C&C 3: Kane’s Wrath official v1.02 Patch

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Command & Conquer(tm) 3: Kane's Wrath
Version 1.02 Patch Notes - December, 2008

This patch brought to you by the C&C Live Team, EALA
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This patch for Command & Conquer(tm) 3 Kane's Wrath fixes several
bugs and makes gameplay and slight economic balance changes across all nine factions.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed an error that sometimes caused players to unexpectedly select multiple control groups at once when rapidly switching between control groups.
• Beacons once again work for subfactions
• GDI Slingshot and Shatterer icons swapped at the Reclamator Hub to mirror the War Factory
• Watch tower will now correctly autotarget even when units are at maximum range
• ZOCOM Shatterer can no longer bypass the overload beam power down by using Call for Transport
• Sonic fencing will no longer disappear from the armory when healing infantry
• Decoy Specters will no longer deal the full non-decoy damage if the decoy dies while the weapon shell is in flight
• Decoy specters will no longer do damage if the decoy dies while the shell is in flight
• Specters when shotting will no longer damage airborne units
• Nod Crane can now build the Voice of Kane
• Units will no longer retain the mothership catalyst effect when transported through a wormhole
• Decoy Tripods can no longer EMP
• Fixed an exploit that allowed small units to walk along the map border, outside of normal detection, on the Tournament Tower map

Global Conquest:

• Meta-unit hardpoints will be reset when at the beginning of each Global Conquest battle
• Strike forces can now have spaces in their names

Global changes:

• Level 2 Veterancy bonus increased from +20% damage, +30% health to +25% damage, +40% health.
• All Harvesters: cost reduced to 1600, build time reduced to 16s.
  This will speed up the time to unit production and decrease the impact of all-in rushes without affecting the early-game and when you are in scouting phase.

GDI factions – units

• Guardian Cannon damage increased from 175 to 200
• Hammerhead: range increased from 200 to 300, speed increased from 150 to 160
• ZOCOM Orca: clip size increased to 5
• Rig: unpacked hit points increased from 5000 to 5500
• Rig stealth detection range increased from 200 to 400
• Zone Shatterer overload beam damage increased from 1250 to 1500
• Shatterer and Zone Shatterer: range increased from 325 to 350
• Orca attack duration increased by 50% per shot
• Mobile Repair Transport repair drone leash distance increased from 50 to 100
• Mammoth tank health increased from 10000 to 11500
• Juggernaut: clip reload time reduced from 5s to 3s
• Juggernaut and Behemoth: turret turn rate doubled
• Titan range increased from 300 to 325

Factions – abilities

• Zone Trooper/Zone Raider jumpjets no longer have a small pre-jump delay, flying speed increased
• Sniper Team no longer unstealths when using Bombard
• Sensor pod cost reduced to 100
• APC minefield cost reduced to 300

Factions – upgrades

• Pitbull Mortar: upgrade cost reduced to 1000· AP Ammo: cost reduced to 2000, build time increased to 60s
• Hardpoints: build time increased to 60s
• Zone Trooper/Raider Scanner Pack: upgrade range bonus increased from 10% to 20%, cost reduced from 1000 to 500, build time reduced to 15s
• Zone Trooper/Raider Autoinjectors: cost reduced to 1000, build time reduced to 30s
• Stratofighter: upgrade cost reduced to 1000, build time reduced to 30s
• Composite Armor: cost reduced to 1500, build time reduced to 45s
• Tiberium Field Suits: cost reduced to 1000, build time reduced to 30s
• Railgun: upgrade cost reduced to 4000
• Adaptive Armor: research cost reduced to 1000

GDI Factions – powers

• Railgun accelerator: rate of fire bonus increased to 200%, cost reduced to 500
• Orbital bombardment: cost reduced to 3000
• Supersonic air attack: cost reduced to 2000

Nod factions – units

• Fanatics: damage increased from 700 to 800, explosion radius increased from 50 to 60
• Attack bike armor versus cannon reduced by 10%
• Black Hand raider buggy stealth detection range increased from 200 to 400
• Obelisk of light cost/build time increased to 2000/20s
• Specter cost/build time increased to 1500/15s
• Shadow team: range increased from 200 to 225, clip reload time reduced by 40%, speed increased from 80 to 90, flying speed increased from 100 to 120
• Reckoner health increased from 2000 to 2200
• Avatar range increased from 350 to 375, commandeered beam cannon damage increased from 900 to 1100, range of flame weapon increased from 100 to 200
• Flame tank range increased from 100 to 150
• Awakened are now much more resilient to missile and cannon fire
• Enlightened hit points increased from 600 to 650
• Venom damage, pre- and post-upgrades, increased by 10%
• Vertigo Bomber area effect radius increased from 30 to 40

factions Nod – Abilities

• Disruption pod: cost reduced to 300
• Booby trap: cost decreased to 100

Nod factions – Upgrades

• Tiberium Infusion: cost reduced to 1000, build time increased to 30s
• Laser capacitors: cost reduced to 2500, build time increased to 1:15
• Black disciples: upgrade cost reduced to 1000, build time reduced to 30s
• Tiberium core missiles: cost increased to 2500, build time increased to 1:15
• Super charged particle beam: cost reduced to 3000
• Dozer blades: armor bonus decreased from 25% to 15%

Nod factions – powers

• Cloaking field: damage vs infantry reduced to 400 from 500
• Power signature scan: cost reduced to 300
• Decoy temple: cost reduced to 500
• Redemption power: cost decreased to 750
• Radar Jamming Missile: cost reduced to 300

Scrin factions – units

• Hexapod: ravager addition no longer hits air
• Devourer tank range reduced from 350 to 340
• Corrupter healing reduced by 50%
• Seeker tank armor versus rockets increased 10%, armor versus gun increased 10%
• Planetary Assault Carrier: damage increased from 45 to 55, health of drones increased 10%
• Mechapede: disintegrator segment range increased from 150 to 175
• Mechapede corrupter segment healing reduced by 66%
• Mechapede ravager segment: range increased from 300 to 325
• Shard Walker: cost/build time increased to 800/8s
• Tripod and Reaper Tripod damage increased by 10%

factions Scrin – abilities

• Blink packs have been tuned to feel significantly more responsive
• The Ion storm healing increased from 2% to 5%
• Mastermind/Prodigy teleport recharge increased to 20s, no longer works on EMP’d/phased units
• Cultist, prodigy, and mastermind mind controls (all types) no longer work on Epic Units or commandos
• Scrin factions – upgrades
• Advanced articulators: cost reduced to 1000, build time reduced to 30s, speed bonus increased by 10%
• Traveler engines: cost reduced to 1500, speed bonus increased by an additional 10%
• Reaper 17 forcefields: cost reduced to 2000, build time reduced to 60s
• Shard launchers: cost reduced to 2500, build time increased to 1:15
• Plasma Disc launcher: cost and build time reduced to 1500/45s
• Blink Packs: cost/build time reduced to 500/15s
• Forcefield generator: cost reduced to 4000
• Blue shards: cost reduced to 2000, build time increased to 60s
• Attenuated forcefields: build time reduced to 60s

Scrin factions – powers

• Tiberium vibration scan: cost reduced to 300
• Infestation power cost reduced to 1000