notifications on the mini-map to never be removed.

TOWERS

# Tower Quality of Life Adjustments

Several towers have adjusted model sizes and/or new names and/or models/icons in order to differentiate the towers better. The adjustments can be read below.

Note: It's difficult to adjust tower sizes to be good for both Classic and Reforged graphics. I've prioritized Classic graphics over Reforged graphics as it's the most used graphics setting.

# Sell Tower

Slight optimization; most likely no difference in performance.

# Armor Reduction

Towers that reduces armor now considers Devotion Aura in their armor reduction.

Note: Since all Devotion Auras uses the same Buff ID in order not to be stacked, it's currently not possible to differentiate the Devotion Auras.

So as for now, all Devotion Auras are considered giving +1 armor when checking armor reduction. So at most creeps should only

be able to get -2 armor, instead of -3 with the auras active. I'll try fix this in a later update.

=== Earth Technology ===

# Rockfall

Reduced the model size slightly.

# Avalanche

Reduced the model size slightly.

# Earth Guardian (Earth Protector)

Renamed from "Earth Protector" to "Earth Guardian".

# Ancient Protector (Ancient Earth Protector)

Renamed from "Ancient Earth Protector" to "Ancient Protector".

Reduced the model size slightly.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

Nature's Guidance healing changed from 2.8% to 2.9%.

# Noxious Weed

Germinate (1) bonus damage cap changed changed from 50% to 75%.

Germinate (1) bonus damage per idle tick changed from 10% to 15%.

Germinate (1) number of bonus damage attacks changed from 3 to 5.

# Noxious Thorn

Germinate (1) bonus damage cap changed changed from 75% to 100%.

Germinate (1) bonus damage per idle tick changed from 15% to 20%.

Germinate (1) number of bonus damage attacks changed from 3 to 5.

# Ultimate Scorpion

Lethal Strike bonus damage per idle tick changed from 15% to 25%.

Lethal Strike minor code optimization.

=== Fire Technology ===

# Fire Pit

Changed the model to one with better selection hitboxes.

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Fire Technology.

# Magma Well

Reduced the model size slightly as an attempt to fix selection hitbox issues.

# Meteor Attractor

Damage changed from 201-205 to 191-195.

# Armageddon

Damage changed from 432-436 to 419-423.

# Living Flame

Damage changed from 79-83 to 81-85.

# Hellfire

Damage changed from 149-153 to 153-157.

# Ultimate Firelord

Volcanic Eruption current armor reduction changed from 25% to 20%.

Volcanic Eruption fixed an issue that would cause the armor reduction to ignore Kobold Geomancer Geomancy trait.

Volcanic Eruption fixed an issue that would cause this ability to trigger on the Phoenix creep which wasn't intended.

=== Unholy Technology ===

# Plague Well

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Unholy Technology.

Damage changed from 12-14 to 12-13.

Corruption (1) damage changed from 22 to 25.

# Catacomb

Model size reduced slightly.

Damage changed from 34-36 to 34-35.

Corruption (2) damage changed from 56 to 60.

# Obsidian Destroyer (Decayed Guardian)

Renamed from "Decayed Guardian" to "Obsidian Destroyer".

Model size reduced slightly.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

Gravestrike trigger cooldown changed from 35 to 30 seconds.

=== Void Technology ===

# Voidling

Damage changed from 44-47 to 42-46.

Attack Projectile speed changed from 900 to 1200.

Void Growth (1) sell penalty removed.

# Voidalisk

Damage changed from 219-222 to 208-212.

Attack Projectile speed changed from 900 to 1200.

Void Growth (2) sell penalty removed.

# Lasher (Void Lasher)

Renamed from "Void Lasher" to "Lasher".

Splash changed from 125 to 150.

# Ravager (Void Ravager)

Renamed from "Void Ravager" to "Ravager".

Splash changed from 150 to 200.

# Ultimate Leviathan (Ultimate Void Terror)

Renamed from "Ultimate Void Terror" to "Ultimate Leviathan".

Splash changed from 200 to 250.

# Ultimate Devourer

Reduced the model size slightly.

=== Water Technology ===

# Splasher

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Water Technology.

# Tidecaller

Model size reduced slightly.

# Tide Lurker (Tidal Guardian)

Renamed from "Tidal Guardian" to "Tide Lurker".

Model and Icon changed.

Damage changed from 441-443 to 330-333.

Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.5.

Torrent (1) AOE changed from 200 to 300.

Torrent (1) maximum slow changed from 20% to 24%.

Torrent (1) slow interval changed from 2.0 to 1.5 seconds.

# Abyss Stalker (Tidal Monstrosity)

Renamed from "Tidal Monstrosity" to "Abyss Stalker".

Model size reduced slightly.

Damage changed from 1072-1074 to 803-806.

Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.5.

Torrent (2) AOE changed from 225 to 300.

Torrent (2) maximum slow changed from 25% to 30%.

Torrent (2) slow interval changed from 2.0 to 1.5 seconds.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

Damage changed from 2272-2322 to 2385-2435.

Crippling Decay AOE changed from 300 to 400.

Crippling Decay physical attack damage taken increase changed from 10% to 15%.

Crippling Decay clarified tooltip that the damage taken increase is only from physical attacks (non-spell damage).

Crippling Decay attack speed slow changed from 25% to 30%.

Crippling Decay attack speed slow is now part of the aura instead of the attacked target.

# Water Elemental

Damage changed from 76-80 to 80-82.

Pressuring Water (1) distance bonus damage is now calculated from tower border instead of center.

# Sea Elemental (Volatile Water Elemental)

Damage changed from 180-184 to 186-188.

Renamed from "Volatile Water Elemental" to "Sea Elemental".

Pressuring Water (2) distance bonus damage is now calculated from tower border instead of center.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

Damage changed from 507-513 to 524-526.

Splash changed from 125 to 150.

Hurricane Storm chance to paralyze changed from 20% to 15%.

Hurricane Storm paralyze duration changed from 2 to 2.5 seconds.

Hurricane Storm distance bonus damage is now calculated from tower border instead of center.

Hurricane Storm  minor code optimization.

=== Lightning Technology ===

# Shock Particle

Model size reduced slightly.

# Shock Generator

Model size reduced slightly.

# High Voltage

Electrocute (2) current health damage changed from 2% to 1.66%.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

Reduced the model size slightly.

# Lightning Beacon

Focused Lightning (1) new effect: Slows air creeps within a 500 radius by 15%.

# Lightning Conductor (Lightning Generator)

Renamed from "Lightning Generator" to "Lightning Conductor".

Focused Lightning (2) new effect: Slows air creeps within a 500 radius by 20%.

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

Reduced the model size slightly.

Annihilation new effect: Slows air creeps within a 500 radius by 25%.

=== Holy Technology ===

# Light Flies

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Holy Technology.

# Holy Lantern

Reduced the model size slightly as an attempt to fix selection hitbox issues; this also fixes an issue where the selection circle wasn't visible.

# Glowshroom (Lightshroom)

Renamed from "Lightshroom" to "Glowshroom".

Changed the model to stand out more from the Enchanted Lightshroom and Ultimate Divine Lightshroom.

Rejuvenating Spores (1) no longer heals nearby friendly towers.

Rejuvenating Spores (1) pushback changed from 5.75 to 6.1.

Rejuvenating Spores (1) renamed to "Light Burst (1)".

# Lightshroom (Enchanted Lightshroom)

Renamed from "Enchanted Lightshroom" to "Lightshroom".

Changed the model to stand out more from the Lightshroom and Ultimate Divine Lightshroom.

Rejuvenating Spores (2) no longer heals nearby friendly towers.

Rejuvenating Spores (2) pushback changed from 7.13 to 7.6.

Rejuvenating Spores (2) renamed to "Light Burst (2)".

# Ultimate Divineshroom (Ultimate Divine Lightshroom)

Renamed from "Ultimate Divine Lightshroom" to "Ultimate Divineshroom".

Changed the model to stand out more from the Lightshroom and Enchanted Lightshroom.

# Sunray Tower

Changed the model to one with better selection hitboxes.

Changed the icon to match the new model.

Added selection Unit Sound Set.

Blinding Light (1) armor aura no longer stacks with Purified Sunray Tower and Ultimate Titan Vault armor auras (the strongest aura has priority).

# Sunbeam Tower (Purified Sunray Tower)

Renamed from "Purified Sunray Tower" to "Sunbeam Tower".

Changed the model to one with better selection hitboxes.

Changed the icon to match the new model.

Added selection Unit Sound Set.

Blinding Light (2) armor aura no longer stacks with Sunray Tower and Ultimate Titan Vault armor auras (the strongest aura has priority).

# Ultimate Titan Vault

Model color adjusted from red to be more orange to better fit the Holy/Fire theme.

Titan Defense Mechanism no longer slows creeps by 15% within the aura radius.

Titan Defense Mechanism armor aura no longer stacks with Sunray Tower and Purified Sunray Tower armor auras (the strongest aura has priority).

=== Arcane Technology ===

# Spellslinger

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Arcane Technology.

# Arcane Pylon

Model size reduced slightly.

Changed the icon.

Volatile Arcane (1) minor code optimization.

# Arcane Repository (Unstable Arcane Pylon)

Renamed from "Unstable Arcane Pylon" to "Arcane Repository".

Model and Icon changed.

Volatile Arcane (2) minor code optimization.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

Model size reduced slightly.

Damage changed from 167-169 to 177-179.

