Castle Fight

Additions & Misc

• Re-enabled -it, -srg, and -srl commands
• Removed random critters and props with pathing from the map
• Improved cliff symmetry and smoothing
• Ultimate builder removed from default pool, opt-in via -ult
• Orb of Lightning cooldown reduced to 10 min and updated tooltip
• Added 30s delay before game ends after all rounds complete
• Fixed multiboard team resources cutoff

Balance Changes

• Naga: Hydra (Lernean Fountain) cost reduced from 725g → 675g
• Chaos: Twins (Serenity) lumber cost 1600 → 1300, +25 HP
• Chaos: Blood Fiend HP increased from 570 → 625
• Northern: Angry Hrim (Modern Igloo) cost 580g → 550g
• Corrupted: Incubus attack range reduced 530 → 520
• Undead: Vampire HP 425 → 475; Vampire Lord HP 650 → 700, armor 4 → 5
• Undead: Death Pit cost 360g → 330g, 625 lumber → 600
• Elemental: Fire Breath max damage set to 900
• Elemental: Earth upgrade cost 260g → 240g
• Elemental: Water Elemental spell resist 50/60/70 → 30/40/50; secondary attack range set to 120
• Elemental: Linker cost 1600 → 1900 lumber, reduced heal amount and AoE

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Stasis Totem lag issue
• Furbolg Elder Shaman heal strength corrected
• Assassin targeting behavior improved
• Fixed sync cancelling building upgrades
• Worker no longer claims mid in -dom mode
• Leave message fixed
• -na fixes:
• Shrine of Destruction disabled
• Tentacles no longer attack buildings
• Starfall, Volcano, Tornado, Blizzard, and Monsoon no longer hit buildings

Additions & Bug Fixes

• Added tooltip and new icon for rally (sync) ability
• Armor tooltips now show “Spells” damage type
• Blast Staff and Orb of Lightning now show detailed damage info
• Fixed and improved various incorrect or missing tooltips
• Resolved Wisp debug message spam
• Fixed sync issues with Fountain of Blood
• Fixed sync issues when canceling building upgrades
• Assassin target prioritization fixed
• Legendary units can no longer be resurrected
• Fixed building progress bar visuals
• Fixed broken models for several units: Flame Gunner Sergeant, Light Tank, Assault Tank, Gyrocopter, Ballista

Balance Changes

• Northern: World Freezer missiles now stay in bounds and fly 10% slower
• Northern: Greater Frost Launcher AoE reduced from 250 → 200
• Elemental: Trapped Gale cost 120g, 25dmg → 130g, 20dmg
• Mech: Rocket Tank build time reduced from 41s → 39s
• Mech: Mine Layer Tank mine explosion partial radius increased from 300 → 375
• Chaos: Quill Demon attack range increased from 310 → 340
• Human: Gjallarhorn cost 225g, 750w → 250g, 800w
• Human: Holy Warrior now always resurrects up to 3 corpses (previously random)
• Corrupted: Death Pit mana cost increased from 20 → 30
• Elven: Obelisk of Light damage increased from 160 → 180
• Item: Cheese cost increased from 1500g → 1750g
• Item: Rune of Repair cost reduced from 500g → 400g

Additions & Changes

• Leavers now marked as losers in replays if the game lasts over 5 minutes
• New -clear / -c command to clear text messages
• Base entrances widened for smoother pathing
• Added Mech Demolition Lab upgrade to Rocket Lab, spawning Goblin Rocketeers (long-range siege unit that explodes on death)

Bug Fixes

• Improved various tooltips
• Fixed Multi Blast Staff not crafting when in the last inventory slot
• Team Resources now show amounts up to 9999 without fontfix
• Fixed round timer cutoff issue without fontfix
• Blood Fiend now auto-spawns correctly
• Arcane Tower now targetable during build animation
• Fixed minimap display glitches
• Wizard and Hydra can no longer be raised
• Polar Bear can now be entangled
• Loading screen text no longer overlaps with progress bar
• Fixed Crusader and Paladin Inner Fire cast failing after OOM
• Defender no longer loses defense stance after being entangled

