Season 3 Starts Today!

PATCHNOTES

• New Chaos Grand Campaign!
• Gifts of Gods unique feature
• Chaos campaign secondary objectives:
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• Khorne: Blood For The Blood God!
• Nurgle: Infectus Mission
• Slaanesh: Dark Ritual
• Tzeentch: Veiled Portal

• Swap ships between fleets
• Dismantle an entire fleet
• New Admiral upgrades at maximum fleet level
• Admirals’ skills and upgrades can be customized
• Invasions can be cancelled with Battleplans
• Advanced System Panel
• New campaign customization settings
• New AI Ultimate Powers
• New secondary objectives:
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• Assassination
• Data recovery
• Escort
• Breakthrough
• Siege
• Take No Prisoner

• Strike craft (Bomber, Fighter, and assault boat) speed raised by 50 points (except the Impaler ordnance which had its speed reduced by 50 points)
• Imperial Navy Starhawk Bomber damage increased from 30 to 40
• Space Marines Thunderhawk Annihilator Bomber damage increased from 60 to 80
• Adeptus Mechanicus Starhawk Bomber damage increased from 30 to 40
• Chaos Doomfire Bomber damage increased from 30 to 40
• Corsair/Asuryani Eagle Bomber damage increased from 40 to 50
• Drukhari Razorwings Bomber damage increased from 40 to 50
• Tau Manta Bomber damage increased from 90 to 120
• Demiurg Automated Bombing drone damage increased from 30 to 40
• Asteroid fields damage increased from 10 to 20
• Asteroid field now reduces the precision of any ship targeting a vessel inside of it by 20%
• Overload Generator critical chance reduced from 300% to 50%
• Reduced Lock-on critics bonus reduced from 100% to 50%
• Reduced Tracking Sense critics bonus reduced from 100% to 50%

• Imperial Navy Battleship Oberon cost decreased from 301 points to 286
• Imperial Navy Battleship Emperor cost decreased from 343 points to 300
• Imperial Navy Grand Cruiser Exorcist cost decreased from 300 points to 268
• Imperial Navy Grand Cruiser Vengeance cost decreased from 261 points to 242
• The order "Scanner" has been added to the Imperial Navy battleships Oberon and Emperor

• Every Adeptus Mechanicus Cruiser troops number increased from 9 to 10 for every troop step
• Adeptus Mechanicus Battleship Ark Mechanicus troops number increased from 15 to 16 for every troop step

• Chaos Double Barrel Heavy Lance Artillery damage increased from 12 to 14
• Chaos Double Barrel Heavy Lance Artillery reload time increased from 8 to 16
• Chaos upgrade "Warp Powered" morale damage increased from 50 to 75
• Chaos Cruiser Carnage cost decreased from 178 points to 174
• Chaos Cruiser Devastation cost decreased from 193 points to 178
• Chaos Battlecruiser Acheron cost decreased from 224 points to 216
• Chaos Battlecruiser Hades cost decreased from 195 points to 190
• Every Chaos Grand Cruiser speed increased from 160 to 170
• Chaos Battleship Despoiler speed increased from 160 to 170

• Ork Mega Kannon Artillery reload time increased from 12 to 14
• Ork Double-Barrel Mega Kannon Artillery reload time increased from 12 to 14
• Ork Escort Brute cost increased from 32 points to 33
• Ork Escort Ravager cost increased from 27 points to 28
• Ork Escort Savage cost increased from 28 points to 29
• Ork Escort Onslaught cost increased from 29 points to 30
• Ork Light Cruiser Basha OrdzDaka cost increased from 95 points to 98
• Ork Light Cruiser Basha OrdzGargDaka cost increased from 100 points to 102
• Ork Light Cruiser Basha Urd Unki cost increased from 122 points to 126
• Ork Cruiser Killa cost increased from 138 points to 141
• Ork Cruiser Killa Stompa cost increased from 133 points to 137
• Ork Cruiser Terror cost increased from 162 points to 167
• Ork Cruiser Terror Stompa cost increased from 157 points to 163
• Ork Battlecruiser Hammer cost increased from 158 points to 162
• Ork Battlecruiser Hammer Stompa cost increased from 153 points to 158
• Ork Battlecruiser Hammer Smaka cost increased from 150 points to 154
• Ork Battleship Deadnot cost increased from 196 points to 202
• Ork Battleship Deadnot Urd Unki cost increased from 311 points to 322
• Ork Battleship Deadnot OrdzGargDaka cost increased from 210 points to 214
• "Fragile" ship attribute now raises the critical chance suffered by the ship by +50% instead of +100%
• "Fragile" ship attribute now raises the ramming damage endured by the ship by +50%