Bounce splash changed from 250 to 200.

Overwhelming Arcane minor code optimization.

# Archmage

Spellcast (1) Frostbolt damage changed from 42 to 48.

Spellcast (1) Frostbolt target radius increased from 150 to 200.

Spellcast (1) Frostbolt added a special effect on creeps hit (compatible with "-gt" command).

Spellcast (1) Firebolt targets hit changed from 3 to 1.

Spellcast (1) Firebolt damage changed from 116 to 288.

Spellcast (1) Firebolt stun duration changed from 0.4 to 0.7.

Spellcast (1) Firebolt no longer affects player order queue.

# Grand Archmage

Spellcast (2) Frostblast damage changed from 183 to 198.

Spellcast (2) Frostblast target radius increased from 150 to 200.

Spellcast (2) Frostblast added a special effect on creeps hit (compatible with "-gt" command).

Spellcast (2) Pyroblast targets hit changed from 3 to 1.

Spellcast (2) Pyroblast damage changed from 590 to 1,188.

Spellcast (2) Pyroblast stun duration changed from 0.5 to 0.8.

Spellcast (2) Pyroblast no longer affects player order queue.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Reduced the model size slightly.

Kirin Tor Mastery Chains of Ice damage changed from 2,315 to 2,385.

Kirin Tor Mastery Chains of Ice target radius increased from 150 to 200.

Kirin Tor Mastery Chains of Ice fixed a memory leak in code.

Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard radius increased from 250 to 300.

=== Ice Technology ===

# Ice Obelisk (Frozen Obelisk)

Name changed from "Frozen Obelisk" to "Ice Obelisk".

Icon changed to be the same as the Basic Ice Technology.

Added selection Unit Sound Set.

# Runic Obelisk

Model size reduced slightly.

Added selection Unit Sound Set.

# Frozen Watcher

Model size reduced slightly.

# Frozen Core

Changed the model to one with better selection hitboxes.

Changed the icon to match the new model.

# Ultimate Lich

Chilling Death now displays its radius when showing the tower attack range/ability radius as intended.

Chilling Death tooltip shortened slightly.

# Icicle

Model size reduced slightly.

# Tricicle

Model size reduced slightly.

# Ultimate Crystal

Model size reduced slightly.

Damage changed from 823-828 to 815-820.

CREEPS

# Attacking Creeps

Any tower killed by an attacking creep now leaves behind rubble for 6 seconds (previously an exclusive trait for the Mountain Giant).

# Shade

Maximum Health changed from 120 to 116.

# Mud Golem

Spell Resistant trait spell damage reduction changed from 70% to 50%.

# Rot Golem

Spell Resistant trait spell damage reduction changed from 70% to 50%.

# Vengeful Spirit

Ancient Aura (1) fixed an issue that caused this trait not to work.

# Wraith

Maximum Health changed from 2,255 to 2,187.

# Dragonspawn

Spell Resistant trait spell damage reduction changed from 70% to 50%.

# Banshee

Maximum Health changed from 7,980 to 7,660.

# Voidwalker

Chaotic Void hits required to heal changed from 25 to 30.

# Infernal

Spell Resistant trait replaced with "Major Spell Resistance".

Note: Same trait as previously with 70% Spell Damage reduction.

# Spirit Walker

Maximum Health changed from 104,440 to 108,617.

# Necromancer

Spell Resistant trait replaced with "Major Spell Resistance".

Note: Same trait as previously with 70% Spell Damage reduction.

# Abomination

Model size reduced slightly.

# Mountain Giant

Maximum Health changed from 288,832 to 283,055.

Damage changed from 251-255 to 243-247.

Corrected "Attacker (4)" tooltip to "Attacker (3)".

# Goblin Shredder

Engine Overload fixed a rare issue that could cause this trait to not trigger properly.

# Frost Wyrm

Spell Resistant trait replaced with "Major Spell Resistance".

Note: Same trait as previously with 70% Spell Damage reduction.

# Phoenix

Corrected "Attacker (5)" tooltip to "Attacker (4)".

Release Date: 2021-03-28
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IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Performance and Optimization

Minor improvements.

# Leaderboard

The Leaderboard is now visible in Single Player regardless of Game Mode selected.

COMMANDS

# Leaderboard Dump ("-ldump")

Can now be used in Single Player after the Game Mode selection.

PLAYER SKINS

# Secret Skin: Seal

Adjusted the secret requirement that might help players unlock it.

TOWERS

# Show Attack/Ability Range

Updated the graphical indicator to a full circle with a hard outline to display the range.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Void

Active: Advanced Void Technology fixed an issue that would cause the bonus damage to be lower than intended.

# Voidling

Void Growth (1) now always target the closest valid tower of the Voidling.

# Voidalisk

Void Growth (2) now always target the closest valid tower of the Voidalisk.

Void Growth (2) no longer target Voidlings that haven't used their Void Growth (1) ability yet (can easily be seen if the Voidling has mana or not).

Void Growth (2) fixed an issue that would cause player upgraded Voidalisks from spawned Voidlings to sell for less gold than intended.

CREEPS

# Chill/Slow

Creeps that are chilled or slowed now have a debuff.

Release Date: 2021-03-21
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IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

TOWERS

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

• Updated the tooltip to match the changes made in 5.2a.

# Icicle

• Ice Lance (1) no longer reduces armor below 0.

# Tricicle

• Ice Lance (2) no longer reduces armor below 0.

# Ultimate Crystal

• Crystalized Light no longer reduces armor below 0.

# Ultimate Void Terror

• Fixed requirement tooltip; said it required "Poisonous Roots", but the tower was renamed to "Noxious Weed".

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[h2]IMPORTANT NOTE[/h2]The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

[h2]SEASON 3[/h2]This version is part of Season 3.

[h2]GENERAL[/h2]# Help (F9)

• Updated out-dated information.

[h2]TOWERS[/h2]# Tower Armor

• The Fortified armor change (to fix the priority bug) in 5.0 unintentionally made all towers have the Unarmored armor-type; which wasn't noticed until now.
• This is now fixed and all towers are Fortified armor-type once again.
• All attacking creeps with Siege damage-type have been adjusted to still be equal to what it was previously (see their details below),
• because Siege damage deals 125% damage to Unarmored, but deals 150% damage to Fortified armor.

# Technology Towers: Splash Small/Medium/Full Damage Area

• The Medium Damage Splash Area changed from ~84% of the Small Damage Splash Area to 90% of the Small Damage Splash Area.
• The Full Damage Splash Area changed from ~84% of the Medium Damage Splash Area to 75% of the Small Damage Splash Area.
• Note: This is roughly a ~6-9% buff for both the Medium Damage Splash Area and the Full Damage Splash Area.
• As an example:
• Ultimate Moonbeam Projector Splash value is 500 which in previous versions equals to:
• - Small Damage Splash Area: 500
• - Medium Damage Splash Area: 420 (~84% of Small)
• - Full Damage Splash Area: 350 (~84% of Medium)
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• With this change the new values are:
• - Small Damage Splash Area: 500
• - Medium Damage Splash Area: 450 (90% of Small; ~7% buff)
• - Full Damage Splash Area: 375 (75% of Small; ~7% buff)
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• It should also be easier to calculate the values yourself with this change.
• Additional Note:
• - Creeps hit within the Small Damage Splash Area takes 10% of the damage dealt.
• - Creeps hit within the Medium Damage Splash Area takes 50% of the damage dealt.
• - Creeps hit within the Full Damage Splash Area takes 100% of the damage dealt.

# Basic Towers: Splash Small/Medium/Full Damage Area

• The Medium Damage Splash Area changed from ~84% of the Small Damage Splash Area to 80% of the Small Damage Splash Area.
• The Full Damage Splash Area changed from ~84% of the Medium Damage Splash Area to 66% of the Small Damage Splash Area.
• Note: This is roughly a ~4% nerf for the Medium Damage Splash Area and a ~6% nerf for the Full Damage Splash Area.

--- Basic Towers ---

# Bombard Tower

• Damage changed from 73-77 to 70-74.

# Crusher

• Damage changed from 25-28 to 24-27.
• Splash changed from 300 to 275.

# Wrecker

• Damage changed from 130-135 to 112-117.
• Splash changed from 300 to 350.

# Mangler

• Damage changed from 504-511 to 494-501.
• Splash changed from 400 to 425.

--- Technology Towers ---

# Technology Disc: Void

• Active: Void Technology bonus damage per unique tower within the radius changed from 1.25% to 2%.
• Active: Void Technology bonus cap changed from 6.25% to 8%.
• Active: Void Technology fixed an unintended behaviour that caused the Technology Disc: Void to count as a tower.
• Active: Void Technology fixed an issue that could cause towers on the edge of the aura radius not to be included for the bonus damage calculation.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Void

• Active: Advanced Void Technology bonus damage per unique tower within the radius changed from 1.25% to 2%.
• Active: Advanced Void Technology bonus cap changed from 10% to 16%.
• Active: Advanced Void Technology fixed an unintended behaviour that caused the Technology Disc: Advanced Void to count as a tower.
• Active: Advanced Void Technology fixed an issue that could cause towers on the edge of the aura radius not to be included for the bonus damage calculation.