Balance Changes

• Corrupted: Tentacles lumber cost increased from 420 → 450
• Corrupted: Well of Pain max mana increased from 30 → 40
• Human: Artillery lumber cost 360 → 380
• Human: Gjallarhorn attack speed buff reduced from 66% → 55%
• Mech: Iron Golem armor type changed from Medium → Hero, armor amount 12 → 6
• Mech: Adamant Golem armor increased from 15 → 16
• Mech: Mine Layer reduced mana RNG; max mine spawn distance 300 → 260
• Naga: Siren purge mana burn reduced from 1000 → 250
• Naga: Swampwell gold cost reduced from 175 → 160
• Nature: Wisps now deal spell damage instead of magic damage
• Night Elf: Faerie Dragon heal reduced from 175 → 150
• Night Elf: Druid Entangling Roots duration reduced from 5s → 4s
• Night Elf: Sage Druid Entangling Roots duration reduced from 6s → 5s
• Northern: Chilling Mushroom stun duration reduced from 2.5 → 1.75
• Undead: Lich armor increased from 5 → 8; Death and Decay AoE increased from 300 → 350

Additions & Changes

• Re-enabled Ultimate Mode via -umX (replaces -rrX/-prX in mode string)
• Units now walk closer to the lane center to prevent missing each other
• Enemy building progress bars are now hidden
• Renamed Magic Tower Ruin to Magic Ruin for clarity
• Extra-rounds vote (-xrX) now enabled for all players; initiator auto-agrees

Bug Fixes

• Improved and corrected more tooltips
• Chilling Mushroom stun nerf properly set to 2.5 seconds
• Fixed players being marked as leavers when exiting after match end
• Domination circle reach adjusted to fit lane; cannot be unclaimed by worker anymore
• AI now builds correctly at the map border
• Fixed -clear/-c affecting all players instead of only self
• Ultimate builder can no longer build artillery with -na enabled

Balance Changes

• Orc: Wyvern Rider poison damage increased from 4 → 8 DPS, duration from 3s → 4s
• Mech: Goliath air missile projectile speed increased from 500 → 700

Additions & Changes

• Decreased text size for ultimate building information display
• Adjusted certain unit sizes and team colors for better readability

Bug Fixes

• Fixed incorrect unit ordering under the archway at the castle border
• Fixed a bug where ultimate building info was visible from enemies instead of allies after round one

Additions & Changes

• Added new Desert race inspired by the SL version
• Reworked Sync System:
  • Removed old system delays
  • Fixed units getting cancelled before spawn when synced from buildings with identical timers
  • Sync chaining now redirects: A → B (B synced to C) becomes A → C
  • Syncing a building with existing syncs transfers them to the new target
  • Upgrading a synced building preserves sync unless the new target's spawn time is lower
  • Added hint when syncing to the current sync target
  • Syncing a building on itself now un-syncs it
• Stasis Totem limited to 4 per player
• Added tooltip hint for non-stacking legendary buildings
• Clarified ability tooltips for Linker and Eraser
• Artillery now cannot roll in ultimate mode with -na, not just disabled
• Added team color to Undead Banshee
• Classic (SD) mode is now forced

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Frost Launcher not rolling in ultimate mode
• Fixed Obelisk of Elements being rollable twice
• Improved Goblin Machinist target acquisition
• Fixed offset spawn position for Greater Elemental of Fire

Balance Changes

• Corrupted: Well of Pain cooldown reduced from 2s → 1s
• Undead: Vampire Lord attack rate improved from 1.35s → 1.15s
• Mech: Goblin Rocketeer damage increased from 78 → 84, projectile speed 800 → 875, now homing
• Mech: Goliath Air Missiles attack rate improved from 0.5 → 0.4
• Chaos: Quill Demon HP increased from 700 → 725
• Energy: Power Plant spawned unit bonus HP increased from 100 → 150 (broken)
• Elven: Obelisk of Light missile speed increased from 5000 → 6500
• Human: Energy Tower attack rate slowed from 1.15s → 1.35s
• Elemental: Greater Elemental of Fire – Breath of Fire damage reduced from 100 → 95

