Warcraft 3: Reforged
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Version:   8.8a

Date:      2024-03-29

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes and Performance

* Fixed a major issue with buff/debuff application system that could cause it to break.

/// This might have been the cause of late game lag spikes. If a buff/debuff fails to apply on a target and something

/// relies on the buff/debuff being there, it could cause a chain reaction of issues. In theory.

/// It's difficult to test, but regardless a bug fix is a bug fix.

* Added new performance values to game statistics text in order to try to find more causes of late game lag.

* Adjusted abilities that "scan" for a random target to "scan" less frequent (~33% slower average).

# Observers

* The observer settings are now enabled for all game modes (previously only enabled for Custom game mode).

# Game Pause

* As a test, pausing is enabled again. One pause per player.

/// If any issues, pausing will be disabled again.

# Game Messages

* (Custom Game Mode Only) Players selling 5 or more towers within a set time frame will now trigger a game message to their attacker.

/// Message labeled as ""DefendingPlayerName" recently sold X towers."

/// Intended to give a warning that creeps might have to be re-routed.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Mountain Giant

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1275 to 1425.

# War Beast

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1335 to 1275.

# Goblin Shredder

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1425 to 1335.

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Version:   8.7g

Date:      2024-03-23

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes

* Hopefully fixed an issue that could make the Research Center button unresponsive.

# (EXPERIMENTAL) Computer Controlled Players (Bots)

* Fixed an issue that prevented Computers from buying Technologies.

* Fixed an issue that prevented Computers from selling multiple Basic Towers at once.

* Improved behaviour with updated skills and priorities.

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/// Note: If playing custom game mode, you can type "-gta" to disable the graphical effects for everyone. Can be helpful as the computer won't type "-gt" themselves.

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

# Observers/Replays

* The hover tooltip can now be clicked through.

# Custom Game Mode

* Added a new Game Mode Modifier: Doppelgängers

*** Gives every player a computer controlled clone of themselves, that has access to everything!

/// The clone can do everything a computer controlled player can do.

/// Might get some order queue lag with the clone as they high APM.

/// Computer players can't get a computer controlled clone.

* Added two new options for the creep availability game mode setting:

*** Air Creeps Disabled

*** Attacking Creeps Disabled

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Version:   8.7f

Date:      2024-03-17

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes

* Probably fixed an issue that caused the map name in friends list to be incorrect.

# (EXPERIMENTAL) Computer Controlled Players (Bots)

* Added support for Computer Controlled Players. Assign a slot in map lobby to a computer in order to activate.

/// Ranked Game Mode is disabled if any Computer Controlled Players are present.

/// Computer Controlled Players can be used in Multiplayer with any other Game Mode.

/// Difficulty can be set to Easy, Normal or Insane in the Game Lobby.

/// Higher difficulties adds a modifier boost when income is given. With access to more gold, the Computer Controlled Player should in theory be more difficult to play against.

/// Easy:   Gets +0%  Gold from Income

/// Normal: Gets +20% Gold from Income

/// Insane: Gets +50% Gold from Income

/// The only thing they currently won't do is build Technology Discs.

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

# Loading Screen

* Updated text to mention the new Computer Controlled Player support.

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### COMMANDS ###

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# New Command: "-c"

* This command will instantly clear the screen of all text messages.

# New Command: "-clear"

* This command will instantly clear the screen of all text messages.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# (EXPERIMENTAL) New Builder Ability: Reroute (Hotkey 'E')

* Forces non-attacking creeps to reroute and update their movement path.

/// Command orders might be delayed for a short moment while pathing updates.

/// Use the ability if your creeps moves in a weird path due to new tower placements in the lane.

/// Cooldown of 3 seconds.

# Research Center

* Added a new effect to the Research Center Button for when a player has unspent free Research Points.

/// Mostly a visual guide for new players to click on the Research Center button.

/// When the free points are spent on tech, the button effect is hidden.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Tower Tooltips

* Removed the word "Ability:".

* Shortened the words "second"/"seconds" to "sec".

* Shortened and/or clarified some tooltips.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

* Updated model of attack projectile.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Creep Tooltips

* Removed the word "Trait:".

* Shortened the words "second"/"seconds" to "sec".

* Shortened and/or clarified some tooltips.

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Version:   8.7e

Date:      2024-03-09

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Performance Improvements

/// Investigation showed that an aura ability based on the Warcraft 3 "Slow Aura (Tornado)" ability constantly triggered two 0 damage events in the Damage Engine every ~2 - 2.5 seconds.

/// Even though the damage events had no gameplay effect, they would still consume resources as the game had to handle the unnecessary events.

/// All tower and creep abilities based on this aura have been remade to another Warcraft 3 aura, without this issue.

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* Towers & Creeps that required a fix:

*** Ultimate Moonbeam Projector (Void Flare Spell Amp Effect)

*** Ultimate Lich (Chilling Death Aura)

*** Septic Tank/Plague Fanatic/Ultimate Gravedigger (The debuff on creeps that displayed stacks)

*** Lightning Beacon/Thunder Conductor/Ultimate Annihilation Glyph (Static Storm Air Slow Aura)

*** Ultimate Titan Vault (Spell Amp/Slow Aura)

*** Any Creep Slow (the debuff that displayed percentage)

*** Ogre Magi (Earth Shield debuff)

*** Goblin Shredder (Static Burst debuff)

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/// This means that the Damage Engine no longer has to compute unnecessary damage events for any of the effects mentioned above.

/// The performance gain is hard to measure, but it might be equal to or even better compared to the performance gain from version 8.7c!

# New Feature: Observer/Replay Mouse Hover Tooltips

* In replays or as an observer it is now possible to mouse hover a tower or a creep in order to see its tooltip.

* The tooltip lingers for a short duration once no longer mouse hovering any target.

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/// Example: If you mouse hover a sheep in a replay or as an observer, you'll get a tooltip with the text:

/// Sheep

/// Income: +1

///  

/// Health: 2

/// Armor: 0 Unarmored

/// Move Speed: 210

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/// Trait: Fast Producing

/// Initial stock after delay is 3 and replenishes stock faster than other creep-types.

# Observers

* The size of the camera and settings sliders have been reduced.

* Added a new option named "HT" in order to turn ON or OFF the new "Mouse Hover Tooltips" feature (it's ON by default).

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### TOWERS ###

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# Morph

* Fixed accidental issue that caused towers to not refund gold in Sudden Death. This was only intended for Technology Discs.

* Fixed an issue that caused Game Messages to be spammed if multiple towers were morphed at the same time during Sudden Death.

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Version:   8.7d

Date:      2024-03-03

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes

* Hopefully fixed issue that could cause certain tower abilities not to function as expected against some creep traits.

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Version:   8.7c

Date:      2024-03-03

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Optimization & Performance Improvements

* Found and fixed an issue that caused late game performance issues.

/// Geomancy Aura from Kobold Geomancer and Ogre Magi was the issue. The aura was based on the Thorns Aura ability,

/// and even though I'd set its values to 0, it still returned damage. This caused the Damage Engine to constantly having

/// to catch up with 0 damage events when creeps were damaged by towers.

/// The Lightning Technology Disc also had this issue and has also been fixed.