# Voidling

• Damage changed from 26-29 to 44-47.
• Maximum Mana changed from 8 to 30.
• Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 1.
• Void Growth (1) no longer require attacks to generate mana; instead 1 mana is regenerated every second. The ability still only trigger on an actual attack.
• Void Growth (1) can now replace a Gunner or Grinder tower if no Archer or Carver is found.
• The ability given to spawned Voidlings mentioning their sell value is reworded to mention their actual sell value instead of the reduction.
• Note: The previous effect had a minimum "charge" time of 24 seconds; but the new effect can still be faster as it no longer need a target to attack in order to gain mana.

# Voidalisk

• Damage changed from 135-138 to 219-222.
• Maximum Mana changed from 8 to 30.
• Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 1.
• Void Growth (2) no longer require attacks to generate mana; instead 1 mana is regenerated every second. The ability still only trigger on an actual attack.
• The ability given to spawned Voidlings mentioning their sell value is reworded to mention their actual sell value instead of the reduction.
• Note: The previous effect had a minimum "charge" time of 24 seconds; but the new effect can still be faster as it no longer need a target to attack in order to gain mana.

# Riftweaver

• Maximum Mana changed from 100 to 50.
• Mana Regeneration changed from 16.66 to 10.
• Temporal Rift (1) the affected creep now takes Spell Damage equal to 5% of its maximum health.
• Temporal Rift (1) creep immunity time after being affected changed from 7 to 9 seconds.
• Temporal Rift (1) added a new effect on the target creep.
• Temporal Rift (1) can now affect any creep within a 200 radius of the primary target, if the primary target is already affected or affected by the 9 second immunity window.
• Note: Instead of having to manually switch target after a Temporal Rift or attacking an immune creep already affected by Temporal Rift, it makes more sense to have it be an area around the target creep
• so the tower can attack its current target but not lose out on any Temporal Rift trigger when at full mana.

# Rift Lord

• Maximum Mana changed from 100 to 50.
• Mana Regeneration changed from 20 to 10.
• Temporal Rift (2) the affected creep now takes Spell Damage equal to 10% of its maximum health.
• Temporal Rift (2) creep immunity time after being affected changed from 5 to 7 seconds.
• Temporal Rift (2) added a new effect on the target creep.
• Temporal Rift (2) can now affect any creep within a 200 radius of the primary target, if the primary target is already affected or affected by the 7 second immunity window.
• Note: Instead of having to manually switch target after a Temporal Rift or attacking an immune creep already affected by Temporal Rift, it makes more sense to have it be an area around the target creep so the tower can attack its current target but not lose out on any Temporal Rift trigger when at full mana.

# Ultimate Devourer

• Damage changed from 1920-1926 to 2248-2254.
• Maximum Mana changed from 0 to 250.
• Mana Regeneration changed from 0 to 10.
• Implosion Rift new trigger effect: Implosion Rift is instantly triggered if the Ultimate Devourer attacks a creep at 100% mana. Regenerates 10 mana per second and the mana is reset on trigger.
• Implosion Rift duration changed from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
• Implosion Rift maximum health damage changed from 15% to 25%.
• Implosion Rift radius changed from 140 to 200.
• Implosion Rift tooltip now mentions the radius.
• Implosion Rift added a new effect on the target creep.
• Note: The new effects should make it easier to trigger the Implosion Rift. It also makes sense to have the Devourer use mana.

# Void Lasher

• Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.
• Splash Small/Medium/Full Damage Area changed from 125/125/125 to 125/110/95.
• Void Lashing (1) reworked:
• Attacks increases attack damage equal to 50% of the current %-health of the primary target.
• Note: No longer deals self-damage and pauses for hibernation. Instead bonus damage is increased against high HP creeps (i.e. 100% HP creep = 50% more damage, 50% HP creep = 25% more damage).

# Void Ravager

• Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.
• Splash Small/Medium/Full Damage Area changed from 150/150/150 to 150/135/115.
• Void Lashing (2) reworked:
• Attacks increases attack damage equal to the current %-health of the primary target.
• Note: No longer deals self-damage and pauses for hibernation. Instead bonus damage is increased against high HP creeps (i.e. 100% HP creep = 100% more damage, 50% HP creep = 50% more damage).
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# Ultimate Void Terror

• Damage changed from 380-382 to 484-486.
• Splash Small/Medium/Full Damage Area changed from 200/200/200 to 200/180/150.
• Attack Range changed from 450 to 400.
• Unending Rage reworked:
• Attacks increases attack damage and attack speed equal to the current %-health of the primary target and heals equal to 50% of the damage dealt. The healing is reduced by a percentage equal to the current %-health of the primary target.
• Unending Rage prevents the Ultimate Void Terror from regenerating health from health regeneration.
• Note: Attacking a high HP creep increases damage output and attacking a low HP creep increases sustain.

# Tidal Guardian

• Damage changed from 218-235 to 441-443.
• Attack Speed changed from 3.0 to 2.0 seconds.
• Torrent (1) reworked:
• Creeps within a 200 radius are slowed by 4% every 2 seconds, up to 20%.
• Note: The previous torrent ability was kinda weird with the delayed damage and exceptions. It's now more straight forward with an utility ability and high single target damage, instead of Splash.
• The 2.0 second interval is based of the Tidal Guardian Attack Speed; so attack speed increase effects increases the rate.

# Tidal Monstrosity

• Damage changed from 477-520 to 1072-1074.
• Attack Speed changed from 3.0 to 2.0 seconds.
• Torrent (2) reworked:
• Creeps within a 225 radius are slowed by 5% every 2 seconds, up to 25%.
• Note: The previous torrent ability was kinda weird with the delayed damage and exceptions. It's now more straight forward with an utility ability and high single target damage, instead of Splash.
• The 2.0 second interval is based of the Tidal Monstrosity Attack Speed; so attack speed increase effects increases the rate.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

• Damage changed from 1644-1694 to 2272-2322.
• Attack Speed changed from 2.5 to 1.5.
• Splash changed from 250 to 0.
• Crippling Decay reworked:
• Creeps within a 300 radius takes 10% additional damage from attacks and are slowed by 8% every 1.5 seconds, up to 40%. Creeps attacked by the Sludge Monstrosity have their attack speed reduced by 25% for 3 seconds.
• Note: The 1.5 second interval is based of the Sludge Attack Speed; so attack speed increase effects increases the rate.

# Water Elemental

• Pressuring Water (1) no longer reduces armor.
• Pressuring Water (1) fixed an issue that would cause the damage to be reduced if the creep went out of range before the attack projectile hit.

# Volatile Water Elemental

• Pressuring Water (2) no longer reduces armor.
• Pressuring Water (2) bonus damage from distance changed from 70% to 75%.
• Pressuring Water (2) fixed an issue that would cause the damage to be reduced if the creep went out of range before the attack projectile hit.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

• Damage changed from 578-584 to 507-513.
• Hurricane Storm no longer reduces armor.
• Hurricane Storm new effect: Deals up to 100% additional damage based of the distance from the target creep. The closer the distance from the Hurricane Elemental, the greater the bonus damage.

# Shock Particle

• Damage changed from 10-10 to 15-15.

# Shock Generator

• Damage changed from 35-35 to 60-60.
• Overcharge (2) bonus damage per 10% health changed from 4 to 5

# Lightning Generator

• Attack Range changed from 1,150 to 1,250.

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

• Damage changed from 1871-1883 to 1964-1976.
• Attack Range changed from 1,300 to 1,500.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

• Radiance current health damage changed from 0.54% to 0.5%.

# Earth Protector

• Devastating Attack (1) proc chance changed from 30% to 35%.
• Devastating Attack (1) armor reduction changed from 0.6 to 0.5.

# Ancient Earth Protector

• Devastating Attack (2) proc chance changed from 30% to 35%.
• Devastating Attack (2) armor reduction changed from 1.2 to 0.75.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

• Nature's Guidance proc chance changed from 35% to 40%.
• Nature's Guidance armor reduction changed from 1.5 to 1.
• Nature's Guidance healing of damage dealt changed from 2.7% to 2.8%.

# Noxious Weed (previously Poisonous Roots)

• Renamed from "Poisonous Roots" to "Noxious Weed".
• Model changed to a plant variant, instead if thorn.
• Slow Poison renamed to "Germinate (1)" and reworked:
• When not attacking for over 1 second the damage of the next 3 attacks are increased by 10% every 0.5 second, up to 50%.

# Noxious Thorn (previously Paralyzing Roots)

• Renamed from "Paralyzing Roots" to "Noxious Thorn".
• Slow Poison renamed to "Germinate (2)" and reworked:
• When not attacking for over 1 second the damage of the next 3 attacks are increased by 15% every 0.5 second, up to 75%.

# Ultimate Scorpion

• Adjusted model color slightly to better fit the required Ice Technology theme.
• Lethal Strike no longer increases chill/slow cap.
• Lethal Strike no longer deals 170 Spell Damage every second for 3 seconds to targets.
• Lethal Strike no longer slows attack speed.
• Lethal Strike new effect: When not attacking for over 1 second the damage of the next 5 attacks are increased by 15% every 0.5 second, up to 150%.
• Note: A new strong effect if creeps are cleared consistently which gives Scorpions some breathing room for damage increase; but also a major weakness if the maze is overwhelmed. The attack speed slow is reworked into Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity instead.

# Archmage

• Spellcast (1) "Slow" spell renamed to "Frostbolt" and its effect slightly reworked:
• Deals 42 Spell Damage and chills up to 3 target creeps; reducing their movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
• Note: Same amount of targets as before and now deals a bit of Spell Damage as well. No longer apply "slow" (was 25%) on creeps and instead a stronger "chill" (30%) effect.

