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my opinions almost perfectly mirror grants. after mission 8 the transition to just the lazer being fired was jarring, it was a very rough transition, but it has potential. I almost feel like it would have been so much cooler if when they transition to the shot from space they went full interstellar and cut the background music, all sounds completely, and you just see this massive laser striking through space in complete silence. Anyway, as for the cutscene after that though? Awesome. Loved that a lot. I understand some people in comments ive read dont like the humor being thrown in there between warz and maloc, or unseriousness of the dialogue but i dont super mind it as long as it doesnt become too common. I think the characters are cool. I liked the tone, but as GGG said, I dont like how we are only just NOW getting to know more about the villains and understand them. its been hours and hours into the story. Maybe 5 to 10 hours up to this point why do we not know more about our enemy? Most people will probably quit by this point because the entire story thus far has been about finding the key and we dont even know more about our enemies lore. i could certainly see the average gamer getting bored and feeling uninspired playing it. I would love if we got more of that sprinkled in earlier. "That came out of nowhere!" This describes the whole story so far. They do very little worldbuilding, and the worldbuilding they do is more of the "tell, dont show" variety.

Balance Updates:
Vanguard

Command Post/Central Command/High Command
Servo Overcharge is now a targeted ability.
Servo Overcharge movement speed bonus decreased from 50% to 30%.
Servo Overcharge armor bonus increased from 25 to 50.

Rampart
Reinforce no longer autocast for 2 seconds after the Rampart has finished transforming.
Reinforce will now only autocast on targets that have less than 75% health.

Sentry Posts Variants
Right-click to load will now have a higher priority than right-click to Rally.
Rally commands will no longer bet set from the Quick Macro Panel.

Flak Cannon
Anti-ground range decreased from 12 to 10.

Hedgehog
Outer radius (How much units bump into other units) decreased from 0.8 to 0.6.
Inner radius (How much units bump into structures and terrain) decreased from 0.8 to 0.375.

Sentinel
Fixed an issue where Sentinels were doing slightly more damage than expected.



Infernals

Shrine/Greater Shrine/Elder Shrine
Imp recharge time increased from 17 seconds to 18 seconds.
Summon Effigy cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 25 seconds.
Summon Effigy cooldown is now decreased by 20 seconds if summoned within Shroud.
Hellspawn Resurgence cost decreased from 75 energy to 50 energy.

Tribute Pyre
Supply granted increased from 10 to 15.

Shroudstone
Weapon period decreased from 1.8 to 1.3

Effigy
Vision range increased from 11 to 15.

Imp
Weapon missile speed increased from 15 to 20.

Gremlin
Supply granted decreased from 2 to 0.
Health increased from 45 to 65.
Weapon damage increased from 6 to 8.
Weapon missile speed increased from 10 to 20.
Fixed a bug that allowed them to be Cursed.

Brute
Health increased from 195 to 200.
Attack period increased from 1.2 to 1.6.
Infernal Fury stun duration decreased from 0.5 seconds to 0.25 seconds.
Now spawns 1 Fiend on-death by default, down from 2. If a Brute has >90% of its health remaining, it will spawn an additional Fiend.
Fiendsplosion now adds +1 Fiends, down from +2.

Fiend
Health increased from 50 to 60.
Damage increased from 7 to 12.

Gaunt
Gains a new upgrade on the Ritual Chamber:
Soulbound Chakrams: Grants Gaunts:
On-Hit: If this unit is in Shroud, targets are Cursed.
Cost: 25/25.
Research Time: 30 seconds
Reaper’s Rush now requires the Soulbound Chakrams upgrade.

Spriggan
Cost decreased from 100/50 to 75/50.

Flayed Dragon
Build time increased from 0 seconds to 120 seconds.
Cooldown decreased from 300 seconds to 0 seconds.
Blighted Breath cast range decreased from 13 to 4.
Blighted Breath cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds.


Celestials
General

Cascade Field range increased to 15. Most structures were previously around 10 range.

Non-Arcship structure vision range increased from 11 to 13.