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* Optimized code, reducing unecessary fail safe checks and function calls in an attempt to further improve performance.

# New Command: "-gta"

* Note: This command can only be used in Custom Game Mode.

* The command forces "-gt" to be enabled for all players in the game.

/// Any player can type this command in order to activate it.

/// Once enabled, "-gt" can not be used to change back.

/// Intended in case someone forgets to activate "-gt" and then one or more players may suffer from graphical performance issues.

/// The new Analyzer ability can still be used for individual towers, but it won't affect the graphics from tower abilities.

/// The setting won't save as it's Custom Game Mode.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Technology Discs

* Morph no longer refunds gold when Sudden Death is active.

# Lightning Technology Discs

* Fixed an issue that could cause the Lightning Disc abilities to not work as intended.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Phoenix

* Volatile Death:

*** Fixed an issue that caused this trait to not work as intended.

*** Updated tooltip to mention it's Physical Damage.

# Treasure Goblin

* Escape Portal

*** Clarified tooltip. Instead of flavor it's more informative.

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Version:   8.7b

Date:      2024-02-24

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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# (EXPERIMENTAL) Builder Ability: Analyzer

* Changed hotkey from 'G' to 'R' as it was causing hotkey conflicts for different language clients.

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Version:   8.7a

Date:      2024-02-24

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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# Bug Fixes

* Fixed an issue in Custom Game Mode that caused Observer UI to be enabled for players.

# Builder Appearance

* The Santa's Hat Special Effect has been disabled.

# (EXPERIMENTAL) New Builder Ability: Analyzer (Hotkey 'G')

* This ability function in two ways:

*** Auto-Cast: If auto-cast is activated on this ability, then range indicators automatically show for a tower when mouse hovering it

*** On Use: If the ability is used on a tower, the attack projectile art is shown/hidden. This overrides your current -gt command state.

/// The art from tower abilities currently won't show/hide using this method and upgrading, selling or morphing a tower resets this.

/// The projectile art/sound appears briefly on the tower when enabled, else nothing.

/// The ability is fully async, the behaviour won't affect other players.

/// Some towers might not toggle the projectile art as intended due to tower behaviour.

# Game Mode Window

* Minor visual update.

* The color of edited game mode settings changed from gold to light green.

# Post Game Statistics Window

* Minor visual update.

* (RANKED only) Should no longer open simultaneously with the save window. Instead opens after saving when clicking OK.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Sudden Death

* Adjusted to trigger at 25:30 game time, down from 26:00.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Technology Discs

* Any upgrade can now be morphed back to default Technology Disc over 3 seconds. This refunds 60% gold spent on upgrades.

* Ultimate upgrade added to all Technology Discs, see details below.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Arcane

* Active: Arcane Technology:

*** Spell Damage taken increase changed from 2% to 2.5%.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane

* Active: Advanced Arcane Technology:

*** Spell Damage taken increase changed from 2% to 2.5%.

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Arcane

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Arcane.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Arcane Technology:

*** Trigger cooldown changes from 6 to 4.5 seconds.

# Archmage & Grand Archmage & Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

* Most likely fixed an issue with spell toggle system that could cause the icons to not be synced after an upgrade.

### Earth Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Earth  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Earth.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Earth Technology:

*** Attack Speed bonus changes from 15% to 20%.

### Fire Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Fire  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Fire.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Fire Technology:

*** Damage changes from 30% to 33%, trigger cooldown changes from 20 to 15 and creep immunity cooldown changes from 4 to 3.6 seconds.

### Holy Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Holy  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Holy.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Holy Technology:

*** Armor bonus changes from 6 to 8.

### Ice Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Ice  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Ice.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Ice Technology:

*** Slow per hit changes from 1.5% to 1.8% and maximum slow changes from 30% to 36%.

### Lightning Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Lightning  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Lightning.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Lightning Technology:

*** Healing from Physical Damage dealt changes from 1.5% to 1.6% and returned damage changes from 750% to 1,000%.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

* Radiance:

*** AoE damage changed from 0.5% + 500 to 0.4% + 400.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Unholy

* Model color changed from purple to dark green.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Unholy

* Model color changed from purple to dark green.

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Unholy  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Unholy.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Unholy Technology:

*** AoE changes from 200 to 220 and Spell Damage changes from 2% to 2.5%.

### Void Technology ###

# Technology Disc: Void

* Active: Void Technology:

*** Fixed an issue that caused towers to give 2% bonus damage and not 2.5%.

*** Corrected tower requirement to reach maximum effect from 5 to 4.

# Technology Disc: Advanced Void

* Active: Advanced Void Technology:

*** Fixed an issue that caused towers to give 2% bonus damage and not 2.5%.

*** Corrected tower requirement to reach maximum effect from 10 to 8.

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Void  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Void.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Void Technology:

*** Maximum damage bonus changes from 20% to 25% for two additional unique tower within AoE (8 to 10).

### Water Technology ###

# New: Technology Disc: Ultimate Water  

* Upgrades from Technology Disc: Advanced Water.

* Gold Cost: 1,500,000

* Ability: Active: Ultimate Water Technology:

*** Mana regeneration changes from 4 to 5.4.

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### CREEPS ###

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# T4 Stock Changes

* Initial and maximum stock set to 255 and stock now recharges by 1 every second.

/// Suggestion to have sends be visible in streams with declining stock on sends.

/// Should still be unlimited/infinite with the fast restock.

# Mountain Giant

* Attack Damage changed from 207-211 to 186-190.

* Collision Size reduced back to pre 8.6a value.

# Huntress

* T4 position set to previous Goblin Shredder.

* Command Card position changed from 0,1 to 1,0.

* Hotkey changed from 'A' to 'W'.

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1425 to 1275.

* Gold cost changed from 1,250,000 to 750,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 495,000 to 300,000.

* Armor changed from 15 to 12.

* Bounty changed from 37,500 to 24,000.

# Goblin Shredder

* T4 position set to previous Frost Wyrm.

* Command Card position changed from 1,0 to 3,0.

* Hotkey changed from 'W' to 'R'.

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1275 to 1425.

* Gold cost changed from 750,000 to 1,100,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 551,090 to 800,000.

* Armor changed from 12 to 14.

* Bounty changed from 24,000 to 36,000.

# Frost Wyrm

* T4 position set to previous Huntress.

* Command Card position changed from 3,0 to 0,1.

* Hotkey changed from 'R' to 'A'.

* Gold cost changed from 1,100,000 to 1,250,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 306,365 to 348,140.

* Armor changed from 14 to 15.

* Bounty changed from 36,000 to 37,500.

* Unholy Sacrifice (4):

*** Healing amount changed from 10,385 to 11,800.

# Phoenix

# Stock Start Delay changed from 1575 to 1545 in order to match new Sudden Death time.

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Version:   8.5b

Date:      2023-10-14

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Issues & Bug Fixes

* Fixed a bug that could cause slows to randomly break on creeps.

* Added another fail safe that hopefully fixes the issue that caused the Game Mode Selection Window to freeze during player data loading.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Goblin Shredder

* Fixed a tooltip error.

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Version:   8.5a

Date:      2023-10-07

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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# Game Mode Selection Window

* Removed the initial text during stat loading as game mode is now auto selected.