# Grand Archmage

• Spellcast (2) "Slowmega" spell renamed to "Frostblast" and its effect slightly reworked:
• Deals 183 Spell Damage and chills up to 3 target creeps; reducing their movement speed by 40% and attack speed by 25% for 3 seconds.
• Note: Same amount of targets as before and now deals a bit of Spell Damage as well. No longer apply "slow" (was 40%) on creeps and instead "chill" (40%) effectwith slightly stronger attack speed reduction (was 20%).

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

• Kirin Tor Mastery "Time Flux" spell renamed to "Chains of Ice" and its effect slightly reworked:
• Deals 2,315 Spell Damage and chills up to 5 target creeps; reducing their movement speed by 50% and attack speed by 35% for 3 seconds.
• Note: Same amount of Spell Damage and targets as before. No longer apply "slow" (was 25%) on creeps and instead "chill" (50%) effect with slightly stronger attack speed reduction (was 25%).

# Arcane Pylon

• Maximum Mana changed from 300 to 250.
• Note: Slightly faster charge time for its Volatile Arcane (1) ability.

# Unstable Arcane Pylon

• Maximum Mana changed from 300 to 250.
• Note: Slightly faster charge time for its Volatile Arcane (2) ability.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

• Maximum Mana changed from 1,000 to 500.
• Overwhelming Arcane mana lost per second changed from 25 to 20.
• Note: The total time to fill up its mana bar for bonus damage is greatly reduced and the penalty of not attacking is slightly reduced as well.

# Ultimate Lich

• Chilling Death maximum chill amount changed from 60% to 55%.
• Chilling Death chill per hit changed from 7.5% to 5.5%.
• Note: Hits requires for maximum chill changed from 8 to 10, same as the lower upgrades.

# Icicle

• Ice Lance (1) new effect: Creeps hit have their armor permanently reduced by 0.2.
• Note: No minimum armor cap.

# Tricicle

• Ice Lance (2) new effect: Creeps hit have their armor permanently reduced by 0.25.
• Note: No minimum armor cap.

# Ultimate Crystal

• Crystalized Light new effect: Creeps hit have their armor permanently reduced by 0.4.
• Note: No minimum armor cap.

# Fire Pit

• Ignite (1) is now compatible with the "-gt" command, but will affect all players and only if the player who builds the tower has "-gt" enabled.

# Magma Well

• Ignite (2) is now compatible with the "-gt" command, but will affect all players and only if the player who builds the tower has "-gt" enabled.

# Ultimate Firelord

• Volcanic Eruption bonus damage said 500% in the tooltip; but was 400%. The tooltip is unchanged, but the bonus damage is now corrected to actually be 500%.
• Volcanic Eruption additional bonus damage to boss creeps removed.
• Volcanic Eruption new effect: The current armor of the exploded creep is permanently reduced by 25%, down to 0.
• Note: The boss bonus damage was rather pointless as it only had a major use against Infernals; instead a new source of armor reduction and a strong initial effect on high armored creeps is better suited.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

• Void Flare ability reworked:
• Regenerates 5 mana per second. Projects a Void Flare for 3 seconds when at 100% mana; dealing 816 Spell Damage to all creeps within a 500 radius every second. Creeps within the Void Flare also takes 40% additional Spell Damage. Void Flare resets mana back to 0.

# Lightshroom

• Damage changed from 83-86 to 87-90.
• Rejuvenating Spores (1) pushback distance changed from 5.35 to 5.75.

# Ultimate Diabolist

• Hellfire new effect: Instantly kills creeps below 3% health.
• Note: The Diabolist is very weak at the back of the lane as less creeps are often present there, which results in lower damage from Hellfire. This new effect gives the Diabolist another use as a finisher that could be interesting in saving the player from very low health creep leaks.

[h2]CREEPS[/h2]# Forest Spider

• Movement Speed changed from 280 to 275.

# Swordsman

• Movement Speed changed from 250 to 255.

# Fel Orc Grunt

• Maximum Health changed from 67 to 68.
• Movement Speed changed from 270 to 275.

# Shade

• Maximum Health changed from 121 to 120.

# Mud Golem

• Maximum Health changed from 155 to 165.
• Movement Speed changed from 270 to 275.

# Void Sapling

• Damage changed from 5-6 to 4-5.

# Banshee

• Maximum Health changed from 8,060 to 7,980.
• Unholy Sacrifice (2) healing changed from 400 to 345.

# Siege Engine

Damage changed from 53-65 to 44-56.

Maximum Health changed from 20,000 to 19,200.

# Kobold Geomancer

• Geomancy no longer prevents the Ancient Wendigo Hardened Skin trait from removing armor.

# Death Revenant

• Unholy Aura trait removed.
• New trait: Necrotic Transfusion
• When killed, targets a nearby creep within a 700 radius; causing it to steal one additional life over 12 seconds. This effect doesn't target Boss creeps.
• Note: This trait procs twice; on Death Pact (3) proc and actually when killed.

# Mountain Giant

• Maximum Health changed from 297,765 to 288,832.

# Frost Wyrm

• Stock Maximum changed from 32 to 16.

# Mountain Giant

• Damage changed from 301-305 to 251-255.

# Phoenix

• Health Regeneration changed from 100 to 0.
• Stock Maximum changed from 8 to 4.
• Stock Replenish Interval changed from 10 to 15.

Release Date: 2021-03-13
Discord: Join the Line Tower Wars: Reforged Discord Server!
Subreddit: WC3LTW

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

TOURNAMENT

# Upcoming Tournament

• Added information regarding an upcoming Tournament hosted by a community member, Jaecho; more information can be found in the Discord.
• Last Sign-Up Date: 3/20/2021 11:59PM PST (US West-Pacific Time)
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COMMANDS

# Game Statistics ("-s")

• Fixed an issue that could cause the Game Statistics text not to appear automatically at game start if enabled by the player.

Note: It may not appear automatically the first game played this version as the on/off state has to be properly re-saved. Playing an older version may cause it to bug out again until re-saved in this version.​

GAME MODE WINDOW & GAME MODES

# Custom Game Mode Settings

• Settings modified by the designated player are now highlighted in another color to make it more obvious of what settings have been modified.

# New Game Mode Modifier: Disc Mayhem!

• Permanent Technology Discs are randomly scattered around player lanes. Try to optimize your maze with the new layout!
• The discs are spawned equally in all player lanes and this modifier is currently only available from the Tournament Game Mode.
• Spawned discs have a minor effect, ability and buff to differentiate them from other built discs; they can't be sold, inactivated or removed by any means.

Note: This modifier can be added to Ranked Game Mode in the future if no issues are found and if the community wants it.​

RESEARCH CENTER

# Random Technology

• A new button added that can randomize 4 technologies that combine into any Ultimate Tower when used.

Note: This option can only be used if at least 4 Research Points are available and you've not researched any technology.​

TOWERS

# Show Attack/Ability Range

• The tooltip updated to mention the ability radius update from the previous version, 5.1b.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

• Fixed an unintended behaviour with Gravestrike: Gravestrike can no longer summon Reanimated Skeletons or Gargoyles from Reanimated Skeletons or Gargoyles.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

• The Crippling Decay tooltip updated to mention the correct slow-per-hit amount.

Release Date: 2021-03-07
Discord: Join the Line Tower Wars: Reforged Discord Server!
Subreddit: WC3LTW

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that would cause the distributed rating to be wrongly calculated if a player left during the Game Mode Selection.

UI

# Kill Counter

• Towers now have a kill counter below their name. The kill count is only updated on selection.

Note: A few towers may fail to properly track their kills due to how their ability functions.​

# Classic Graphics UI

• Extended UI Panels are now hidden in Classic Graphics.

GAME MODE WINDOW & GAME MODES

# Player Stat Loading

• Added a percentage to how much data players have loaded before they're finished.

# Game Mode Settings Update

• New layout for Game Mode Settings; each setting now have an individual icon with the setting value for the selected Game Mode.
• If the Game Mode Setting text is highlighted in white color, the designated player may click the icon for the setting; modifying the setting to their needs.

# New Game Mode Setting Support: Fixed Starting Lane

• A game mode with this setting enabled will not randomize player starting lanes.

# New Game Mode Setting Support: Random Tech

• A game mode with this setting enabled will have all players in the game research the same randomized Ultimate Tower at the start of the game, not refundable.
  • This will remove up to 4 Research Points as well.

# New Game Mode Setting Support: Modifiers

• A game mode may now have a modifier that alters the gameplay in unique ways (currently none are implemented).

# New Game Mode: Tournament

• The tournament game mode is now available; if this game mode is selected Observer features are enabled; the scoreboard is also updated to show player placements.
• This game mode also allows the designated player to set custom game mode settings by clicking the new setting icons and select a new value.
  • # Tournament Observer Features

Note: Observers are unable to input any commands.​

• Observers have a fixed camera distance of 2,500.
• Observers have "-gt" enabled.
• Observers are notified whenever a player steals/leaks lives.
• Observers are notified whenever a player is attacked by attacking creeps. An icon will also appear at the attacked lane on the minimap for 5 seconds.

Note: Fixed a bug that was present on older Tournament Versions that announced the wrong player name that was attacked.​

• Observers have a TechBoard that shows the Technology Path every player have taken.

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# Ranked

• It's now possible for the designated player to enable the Random Tech setting (random starting Ultimate) for this game mode.

# Unranked

• It's now possible for the designated player to enable the Random Tech setting (random starting Ultimate) for this game mode.