Additions & Changes

• Adjusted unit scale for better readability
• Troop order-spamming is now prevented by default (can be disabled via -os)
• Team resources are now always visible
• Ultimate mode information added to the “Game Mode” quest
• In ultimate mode, each player is now guaranteed to roll at least one legendary
• Ultimate builder labels now color-coded by building type
• Added label timer config -ltX: after X minutes, enemy buildings are revealed (default: 2)
• Updated icons for Well of Pain and Troll (Trapper) to avoid overlaps
• Gobbo Machinist now has no collision

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Power Plant not providing 150 bonus HP
• Fixed Crypt having 25 mana despite 26s vampire spawn time
• Fixed Harpy Matriarch unable to attack buildings
• Fire Gnoll’s Searing Arrows no longer work on air units, restoring 100% crit chance
• Gobbo Machinist now re-targets if target is fully repaired
• Attempted fix for Stasis Totem not stunning; reduced effect delay
• -mode now correctly displays -umX and -ult status
• Rocket Lab no longer interferes with map lighting

Balance Changes

• Orc: Razormane gold cost increased from 180 → 190; added Razor Spray – 30 AoE damage on hit, 12s CD, 400 range
• Harpy: Matriarch lumber cost reduced from 600 → 375; split changed from (2→3) Harpy Witch, (3→2) Harpy
• Fire Gnoll: Mana regen reduced from 0.75 → 0.325, Searing Arrows bonus increased from 25 → 35
• Beacon of Oasis: Now prioritizes units missing 200+ HP
• Sacred Peyote: Gold cost reduced from 210 → 205, max mana increased from 17 → 19
• Temple of Storm: Gold cost reduced from 650 → 600
• Ballista Tower: Base damage increased from 125 → 140
• Greater Elemental of Fire: Attack rate slowed from 1.5 → 1.6
• World Freezer (Frost Orb): Attack rate improved from 0.33 → 0.3

Additions & Changes

• Builders are now Hero units for easier selection
• Builders now have no pathing: can’t block units, get stuck, or prevent ally construction
• Obelisk of Light no longer aggros enemy units
• Illusions can now restore HP & Mana and receive attack/defense bonuses
• Assassins now avoid targeting units in enemy bases; added Heavy Gunner to priority list
• Added -nch (No Cheese Mode)
• Removed Linker from the guaranteed legendary pool in ultimate mode

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Frost Launcher being rolled with -na enabled
• Prevented duplicate legendary rolls in the same round
• -nb now properly appears in -mode display
• Fixed Chaos race color code in pick/ban phase
• Fixed builders losing building access in -ult mode
• Fixed air pathing gap at top of east base
• Extra rounds vote (-xr) no longer overrides votes in progress
• Shrine of Destruction no longer targets the castle in -norb mode

Balance Changes

• Visioneer: True Sight range increased from 900 → 1200
• Razormane: Armor increased from 7 → 8
• Fire Gnoll: Fire Arrow bonus damage increased from 35 → 45
• Sandkin: Attack range increased from 250 → 325
• Monstrous Sandkin: Attack range increased from 320 → 375
• Harpy Matriarch: HP 1150 → 1250; split changed to 3x Harpy + 3x Harpy Witch; stone damage 125 → 150, AoE 400 → 450, stones/s 3 → 4
• Ballista Tower: Damage increased from 140 → 165
• Temple of Storm: DPS increased from 15 → 20, duration reduced from 8s → 6s
• Mine Layer: MP reduced from 100 → 50; regen 4.5 → 2.3; mine cost 50 → 25
• Lich: HP 900 → 950, regen 3 → 4
• Bloodthirster: Attack range increased from 360 → 390
• Felhound: Attack damage increased from 44 → 52
• Lightning Elemental: Lightning Shield no longer triggers from spell damage
• Holy Warrior: Protection Aura bonus increased from 7 → 9
• Well of Pain: Lumber cost 480 → 450, gold cost 275 → 270, max mana 40 → 45