# Research Center

* Increased the duration of sent Game Messages slightly.

# Observers

* Fixed an issue that caused player colors to be incorrect in the Scoreboard with "Anonymous" Game Mode Modifiers.

* Any player researching or unlearning technologies now appears as a Game Message (for observers only).

# Replays

* Game Messages no longer says "you" whenever Player 1 steal or leak lives.

* Any player researching or unlearning technologies now appears as a Game Message.

* Player names are no longer anonymous with "Anonymous" Game Mode Modifiers.

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### TOWERS ###

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### Basic Towers ###

# Carver

* Adjusted model color to be more red.

### Light Technology ###

# Lightshroom

* Range changed from 400 to 450.

# Ultimate Divineshroom

* Range changed from 400 to 500.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Goblin Shredder

* Maximum Health changed from 500,990 to 551,090.

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Version:   8.4a

Date:      2023-09-29

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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# Sudden Death

* Adjusted creep damage taken modifier initial value from 10% to 20% based on maximum player income; lower income results in a lower initial value.

/// Example 1: If highest player income is 1,000,000, the initial damage taken modifier will be changed from 100% to 85%.

/// Example 2: If highest player income is 2,000,000, the initial damage taken modifier will be changed from 100% to 90%.

/// Example 3: If highest player income is 4,000,000 or above, the initial damage taken modifier will not be changed from 100%.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Upgrade Time Adjustments

* All technology towers upgrade time have been reverted back to 1 second.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Naga Siren

* Corrected armor type in tooltip.

# Mountain Giant

* Attack Damage changed from 219-223 to 207-211.

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Version:   8.3a

Date:      2023-09-26

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Sudden Death

* Creep damage taken modifier maximum player income threshold changed from 5,000,000 to 4,000,000.

* Creep damage taken modifier initial value can now be reduced up to 10% based on maximum player income; lower income results in a lower initial value.

/// Example 1: If highest player income is 1,000,000, the initial damage taken modifier will be changed from 100% to 92.5%.

/// Example 2: If highest player income is 2,000,000, the initial damage taken modifier will be changed from 100% to 95%.

/// Example 3: If highest player income is 4,000,000 or above, the initial damage taken modifier will not be changed from 100%.

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### TOWERS ###

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# Upgrade Time Adjustments

* The amount of time required to upgrade from a 800 gold technology tower to a 4,000 gold technology tower has been adjusted from 1 second to 2 seconds.

* The amount of time required to upgrade from a 4,000 gold technology tower to a 10,000 gold technology tower has been adjusted from 1 second to 2 seconds.

* The amount of time required to upgrade from a 10,000 gold technology tower to a 30,000 gold technology tower has been adjusted from 1 second to 3 seconds.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Arcane Pylon

* Damage changed from 71-73 to 67-69.

# Runeforged Sentry

* Damage changed from 215-217 to 204-206.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 422-424 to 401-403.

### Earth Technology ###

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

* Nature's Guidance:

*** Healing amount of damage dealt changed from 2.5% to 2.7%.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Septic Tank

* Rapid Infection (1):

*** Damage taken increase per stack changed from 0.33% to 0.50%.

*** Maximum number of stacks on a target changed from 100 to 66.

# Plague Fanatic

* Rapid Infection (2):

*** Damage taken increase per stack changed from 0.33% to 0.50%.

*** Maximum number of stacks on a target changed from 100 to 66.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

* Pestilence:

*** Damage taken increase per stack changed from 0.33% to 0.50%.

*** Maximum number of stacks on a target changed from 100 to 66.

# Ultimate Alchemist

* Unholy Concoction:

*** Armor type change duration changed from 6 to 8 seconds.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Naga Siren

* Blessing of Azshara:

*** The stats gained from this trait now updates when changing lanes to a new defending player.

# Abomination

* (NEW) Regenerative Flesh:

*** Reduces Slow duration by 50%.

# Goblin Shredder

* Gold Cost changed from 700,000 to 750,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 455,445 to 500,990.

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### CATEGORY ###

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Version:   8.2b

Date:      2023-09-13

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes

* Fixed broken game assets (e.g. invisible Cutter models, etc).

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Version:   8.2a

Date:      2023-09-13

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Bug Fixes

* Most likely fixed an issue introduced in version 8.1c that could break several other creep/tower related systems (e.g. slow system).

# Chill/Slow Rework

* All chill and slow effects have been merged into one effect called "slow/slows/slowed", with the word coloring being the same as the old "chill/chills/chilled".

* All tooltips have been updated to reflect this change, but report in the Discord if any tooltip was missed.

* Immunities and other exceptions removed, everything is now resistance based. Resistances are multiplicative (e.g. 50% + 50% = 75%).

* It's once again possible to see roughly how much a creep is slowed via a debuff.

* The debuff has ranges from 1%-20%, 21%-40%, 41%-60% and 60%+.

* Spell Resistance trait(s) adjusted:

*** No longer makes the creep immune to slow effects (previously known as "chill effects").

*** Instead gives resistances to the application and maximum slow values by a set percentage.

/// See details below for affected towers and creeps.

# Player Statistics (shown via "-stats" command or Builder ability)

* Statistics should now properly update after being defeated/victorious.

* Fixed rounding errors in text.

# Replays

* The Discord pop-up now stays hidden in replays.

* The Game Statistics text is now always visible in replays.

# Tooltips & Icons

* The text "radius" has been replaced with a yellow colored "AoE" (Area of Effect) text in all relevant tooltips.

/// The word will stand out more and it'll be quicker to see that the ability/trait is AoE.

* The text "physical damage" has been replaced with a gray colored "Physical Damage" text in all relevant tooltips.

/// Not a major difference, but since Spell Damage is colorized, this may as well.

* Shortened texts in some abilities and traits.

* Shortened texts in most buffs and debuffs.

* Buffs/Debuffs given from Technology Discs now uses the same icon as their Basic Technology icon.

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### BOOK OF SUMMONING ###

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/// CONTEST WINNER!

/// Silverthorn was the first player to complete every Hard Mode encounter

/// and has chosen an unique Builder Skin as a reward.

/// Congratulations!

# Bug Fixes

* Hopefully fixed all issues reported, thanks!

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### TOWERS ###

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# Show Attack/Ability Range

* The color of attack range adjusted to a lighter gray.

* The color of ability AoE adjusted from blue to yellow in order to match the AoE keyword color in tooltips.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 444-446 to 422-424.

* Overwhelming Arcane:

*** Mana gained per target hit changed from 3 to 2.5.

### Fire Technology ###

# Meteor Attractor

* Damage changed from 156-159 to 164-167.

* Overwhelming Impact (1):

*** Spell Damage changed from 60 to 63.

# Armageddon

* Damage changed from 304-307 to 319-322.

* Overwhelming Impact (2):

*** Spell Damage changed from 150 to 158.

# Ultimate Moonbeam Projector

* Damage changed from 610-613 to 641-644.

* Void Flare:

*** Spell Damage changed from 800 to 840.

### Holy Technology ###

# Ultimate Titan Vault

* Titan Defense Mechanism:

*** New effect: The slow from this ability now ignores any form of slow resistances.

### Ice Technology ###

# Icicle

* Projectile Speed increased by 50%.

