Rise of the East 2.1.8 Changelog

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********************* RISE OF THE EAST 2.1 CHANGELOG **********************
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******* 2.1.8 ********
***** 22/10/2020 *****
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1.	Fixed gem/ore values
2.	Added more MP maps (2, 3, 4 and 6 players)
3.	Fixed Rangers not being allowed inside Humvees
4.	Fixed spies not infiltrating Allied Battle Labs
5.	Fixed some infantry not targeting fences/walls
6.	Fixed Stinger Ambush not deploying upgraded Stingers
7.	Fixed Comanches from missing when firing at aircraft
8.	Fixed some incorrect bounty values
9.	Added a light application of godrays to the RotE_Xtended shader profile (ReShade)
10.	Added new weather effects and the ability to select them via the client
11.	Fixed upgrades interfering with non-short games and SP missions when no units are left alive

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* General  *
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1.	Missions
	Adjusted all SP missions to include new ore changes and new upgrade system
	Improved some end game triggers for faster missions
	Improved tech availability to the player in YR missions

2.	Aircraft
	Increased T1 & T2 reload time by 30%
	T3 aircraft remain unchanged

3.	Economy
	Increased Iron ore growth/spread by 40%
	Increased all other ore type values by approx. 10%

4.	Upgrades
	Reworked and are now available via a single click
	Added an announcement briefly describing the upgrade once research is complete
	Updated research time based on upgrade tier:
		T1 - 60 seconds
		T2 - 90 seconds
		T3 - 120 seconds

5.	Fake Structures
	Infiltrating fake structures will now shut down the attacker's power by 120 seconds
	Cannot occur more than once per game

6.	Tech Structures
	Oil Derricks have had their initial capture bonus reduced (350 from 750) until it is fixed to work with this system
	Now have an advanced damaged state or "advanced rubble"
	This puts the structure in neutral at 33% HP, meaning all of its functions cease to work
	The structure can be brought back online with an engineer
		6.1		If the engineer is owned by the structure's owner, it will repair it to working state
				The owner will get his engineer back, which at this point needs to recapture the structure
		6.2		If the engineer is owned by another player, it will capture the rubble, the player then
				needs to use another engineer to repair it back to working order

7.	Spawned Missiles
	Can no longer be targeted
	Reduced missile damage by 40%
	Increased speed by 20%
	Increased reload speed by 30%
	Increased range by 15%
	These changes are only applied in multiplayer

8.	T3 Siege Vehicles
	Increased range by 10%

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** Allies **
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1.	Dolphin
	Reworked weapon and no longer deals passthrough damage
	Has a small chance to critical hit for x3 damage
		1.1		Critical Hits
				Ignores armor bonuses and deals pure damage
				Disables the target's weapons for 10 seconds

2.	SEAL
	Increased C4 damage by 20%

3.	Airstrike
	Reduced cost to 500 from 750

4.	Battle Fortress
	Increased HP by 5%

5.	TOW Missile Upgrade
	Re-enabled for all Allied sides
	Available at War Factory
	Upgrades the Humvee with a TOW missile, giving it a boost against vehicles

6.	Mirage Tank
	Normal attacks now reduce the armor of its target by 5% for 6 seconds
	Reduction stacks with other Mirage Tanks

7.	Prism Raider
	Increased damage by 20%
	Reduced cost to 750 from 800

8.	Ranger
	Reduced cost to 190 from 200

9.	Aircraft Carrier
	Increased Hornet speed by 20%

10.	Bullfrog
	Increased missile speed by 66%

11.	Avenger
	Increased damage by 10%
	Increased damage against vehicles by 20%

12.	Tanya
	Increased damage by 10%
	Cryo C4 now leaves cryo clouds once again

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*** Asia ***
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1.	Railgun Tank
	Now reduces the attack speed of its target by 30% for 12 seconds

2.	Incinerator
	Increased HP by 10%

3.	Flame & Dragon Tanks
	Reduced cost to 1175 from 1300

4.	Hacker
	Can now target base defenses including those that do not require power
	Can now fire out of open-topped vehicles

5.	Kamikaze Dive
	Increased plane count to 6 from 4

6.	Railgunner
	Increased cost to 800 from 775

7.	Chaingun Upgrade
	Increased attack speed bonus to 30% from 25%

8.	Gatling Tank
	Reduced gatling speed bonus by 50%
	Normalized its ground and anti-air damage

9.	Minigunner
	Reduced damage against aircraft by 15%
	Reduced cost to 190 from 200

10.	Grenadier
	Increased armor to flak from none

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* Soviets  *
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1.	Desolator
	Normal attacks now reduce the armor of its target by 15% for 6 seconds

2.	Apocalypse Tank
	Increased damage against aircraft by 30%
	Increased attack speed by 10%
	Removed build time multiplier

3.	Nuclear Tanks Upgrade
	Reduced radiation duration by 60%

4.	Field Bunker
	Can now be sold

5.	Igla Chopper
	Reduced damage against infantry by 60%
	Reduced damage at maximum cell range by 30%

6.	Tank Drop
	Increased cost to 1100 from 900
	Now drops a Flak Track as well

7.	TOS-1 MLRS
	Reduced AoE by 30%
	Reduced damage against infantry by 15%

8.	Decimator
	Reduced rate of turn by 1 stage, turret by 2

9.	Tesla Trooper & Defender
	Increased attack speed by 17%

10.	Tesla Raider
	Increased attack speed by 20%
	Reduced cost to 800 from 900

11.	Flak Track
	Increased damage by 10%

12.	Boris
	Increased damage by 20%

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*** Yuri ***
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1.	Chaos Drone
	Reduced cost to 450 from 500
	Increased duration against infantry and vehicles to 4.5/9 seconds from 3/6

2.	Buzzer
	Increased HP by 10% in both air and ground versions

3.	Cloaking Field
	First instance of this support power is now instant

4.	Medusa
	Can no longer attack without facing its target
	Removed its sensors
	Reduced attack speed by 20%
	Reduced damage against vehicles by 30%

5.	Mantis
	Increased respawn delay of drones to 30 seconds from 20
	Reduced speed by 10%
	Increased spawn ammo to 2 from 1, reduced damage by 50%

6.	Blight
	Reduced damage against hero units by 40%

7.	Arch Templar
	Reduced final shot AOE by 40%
	Reduced damage against vehicles by 20%

8.	Chameleon
	Increased airstrike damage by 20%

9.	Drone Miner
	Will now be slowed by ore fields
	Increased damage against all air targets by 30%

10.	Genetic Mutator
	Now instantly kills T1 infantry
	Increased cooldown to 6 minutes from 4

11.	Obelisk of Life
	Can now heal infantry by half of the vehicle heal value
	Heal ticks will briefly increase armor by 10%
	Increased heal by 25%

12.	Cyborg Reaper
	Increased attack speed by 20%
	Increased damage by 10%

13.	Militant
	Reduced cloaking speed to 1 frame
	Increased cost to 150 from 140

14.	Floating Disc
	Reduced cost to 1600 from 1750

15.	Free Mind Upgrade
	Moved up to T3 from T2
	Increased cost to 2500 from 1500

16.	Arachnophobia
	Moved down to T2 from T3

17.	Stealth Suit Upgrade
	Moved to Radar from War Factory

18.	Psychic Dominator
	Reduced damage to vehicles by 70%

19.	Ravager
	Can no longer assault garrisoned buildings