Saturday, November 29, 2008

v0.95 Changelog

Changelog for v0.95

Gameplay:
- mode entering can be done in one line
- reduced gold income slightly (gold comes every 2 sec instead of 1.5 sec)
- lowered neutral creep xp gain by 30%
- reworked Sphinx's Mana Burn to burn mana based on target's missing mana; it is renamed Mana Disruption
- reworked Death and Decay to raise up to one dead unit per second, these
units now last twice as long and inherit upgrades
- allowed Nuclear Launch to destroy trees

Fixes:
- added a max range to the Mind Control orb
- fixed Dark Ranger's Last Reprisal to not trigger from illusions
- fixed Seeker Lightning to target heroes correctly
- corrected Corrupted Greed tooltip
- corrected Glaive Attack bonus icon position

Balancing:
- increased Priestess of the Moon base damage by 10
- lowered Black Arrow skeleton summons' max damage by 5
- reduced Dark Volley number of arrows (30 to 25)
- nerfed Forked Lightning damage (100/175/250/325/400 to 110/170/230/290/350)
- nerfed Global Stomp's stun to a constant duration (1/2/3/4 to 2 sec)
- reduced Hyperdimensional Warp cast time (3.5 to 2.5 sec) but increased the
cooldown (120 to 180)
- nerfed Lethal Injection slow to stay constant (10/15/20/25% to 15%)
- reduced heal on Lich King's Pact (15/25/35/45 to 12/20/28/36)
- improved Lockdown cast range (800 to 1000)
- lowered Mesmerize max duration (2/3/4/5/6 to 2/2.75/3.5/4.25/5 sec)
- improved Pick Toss damage (150/175/200/225/250 to 150/195/240/285/330) but lowered its stun duration slightly
- reduced Seeker Lightning cooldown (20 to 16 sec)
- reduced Strafe damage per arrow (30/60/90/120/150 to 30/50/70/90/110)
- lowered Tainted Charge cast range by 100 at all levels
- added slight move and attack speed bonus on Wisdom of the Dead (1/2/3/4/5%)

Items:
- reduced Ironwood Branch stat bonus by 5 in each attribute
- added a +3/6/10 agility bonus to Power Gauntlets I/II/II
- added a +15 agility bonus to Wind Boots
- allowed Crown of Kings to be bought directly with the appropriate amount of gold (3300); the combination method is still valid
- rearranged Goblin Merchant items slightly

Others:
- changed the loading screen
- added new Storm Panda attack animation
- added new Particle model in Chain Reaction
- added new Lockdown missile animations
- added new Lubrication, Maelstrom, War Cry, and Winter Chill buff animations
- added new Hyperdimensional Warp effect, it is now much more obvious
- added additional Nuclear Launch explosion effect
- added new icons for Magic Pause and Poison Blade
- improved Vortex spin animation
- moved Brilliance Aura, Naga Training, and Rage attachment points
- added new Dark Impact, Glaive Frenzy, and Wisdom of the Dead effect models
- changed Glaive Frenzy icon
- renamed Essence of the Dead to Essence of Blight
- added Abomination attack sound

A version heavy on fixing, balancing, and special effects.
Latest version available for download at The Hive Workshop.