# Tricicle

* Projectile Speed increased by 50%.

# Ultimate Crystal

* Projectile Speed increased by 50%.

### Lightning Technology ###

# Lightning Beacon

* Focused Lightning (1):

*** New effect: The slow from this ability now ignores any form of slow resistances.

# Thunder Conductor

* Focused Lightning (2):

*** New effect: The slow from this ability now ignores any form of slow resistances.

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

* Annihilation:

*** New effect: The slow from this ability now ignores any form of slow resistances.

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### CREEPS ###

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

# Swordsmen

* Maximum Health changed from 60 to 63.

# Vile Temptress

* Maximum Health changed from 100 to 105.

# Mud Golem

* Spell Resistance trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

*** Now gives 50% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

# Rot Golem

* Boss (1) trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

* Spell Resistance trait:

*** Now gives 50% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

# Dragonspawn

* Spell Resistance trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

*** Now gives 50% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

# Kobold Geomancer

* Maximum Health changed from 36,875 to 39,085.

* Armor changed from 5 to 4.

# Infernal

* Maximum Health changed from 65,855 to 73,755.

* Armor changed from 12 to 10.

* Boss (2) trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

* Spell Resistance trait:

*** Now gives 50% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

# Death Revenant

* Maximum Health changed from 34,005 to 36,045.

* Armor changed from 6 to 5.

# Satyr Shadowdancer

* Maximum Health changed from 54,840 to 58,130.

* Armor changed from 6 to 5.

# Crypt Fiend

* Maximum Health changed from 74,000 to 82,880.

* Armor changed from 7 to 5.

# Naga Siren

* Maximum Health changed from 71,810 to 80,425.

* Armor changed from 7 to 5.

# Necromancer

* Maximum Health changed from 130,260 to 145,890.

* Armor changed from 8 to 6.

* Major Spell Resistance trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

*** Now gives 66% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

# Ancient Wendigo

* Maximum Health changed from 187,900 to 210,450.

* Hardened Skin:

*** Minimum armor changed from 8 to 6.

# Gryphon Rider

* Maximum Health changed from 70,320 to 74,540.

* Armor changed from 6 to 5.

# Spirit Walker

* Maximum Health changed from 172,980 to 183,360.

* Armor changed from 8 to 7.

* Ethereal Reinforcement:

*** Armor gained changed from 2.5 to 2.

*** The effect now also heals the target for 2% of its maximum health.

# Abomination

* Maximum Health changed from 220,765 to 247,255.

* Armor changed from 10 to 8.

# Ogre Magi

* Maximum Health changed from 201,945 to 226,180.

* Armor changed from 10 to 8.

* Movement Speed changed from 320 to 340.

# Chaos Warden

* Maximum Health changed from 200,100 to 224,115.

* Armor changed from 12 to 10.

# Behemoth

* Maximum Health changed from 516,375 to 547,355.

* Armor changed from 16 to 15.

* Boss (3) trait:

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

* (NEW!) Resistant Skin trait:

*** Gives 66% resistance to slow effects (both hit and maximum).

# Mountain Giant

* Maximum Health changed from 283,055 to 317,020.

* Armor changed from 12 to 10.

* Stoneskin Fortitude:

*** Slow immunity changed to 100% slow resistance (both hit and maximum).

# War Beast

* Maximum Health changed from 368,400 to 412,608.

* Armor changed from 18 to 16.

# Frost Wyrm

* Maximum Health changed from 273,540 to 306,365.

* Armor changed from 16 to 14.

# Phoenix

* Boss (4) trait:

*** Renamed trait from "Boss (3)" to "Boss (4)".

*** No longer provides immunity to slows.

* Legendary Spell Resistance trait:

*** Now gives 75% resistance to slows (both hit and maximum).

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=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   8.1c

Date:      2023-08-26

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

### GENERAL ###

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

# Map Performance

* Disabled a system handling creep deaths and spawns.

/// The downside with having this system disabled is that order queues will be more severe again (aka "builder freeze").

/// If performance is better with this system disabled, I'll have to rework and find another solution to mitigate the order queues.

* Fixed an issue that could cause the first top-left lane to suffer more from performance issues due to using the area as storage location for certain system units.

/// Analysing the game performance I discovered that even if units was hidden and invisible, they could still cause severe lag when the camera was pointed at them.

# Game Statistics Text ("-s" command)

* Added several new performance tracking values.

/// If you think the match had performance issues, sharing your entire statistics text and replay in the Discord would be helpful.

/// Most of these values are only relevant after a player is victorious, so please wait until then.

# Player Victorious Game End Timer

* Added a timer of when the game is ending to the top-right (same place as Income timer).

/// The timer is 10 minutes and is paused when a Book of Summoning encounter starts.

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### BOOK OF SUMMONING ###

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

# Bug Fixes

* Fixed an issue that could cause the event to fail after being completed.

# Hard Mode

* Added a warning message to the enable/disable Hard Mode ability regarding progress reset if playing versions prior to 8.1a.

# Dreamer of Sheep

* Fixed an issue that could cause the encounter not to play out as intended.

* Locusts should no longer spawn if Lord of the Swarm is dead.

/// CONTEST!

/// The first player that announces the completion of every Hard Mode encounter in the Discord (with screenshot proof of either unlocked effect or Hard Mode tooltip),

/// gets to select an unique Builder Skin Model for themselves as a reward!

///  

/// GL & HF!

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### TOWERS ###

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### Unholy Technology ###

# Ultimate Gravedigger

* Pestilence:

*** Fixed a memory leak that could happen with creeps dying with permanent stacks.

*** Fixed an issue that could cause the effect to ignore Spell Resistance trait and last the full duration.

### Void Technology ###

# Voidling

* Void Growth (1):

*** Fixed a memory leak that could happen if the tower was destroyed by attackers or sold.

*** Increased the interval slightly of when the ability updates and check for targets.

# Voidalisk

* Void Growth (2):

*** Fixed a memory leak that could happen if the tower was destroyed by attackers or sold.

*** Increased the interval slightly of when the ability updates and check for targets.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Death Pact Trait:

* Major performance and optimization improvement.

/// This change was implemented in 8.1b, but forgot to add it to the changelog.

# Kobold Geomancer

* Geomancy Aura (1)

*** Renamed from "Geomancy (1)" to "Geomancy Aura (1)".

*** Updated outdated buff tooltip.

# Naga Siren

* Tidal Empowerment Aura

*** Renamed from "Tidal Empowerment" to "Tidal Empowerment Aura".

# Ogre Magi

* Earth Shield:

*** Fixed an issue that could cause the effect to end prematurely.

* Geomancy Aura (2)

*** Renamed from "Geomancy (2)" to "Geomancy Aura (2)".

*** Updated outdated buff tooltip.

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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:   8.1b

Date:      2023-08-24

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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

# Player Skins

* Fixed an issue that would make it look like all skins were unlocked with Book of Summoning Hard Mode unlocked.

* Fixed an issue that would make the Book of Summoning skins not be unlocked with Book of Summoning Hard Mode unlocked.