Power no longer has any hidden buffs or debuffs depending on what Power state you’re in.
Sufficient Power is now required to build structures.

Arcship/Arcstation/Arcfortress
Reworked to be the clear Command Structure of the Celestial faction.
Starts off grounded and immobile.
Arcships, Arcstations, and Arcfortress no longer have the Skyward Salvation ability.
Gains the Power Surge ability that used to be on Collection Arrays.
Energy cost increased from 25 to 50.
Power Surge can now target Collection Arrays but can no longer target Command Structures.
Power Surge no longer increases the movement speed of structures.
Power Surge production speed bonus increased from 100 to 150%.
Power Surge health regeneration bonus increased from 10 health per second to 30 health per second.
Power Surge Overload penalty removed.
Gains the Zenith Scan ability that used to be on Collection Arrays.
Zenith Scan initial large revealer duration increased from 2 seconds to 5 seconds.
Zenith Scan small revealer duration increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
Can now Lift Off, giving it the ability to move around.
Can now Relocate. This allows Arcships to lift, move, and land at a designated location with a single button/ability.
Can now construct Collection Arrays and will automatically do so if it’s next to a Luminite Mine without a Collection Array. This ability has a cooldown of 60 seconds.
Flying movement speed increased from 1 to 2.
Build time decreased from 60 seconds to 30 seconds.
Arcship health increased from 800 to 1200.
Flying Arcfortresses now have the Purify and Fate’s End abilities.

Collection Array
Reworked to be primarily a mining structure rather than a hybrid of a Command Structure and a mining structure.
Built from Arcships instead of from the Quick Macro Panel or through Morph Cores.
Can no longer build Prisms.
No longer has any abilities, including Sovereign’s Watch, Power Surge, or Zenith Scan.
Supply cost decreased from 4 to 0.
Health decreased from 800 to 600.
Build cost decreased from 450/0 to 0/0.
Build time decreased from 110 seconds to 25 seconds.
No longer auto-harvests.
Can no longer Lift Off.

Morph Core
Can no longer be built from a structure.
Can no longer attack.
All Celestial structures, with the exception of Arcship variants and the Collection Array, gain a new ability:
Matter Reallocation: Transforms this structure into a Morph Core.
This transformation takes 5 seconds.
Players will be refunded the cost of the structure minus 50 Luminite.
Morph Cores can now morph into any structure with the exception of Arcship variants and the Collection Array.
The cost to do so is the original cost of the structure minus 50 Luminite.
The time it takes to Morph into a structure is now the same as the normal build time of the structure.
Morph Cores can now only morph within Cascade Fields, with the exception of building Arcships.
Supply cost decreased from 2 to 0.

Power Bank, Link Node, Strike Node, Warp Node
These structures have been removed from the game and replaced with the following:
Gracelight Node, Judicator Node, Energizer Node

All three structures have the following stats:
280 health, 50 starting energy, 100 max energy.
Gracelight Node is a buildable structure, costing 100/0 and taking 10 seconds to build.
Judicator and Energizer Nodes are not buildable naturally. However, all three Nodes can morph into one another at no cost.
Morphing into other Nodes requires a Creation Chamber
Morphing to a Judicator Node from either of the other two Nodes takes 30 seconds.
Morphing to a Gracelight or Energizer Node from another Node takes 10 seconds.
Each of the three Nodes has a unique ability:
Gracelight Node:
Gracelight Endowment: Heals a target friendly unit for 600 health over 30 seconds. Healing is canceled if the target unit is damaged.
Cost: 25 energy
This is a buffed version of Skyward Salvation ability that used to be on the Arcship.
Judicator Node:
Attacks enemy units. Attacking costs 10 energy per shot.
Energizer Node:
Energize: Transfers energy to a friendly unit.
This is the ability that used to be on the Power Bank.

Therium Purifier
Removed from the game. The Sovereign’s Fury upgrade has been removed from the game, and the Celestial Hyperdrive upgrade has been moved to the Guardian Nexus.

Guardian Nexus
Gains the following upgrade from the Therium Purifier:
Celestial Hyperdrive: Increases the movement speed of Arcships, Arcstations, Arcfortresses, and Morph Cores by 50%.