• Asuryani Light Cruiser Wraithship II cost decreased from 197 to 187
• Asuryani Light Cruiser Wraithship IV cost decreased from 197 to 187
• Asuryani Cruiser Dragonship II cost decreased from 276 to 256
• Asuryani Cruiser Dragonship IV cost decreased from 268 to 248
• Asuryani Battlecruiser Phoenixship cost decreased from 352 to 332

• Reactive Hull" attribute now cancels light critical effects every 30s instead of every 60s

• Tyranid Double-Barrel Pyro-acid Artillery reload time increased from 5.5 to 6
• Tyranid Heavy Pyro-acid Artillery reload time increased from 5.5 to 6
• Tyranid Light Pyro-acid Artillery reload time increased from 5.5 to 6
• Tyranid Pyro-acid Battery reload time increased from 5.5 to 6
• Tyranid Super Heavy Pyro-acid Artillery reload time increased from 5.5 to 6
• Tyranid Double-Barrel Pyro-acid Artillery accuracy decreased from "efficient accuracy" to "poor accuracy"
• Tyranid Heavy Pyro-acid Artillery accuracy decreased from "efficient accuracy" to "poor accuracy"
• Tyranid Light Pyro-acid Artillery accuracy decreased from "efficient accuracy" to "poor accuracy"
• Tyranid Pyro-acid Battery accuracy decreased from "efficient accuracy" to "poor accuracy"
• Tyranid Super Heavy Pyro-acid Artillery accuracy decreased from "efficient accuracy" to "poor accuracy"
• Tyranid Escort Caustic Drone cost increased from 29 to 32
• Tyranid Escort Strangler Drone cost increased from 27 to 30
• Tyranid Escort Bio Plasma Drone cost increased from 29 to 33
• Tyranid Escort Corrosive Vanguard cost increased from 33 to 37
• Tyranid Escort Strangler Vanguard cost increased from 34 to 38
• Tyranid Escort Corrosive Kraken cost increased from 44 to 48
• Tyranid Escort Clutch Kraken cost increased from 38 to 43
• Tyranid Escort Bio Projectile Kraken cost increased from 30 to 37
• Tyranid Battleship Hiveship cost increased from 320 to 337
• Tyranid Battleship Bio Tentacles Hiveship cost increased from 305 to 323
• Tyranid Battleship Acid Infestation Hiveship cost increased from 371 to 392
• Tyranid Battleship Bio Acid Hiveship cost increased from 317 to 336
• Reduced Predator instinct Tyranid upgrade decreased from 50% to 20%