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### BOOK OF SUMMONING ###

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# Hard Mode

* Fixed an issue that caused the builder to get a restriction debuff on encounters with no restrictions.

# Dreamer of Sheep

* Nightmare Sheep can no longer have their armor reduced greatly below 0.

/// CONTEST!

/// The first player that announces the completion of every Hard Mode encounter in the Discord (with screenshot proof of either unlocked effect or Hard Mode tooltip),

/// gets to select an unique Builder Skin Model for themselves as a reward!

///  

/// GL & HF!

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=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   8.1a

Date:      2023-08-23

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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

# Sudden Death

* Life decay in 1v1 situations changed from 1 to 2.

# Anonymous Game Mode Modifiers

* Fixed an issue that caused the real player names to be visible in the scoreboard.

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### BOOK OF SUMMONING ###

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# Maressa the Tormented Wraith:

* Health increased by 5%.

# Rockin' Arthas:

* Fixed weird interaction with some towers colliding with shockwaves.

# Vorx the Shackler:

* The damaging lightning no longer attempts to damage technology discs.

# NEW: Hard Mode!

* Can be enabled by anyone that has completed every regular encounter from the Book of Summoning command card by using an ability.

* The ability mentions completed Hard Mode encounters in the tooltip.

* If enabled, added mechanics, higher stats and other restrictions are applied to all encounters.

/// Restrictions might be that you'll be unable to build and/or gain any gold at all.

/// Your builder will get a debuff of the restrictions applied.

* Technology Disc: Fire and Technology Disc: Advanced Fire deals 90% less damage in Hard Mode.

///  

* A new builder special effect reward has been added in the Builder Appearance window for those that completes every Hard Mode Book of Summoning encounter!

* The Hard Mode setting is saved between games (if it's enabled or disabled).

/// CONTEST!

/// The first player that announces the completion of every Hard Mode encounter in the Discord (with screenshot proof of either unlocked effect or Hard Mode tooltip),

/// gets to select an unique Builder Skin Model for themselves as a reward!

///  

/// GL & HF!

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### TOWERS ###

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### Basic Towers ###

# Watch Tower

* Tower model and icon adjusted.

# Guard Tower

* Adjusted model color slightly.

# Ward Tower

* Adjusted model color slightly.

# Ultimate Ward Tower

* Adjusted model color slightly.

# Artillery Tower

* Tower model and icon adjusted.

/// It now looks slightly different from Ultimate Artillery Tower.

# Ultimate Artillery Tower

* Tower model and icon adjusted.

# Berserker (Executioner)

* Name changed from "Executioner" to "Berserker".

# Mauler

* Tower model and icon adjusted.

/// It now looks slightly different from Ultimate Mauler.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Arcane Pylon

* Volatile Arcane (1):

*** Mana per hit changed from 1.5 to 1.2.

*** Mana lost per second changed from 2.5 to 2.

# Runeforged Sentry

* Volatile Arcane (2):

*** Mana per hit changed from 1.5 to 1.2.

*** Mana lost per second changed from 2.5 to 2.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 467-469 to 444-446.

*** Overwhelming Arcane:

*** Increased damage dealt for every 1% mana changed from 1.05% to 1%.

*** Mana per hit changed from 3.8 to 3.

*** Mana lost per second changed from 10 to 8.

*** Updated tooltip to be less cluttered.

### Fire Technology ###

# Ultimate Firelord

* Volcanic Eruption:

*** Can now affect 3 targets, instead of 1.

*** Bonus damage changed from 280% to 100%.

*** Armor reduction changed from 25% to 10%.

*** Updated tooltip to be less cluttered.

### Holy Technology ###

# Light Flies

* Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.8.

# Holy Lantern

* Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.8.

# Sunray Tower

* Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.8.

# Radiant Spire

* Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.8.

# Ultimate Titan Vault

* Attack Speed changed from 2.0 to 1.8.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Reaper

* Attack Speed changed from 1.7 to 1.5.

* Devour Essence (1):

*** Attack damage gained per kill changed from 1 to 2.

*** Maximum amount of attack damage bonus changed from 50 to 100.

# Soul Forge

* Attack Speed changed from 1.7 to 1.5.

* Devour Essence (2):

*** Attack damage gained per kill changed from 1 to 2.

*** Maximum amount of attack damage bonus changed from 100 to 200.

# Ultimate Alchemist

* Attack Speed changed from 1.7 to 1.5.

* Unholy Concoction:

*** Attack damage gained per kill changed from 1 to 2.

*** Maximum amount of attack damage bonus changed from 250 to 500.

*** The duration is no longer reduced against the Goblin Shredder creep.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Death Revenant

* Maximum Health changed from 33,015 to 34,005.

# Naga Siren

* Tier 3 position swapped with Spirit Walker.

* Hotkey changed from "F" to "R".

* Stock Start Delay changed from 1125 to 975 seconds.

* Gold cost changed from 275,000 to 175,000.

* Income changed from 12,375 to 8,750.

* Bounty changed from 9,625 to 7,000.

* Maximum Health changed from 112,845 to 71,810.

* Armor Type changed from Unarmored to Medium.

* Armor changed from 8 to 7.

# Spirit Walker

* Tier 3 position swapped with Naga Siren.

* Hotkey changed from "R" to "F".

* Stock Start Delay changed from 975 to 1125 seconds.

* Gold cost changed from 175,000 to 275,000.

* Income changed from 8,750 to 12,375.

* Bounty changed from 7,000 to 9,625.

* Maximum Health changed from 110,080 to 172,980.

* Armor changed from 7 to 8.

* Movement Speed changed from 350 to 370.

* Ethereal Reinforcement (Ethereal Aura):

*** Name changed from "Ethereal Aura" to "Ethereal Reinforcement" (it was never an aura).

*** Cooldown changed from 7 to 6 seconds.

*** Armor gained changed from 2 to 2.5.

*** Maximum armor changed from 20 to 25.

# Ogre Magi

* Geomancy (2):

*** Armor reduction resistance changed from 50% to 60%.

# NEW: Treasure Goblin

* Tier: 4

* Hotkey: V

* Gold Cost: 1,000,000

* Income: 40,000

* Bounty: 90,000

* Stock Start Delay: 855 (same as Death Revenants in Tier 3).

* Once Stock Start Delay is over, stock is infinite.

*

* Food Cost: 0

* Maximum Health: 10

* Armor & Type: 0 Unarmored

* Move Speed: 522

* Trait: Escape Portal

*** Escapes unharmed once taking any damage, but leaves behind any bounty.

/// This creep is intended to give players an option to gain income and let the game catch up at times when game performance is in a bad state.

///

///

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=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   8.0c

Date:      2023-08-16

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

### GENERAL ###

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

# Map Performance

* Fixed a minor memory leak.

* Removed a lot of unnecessary function calls.

* Added temporary "Performance" to "Game Statistics Text" ("-s" command) in order to track the game performance. The lower the value(s), the better.

/// Tracks the amount of damage instances the last second, the current average within the last 10 seconds and the highest average recorded.

/// If you encounter major performance issues, having a look at those values and sharing them in the Discord is appreciated.

/// If performance issues occur, but these values are low or inconsistent, it might be something else that's causing performance issues.

/// But note that every damage instance may have a different performance cost, some creeps/towers are more demanding than others.

