Stormgate 8 August Patch Notes: Buffs, Nerfs, Creep Changes

The first patch of Stormgate early access is here and it’s a big one! There have been changes to just about everything, including balance updates for all faction, creep adjustments, co-op and campaign fixes, and much more! Let’s take a look at what’s changed.

Stormgate Early Access Patch 0.0.1: Changes Everywhere! 

There have been a ton of changes to our favorite game. The biggest come to the campaign, which now has a pause function! Brutal has also been enabled without any prerequisites, so if you’re up for a challenge, you won’t need to play the campaign on hard first.

Co-op has seen a few bug fixes, and there have been various adjustments to solve lag problems, as well as crashes and instability. Hopefully Stormgate will be running a bit better for everyone.

Last but not least there have been a ton of balance changes. These range from upgrading command structures being faster and cheaper to creep changes and buffs and nerfs for every faction. There’s quite a lot to it, so check out the full patch notes below.

Stormgate Patch 0.0.1 Full Patch Notes

General

• Various fixes to improve lag
• Various fixes to address crashes and instability
• Fixed an issue with faster units pursuing slower units
• Reduced the frequency of Capture Point Contested alerts
• Reduced the frequency of Under Attack alerts
• Removed Structure Complete and Research Started alerts
• Reduced Victory/Defeat music volume to be more in line with other music
• Vanguard
  • Fixed an issue with Helicarrier Bombers getting stuck on the edge of the map
• Infernal
  • Reduced the announcer volume to be more in line with other audio
  • Fixed an issue with Hexen not correctly animating after using Skull of Shedda
• Celestial
  • Fixed an issue with build preview cursor remaining indefinitely
  • Fixed an issue with Collection Array leaving a visual blueprint indefinitely
• Localization
  • We now have Turkish language support
  • We have made various improvements to many localizations

Campaign

• Added pause functionality to the Campaign
• Fixed an issue where Amara could get stuck in Vanguard Mission 1
• Enabled Brutal to always appear in campaign mission difficulty selection

Co-op

• General
  • Made it more clear why Heroes other than Blockade are not selectable for Tutorial difficulty
• Warz
  • Fixed an issue with Flayed Dragon quick macro key not functioning correctly
• Turf War
  • Increased experience gains to be more in-line with other Co-op missions

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Balance Notes

General

• Upgrading Tier 1 command structure to Tier 2 command structure duration decreased from 60 seconds to 40 seconds
• Upgrade cost of Tier 2 structures generally decreased from 200/100 to 150/100
• Upgrade duration of Tier 2 command structures to Tier 3 command structures decreased from 90 seconds to 70 seconds
• Upgrade cost of Tier 3 structures generally decreased from 250/150 to 200/150
• Large units (Vulcan, Atlas, Magmadon, Hellborne, Saber, Archangel) no longer push friendly units in PvP game modes
• Fixed an issue where Hellbornes and Sabers could push enemy units in PvP game modes
• Fixed an issue where faster units had difficulty chasing and attack slower units

Creeps

• Fixed an issue where Slimes and Oozes did not grant a resource bounty
• The debuff left by Oozes and Slimes no longer deals damage
• Slime (from Health camp) damage decreased from 8 to 6
• Ooze (from Energy camp) damage decreased from 20 to 16
• Shadow Mastiff (from Speed camp) damage decreased from 8 to 5
• Shadow Mastiff (from Speed camp) dash damage increased from 10 to 15
• The Shadow Mastiff’s Charge will no longer go through cliffs or structures
• Bruiser (from Resource camps) base damage decreased from 15 to 12
• Cleaver (from Luminite camps) base damage decreased from 8 to 6
• Piper (from Therium camps) base damage decreased from 8 to 6
• Creeps generally grant 60% increased bounty
• Skull Squisher (from Siege camp) no longer casts its jump ability
• Skull Squisher (from Siege camp) base health decreased from 500 to 400
• Skull Squisher (from Siege camp) base damage decreased from 30 to 25

Vanguard

• Lancer
  • The Kinetic Redirection upgrade no longer requires a Central Command
  • The Kinetic Redirection upgrade’s research time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds
• Exo
  • Damage decreased from 14 (+8 vs Heavy) to 13 (+6 vs Heavy)
• Hedgehog
  • Mobile mode weapon period decreased from 0.4 to 0.3 seconds
• Hornet
  • Health increased from 180 to 210
• Vulcan
  • Health increased from 400 to 450
• Helicarrier
  • Fixed an issue where Bombers would get stuck on the edge of the map
  • Fixed an issue where Helicarrier took too much Veterancy XP to level up
• Machine Lab
  • Cost decreased from 150/100 to 100/100
• Buzzsaw Cannon
  • Damage changed from 13 (+ 13 vs Biological) to 18 (+8 vs Light)

Infernals

• Brute
  • Sundering Soul Frenzy upgrade cost decreased from 50/50 to 25/25
• Gaunt
  • Plague Axes research duration increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds
  • Reaper’s Rush research duration increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds
  • Reaper’s Rush now increases movement speed by 30%, down from 40%. Resulting improved speed decreased from 5.6 to 5.2
• Hexen
  • Skull of Shedda damage decreased from 50 to 25, which is the intended amount as described by the tooltip
  • Hexen Master Training, which unlocks Miasma now requires a Greater Shrine instead of an Elder Shrine
  • Hexen Master Training research time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds
• Spriggan
  • Debuff % per attack increased from 3% to 6%
• Harbinger
  • Seismic Slam upgrade cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50
• Weaver
  • Lash energy cost decreased from 50 to 40
  • Weapon damage increased from 10% of a unit’s max health (5% vs structures) to 15% of a unit’s max health (10% vs structures)
• Hellforge
  • Cost decreased from 100/100 to 100/0
• Shadowcleft
  • Cost decreased from 150/100 to 100/100
  • Build time decreased from 60 seconds to 50 seconds

Celestials

• Sovereign’s Watch
  • Can now only be cast on structures within 15 range away from a friendly landed Collection Array
    • Can be cast on flying Arcship variants now
  • Duration decreased from 30 seconds to 20 seconds
  • Damage increased from 20 to 30
• Arcship
  • Morphing to an Arcship with a Morph Core now correctly costs 200 Luminite, up from 100
• Arcfortress
  • Fate’s End now deals 1800 damage over 10 seconds, down from over 15 seconds
  • Fate’s End cooldown decreased from 15 seconds to 10 seconds
• Guardian Nexus
  • Cost decreased from 150/0 to 100/0
• Therium Purifier
  • Celestial Hyperdrive upgrade cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50
• Morph Core
  • Damage decreased from 8 to 2 (+6 vs Light)
• Prism
  • Health decreased from 260 to 180
• Kri
  • No longer has bonus armor while rolling
  • Damage changed from 24 to 16 (+8 vs Light)
• Cabal
  • Gravity Flux duration increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds
• Vector
  • Recall upgrade cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50
• Seraphim
  • Fixed an issue where Seraphim were taking 50% damage from all sources instead of just from Creeps
• Scythe
  • Damage against air units increased from 8 (+8 vs Heavy) to 12 (+12 vs Heavy)
  • Scythes will now prioritize attacking air units
• Saber
  • Mass Accelerator no longer costs 100 Health
  • Mass Accelerator cooldown increased from 0 seconds to 20 seconds
  • Damage increased from 48 (+40 vs Heavy) to 52(+52 vs Heavy)
• Archangel
  • While using Avatar, Archangels are now immune to both the Vulcan and the Magmadon’s stuns