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[ZEPHON] Remodulated
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Nov 18, 2024 @ 7:19pm
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[ZEPHON] Remodulated

Description
Patch 1.1.12

This mod is in active development.

QoL Tweaks
Changes to preserve hotkeys throughout the game where upgrades would push native abilities one slot to the right or, in some cases, position of abilities didn't match between units.
  • Construct Bunker after Terraform (*)
  • Dark Caress after Abyssal Rage
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds after Recon
  • Orbital Deployment before Gauss Carbine
  • Nomadic Life before Incendiary Grenades
  • Nomadic Life before Frenzy

Balance
Should be sensible, moderate and thematically fitting (always in keeping the vanilla experience intact). Will be adjusted or reverted as needed. No nerfs. "Less is more."
  • Furtive Tribunal now starts with x1 additional Abkluths
  • The Outsider (Tribunal) now applies Stealth for 1 turn
  • Abyssal Rage (Surthodai's) attacks +33% > +67%
  • Dark Caress (Surthodai's) now stacks
  • Armor of Faith (Prophet) influence cost 0 > 20 (†)
  • Words of the Prophet target requirement 50% HP > broken morale
  • Words of the Prophet influence cost from target experience value 60 > 40
  • Precentor of Nihilus restored 6 tile aura (pre patch 1.1) but reworked -17% morale loss > +17% experience gained
  • Soundquake (Plangent) now deals a flat -2 HP to target
  • Angel Flight (Seraphim) move +1 > +2
  • Armor-Piercing Rounds armor pen 2 > 3 (#)
  • Survival Training (Soldier) influence cost 40 > 20
  • Asset Diversion (Data Hack) research copied +20% > +35%
  • Hymn of Decay now also reduces healing received by 50%

Balance: Other
  • Black Hole can now target tiles with adjacent allied units (@)
  • Tactical Nuclear Missile can now target tiles with adjacent allied units (@)

AI Tweaks (WIP)
This is gonna be a massive undertaking...
  • Soundquake no longer used on Summons

Fixes & Cleanup
  • Family's Favor (Mother's Favor) missing icon
  • Pathfinder Drone (Husband) updated cooldown & radius (patch 1.1.11)

Unit Scaling
Unit model scales adjusted slightly to better reflect HP/tier and match others. (↑)
  • Praetorians size 0.8 > 0.85 (5%)
  • Missile Teams size 0.9 > 0.95 (5%)
  • The NeoDuke's Brigade size 0.9 > 0.95 (5%)
  • Cyclone size 1 > 1.05 (5%)
  • Crusader Battle Tank size 0.85 > 0.9 (5%)
  • Vanquisher Siege Tank size 0.85 > 0.9 (5%)
  • Hades Bomber size 1 > 1.1 (10%)
  • Vulkan R-5 size 1.1 > 1 (-10%)
  • Atlas Tank size 1.1 > 1 (-10%)
  • Bunker size 1.5 > 1.35 (-10%)
  • Akavish Provost size 1.2 > 1.15 (-5%)
  • Surthodai's Embrace size 0.9 > 0.95 (5%)
  • Abkhan size 1.4 > 1.5 (10%)
  • Circus Abkhan size 1.4 > 1.5 (10%)
  • Cr'la Disciples size 0.6 > 0.65 (10%)
  • Dark Vassael size 5 > 6 (20%)
  • Amoetia's Devourer size 0.6 > 0.8 (20%)
  • Wastelander size 0.8 > 1 (25%)
  • Chieftess size 0.8 > 1 (25%)
  • Ithuriel Harbinger size 0.7 > 0.75 (5%)
  • Husband size 0.7 > 0.75 (5%)

Textures
  • Road texture expanded shadow/width to (attempt to) increase visibility
  • River texture expanded shadow/width to (attempt to) increase visibility

Text Strings
  • Systemic Reset less obtuse effect description ("temporal debuffs/buffs")

Now Official
  • Massive Splash attacks +75% > +100%
  • Black Hole adjacent tile dmg 100% > 50%
  • Industrial Density energy/upkeep 1/2 > 1/1
  • Seed of Extinction gained Ignores cover
  • The Outsider (Tribunal) cost 80 > 60
  • Pestilence (Fallen Orolos) attacks 1 > 2
  • Dimensional Reverberations (Plangent) echoes 1 > 2
  • Hymn of Decay initial morale dmg 1 > 2
  • Shrieker (Plangent) gained Concussive
  • Withering Breath (Vorodai's) gained Corrosive
  • Data Hack (Emulated) duration 5 > 10
  • Aaaand too many fixes to count

For annotations, see dedicated Change Notes.