# Map Start

* Player data load time increased from 20 to 30 seconds.

# Scoreboard

* Fixed an issue with "Value" not updating correctly when a tower was destroyed by attacking creeps.

/// The value reduced was accidentally the sell value, not the total cost of the entire tower.

/// Not sure why value has been reported to go below 0, if that happens still, please report in the Discord.

# Research Center

* Fixed an issue that could allow players to refund technology after sending creeps.

# Book of Summoning

* Effect reward added to the player that reported "all encounters cleared" first in the Discord.

/// More is planned for the Book of Summoning, so stay tuned!

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### TOWERS ###

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

# Ultimate Alchemist

* Icon changed to "BTNChemicalRage" and previous imported icon asset removed.

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

=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   8.0b

Date:      2023-08-09

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

### GENERAL ###

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

# Leaderboard

* Fixed an issue that caused duplicate player entires in the Leaderboard.

/// The duplicated entires cannot be removed, but will be cleared out with time.

# Income Timer Text

* Reverted a change made to the income timer text that made it seem delayed.

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

### TOWERS ###

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

### Arcane Technology ###

# Ultimate Kirin Tor Wizard

* Kirin Tor Mastery:

*** Added a new ability (hotkey: Q) that resets all spells back to default (On).

### Unholy Technology ###

# Ultimate Alchemist

* Unholy Concoction:

*** Added a new ability (hotkey: Q) that resets the current active armor type back to default (unarmored).

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

=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   8.0a

Date:      2023-08-08

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

### GENERAL ###

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

# New Season!

* With this version Season 8 begins.

* The top 100 Players from the Season 5 Leaderboard have been added to the in-game Hall of Champions and the Discord channel.

/// The season number has been bumped up to match the current major version number, so Season 6 and 7 have been skipped.

/// Player Data is not compatible from previous Seasons and any settings will have to be re-applied.

# Fixes & Improvements

* Fixed an issue that could cause the game to get stuck if a player fails to load data during game start.

* Load time limit changed from 15 to 20 seconds.

* A countdown timer added to the bottom status text during loading.

/// Any player stuck at loading after 20 seconds will cancel their load and not be able to participate in the current game, in order not to overwrite their current player data.

* Fixed an issue that could cause hidden dummy units to linger longer than necessary, potentially affecting performance.

* ...and other unlisted minor improvements.

# Player Data

* Added Win Streak Tracking (both current and best for season).

* Reduced the risk of name conflicts for players with the same name being added to the Leaderboard.

# Smurf Account

* Fixed two issues with Smurf Detection that could trigger a false positive.

/// This is not a fix for BattleTag name changes.

* Adjusted the Smurf prefix from "S PlayerName" to "(S) PlayerName".

* It's now possible to remove smurf status and change main account. See "Make Main"-command below under ### COMMANDS ###.

# Disconnect Protection

* Players that disconnect/leave two games in a row will no longer get the DC treatment until they fully finish a game.

/// A warning text box will appear at the start of the game for affected players.

# On Player Victorious

* After a player is victorious the game will now automatically end after 10 minutes, instead of 2 minutes.

/// A final text message warning will appear when the game will end in 1 minute.

# Replays

* Fixed an issue that caused the command card to be invisible.

/// It's a temporary fix and the user interface will look super glitched the first seconds in the replay.

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### GAME MODES ###

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

# Ranked

* Starting gold changed from 30 to 40.

# Unranked

* Starting gold changed from 30 to 40.

# Custom

* Starting gold changed from 30 to 40.

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### USER INTERFACE ###

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

# On Player Defeat/Victory

* The Builder button remains visible, but disabled.

* The Tier Summon buttons/buildings remain visible and active, but cannot send creeps.

* The Builder Appearance button remain visible and active, but appearance options cannot be adjusted.

/// This allows defeated players to inspect creeps to read tooltips, etc.

/// The Research Center is still available to inspect as previously, but no longer overrides the builder button screen position.

# New Container Button

* Added a new button next to the builder button.

* This button holds all previous smaller icons into one list, that opens and closes on use.

/// The Hall of Champions, Builder Appearance and UI Editor can now be found here.

/// It'll be less cluttered to have all non-gameplay buttons collected in one place.

# Leaderboard

* Added number of games played for every player present.

* The game now remembers if you had the window opened or closed between games.

# Window Header

* Added a title header to most UI windows.

# Hall of Champions Window (Ended Seasons)

* Window name changed from "Ended Seasons" to "Hall of Champions".

* Added tournament results.

* Reworked to no longer be a long list and instead allows you to select and view the results from any previous season or tournament.

# UI Editor

* "Player Button" renamed to "Builder Button".

* Minor adjustments and improvements.

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

### BUILDER APPEARANCE ###

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

# User Interface - Builder Appearance Window

* Window name changed from "Builder Skins" to "Builder Appearance".

* Skin icon layout adjusted and added slots for new skins mentioned below.

* Fixed a performance issue that could be caused by adjusting model size.

* Model size slider maximum value changed from 200% to 300%.

* Model size slider minimum value changed from 50% to 25%.

* NEW: Model Color Sliders:

*** Added four new sliders that can be used to adjust the color of your builder (red, green, blue, alpha).

*** Every color slider can be set to a range between 0 and 255.

* NEW: Builder Special Effects:

*** Allow players to attach unique special effects to their builder.

*** 7 special effects can be unlocked in-game for every player with different requirements. The requirements are not detrimental to gameplay and encourages playing at your best.

*** Players that have unlocked effects from previous versions (wings as an example) can attach them here as a Special Effect.

*** A total of 3 special effects can be attached at the same time.

/// Every adjustment made to your builder appearance is saved and loaded between games.

# Builder Skins

* The requirements for most skins have been reduced.

* "Secret" skins reworked with a new requirement:

*** Whenever a player is victorious the "Book of Summoning" will spawn after a short delay (previously known as the "Altar of Doom").

*** The Book of Summoning can be used to start an event and completing the event unlocks a skin.

*** Starting an event will cancel the "ending game"-timer.

/// Some secret skins had to constantly track player progress in the background, decided to remove this for a slight performance gain.

/// The Book of Summoning events are intended to be a fun reward and side activity. It's unknown how easy or difficult these events are and might be adjusted over time if necessary.

* 13 New skins added:

*** Druid of the Claw (requires games played)

*** Fire Panda (requires games played)

*** Sea Witch (requires rating)

*** Priestess of the Moon (requires rating)

*** Shaman (requires 1st place wins)

*** Crypt Lord (requires 1st place wins)

*** Beastmaster (requires 1st place wins)

*** Keeper of the Grove (requires 1st place wins)

*** Chicken (requires 1st place wins)

*** Flying Machine (Book of Summoning event)

*** Skeletal Orc Champion (Book of Summoning event)

*** Pit Lord  (requires 1st place wins and rating)

*** Illidan (evil) (requires 1st place wins and rating)

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### COMMANDS ###

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

# "-ldump" (Leaderboard Data Dump)

* Added number of games played to dumped file(s).

# "-stats x" (Show Player Stats)

* Increased the text duration of message.

* Updated text and added color.

* Added win streak (current and best).

