Shattered Paradise's latest playtest is 20240427!

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A new playtest version of Shattered Paradise was posted a couple of weeks ago. For those who are not acquainted with it, Shattered Paradise is an RTS game created with OpenRA that is inspired by the Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun universe, featuring 5 factions: GDI, Nod, C.A.B.A.L., Mutants, and Scrin. Here are the updates from Shattered Paradise playtest-20240427:

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Playtest-III-20240427

Bugs Fixed:

Generic:
- Low-priority alt selection is bugged and did not work for Engineers and Harvesters
- When capturing the opposing faction's war factories, you could not build their MCVs.
Nod:
- The Hatred Emitter from Lightbringer could affect air units
- When killing Holograms, your units could gain XP
Scrin:
- Hover Tank could shoot over walls, which they should not

Visuals and Tooltips:

GDI:
- Added new production icon for Amphibious APC
- Added new production icon for Mammoth Tank
Nod:
- Fixed: Flames on impact have a wrong color palette for Purifying Flames
Mutants:
- Rockets on top of the Lynx Tank are bigger now

Sounds:

Generic:
- Added a crushing sound to Tree
- Added a sound for entering and exiting transports
Mutants:
- Fixed: Fiend's impact sound is global
- Fixed: Falcon's attack sound is too loud
C.A.B.A.L.:
- Fixed: Reclaimer's attack sound is global
- Added a new attack sound for Scrin Husk

Gameplay:

Generic:
- Veterancy:
  - Heroic selfhealing speed buffed from 75 to 50
  - PercentageStep heal from 2% to 3%
- Tiberium:
  - Lifeforms able to heal on Tiberium now heal up faster
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
- Permanent Selfheal:
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks and includes assets like Epics
- Hospital:
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
  - PercentageStep heal from 1% to 3%
- Machineshop:
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
- Barracks:
  - Heal radius from 5c0 to 6c0
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
  - PercentageStep heal from 1% to 3%
- Engineer:
  - Vision radius from 5 to 6
  - HP from 95 to 100
  - Movement speed from 45 to 60
- Vehicles:
  - Upon hitting 25% of HP (red HP bar), they will now lose 25% of their movement speed
  - Vision radius of most non-artillery vehicles is from 6 to 8
  - Artillery class vehicles vision radius from 5 to 6
- Epics:
  - Vision radius from 8 to 10
- Aircraft:
  - Vision radius of most aircraft assets from 9 to 10
  - Fighter class aircraft vision radius from 10 to 12
- Construction Yard:
  - Selling it will only grant 1 engineer now
- Harvester:
  - Vision radius from 5 to 8
- MCV:
  - Vision radius from 5 to 6
  - Speed from 60 to 75
- Weapons:
  - RifleWarhead:
    - Damage vs Defense Armor from 5% to 15%
    - Damage vs Concrete Armor from 3% to 5%
  - ArtilleryWarhead:
    - Damage vs Light Armor from 50% to 75%
    - Damage vs Concrete Armor from 35% to 50%
      - Affects units like Juggernauts, Specters, etc.
  - BombWarhead:
    - Damage vs Light Armor from 50% to 75%
    - Damage vs Concrete Armor from 20% to 35%
      - Affects units like Orca Bombers, Demo Bikes, etc.
  - AcidWarhead:
    - Damage vs Concrete Armor from 15% to 35%
      - Affects Corruptors and Ichor Waste Turrets
  - Proned Infantry:
    - Damage dealt from melee weapons from 100% to 70%
    - Sonic Emitter weapons from 50% to 70%
    - Bike explosion from 50% to 70%
    - Mine explosion from 50% to 70%
    - Abductor weapon from 100% to 70%
    - Cyborg Commando weapon from 350% to 70%. No typo, by the way. It actually dealt that much damage vs. prone targets
    - Wasp weapon from 70% to 50%
    - Stormrider weapon from 70% to 50%
GDI:
- Firestorm Generator:
  - Cost from $1000 to $1500
  - Build speed from 20 to 30 seconds
- Sonic Emitter:
  - Vision radius from 8 to 10
- Medic:
  - Vision Radius from 5 to 6
- Disc Thrower:
  - Weapon Type changed from ArtilleryWarhead to BombWarhead
  - Damage vs:
    - Light Armor from 50% to 75%
    - Heavy Armor from 35% to 50%
    - Concrete Armor from 15% to 35%
- Jump Jet:
  - Weapon Type changed from ArtilleryWarhead to BombWarhead
  - Damage vs:
    - Building Armor from 80% to 100%
    - Light Armor from 50% to 75%
- Eagle Guard:
  - Buildtime from 25 to 20 seconds
  - Cost from $900 to $700
- JJ Commando:
  - Damage vs:
    - Buildings from 10% to 100%. This weapon does not attack buildings, but it was adjusted for consistency reasons
    - Defences from 10% to 100%. This weapon does not attack defences, but it was adjusted for consistency reasons
    - Light Armor damage unchanged (100%)
    - Heavy Armor from 80% to 100%
    - Aircraft from 50% to 100%. Can only attack landed aircraft
    - Concrete Armor from 5% to 35%
- Wolverine:
  - Buildtime from 10 to 15 seconds
- Titan:
  - Build time from 25 to 20 seconds
- Amphibious APC:
  - Buildtime from 15 to 20 seconds
  - Attackspeed buffed from 40 to 30
  - Attack range of ground weapon from 5 to 6
- Mammoth Tank:
  - Selfheal, up to 50% speed, buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
- Orca Fighter:
  - Cost from $1500 to $1200
  - Buildtime from 35 to 30 seconds
- Orca Bomber:
  - Damage vs Light Armor from 80% to 75%
  - Damage vs Heavy Armor from 60% to 50%
  - Buildtime from 40 to 45 seconds
Nod:
- Obelisk of Light:
  - Vision radius from 9 to 10
- Black Hand Trooper:
  - Damage from 24 to 25
  - Hologram Militant speed from 60 to 75
  - Buildtime from 25 to 20 seconds
- Buggy BHT:
  - Burst from 4 to 5
  - Burst Delay lowered from 5 to 3
- Attack Bike:
  - Attack speed buff from 70 to 50
- Demo Bike:
  - Damage vs Heavy Armor from 35% to 50%
  - Damage vs Concrete Armor from 15% to 35%
  - Build time from 25 to 20 seconds
- Specter:
  - Cost from $1400 to $1200
  - Buildtime from 35 to 30 seconds
- Harpy:
  - Damage vs Light Armor from 50% to 100%
  - Cost from $1500 to $1200
  - Buildtime from 35 to 30 seconds
- Banshee:
  - Cost from $1750 to $1500
  - Buildtime from 40 to 35 seconds
- Paladin Cruiser:
  - Cost from $2500 to $2000
  - HP from 450 to 400
- Explosive Mixtures have been removed
- Added new upgrade: Cardinals Emerge
  - Takes 45 seconds to research
  - Costs $1000
  - Ability:
    - Calls in 3 Cardinals via Subterranean APCs
    - Cooldown of 4:00
    - Costs $1500
    - Hooked to the Radar
    - Ability disabled when Radar is destroyed/depowered
- Cardinals:
  - Cardinals consecrate their fellow brethren, which increases their firepower by 30%
  - Cardinals are only crushable by Epics
  - Value: $400
  - Speed: 75
  - 250 HP
  - They take up one cell on the battlefield
Mutants:
- Skirmisher:
  - Vision radius from 5 to 6
- Flak Station:
  - HP from 400 to 600
- Battle Bus:
  - HP from 250 to 400
  - Cost from $700 to $900
- Tunnel Network:
  - Now works like a superweapon:
    - Tunnel Network is revealed on the map. The tunnels themselves are not revealed
    - Ability has a global cooldown
    - It no longer costs money to cast
  - Increased buildup time of tunnels before they can be used. 5-second delay
  - Cargo size from 15 to 10
- Tyrant:
  - Vision radius from 7 to 6
  - Damage vs Infantry buffed from 50% to 100%
  - Buildtime from 20 to 15 seconds
- Carnotaurus:
  - ArmorType changed from Light to Heavy
- Ravager:
  - Spread from 0c090 to 0c200
  - Ravagers deal splash damage now
- Weasaurus Lord:
  - Melee weapon Spread from 0c090 to 0c256. Ravagers deal splash damage now. Same with Mini Weasaurus
- Gargoyle:
  - Cost from $1500 to $1200
  - Buildtime from 35 to 30 seconds
- Queen:
  - Cost from $1200 to $1100
- Falcon:
  - Damage vs Light Armor from 50% to 100%
  - Cost from $2500 to $2000
- Tiberium Infusion:
  - Selfheal speed buffed from 100 to 50 ticks
C.A.B.A.L.:
- Eye of C.A.B.A.L.:
  - HP from 750 to 500
- Iron Saviour:
  - Vision radius from 8 to 6
- Cyborg:
  - Buildtime from 8 to 10 seconds
- Gladiator:
  - Buildtime from 25 to 20 seconds
- Abductor:
  - Buildtime from 30 to 25 seconds
- Cyborg Commando:
  - Vision radius from 8 to 10
- Centurion:
  - Buildtime from 25 to 20 seconds
- Drone Hosts:
  - Self-repair speed buffed from 150 to 50 ticks
  - Buildtime from 40 to 45 seconds
- Minotaurs:
  - Self-repair speed buffed from 150 to 50 ticks
  - Buildtime from 45 to 50 seconds
- Wasp:
  - Cost from $1600 to $1400
  - Buildtime from 40 to 35 seconds
- Basilisk:
  - Cost from $1750 to $2000
  - Buildtime from 40 to 50 seconds
  - HP from 450 to 500
- Devourers:
  - Self-repair speed buffed from 150 to 50 ticks
  - Cost from $2000 to $2500
  - Buildtime from 45 to 55 seconds
  - HP from 1500 to 2000
Scrin:
- Scrin Host Station:
  - Speed from 60 to 75
- Wormhole Generator
- Can now teleport enemy units onto terrain to kill them. Either sink them into water or teleport them onto cliffs
Wrath of Creator:
- Spread from 300 to 512
Shield Generator:
- HP from 400 to 600
Pulsar Tower:
- Vision radius from 8 to 10
Razorshark:
- Vision radius from 5 to 6
- Damage vs Light Armor from 30% to 40%
Colossus:
- Buildtime from 25 to 20 seconds
Hover Tank:
- Cost from $800 to $900
Guardian:
- Buildtime from 35 to 30 seconds
Stormrider:
- Cost from $750 to $600
Destroyer:
- Vision radius from 7 to 8
Assault Carrier:
- Cost from $3000 to $2500
Battle Cruiser:
- Vision radius from 11 to 12

Maps Changes:

Updated the following maps:
- Industrial Strength

For further information about Shattered Paradise, visit the Forums at PPM, ModDB Profile, and Discord Channel. Download and test Shattered Paradise playtest-20240427. And that's all for now! Have fun and enjoy Shattered Paradise!

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