PLAYER SKINS

# Captain

• Corrected the tooltip; the requirement for this skin is 1400 rating, not 1500.

# Spirit Wolf

• Corrected the tooltip; the requirement for this skin is 1500 rating, not 1250.

TOWERS

# Show Attack Range Ability

• Will now show the range of abilities with a set radius for any tower; not just Magic Sentry from Basic Towers.

# New Ability: Reset Kill Count

• Use this ability to reset the current kill count for the tower.

# Voidling

• Maximum mana changed from 10 to 8 as intended.

# Voidalisk

• Maximum mana changed from 10 to 8 as intended.

# Fire Pit

• Ignite (1) tooltip updated to mention radius and interval.

# Magma Well

• Ignite (2) tooltip updated to mention radius and interval.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

• Fixed an issue with Gravestrike that caused summoned skeletons/gargoyles to prevent technology refund.

# Ultimate Sludge

• Corrected the tooltip of Crippling Decay.

2021-02-26 | 5.1a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON

- This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

Leaderboard

The leaderboard data now saves the new stats of the 1st placement player for the 2nd placement player.

Scoreboard

The victorious player should no longer appear as "DC" in the Scoreboard when leaving the game.

PLAYER SKINS

# Peon

Corrected the tooltip; the requirement for this skin is 5 1st place wins, not 10.

# Naga Myrmidon

Corrected the tooltip; the requirement for this skin is 10 1st place wins, not 25.

# Ghoul

Corrected the tooltip; the requirement for this skin is 25 1st place wins, not 35.

TOWERS

### Basic Towers ###

Note: Small number adjustments in order to balance out their performance compared to one another.

# Watch Tower

Damage changed from 7-8 to 8-9.

# Cannon Tower

Splash changed from 200 to 150.

# Bombard Tower

Attack Range changed from 500 to 550.

# Artillery Tower

Splash changed from 300 to 250.

# Ultimate Artillery Tower

Attack Range changed from 600 to 650.

# Carver

Damage changed from 14-16 to 13-15.

# Executioner

Damage changed from 72-78 to 69-75.

# Mauler

Damage changed from 277-285 to 291-299.

# Ultimate Mauler

Damage changed from 1049-1060 to 1180-1191.

# Crusher

Damage changed from 27-30 to 25-28.

# Wrecker

Damage changed from 140-145 to 130-135.

# Mangler

Damage changed from 534-541 to 504-511.

### Technology Towers ###

# Technology Disc: Fire

Active: Fire Technology trigger cooldown changed from 35 to 30 seconds.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Fire

Active: Advanced Fire Technology maximum health damage changed from 20% to 24%.

# Technology Disc: Water

Active: Water Technology mana regeneration changed from 0.5 to 2.0 per second.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Water

Active: Advanced Water Technology mana regeneration changed from 1.0 to 5.0 per second.

# Voidling

Damage changed from 20-23 to 26-29.

Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.

Void Growth (1) mana requirement changed from 10 to 8.

Void Growth (1) radius changed from 300 to 400.

Note: The increased range and radius should help slightly with spawning new Voidalisks further back in the lane, where they'll have more use with Void 1.

# Voidalisk

Damage changed from 109-112 to 135-138.

Attack Range changed from 300 to 400.

Void Growth (2) mana requirement changed from 10 to 8.

Void Growth (2) radius changed from 300 to 400.

Note: The increased range and radius should help slightly with spawning new Voidalisks further back in the lane.

# Voltage

Damage changed from 115-115 to 130-130.

Electrocute (1) current hitpoints damage changed from 1.28% to 1%.

Electrocute (1) Static Charges required for lightning bolt changed from 5 to 3.

Electrocute (1) maximum amount of Static Charges changed from no limit to 5 charges.

# High Voltage

Damage changed from 195-195 to 350-350.

Electrocute (2) current hitpoints damage changed from 3.3% to 2%.

Electrocute (2) Static Charges required for lightning bolt changed from 5 to 3.

Electrocute (2) maximum amount of Static Charges changed from no limit to 5 charges.

# Lightshroom

Rejuvenating Spores (1) push back reworked slightly:

Consumes 1 mana for every flying non-boss creep hit, pushing it back a distance of 5.35. If no mana was consumed the pushback effect is cancelled. Regenerates 10 mana every second.

Rejuvenating Spores (1) fixed an issue that would cause the pushback to be ignored if the primary target was the Phoenix creep.

Rejuvenating Spores (1) fixed an issue that would cause the player builder to be pushed back.

# Enchanted Lightshroom

Rejuvenating Spores (2) push back reworked slightly:

Consumes 1 mana for every flying non-boss creep hit, pushing it back a distance of 7.13. If no mana was consumed the pushback effect is cancelled. Regenerates 10 mana every second.

Rejuvenating Spores (2) fixed an issue that would cause the pushback to be ignored if the primary target was the Phoenix creep.

Rejuvenating Spores (2) fixed an issue that would cause the player builder to be pushed back.

# Ultimate Divine Lightshroom

Divine Spores push back reworked slightly:

Consumes 1 mana for every flying non-boss creep hit, pushing it back a distance of 10.7. If no mana was consumed the pushback effect is cancelled. Regenerates 10 mana every second.

Divine Spores fixed an issue that would cause the pushback to be ignored if the primary target was the Phoenix creep.

Divine Spores fixed an issue that would cause the player builder to be pushed back.

# Ultimate Scorpion

Damage changed from 924-951 to 905-932.

Lethal Strike chill/slow cap increase changed from 25% to 20%.

# Ultimate Firelord

Damage changed from 354-358 to 368-372.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

Damage changed from 512-518 to 578-584.

# Void Ravager

Splash changed from 125 to 150.

# Riftweaver

Temporal Rift (1) teleportation delay changed from 2.4 to 3 seconds.

# Rift Lord

Temportal Rift (2) cooldown on the same creep changed from 7 to 5 seconds.

# Ultimate Devourer

Damage changed from 1877-1883 to 1920-1926.

Attack Range changed from 600 to 800.

Implosion Rift now have an effect over creeps affected.

# Ultimate Diabolist

Attack Range changed from 400 to 350.

Splash changed from 300 to 350.

# Ultimate Sludge Monstrosity

Crippling Decay slow per hit changed from 2% to 2.5% (20 to 16 total hits for cap).

Crippling Decay attack damage taken increase changed from 12.5% to 15%.

# Lightning Generator

Damage changed from 667-681 to 810-824.

Focused Lightning (2) bonus damage per attack changed from 80% of base damage to 75%.

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

Damage changed from 1787-1799 to 1871-1883.

Annihilation damage reduction for each bounce changed from 33% to 25%.

# Holy Lantern

Damage changed from 29-31 to 30-32.

# Sunray Tower

Damage changed from 80-81 to 85-86.

# Purified Sunray Tower

Damage changed from 200-201 to 215-216.

# Ultimate Titan Vault

Damage changed from 581-605 to 624-648.

Titan Defense Mechanism offensive aura radius changed from 1,000 to 500.

# Ultimate Crystal

Crystalized Light bonus damage reduction per target hit changed from 10% to 5%.

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

Kirin Tor Mastery Time Flux spell damage changed from 2,439 to 2,315.

Kirin Tor Mastery Time Flux spell slow amount changed from 45% to 25%.

Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard spell damage changed from 1,627 to 1,590.

Kirin Tor Mastery Arcane Blast spell damage changed from 8,135 to 7,825.

CREEPS

# Forest Spider

Maximum Health changed from 38 to 39.

Armored (1) trait splash damage taken reduction changed from 25% to 30%.

# Fel Orc Grunt

Maximum Health changed from 65 to 67.

Fel Blood trait tooltip corrected; said "300%", but it's "200%".

# Vile Temptress

Maximum Health changed from 96 to 100.

# Mud Golem

Maximum Health changed from 152 to 155.

Health Regeneration changed from 1.0 to 1.5.

# Void Sapling

Damage changed from 4-5 to 5-6.

Attack Speed changed from 2.5 to 2.0.

Note: 1,8 DPS to 2,75.

Lingering Void duration changed from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.

# Knight

Armored (2) trait splash damage taken reduction changed from 35% to 40%.

# Vengeful Spirit

Ancient Aura (1) trait radius changed from 300 to 700.

# Sea Turle

Maximum Health changed from 9,500 to 9,650.

# Kobold Geomancer

Corrected the armor-type in the tooltip; said "Small" but it's "Light".

Geomancy trait radius changed from 300 to 700.

# Death Revenant

Unholy Aura trait radius changed from 300 to 700.

# Spirit Walker

Armored (3) trait splash damage reduction changed from 50% to 60%.

# Ancient Wendigo

Armor changed from 85 to 100.

Ancient Aura trait (2) radius changed from 300 to 700.

# Frost Wyrm

Maximum Health changed from 284,872 to 270,628.

Release Date: 2021-02-20
Discord: Join the Line Tower Wars: Reforged Discord Server!
Subreddit: WC3LTW

 

IMPORTANT NOTE

The game might crash if tabbed out during loading (not yet known if 5.0a has solved this issue)!

SEASON 3

This version is part of Season 3.

GENERAL

# Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare bug that could cause creeps to get stuck in the lane.

# Replays

• The Leaderboard is now hidden in replays (it doesn't function properly in replays and the viewer can't minimize or maximize it in replays).
• The Game Statistics Window no longer shows during a replay until a player is victorious (this window occupied a large screen space and can't be closed in replays).