# "-gtl" (Graphics Toggle Lightning)

* The command setting is now saved and loaded between games.

/// Reminder: If "-gtl" is enabled, lightning effects are forced to be displayed even if "-gt" is enabled.

# "-cs" (Creep Size)

* The command setting is now saved and loaded between games.

/// Reminder: The "-cs x" command adjust the model size of all creeps to the set value in percent (1 - 200) (not retroactively).

# New Command: "-dls" (Detailed Leaks/Steals)

* If this command is enabled, the player will receive additional text messages regarding which creeps was leaked/stole lives and their average health percentages.

/// The text message(s) appear after a very short delay once stopped leaking/stealing lives in order to give the numbers time to accumulate.

/// Steals are displayed with green text and leaks are displayed with red text.

/// Once the text message(s) appear, the data is reset.

/// This command setting is saved and loaded between games.

/// FYI: The tracking is async and has no effect on other player clients.

# New Command: "-gs" (Grid @Start)

* If this command is enabled, the lane grid will be on by default when the game starts.

/// This command setting is saved and loaded between games.

# New Command: "-mm" (Make Main)

* With this command players flagged as smurfs may now remove the smurf status and make the current account main.

* This command can only be used after playing a minimum of 10 ranked games while flagged as smurf.

* This command does not prevent the account from being flagged as a smurf account again.

# Command Text Messages

* Updated the text messages from commands to be more clear with enabling/disabling.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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

# New Mechanic: Catch-Up

* Whenever a target player receives a new sending player the following happens:

*** 1. The previous (now defeated) sending player's income is matched against the new sending player's income.

*** 2. If the previous sending player's income is LOWER than the new sending players income, the target player receives a one-time gold bonus based on the income differences.

/// Example: If previous sender had 100 income and the new sender has 1000 income, the target player receives a one-time bonus of 900 gold.

/// The bonus gold received can be seen with the new sender text message announcement.

/// This is intended to aid the target player in non-sending situations with the lack of gold gained from creep bounties.

# Lane Grid

* The lane grid can now be toggled to automatically show at game start with the "-gs" command mentioned above at ### COMMANDS ###.

* Default color adjusted from 75 75 75 50 to 50 75 50 30.

# Lives Lost/Stolen Messages

* Added coloring to the number of lost/stolen lives. Red for lost and green for stolen.

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### TOWERS ###

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

# Minimum Tower Attack Speed

* The minimum attack speed of some towers adjusted in an attempt to improve performance.

* The new thresholds are the following:

*** Single Target towers (e.g. Scorpion/Maulers): stays at 0.33, but can pretty much have any attack speed due to low amount of possible damage instances.

*** Multi Target towers (e.g. Arcane Orb/Gravedigger): 0.33 to 0.50 minimum due to high amount of possible damage instances.

*** Splash and AoE heavy towers (e.g. Orb Keeper/Firelord): 0.33 to 0.66 minimum due to very high amount of possible damage instances.

/// Note: Attack Speed increasing effects are still applied as is and will cause attack speeds to go below thresholds.

/// If performance seems better, but still not enough, the thresholds might be looked at again.

# Tower Sell

* Selling a tower will no longer say "Training" in the UI, but instead it'll say "Selling".

* The production queue for selling can no longer fill up to more than 1.

### Arcane Technology ###

# Arcane Pylon

* Damage changed from 47-49 to 71-73.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.75.

* Volatile Arcane (1):

*** Mana per hit changed from 1 to 1.5.

# Runeforged Sentry (Arcane Repository)

* Name changed from "Arcane Repository" to "Runeforged Sentry".

* Damage changed from 143-145 to 215-217.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.75.

* Volatile Arcane (2):

*** Mana per hit changed from 1 to 1.5.

# Ultimate Arcane Orb

* Damage changed from 205-207 to 467-469.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.33 to 0.5.

* Overwhelming Arcane:

*** Increased damage dealt for every 1% mana changed from 2.1% to 1.05%.

*** Mana per hit changed from 2.5 to 3.8.

### Earth Technology ###

# Earth Guardian

* Damage changed from 227-245 to 216-234.

# Ancient Protector

* Damage changed from 511-530 to 485-504.

# Ultimate Ancient Warden

* Damage changed from 1530-1597 to 1377-1444.

### Fire Technology ###

# Living Flame

* Damage changed from 147-151 to 195-199.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Rising Heat (1):

*** Attack speed interval reduction changed from 0.033 to 0.043.

*** Minimum attack speed interval changed from 0.2 to 0.264.

*** Tooltip updated to be easier to understand.

*** Fixed an issue that could cause the effect to inconsistently alter the attack speed interval.

/// The number of attacks from max to min is the same:

/// Prev: 0.5 to 0.2 with -0.033 per attack = ~9 attacks

/// New:  0.66 to 0.264 with -0.043 per attack = ~9 attacks

# Hellfire

* Damage changed from 250-254 to 331-335.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Rising Heat (2):

*** Attack speed interval reduction changed from 0.033 to 0.043.

*** Minimum attack speed interval changed from 0.1 to 0.132.

*** Tooltip updated to be easier to understand.

*** Fixed an issue that could cause the effect to inconsistently alter the attack speed interval.

/// The number of attacks from max to min is the same:

/// Prev: 0.5 to 0.1 with -0.033 per attack = ~12 attacks

/// New:  0.66 to 0.132 with -0.043 per attack = ~12 attacks

# Ultimate Firelord

* Damage changed from 489-491 646-648.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Volcanic Eruption:

*** Reduced the amount of special effects.

### Ice Technology ###

# Icicle

* Ice Lance (1):

*** Armor reduction changed from 0.1 to 0.125.

# Tricicle

* Ice Lance (2):

*** Armor reduction changed from 0.2 to 0.25.

# Ultimate Crystal

* Crystalized Light:

*** Armor reduction changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

### Lightning Technology ###

# Voltage

* Damage changed from 127-133 to 257-263.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.33 to 0.66.

* Static Charge (1):

*** Health percentage damage changed from 1% to 2%.

*** Mana gained per hit changed from 3 to 6.

# Storm Commander

* Damage changed from 347-353 to 697-703.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.33 to 0.66.

* Static Charge (2):

*** Health percentage damage changed from 1.33% to 2.6%.

*** Mana gained per hit changed from 3 to 6.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

* Damage changed from 517-523 to 1037-1043.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.33 to 0.66.

* Radiance:

*** Current health percentage damage to current target changed from 1.33% to 2.6%.

*** Current health percentage damage to ground creeps changed from 0.5% to 1%.

*** Mana gained per hit changed from 5 to 10.

# Ultimate Annihilation Glyph

* Added Unit Sound Set for selection and commands.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Defiled Fountain (Catacomb)

* Name changed from "Catacomb" to "Defiled Fountain".

* Updated with a new model and icon.

/// Design Contest (https://discord.com/channels/678318939503198251/684472221980295212/1080205164352372786)

/// Unholy Technology (2) has been reworked this version, details below.

/// Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions in the Discord!

/// CoffeeNinja and Silverthorn both contributed to the final result and shares first place, congratulations!