Aeon Gate
Cost increased from 50/50 to 100/50.
Footprint size decreased from 4x4 to 3x3.
Now buildable as a structure instead of through the Arcfortress.
Now requires an Arcstation to build.
Right-click to load will now have a higher priority than right-click to Rally.
Sentry Post rally commands will no longer be set from the Quick Macro Panel.

Prism
Cost decreased from 150/0 to 40/0.
Supply decreased from 3 to 1.
Health decreased from 180 to 65.
Vision decreased from 11 to 10.
Movement speed increased from 2 to 5.
Max charges increased from 3 to 5.
Starting charges increased from 1 to 3.
Build recharge time decreased from 75 seconds to 14 seconds.
Up to 12 Prisms may enhance a Collection Array.
No longer has to return to base to mine Therium.
Outer radius decreased from 0.8 to 0.45.
No longer has the Prismatic Accelerator trait.
Now a ground unit.
Can now attack ground units and trees.

Argent
Damage decreased from 12 (+3 vs Heavy) to 11 (+3 vs Heavy).
High Energy bonus increased from 300% increased damage to 400% increased damage.

Kri
Roll Out research cost decreased from 100/100 to 50/50.

Scanner
Cost changed from 25/25 to 50/0.
Health increased from 40 to 50.
No longer has a flying mode. Always starts off grounded.
Requirement changed from Guardian Nexus to Creation Chamber. It is now a Tier 1 unit, down from Tier 1.5.
Grounded movement speed increased from 4.5 to 7.

Cabal
Cost decreased from 125/100 to 100/100.
Debilitate movement speed debuff increased from -25% to -35%.

Vector
Cost decreased from 150/50 to 125/50.
Inner radius decreased from 0.6 to 0.375.
Outer radius decreased from 0.8 to 0.6.

Scythe
Cost decreased from 200/75 to 150/75.

Seraphim
Bonus damage against Stormgates increased from 300% to 400%.

Animancer
Inner radius decreased from 0.6 to 0.375.
Outer radius decreased from 0.8 to 0.6.



Stormgates
General

Stormgate will now function in free-for-all custom games.

Feyren
Infuse Life energy cost increased from 0.5 to 1 per second.
Heal amount decreased from 40 health per second to 30 health per second.

Dark Throne (Command Structure Builder)
Is now a Tier 3 reward, up from Tier 2.

Powerstone (Buffer)
Avatar Buff can no longer stack with itself.

Soulforge (Duplicator)
Removed from Tier 2 rewards.
Tier 3 version now grants 2 Soulforges, down from 3.

Celestials Revamp:
The Celestial Armada has begun its long-awaited revamp, aiming to reduce complexity while preserving the faction's hallmark versatility and mobility. In this patch, we’re focusing on foundational mechanics, with deeper iteration on unit interactions planned for future updates.

Patch Highlights:

Arcships now function more like traditional command structures found in other factions. They produce workers, relocate, and cast faction-support abilities.

Collection Arrays have been significantly streamlined. They no longer act as pseudo-command structures, and all of their abilities have been removed.

Prisms are now aligned with standard worker behavior across factions. Up to 12 can mine from each Luminite mine.

The Therium Purifier has been removed. Prisms now harvest Therium directly, without needing to return it anywhere.

Morph Cores are no longer produced by Arcships. Instead, most Celestial structures now have an ability called Matter Reallocation, allowing them to refund most of their cost and transform into a Morph Core. This enables flexible repositioning or conversion into other structures.

Power Banks and Link Nodes have been merged into a single structure that can freely morph between three key modes:
Gracelight Node (healing)
Energizer Node (energy restoration)
Judicator Node (defensive turret)

Aeon Gates are now tier-2 structures built directly from the command panel.

The Power system has been simplified and no longer includes hidden benefits or effects.

For a complete breakdown of changes, see the balance updates below. We have even more changes for the Celestial Armada planned for future patches. Let us know what you think—and enjoy exploring the new Celestials!