PLAYER SKINS

# Skin Tooltips

• Skin requirements are now always present in the tooltip, even when they're unlocked.

TOWERS

# Lightshroom

• Fixed an issue that caused mana regeneration to be lower than intended if the tower was reforming, but then cancelled.

# Enchanted Lightshroom

• Fixed an issue that caused mana regeneration to be lower than intended if the tower was reforming, but then cancelled.

# Divine Lightshroom

• Fixed an issue that caused mana regeneration to be lower than intended if the tower was reforming, but then cancelled.

2021-02-18 | 5.0a

Discord: https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/WC3LTW

SEASON 3

- With this version Season 3 begins. The top 50 players from the Season 2 Leaderboard have been added to the Season History Leaderboard.

GENERAL

Preloading

- All tower and creep models are now preloaded at the start of the game. This fixes a lag issue caused by certain models when they appear in the game for the first time during gameplay.

Note: The loading screen will be slightly longer because of this.

Game Pausing

- It's no longer possible to pause the game in Multiplayer.

Note: Reported issues said players crashed/desynced during pauses, so it's disabled until any known cause is found.

Damage Engine

- Fixed an issue that could cause "On Kill"-effects from tower abilities/creep traits to trigger even if the target was intended to survive the attack.

Note: This might've been the reason for the rare crashes suspected to be caused by the Gravedigger/Death Revenant combo, or other unknown combinations.

Game Mode Selection

- Added support for different Game Modes.

- At the start of the game a new window will appear with all present players and a designated player will be selected to select a Game Mode.

- The designated player will start from Player 1 (Red); but if this slot is empty the next following player will be selected instead.

- Three Game Modes will be supported to start with in this version: RANKED, UNRANKED and CASUAL.

- If no Game Mode is selected within a set time frame (60 seconds), the game will auto-select a Game Mode based of player count (>=7 players defaults to RANKED; else UNRANKED).

- It's possible to "Lock In" selected game mode and not wait for the above timer to end (this happens automatically when 5 seconds remain on the auto-start).

- RANKED

--- The default game mode that has been present with Line Tower Wars: Reforged from the beginning that you all have played and know, with rating and stat adjustments enabled.

- UNRANKED

--- The default game mode that has been present with Line Tower Wars: Reforged from the beginning that you all have played and know, but with rating and stat adjustments disabled.

- CASUAL

--- A new game mode aimed towards new players with easier gameplay mechanics for learning purposes.

- A descriptive text for each game mode appears on selection.

- This window also replaces the previous set up time that was previously present at the start of the game. Everything is instead loaded in the background during game mode selection.

- Players who leave the game during this time will not be counted as playing once the game starts and no penalty is applied.

- The starting lanes for all players are generated when the game starts; the player list in the game mode selection window is not the lane order, but player index order.

Note: Gameplay will for now only be balanced around the RANKED game mode.

Leaderboard

- The Leaderboard is now updated with a new look that displays player icons (selected skin), player name, player rating and 1st, 2nd and 3rd percentage wins.

- The Leaderboard can be minimized/maximized by clicking on the title area.

- The Leaderboard have been extended from 50 players to 100 players.

Note: Technically more players can be added with the new adjustments made for saving/loading (see below); but it would take a lot longer to save and load, so 100 players is a good starting point for now.

- The Leaderboard is now hidden for all game modes except for Ranked.

- The Leaderboard title text color is now the same as the scoreboard.

- Fixed an issue that caused the Leaderboard only to save 11 characters from the player name, instead of the maximum 12.

Scoreboard

- The scoreboard now displays the selected game mode in its title.

- The Rating column is now hidden for all game modes except for Ranked.

PLAYER STATS/SETTINGS

Player Rating

- Added a failsafe for possible stat corruption for players not yet in the leaderboard.

Note: If a player that's not in the leaderboard and can benefit from the stat restoration is detected as corrupted (i.e. rating reset to 0); the stats for this player will be reset to default values.

Stat Loading

- Some adjustment to the loading of stats have been made. It should now be safer and might resolve the disconnect/crash and stat reset issue; but the overall loading time is slightly slower at the start of the game.

Stat Saving

- Some adjustments to the saving of stats have been made. In order to save more data and reduce the amount of lag and stutter during the game the save is no longer instant which would cause the game to temporarily freeze.

 Instead the save is slightly delayed over a duration with minimal impact (a very minor stutter may be felt).

 Leaving the game while saving shouldn't cause any issues, but not all of the leaderboard data might be saved. Player Stats/Settings are saved instantly with no delay.

 A notification text is present during saving to tell when it's done.

 As mentioned, stats and settings are saved instantly. The leaderboard data takes roughly 1-2 seconds to save.

Player Model Size

- The value selected from the Skin Interface is now saved between games.

Player Wings

- Implemented the wings rewarded to the top 3 players in the recent tournament.

- Wings are no longer on by default and must manually be toggled on from the Skin Interface.

- The current on/off status of the wings is now saved between games.

Note: Known bug is that the checkbox will not be toggled on if the wings are loaded as on at the start of the game.

Research Center Hotkey Layout

- This setting is now saved between games.

Note: Known bug is that the checkbox will not be toggled on if the secondary hotkey layout is loaded at start of the game.

PLAYER SKINS

- New skins added to the Skin Interface:

- The "Night Elf Runner" skin now requires 10 games played, instead of 15.

- The "Mur'gul Cliffrunner" skin now requires 15 games played, instead of 35.

- The "Treant" skin now requires 25 games played, instead of 60.

- New Skin: Blood Elf Engineer (requires 35 games played).

- The "Dryad" skin now requires 50 games played, instead of 100.

- New Skin: Gnoll Brute (requires 75 games played).

- New Skin: Draenei Harbinger (requires 100 games played).

- New Skin: Wildkin (requires 150 games played).

- New Skin: Nerubian (requires 200 games played).

- New Skin: Faerie Dragon (requires 300 games played).

- New Skin: Quillboar (requires 1200 rating).

- New Skin: Spirit (requires 1300 rating).

- The "Captain" skin now requires 1400 rating, instead of 1500.

- The "Spirit Wolf" skin now requires 1500 rating, instead of 1250.

- The "Skeletal Mage" skin now requires 1625 rating, instead of 1750.

- New Skin: Sorceress (requires 1750 rating).

- New Skin: Tuskarr Chieftain (requires 2250 rating).

- New Skin: Warden (requires 2750 rating).

- The "Peon" skin now requires 5 1st place wins, instead of 10.

- The "Naga Myrmidon" skin now requires 10 1st place wins, instead of 25.

- New Skin: Ghoul (requires 25 1st place wins).

- The "Brewmaster" skin now requires 75 1st place wins, instead of 100.

- New Skin: Demon Hunter (requires 100 1st place wins).

- New Skin: Clockwerk Goblin (secret requirement).

- New Skin: Flying Sheep (secret requirement).

- New Skin: Phantom (secret requirement).

- New Skin: Child (secret requirement).

- New Skin: Seal (secret requirement).

- New Skin: Marine (secret requirement).

Note: Skins can only be obtained in Ranked game mode and secret skin requirements are not anything that would disadvantage the players gameplay (i.e. lose on purpose, etc).

RESEARCH CENTER

Technology Refund

- It's no longer possible to refund technologies after any creeps are sent.

Note: This is in order to prevent storing gold in the Research Center by purchasing Technologies and then refunding to send more creeps.

COMMANDS

Camera Distance ("-cam x/-zoom x")

- Default value is now 2000, instead of 1650.

TOWERS

Elemental Core Reform

- Fixed a memory leak when reforming certain towers.

- Fixed an issue that could cause a reformed tower to be misplaced.

Note: A rare visual bug may occur where it appears the tower blocks the lane, but its actual collision is in the right place.

Tower Base Attack Speed Minimum Limit

- The default base attack speed for every tower is changed to not be below 0.33; this is a change in order to improve performance. The DPS is roughly the same for all changed towers (changes are listed individually for each tower below).

Note: Attack speed buffs, abilities, can still cause the tower to go below this limit, but it shouldn't occur as often as previously. One major culprit was the Ultimate Orb Keeper tower in late game.

Basic Tower Adjustments

- Most Basic Towers have been adjusted in gold cost and have been adjusted to the new cost (changes are listed individually for each tower below).

Note: This change is made as the gap between the 1,000 and 10,000 tower is very large early on and that the 30,000 tower shouldn't perform equal or in some cases better than the 30,000 technology towers as a player have to invest and risk something in order to access technology towers, but not basic.

     The current status of the Basic Towers are months of constant buffs, inflating their damage to a level that contradicts their purpose as a "basic" lane support tower.

     The new costs are 10, 30, 150, 1,000, 5,000 and 25,000 gold (from 10, 30, 120, 1,000, 10,000, 30,000).

     I've also had a look at the damage increase per upgrade; it's now more consistent and not all over the place as previously.

     Every upgrade gets a damage increase based of a ratio compared to its gold cost. The ratio is decreased with each upgrade. The amount decreased is the same for all basic tower upgrades for their upgrade level.

     The base starting ratio takes into account if the tower has splash or has a short ranged attack, i.e. short range = higher ratio = more base damage. Splash = lower ratio = less base damage.

Tower Tooltips

- Some tooltips with unnecessary long texts shortened.

- All tower tooltips that mentions Spell Damage now has the word highlighted in a light blue color.

- Updated the ability tooltips for all towers that have Spell Damage.