Bug Fixes

• Fixed -xr vote being broken after the timer expired once
• Fixed -ntb and -na not functioning after the first round in non-ultimate mode

Additions & Changes

• Many spells no longer target Nature Wisps
• Games end immediately after the final round on W3Champions
• Replay MMD data tweaked: leaver/loser/winner now emitted exactly once

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Stasis Totem limit bug with Ultimate Builder
• Fixed multiboard resource display for allies
• Fixed building portrait model issues

Balance Changes

• Desert: Replaced Matriarch’s spells with new spell: Harpy Swarm
• Desert: Sacred Peyote spell mana cost increased from 15 → 16
• Elven: Wizard movement speed reduced from 300 → 290
• Orc: “Offensive Kodo” renamed to “Melee Kodo”
• Undead: Summoned Skeletons now have unarmored armor type; Hero uses hero attack, General uses chaos attack
• Undead: Flesh Golem armor increased from 9 → 15
• Mech: Goblin Rocketeer detonate max damage increased from 200 → 225
• Chaos: Blood Fiend hitpoints increased from 625 → 640

Additions & Changes

• Revised -glw mode: Team with most strikes left wins; if tied, higher income wins
• W3Champions: Default mode changed from -gld to -glw (max 3 rounds per match)
• Minor performance improvement to visual building attachments
• Improved numerous tooltips
• Reduced chance of rolling the same race consecutively in random mode

Bug Fixes

• Fixed idle detection not counting actual minutes
• Fixed building progress bars not showing on certain tall buildings

Balance Changes

• Desert: Harpy Matriarch attack damage increased from 31 → 46
• Desert: Harpy Swarm cooldown reduced from 20 → 16
• Desert: Swarm Harpy spell damage increased from 91 → 150
• Undead: Restored armor of summoned skeletons (reverted 7.4 nerf)
• Elemental: Master of Elements – Frost spell now reliably hits close targets; Lightning spell sound adjusted

Additions & Changes

• Added a new Race: Pandaren Empire
• W3C Mode Changes -it8 → -it7, -glw33 → -glw30, added -mt
• Added Mode -mt for moderate taxes. Increases tax rate by 10% every 20 income
• Added hint about the -glw win condition to round end notifications
• When a player casts their rescue strike, the rescue strikes of their allies are set on a 2 second cooldown
• Allied resource display now shows Rescue Strike usage icon
• Reduced frequency of W3C announcement message
• Added hint in tooltips for units that upgrade into a legendary
• Changed building model for Desert Ogre line
• Builders now only pushed (not teleported) when leaving castle area
• Improved Away/Idle detection; Control shared with allies under defined conditions
• Added a small UI for income with tooltip explanation; fixed incorrect income logic on some buildings
• Adjusted castle back area to fit 3x3 buildings
• Global Minimum Movespeed 150 → 175; Maximum Movespeed 400 → 500
• Hero armor now has distinct icon
• Obelisk of Wilderness no longer plays polymorph sound
• Removed battletags from player names
• Castle area slightly enlarged
• Added optional grid overlay
• Troop order prevention now detects orders from towers; removed -os mode
• Troops now spread naturally by spawn point, not walking a single path
• Sync System Updates:
  • Legendary upgrades now sync non-legendaries to highest other building
  • Buildings are now synced instantly if possible, instead of waiting for the next spawn of the sync target building
  • Fixed rare upgrade timing bug cancelling too many spawns
  • Multiple sync messages are now condensed and shortened
  • Synchronized buildings with the same spawn time will now re-sync if their spawn times drift more than 1 second apart

Bug Fixes

• Fix building attachments color and animation
• Fix western forces building progress bars being visible to eastern forces
• Fix getting stuck in penalty mode when ordering a caged unit
• Fix Master of Elements lightning bolts bugging out
• Fix Gobbo Machinist being re-ordered too frequently
• Fix Shrine of Justice not reviving certain units

Balance Changes