Posted April 16, 2021
Monsters! This patch adds new weapon types to many of the monsters, rebalances monsters quite a bit, fixes a race colonizing issue, and fixes several more minor issues.
0.843 change list:
* fixed races not colonizing planets (Vastin)
* changed Tornado main attack from beam to plasma
* doubled Tornado suicide attack range
* halved check time for Tornado suicide attack
* changed Flame attack from missile to plasma
* decreased Haunt fire time from 3.0 to 1.5
* doubled Thunder lightning field range
* changed Storm and Thunder lightning attack to a chain lightning attack
* increased Thunder approach range from 75-100 to 100-125
* changed Disruptor from a beam attack to a plasma attack
* doubled Ward invulnerability shield time
* changed Guardian attack from beam to plasma
* changed Grudge non-corrosive missile to plasma
* decreased Obsidian fire time from 3.0 to 1.0
* decreased Schism bomb detonation time from 4.0 to 1.0
* changed Schism main weapon from beam to a Blast Cannon
* changed Pulse weapon from beam to plasma
* decreased Backlash ballistics fire time from 3.0 to 0.5
* increased Patchwork Burn Thrower range from 150.0 to 300.0
* added a ballistic attack to Patchwork
* increased Legion Lord ballistic speed from 350.0 to 500.0
* added a plasma wave attack to Legion Lord
* increased Wrecker speed from 200.0 to 250.0
* changed Spiroc weapon from beam to plasma
* increased Baylisa rift chance from 0.1 to 0.2
* changed Trypanos main weapon from beam to a Blast Cannon
* doubled Leishma ballistic damage
* decreased Helic fire time from 3.0 to 0.5
* decreased Cesto fire time from 3.0 to 1.5
* decreased Ascarid fire time from 3.0 to 2.25
* increased Gleria damage mult from 3.75 to 6.0
* now enemy ships don't have to approach straight towards their target so they should space out a bit more
* Talon Nexus now also regenerates armor plating and shields
* no longer get ambushes when attacking a planet, at least from "noise"
* increased shield regen rates 4X from components
* fixed most powerful race changing every other calculation because of come from behind bonuses
* races now calculate planet values much better, which will fix some colonization issues and trading issues
* now races value planet knowledge at 1% of the planet value
* fixed race ships not using the new weapons correctly
* added last 2 defensive ram icons
* fixed planetColonized.snd
* weapon speed on chips is now idented and color coded correctly
* moved scroll bar in Select Other Race menu to the right some
* updated Avian music
0.843 change list:
* fixed races not colonizing planets (Vastin)
* changed Tornado main attack from beam to plasma
* doubled Tornado suicide attack range
* halved check time for Tornado suicide attack
* changed Flame attack from missile to plasma
* decreased Haunt fire time from 3.0 to 1.5
* doubled Thunder lightning field range
* changed Storm and Thunder lightning attack to a chain lightning attack
* increased Thunder approach range from 75-100 to 100-125
* changed Disruptor from a beam attack to a plasma attack
* doubled Ward invulnerability shield time
* changed Guardian attack from beam to plasma
* changed Grudge non-corrosive missile to plasma
* decreased Obsidian fire time from 3.0 to 1.0
* decreased Schism bomb detonation time from 4.0 to 1.0
* changed Schism main weapon from beam to a Blast Cannon
* changed Pulse weapon from beam to plasma
* decreased Backlash ballistics fire time from 3.0 to 0.5
* increased Patchwork Burn Thrower range from 150.0 to 300.0
* added a ballistic attack to Patchwork
* increased Legion Lord ballistic speed from 350.0 to 500.0
* added a plasma wave attack to Legion Lord
* increased Wrecker speed from 200.0 to 250.0
* changed Spiroc weapon from beam to plasma
* increased Baylisa rift chance from 0.1 to 0.2
* changed Trypanos main weapon from beam to a Blast Cannon
* doubled Leishma ballistic damage
* decreased Helic fire time from 3.0 to 0.5
* decreased Cesto fire time from 3.0 to 1.5
* decreased Ascarid fire time from 3.0 to 2.25
* increased Gleria damage mult from 3.75 to 6.0
* now enemy ships don't have to approach straight towards their target so they should space out a bit more
* Talon Nexus now also regenerates armor plating and shields
* no longer get ambushes when attacking a planet, at least from "noise"
* increased shield regen rates 4X from components
* fixed most powerful race changing every other calculation because of come from behind bonuses
* races now calculate planet values much better, which will fix some colonization issues and trading issues
* now races value planet knowledge at 1% of the planet value
* fixed race ships not using the new weapons correctly
* added last 2 defensive ram icons
* fixed planetColonized.snd
* weapon speed on chips is now idented and color coded correctly
* moved scroll bar in Select Other Race menu to the right some
* updated Avian music