### Basic Towers ###

Watch Tower

- Gold cost changed from 120 to 150.

- Damage changed from 8-9 to 7-8. New DPS (single target): 15

- Attack Range changed from 600 to 700.

Note: 28,5% gold cost/dps ratio nerf (attack range buff not included).

Guard Tower

- Damage changed from 44-45 to 37-38. New DPS (single target): 75

Note: 15,7% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Ward Tower

- Gold cost changed from 10,000 to 5,000.

- Maximum health changed from 1,150 to 575.

- Damage changed from 301-302 to 140-141. New DPS (single target): 281

- Attack Range changed from 750 to 800.

Note: 6,3% gold cost/dps ratio nerf (attack range buff not included).

Ultimate Ward Tower

- Gold cost changed from 30,000 to 25,000.

- Maximum health changed from 2,750 to 2,275.

- Damage changed from 901-902 to 527-528. New DPS (single target): 1055

Note: 29,7% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Cannon Tower

- Gold cost changed from 120 to 150.

- Damage changed from 11-14 to 14-16. New DPS (single target): 7.5

- Splash changed from 150 to 200.

- 4% gold cost/dps ratio nerf (splash buff not included).

Bombard Tower

- Damage changed from 63-67 to 73-77. New DPS (single target): 37.5

- 15,3% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

Artillery Tower

- Gold cost changed from 10,000 to 5,000.

- Maximum health changed from 1,150 to 575.

- Damage changed from 378-384 to 279-283. New DPS (single target): 140.5

- Splash changed from 250 to 300.

- 47,5% gold cost/dps ratio buff (splash buff not included).

Ultimate Artillery Tower

- Gold cost changed from 30,000 to 25,000.

- Maximum health changed from 2,750 to 2,275.

- Damage changed from 1274-1280 to 1050-1058. New DPS (single target): 527

Note: 0,9% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Carver

- Gold cost changed from 120 to 150.

- Damage changed from 11-14 to 14-16. New DPS (single target): 45.5

Note: 3,9% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Executioner

- Damage changed from 52-59 to 72-78. New DPS (single target): 227.5

- 35,1% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

Mauler

- Gold cost changed from 10,000 to 5,000.

- Maximum health changed from 1,150 to 575.

- Damage changed from 570-630 to 277-285. New DPS (single target): 851.5

Note: 6,3% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Ultimate Mauler

- Gold cost changed from 30,000 to 25,000.

- Maximum health changed from 2,750 to 2,275.

- Damage changed from 2540-2590 to 1049-1060. New DPS (single target): 3195.5

Note: 50,6% gold cost/dps ratio nerf.

Crusher

- Gold cost changed from 120 to 150.

- Damage changed from 16-19 to 27-30. New DPS (single target): 5.7

- Splash changed from 200 to 300.

- The splash damage now deals less damage to creeps further away from the impact target.

- 37,1% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

Wrecker

- Damage changed from 90-93 to 140-145. New DPS (single target): 28.5

- The splash damage now deals less damage to creeps further away from the impact target.

- 63,9% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

Mangler

- Gold cost changed from 10,000 to 5,000.

- Damage changed from 664-669 to 534-541. New DPS (single target): 107.5

- The splash damage now deals less damage to creeps further away from the impact target.

- 65% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

Ultimate Mangler

- Gold cost changed from 30,000 to 25,000.

- Maximum health changed from 2,750 to 2,275.

- Damage changed from 2194-2198 to 1996-2004. New DPS (single target): 400

- The splash damage now deals less damage to creeps further away from the impact target.

- 16,1% gold cost/dps ratio buff.

### Technology Towers ###

New Ultimate Technology Requirements

- A couple of Ultimate Towers have recieved a new technology path requirement. All new requirements are listed below at the specific tower.

Elemental Core

- Maximum health changed from 75 to 100.

### Technology Discs ###

Technology Disc: Water

- Active: Water Technology now also increases mana regeneration of nearby friendly towers within a 300 radius by 0.5/sec.

- Attack Range ability will now show the mana regeneration aura radius instead of the whirlpool effect (the whirlpool is the same radius as the disc ground texture).

- All Technology Discs have recieved an upgrade.

- The model size of all non-upgraded Technology Discs slightly reduced in order to differentiate from their upgrade.

- The upgrade requires both "advanced" technologies researched for the disc technology type.

- The upgrade is expensive (250,000 gold) and gives a minor bonus compared to the cost; the upgrade is intended as a very slight advantage in the late game.

- The effects from upgraded Technology Discs don't stack with its non-upgraded form; the upgraded discs have buff priority.

- An upgraded disc can't be deactivated and must be sold in order to be replaced.

--- Advanced Earth Technology: Attack speed bonus is increased from 10% to 15%.

--- Advanced Holy Technology: Health regeneration bonus increased from 165% to 200%.

--- Advanced Lightning Technology: Damage returned changed from 300% to 350% and stun chance changed from 15% to 20%.

--- Advanced Unholy Technology: Explosion damage increased from 1.5% to 1.8%.

--- Advanced Ice Technology: Chill per hit increased from 1% to 1.5% and maximum chill amount increased from 20% to 30%.

--- Advanced Fire Technology: Trigger cooldown decreased from 35 to 25 seconds.

--- Advanced Arcane Technology: Trigger cooldown decreased from 5 to 4 seconds and purge target amount increased from 3 to 4.

--- Advanced Water Technology: Trigger cooldown decreased from 4 to 3.6 seconds and stun duration increased from 1.5 to 1.6 seconds and mana regeneration from 0.5 to 1.0.

### Technology: Void ###

New Technology added: Void Technology

- See all the new towers below.

New Tower: Technology Disc: Void

- Required Technology: Void Technology (Basic)

- Same stats as the other Technology Discs.

- Has the Active: Void Technology ability:

--- Increases the damage of nearby towers within a 300 radius. For each non-disc unique tower type within the radius, the bonus damage is increased by 1.25%, up to 6.25% total.

New Tower: Technology Disc: Advanced Void

- Required Technology: Void Technology (Basic)

- Same stats as the other Technology Discs.

- Has the Active: Void Technology ability:

--- Increases the damage of nearby towers within a 300 radius. For each non-disc unique tower type within the radius, the bonus damage is increased by 1.25%, up to 10% total.

New Tower: Voidling

- Required Technology: Void Technology (Basic)

- Gold Cost: 200g

- Damage Type: Chaos

- Damage: 20-23

- Range: 300

- Speed: 3.0s

- Splash: None

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Void Growth (1)

--- Attacks increases mana by 1; at 20 mana the Voidling destroys a nearby Archer or Cutter within a 300 radius and spawns another Voidling at its location. The spawned Voidling is sold at a reduced price (-190 gold). This effect can only trigger once.

New Tower: Voidalisk

- Required Technology: Void Technology (Basic)

- Gold Cost: 800g

- Damage Type: Chaos

- Damage: 109-112

- Range: 300

- Speed: 3.0s

- Splash: None

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Void Growth (2)

--- Attacks increases mana by 1; at 20 mana the Voidalisk transforms a nearby Voidling within a 300 radius into a Voidalisk at its location. The spawned Voidalisk is sold at a reduced price (-790 gold if the Voidling was previously spawned else -600 gold). This effect can only trigger once.

New Tower: Riftweaver

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Riftweaver (Void 1)

- Gold Cost: 4000g

- Damage Type: Magic

- Damage: 265-266

- Range: 600

- Speed: 2.0s

- Splash: None

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Temporal Rift (1)

--- At 100% mana, marks the location of a target non-spell resistant creep and after a 2.4 seconds delay the creep will be brought back to the marked location. Regenerates 16% mana every second. This effect can only trigger once every 9 seconds on the same creep and the effect is cancelled if the creep steals a life.

New Tower: Rift Lord

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Riftweaver (Void 1)

- Gold Cost: 10000g

- Damage Type: Magic

- Damage: 587-588

- Range: 600

- Speed: 2.0s

- Splash: None

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Temporal Rift (2)

--- At 100% mana, marks the location of a target non-spell resistant creep and after a 3.0 seconds delay the creep will be brought back to the marked location. Regenerates 20% mana every second. This effect can only trigger once every 9 seconds on the same creep and the effect is cancelled if the creep steals a life.

New Tower: Ultimate Devourer

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Riftweaver (Void 1) + Advanced Arcane Technology: Arcane Pylon (Arcane 2)

- Gold Cost: 30000g

- Damage Type: Magic

- Damage: 1877-1883

- Range: 600

- Speed: 2.0s

- Splash: None

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Implosion Rift

--- Attacks infuses the target creep with void energy over 3 seconds. If the target dies while this effect is active it will implode, dealing 15% of its maximum health as spell damage to 1 nearby creep and sending the creep back to the start of the lane.

New Tower: Void Lasher

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Void Lasher (Void 2)

- Gold Cost: 4000g

- Damage Type: Chaos

- Damage: 84-86

- Range: 300

- Speed: 0.7s

- Splash: 125

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Void Lashing (1)

--- Each attack deals self-damage equal to 3% of maximum health and base damage is increased by 0.5% for every 1% missing health. Reaching 0% health by self-damaging triggers a hibernation for 3 seconds, forcing all attacks to stop over the duration and then heal back up to 100% health.

