So we’ve been talking about improvements to the Objectives. Unfortunately, these improvements will probably not come out until tomorrow at the earliest, due to some bugs we found in the code; we don’t want to release something that doesn’t work correctly. But we didn’t want to hold off on these balance changes/fixes that players have been requesting, so here’s a hotfix with mostly balance changes. Thank you for your patience with us!
Build #: 9.867
Fixes
- Corrected a bug where certain command cards did not work together (such as Royal Hussars and Stuka Strafing Run). Surprise, StaR!
Balance Changes
- Republic Flying Fortress Cost reduced to 5 from 6. This was overpriced compared to comparable abilities like the Alliance Stuka Dive Bomber or even Neutral Light Artillery, given the uncertain usefulness of the Shield removal.
- Alliance Desert Raider Cost reverted back to 2 from 1.
- Alliance Desert Rats Cost reverted back to 3 from 1. HP remains at 1, but Shield trait added. These changes got in as part of some other balance adjustments, but in the end made both units too useful in early game pushes. For the Desert Raider the double move for only 1 MP is already useful in many cases, and along with the Desert Rats changes gave Alliance too many good 1MP early push options. They can both be disintegrated for full value.
- Republic Marshal Cost reduced to 5 from 6.
- Republic Air Support Officer Cost reduced to 4 from 5. Considering their low HP these two could be risky to use for mid-cost units.
- Neutral Man Eating Plant Cost increased to 4 from 3. Can no longer attack diagonally. Does not retaliate. It shut down rushes too easily and couldn’t be avoided. Now it should still act as a brake against extremely aggressive rushes, but can be flanked by diagonal attack units, or more easily attacked from the front since it won’t retaliate. It can be disintegrated for full value.
Full Disintegrate
- Alliance Desert Rats
- Alliance Desert Raider
- Neutral Man Eating Plant