• Tau upgrade "Experimental Thruster Manifold" now raises the speed of Tau Line ships to +15 instead of +25
• Tau Protector Transport ship speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Escort Castellan speed increased from 200 to 210
• Tau Protector Escort Warden speed increased from 200 to 210
• Tau Protector Light Cruiser Il'Porrui "Emissary" Dal'Yth speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Light Cruiser Il'Porrui "Emissary" Bork'An speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Light Cruiser Il'Porrui "Emissary" Sa'Cea speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Cruiser Lar'Shi'Vre "Protector" T'Olku speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Cruiser Lar'Shi'Vre "Protector" Vior'La speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Protector Battleship Or'Es El'Leath "Custodian" speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Merchant Escort Orca speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Merchant Escort Messenger speed increased from 200 to 210
• Tau Merchant Escort Defender speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Merchant Light Cruiser Il'Fannor Ke'Lshan speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Merchant Light Cruiser Il'Fannor Dal'Yth speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Merchant Cruiser Lar'Shi Vash'Ya speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Merchant Cruiser Lar'Shi Tolku speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Merchant Battleship Gal'Leath Vash'Ya speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Merchant Battleship Gal'Leath Bor'Kan speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Auxiliary Escort Nicassar speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Auxiliary Cruiser Demiurg Bastion speed increased from 160 to 170
• Tau Auxiliary Battleship Demiurg Stronghold speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Auxiliary Battleship Kroot Warsphere speed increased from 120 to 130
• Tau Railgun Battery Weapon damage increased from 8 to 10
• Tau Railgun Artillery damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Light Ion Cannon Battery Weapon damage increased from 8 to 10
• Tau Ion Cannon Turret damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Ion Cannon Coaxial damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Ion Cannon Artillery damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Heavy Railgun Coaxial damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Heavy Railgun Battery Weapon damage increased from 16 to 19
• Tau Heavy Railgun Artillery damage increased from 16 to 19
• Tau Heavy Ion Cannon Coaxial damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Double-Barrel super heavy Railgun damage increased from 8 to 10
• Tau Double-Barrel Railgun turret damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Double-Barrel Light Railgun Turret damage increased from 3 to 4
• Tau Double-Barrel Light Railgun Artillery damage increased from 3 to 4
• Tau Double-Barrel Heavy Railgun Turret damage increased from 8 to 10
• Tau Double-Barrel Heavy Railgun Coaxial damage increased from 4 to 5
• Tau Double-Barrel Heavy Railgun Artillery damage increased from 12 to 14
• Tau Double-Barrel Defensive Heavy Railgun Turret damage increased from 12 to 14
• Tau Merchant Cruiser Lar'Shi Vash'Ya cost decreased from 200 to 190
• Tau Merchant Cruiser Lar'Shi Tolku cost decreased from 210 to 200

• Rework of the Invasions spawn probability and occurrence based on the player’s level
• Tutorials (Prologue and Campaign) are not mandatory anymore to have access to all the campaigns
• Replaced 'Attuned Lenses' with 'XV-46 Vanguard Battlesuit' - Manta bombers deal 1 assault action upon bombing
• Fixed ShadowField bug when generator was in critical status
• Rework of the Seeker Turrets upgrade: now applies to all Battleships
• Rework of the Identification range upgrade: The ships that leave the range after an identification are marked and still visible
• Reworked the fragile attribute: +50% crits taken instead of +100%
• Corsairs take +50% ramming damage
• Reworked Starpulse: Moved from Hull to Deck
• Reworked the Tentacle skill: now applies a “marked” status to the targeted ship
• Added new order column in stat unit + skill scanner on Emperor and Oberon
• AI Action "Repair fleet" cost increased from 3 to 4
• AI Action "Build defenses" cost increased from 4 to 5
• AI Action "Assault trigger" cost increased from 4 to 5
• Added a sound when the Impaler spawns
• Chaos Blackstone Fortress Chaos Campaign cost has been reduced from 1035 to 517points
• Improvement on the feedback regarding Regen (Hull + Troop & Upkeep not met)
• Rework: Daemonic ritual can now be launched on target in "no casualties step" (green troop step)
• Added: At least 1 Battleplan is now spawned in the end (victory) of a scripted mission that requires Battleplans in order to be achieved.
• Modification of the number of battles waged for each ship level:
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• lvl 2: from 2 to 3 Battles
• lvl 3: from 5 to 7 Battles
• lvl 4: from 9 to 12 Battles