New Tower: Void Ravager

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Void Lasher (Void 2)

- Gold Cost: 10000g

- Damage Type: Chaos

- Damage: 217-219

- Range: 300

- Speed: 0.7s

- Splash: 125

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Void Lashing (2)

--- Each attack deals self-damage equal to 3% of maximum health and base damage is increased by 1% for every 1% missing health. Reaching 0% health by self-damaging triggers a hibernation for 3 seconds, forcing all attacks to stop over the duration and then heal back up to 100% health.

New Tower: Void Terror

- Required Technology: Advanced Void Technology: Void Lasher (Void 2) + Advanced Earth Technology: Poisonous Roots (Earth 2)

- Gold Cost: 30000g

- Damage Type: Chaos

- Damage: 380-382

- Range: 450

- Speed: 0.7s

- Splash: 200

- Targets: Air, Ground

- Ability: Unending Rage

--- Each attack deals self-damage equal to 3% of maximum health and base damage is increased by 1.5% and attack speed by 1% for every 1% missing health. Reaching 0% health by self-damaging triggers a hibernation for 3 seconds, forcing all attacks to stop over the duration and then heal back up to 100% health. If the Void Terror is at or below 20% health and kills a creep, its health regeneration is increased by 500% for 5 seconds and becomes immune to the hibernation effect over the duration.

### Technology: Arcane ###

Spellslinger

- Damage changed from 3-3 to 4-4.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.25 to 0.33.

- Arcanize (1) mana requirement changed from 75 to 60.

- Arcanize (1) corrected tooltip to mention the correct damage increase value (said 200%, has always been 100%).

- Arcanize (1) minor performance optimization.

Spellslinger Master

- Damage changed from 8-8 to 10-11.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.25 to 0.33.

- Arcanize (2) mana requirement changed from 75 to 60.

- Arcanize (2) corrected tooltip to mention the correct damage increase value (said 300%, has always been 200%).

- Arcanize (2) minor performance optimization.

Archmage

- Damage changed from 42-45 to 45-48.

- Spellcast (1) slow amount changed from 30% to 25%.

- Spellcast (1) slow duration changed from 2 to 3 seconds and now lasts for the full duration on Spell Resistant creeps.

- Spellcast (1) slow spell now uses the same slow system as the rest of the towers.

- Spellcast (1) firebolt spell damage changed from 215% to 250%.

- Spellcast (1) firebolt spell now mention it deals spell damage.

- Spellcast (1) minor performance optimization.

Grand Archmage

- Damage changed from 174-177 to 196-198.

- Spellcast (2) slowmega amount changed from 45% to 40%.

- Spellcast (2) slowmega duration changed from 2.6 to 3 seconds and now lasts for the full duration on Spell Resistant creeps.

- Spellcast (2) slowmega spell now uses the same slow system as the rest of the towers.

- Spellcast (2) pyroblast spell damage changed from 250% to 300%.

- Spellcast (2) pyroblast spell now mention it deals spell damage.

- Spellcast (2) minor performance optimization.

Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

- Kirin Tor Mastery Frost Nova spell replaced with Time Flux:

--- Deals 300% spell damage and slows up to 5 target creeps; reducing their movement speed by 35% and attack speed by 25% for 3 seconds.

Note: This allows the Kirin Tor Wizard to also have a slow against Spell Resistant creeps in the late game. Previously had 2 chill effects that couldn't reduce the movement speed of Spell Resistant creeps.

- Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard spell damage changed from 240% to 200%.

- Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard spell chill amount changed from 15% to 25%.

- Kirin Tor Mastery Blizzard spell now mention it deals spell damage.

- Kirin Tor Mastery Arcane Barrage spell replaced with Arcane Blast:

- Deals 1000% spell damage to the current target, also stunning it for 1.0 second.

- Kirin Tor Mastery minor performance optimization.

Arcane Pylon

- Volatile Arcane (1) now causes attack damage to split damage dealt as 50% Magic Type and 50% Spell Damage.

- Volatile Arcane (1) reworked:

Attacks bounce up to 3 times and increases mana by 1 per target hit. For every 1% mana, base attack speed is lowered by 0.00166, up to 0.166 total. The mana of the Arcane Pylon is decreased by 2.5 every second.

Note: The base attack speed reduction is now a bit more dynamic. Previously the full effect was rarely utilized and was reset on upgrade.

Unstable Arcane Pylon

- Volatile Arcane (2) now causes attack damage to split damage dealt as 50% Magic Type and 50% Spell Damage.

- Volatile Arcane (2) reworked:

Attacks bounce up to 4 times and increases mana by 1 per target hit. For every 1% mana, base attack speed is lowered by 0.00166, up to 0.166 total. The mana of the Arcane Pylon is decreased by 2.5 every second.

Note: The base attack speed reduction is now a bit more dynamic. Previously the full effect was rarely utilized and was reset on upgrade.

Ultimate Arcane Orb

- Now requires "Advanced Fire Technology: Living Flame (Fire 1)" in order to be built.

- Overwhelming Arcane now causes attack damage to split damage dealt as 50% Magic Type and 50% Spell Damage.

### Technology: Holy ###

Light Flies

- Damage changed from 10-11 to 12-13.

- Bursting Light (1) now causes creeps hit to take 10% additional Spell Damage for 3 seconds.

Holy Lantern

- Damage changed from 26-28 to 29-31.

- Bursting Light (2) now causes creeps hit to take 10% additional Spell Damage for 3 seconds.

Lightshroom

- Now has a secondary attack with negative attack range and 0-0 damage.

Note: This is an ugly fix in order to make the AI auto-attack and not ignore this tower. The 2nd attack is unusable and doesn't appear to affect the tower in any way. I've done a lot of testing.

- Increased maximum mana from 0 to 100.

- Increased mana regeneration from 0 to 5.

- Rejuvenating Spores (1) slightly reworked:

--- Attacks consume up to 10 mana and for every point of mana consumed airborne non-boss creeps will be pushed back 0.7 distance, up to 7.0. Regenerates 5 mana every second. 7.5% of the damage dealt heals friendly towers within a 300 radius.

Note: Stronger initial pushback; but now decays over time due to mana consumed. This change should encourage to spread out the shrooms over the lane and not have them all stacked up, so some of them can regen mana while others pushback.

Enchanted Lightshroom

- Now has a secondary attack with negative attack range and 0-0 damage.

Note: This is an ugly fix in order to make the AI auto-attack and not ignore this tower. The 2nd attack is unusable and doesn't appear to affect the tower in any way. I've done a lot of testing.

- Increased maximum mana from 0 to 100.

- Increased mana regeneration from 0 to 5.

- Rejuvenating Spores (2) slightly reworked:

--- Attacks consume up to 10 mana and for every point of mana consumed airborne non-boss creeps will be pushed back 0.92 distance, up to 9.2. Regenerates 5 mana every second. 10% of the damage dealt heals friendly towers within a 300 radius.

Note: Stronger initial pushback; but now decays over time due to mana consumed. This change should encourage to spread out the shrooms over the lane and not have them all stacked up, so some of them can regen mana while others pushback.

Ultimate Divine Lightshroom (Ultimate Enchanted Lightshroom)

- Renamed to "Ultimate Divine Lightshroom".

- Now requires "Advanced Water Technology: Water Elemental (Water 1)" in order to be built.

- Now has a secondary attack with negative attack range and 0-0 damage.

Note: This is an ugly fix in order to make the AI auto-attack and not ignore this tower. The 2nd attack is unusable and doesn't appear to affect the tower in any way. I've done a lot of testing.

- Increased maximum mana from 0 to 100.

- Increased mana regeneration from 0 to 5.

- Divine Spores slightly reworked:

--- Attacks consume up to 10 mana and for every point of mana consumed airborne non-boss creeps will be pushed back 1.25 distance, up to 12.5. Regenerates 5 mana every second. 12% of the damage dealt heals friendly towers within a 300 radius.

Note: Stronger initial pushback; but now decays over time due to mana consumed. This change should encourage to spread out the shrooms over the lane and not have them all stacked up, so some of them can regen mana while others pushback.

Sunray Tower

- Blinding Light (1) defensive aura radius changed from 250 to 500.

- Blinding Light (1) now causes creeps hit to take 15% additional Spell Damage over the duration.

Purified Sunray Tower

- Blinding Light (2) defensive aura radius changed from 250 to 500.

- Blinding Light (2) now causes creeps hit to take 15% additional Spell Damage over the duration.

Ultimate Northrend Titan Vault

- Renamed to "Ultimate Titan Vault".

- Now requires "Advanced Fire Technology: Meteor Attractor (Fire 1)" in order to be built.

- Model color tint changed from blue to red (matches better with new Technology requirement).

- Projectile missile effect changed to better match the new Technology combination.

- Titan Defense Mechanism offensive aura radius changed from 500 to 1,000.

- Titan Defense Mechanism defensive aura radius changed from 250 to 500.

- Titan Defense Mechanism slow amount changed from 10% to 15%.

- Titan Defense Mechanism slow visual special effect removed that appears on creeps.

- Titan Defense Mechanism offensive aura now causes affected creeps to take 25% additional Spell Damage.

### Technology: Lightning ###

Voltage

- Damage changed from 35-35 to 115-115.

- Attack Speed changed from 0.1 to 0.33.

- Electrocute (1) current hitpoints damage changed from 0.39% to 1.28%.

- Electrocute (1) Static Charges required for lightning bolt changed from 10 to 5.

- Electrocute (1) Static Charges and stored damage will no longer reset if no air creep was hit; instead it'll keep on stacking damage until an air creep is found.

Note: Lightning Bolt will proc less frequently, but the overall damage per second remains the same.