# Obsidian Destroyer reworked into: Reaper

* Damage Type:Siege

* Damage: 152-157

* Splash: 250

* Speed: 1.7

* Range: 500

* Ability: Devour Soul (1)

*** Permanently gain 1 attack damage when killing a creep. Maximum of 50 attack damage bonus. The attack damage bonus carries over when upgraded.

/// Current mana is a number of kills indicator.

# Decayed Horror reworked into: Soul Forge

* Damage Type: Siege

* Damage: 407-412

* Splash: 250

* Speed: 1.7

* Range: 500

* Ability: Devour Soul (2)

*** Permanently gain 1 attack damage when killing a creep. Maximum of 100 attack damage bonus. The attack damage bonus carries over when upgraded.

/// Current mana is a number of kills indicator.

# Ultimate Diabolist reworked into: Ultimate Alchemist

* Damage Type: Siege

* Damage: 1004-1009

* Splash: 300

* Speed: 1.7

* Range: 600

* Ability: Unholy Concoction

*** Permanently gain 1 attack damage when killing a creep. Maximum of 250 attack damage bonus.

*** Attacks alter the armor type of creeps hit for 6 seconds. Creeps can only be altered to a specific armor type once.

*** The armor type to be altered can be manually selected and the current active armor type is displayed on the command card.

/// Current mana is a number of kills indicator.

/// Known visual issue: The selected armor type icon will turn green if the command card becomes disabled.

# Septic Tank

* Damage changed from 71-76 to 90-94.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

# Plague Fanatic

* Damage changed from 119-124 to 150-154.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

# Ultimate Gravedigger

* Damage changed from 533-537 to 667-671.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.4 to 0.5.

### Water Technology ###

# Splasher

* Damage changed from 6-7 to 8-9.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Crushing Wave (1):

*** Attack required changed from 5 to 4.

# Tidercaller

* Damage changed from 22-24 to 31-32.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Crushing Wave (2):

*** Attack required changed from 5 to 4.

# Water Elemental

* Damage changed from 82-84 to 110-112.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

# Seabound Wrath (Sea Elemental)

* Name changed from "Sea Elemental" to "Seabound Wrath".

* Updated with a new icon.

* Damage changed from 186-188 to 249-251.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

# Ultimate Hurricane Elemental

* Damage changed from 562-564 to 750-752.

* Attack Speed changed from 0.5 to 0.66.

* Changed the ability name "Hurricane Storm" to "Raging Tempest".

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### CREEPS ###

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# Behemoth

* Maximum Health changed from 573,750 to 516,375.

# Goblin Shredder

* Reactive Armor:

*** The 25% excessive damage reduction minimum changed from 800 to 1000.

*** The 95% excessive damage reduction minimum changed from 2500 to 3000.

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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:   7.5b

Date:      2023-06-04

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Performance & Optimization

* Improved and optimized various code, a slight improvement to late game performance.

/// One example of improvement is that I removed a slow function that could be a bottleneck.

# Disconnect Detection

* Player lives remaining are now taken into account. The threshold is different every game.

# Smurf Detection

* The game can now detect smurf accounts (a player playing with multiple different Warcraft 3 accounts).

/// Unless you want your main account to be flagged as a smurf account, make sure to play with your main account the first game in this version.

/// Smurf accounts have a blue "S" as a prefix in the Scoreboard.

/// No penalties are applied just because it's a smurf account, but it'll give other players a hint.

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### COMMANDS ###

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# New Command: Creep Size "-cs x"

* This command will adjust the size of all spawned creeps to x% of their regular size.

* Valid x input is 1 - 200.

/// The command is not retroactive and it might take some time for the effect to trigger on some creeps

/// due to how the creep spawning works.

/// The set value is currently not saved between games.

/// Unknown if any performance impact, doubt it.

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### UI ###

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# UI Editor

* Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash in rare situations.

* Custom edited UI is no longer applied during replays.

# Player Skins

* Improved the hint for the secret Seal skin.

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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:   7.5a

Date:      2023-04-22

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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### GENERAL ###

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# Map Issues & Bug Fixes

* Added a fail safe that might mitigate an issue with creeps getting stuck.

* Fixed another rare issue that could cause creeps to get stuck at the top of the lane.

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### GAMEPLAY ###

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# Sudden Death

* Updated the final announcement text to display the damage taken modifier per income tick.

* The damage taken modifier per income tick changed from a constant 0.5% to a dynamic 0% - 1% value, based on the highest player income.

/// The higher income the player has, the less damage taken modifier. Examples:

/// 0 income = 1.0%

/// 2,500,000 income = 0.5%

/// 5,000,000 income = 0.0%

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### UI ###

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# Game Statistics Text ("-s")

* SD Mod updated to display the "damage taken modifier per income tick"-percentage value with 1 decimal.

/// As an example: "SD Mod: 78.4% (0.8%)

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### TOWERS ###

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# Tower Morphing

* Optimized code.

* No longer clears control group for the morphed tower.

# Elemental Core

* Fixed an issue that could cause the Elemental Core to get a mana bar when its upgrade was cancelled.

/// Had no gameplay issues, just visual.

### Lightning Technology ###

# Voltage

* Static Charge (1):

*** Improved code for random air creep targeting.

# High Voltage

* Static Charge (2):

*** Improved code for random air creep targeting.

# Ultimate Orb Keeper

* Radiance:

*** Improved code for random air creep targeting.

### Unholy Technology ###

# Obsidian Destroyer

/// FYI: This tower is planned to be reworked in the next version (7.6a). Thanks for all the submissions in the Discord!

# Decayed Horror

/// FYI: This tower is planned to be reworked in the next version (7.6a). Thanks for all the submissions in the Discord!

# Ultimate Diabolist

/// FYI: This tower is planned to be reworked in the next version (7.6a). Thanks for all the submissions in the Discord!

### Void Technology ###

# Ultimate Leviathan

* Hungering Void:

*** Updated tooltip.

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### CREEPS ###

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# Voidwalker

* Maximum Mana changed from 24 to 26.

/// Requires 2 more hits to trigger Chaotic Void heal.

# Dragonspawn

* Maximum Health changed from 7,725 to 7,570.

# Sea Turtle

* Maximum Health changed from 10,135 to 9,935.

# Spirit Walker

* Ethereal Aura:

*** Improved code for random creep targeting.

# Ogre Magi

* Earth Shield:

*** Improved code for random creep targeting.

*** Fixed an issue that could cause Earth Shield to stack on the same creep from multiple sources.

# Behemoth

* Maximum Health changed from 637,500 to 573,750.

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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:   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

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

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

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

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)

*

* Stats:

* Maximum Health: 750,000

* Armor: 16 Hero

* Movement Speed: 380

*

* 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 ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   7.2d

Date:      2023-02-11

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

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### GENERAL ###

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

# 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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=== Changelog Information ===

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

### CATEGORY ###

# Name of Change

* A Change

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// Developer Comment

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

Version:   7.2c

Date:      2023-02-04

Discord:   https://discord.gg/SbmhbZV

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

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### GENERAL ###

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

# 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

*** Subtext1 for change

***** Subtext2 for change

******* Subtext3 for change

/// 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

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

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

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

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 ===

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

### 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

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

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 ===

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

### 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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# Name of Change

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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

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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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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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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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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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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%.