Rise of the East 2.0 Changelog (WIP)

RISE OF THE EAST MULTIPLAYER BETA 2.0 CHANGELOG
AS OF 11/03/2018

BALANCE CHANGES & FIXES
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GENERAL
	■	Added new multiplayer colors to pick from
	■	Added Tier 4 prerequisites and increased Tier 3 requirements for some tech
	■	Further specialization between each country has been done, see SPECIFICS below for more info
	■	Soviets have been made available:-
		o	Iraq uses nuclear based weapons and radiation to oppress their enemy
		o	Russia employs advanced Tesla based weaponry
	■	Yuri factions available after 2.1:-
		o	Yuri as a whole have new genetic abominations and gravity based weapons available to all factions
			o	Spectre focuses on stealth technology and suicidal fanatics to get the job done
			o	Psi-Corps get access to exclusive mind control weapons very early on
	■	New game mode option, Reduced Durability:-
		o	Rise of the East doubles the HP of all things, this option reduces it down to normal RA2 levels
		o	This mode will be default in campaign
		o	Siege and aircraft damage is reduced by up to 40% in this mode
	■	Updated a few sidebar images that did not match the depicted unit
	■	All anti-air weapons have received a range boost
		o	Infantry & vehicle default range is 10 -> 13
		o	Defensive structures default range is 13 -> 16
	■	Rocket infantry damage vs infantry and structures doubled
	■	Added animated tracks and wheels to most vehicles (more art improvements to come)
	■	Attack Dogs deal less damage against well armored infantry (20-40% less depending on armor)
	■	Increased HP of all Base Defenses by 13%
	■	All harvesters have been made crush resistant
	■	Reduced aircraft damage vs vehicles depending on armor (from light to heavy):-
		o	 155/175/195% -> 160%,130%,190%
	■	Reduced anti-tank shells vs vehicles depending on armor (from light to heavy):-
		o	 100/110/120% -> 60/80/100%
	■	Reduced gatling/bullet weapon damage against infantry and air units by 25%
	■	Increased missile damage vs rocketeer infantry by 50%

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ALLIES
CHRONO LEGIONNAIRE
	■	Damage reduced by 25%

AURORA
	■	Is now exclusive to America
	■	Cost reduced to 1800 from 2000
	■	Increased impact damage vs vehicles by 100% & infantry by 50%
	■	Removed damage over time effect from infantry
	■	Increased overall damage by 20%

DRAGONFLY
	■	New stealth Tier 2 scouting unit
		o	Can follow enemy units

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ASIA
TROOPCRAWLER
	■	Increased HP to 500 from 480
	■	Increased passenger count to 8 from 5
		o	Still comes with just 5 minigunners

ECM TANK
	■	Reworked EMP wave weapon:
		o	Initially slows down the vehicle and once the effect is at its maximum, the target unit will be shut down
		o	Now only deals damage once unit is shut down

NUCLEAR PLANT
	■	Doubled radiation duration (when destroyed)

AA GUN
	■	Gave it gatling capabilities
		o	Damage reduced by 30% to compensate

HACK CENTER
	■	Reworked as a Standard Tier 3 Resource Structure, see below for details:-
		o	When Superweapons is unchecked:-
			o	Provides $64 every 14 seconds
			o	Buildable from the Structures Tab
			o	ECM Tanks and Hackers are built as Veteran in rank
		o	When Superweapons is checked:-
			o	Provides $64 every 14 seconds
			o	Buildable from the Defenses Tab
			o	ECM Tanks and Hackers are built as Veteran in rank
			o	EMP Bomb Superweapon becomes available

RADAR TOWER
	■	No longer gives cash when a Hacker is nearby

RADAR JAMMER
	■	Now also acts as a Radar and counts towards prerequisites

HACKER
	■	Projectile reaches targets much faster now
	■	Can now be promoted
		o	Weapon does not deal damage and thus cannot be promoted normally

COMMANDO YUMI
	■	Explosive Arrow rate of fire reduced to match normal attack intervals
	■	Explosive Arrow area of effect increased by 33%
	■	Increased damage of both ammunition types against base defenses
		o	Normal – 75% -> 100%
		o	Explosive – 100% -> 260%

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SOVIETS
DESOLATOR
	■	Reworked completely and is available to Iraq only:-
		o	Cost reduced to 400 from 600
		o	Can no longer deploy rad fields, instead once deployed his weapon radiates nearby enemies through the ground and leaves
			small rad fields, infantry killed under this effect will explode and leave toxin clouds behind

TESLA TROOPER
	■	Reworked slightly and is available to Russia only:-
		o	Carries Shock Grenades that short-circuit enemy vehicles, slowing them by 25% and disables their weapon systems for 2 seconds.
		o	Shock Grenade range is 5.5
		o	Range increased to 4.5 from 4

INDUSTRIAL PLANT
	■	Exclusive Resource Structure for Russia
	■	Provides all vehicles with auto repair
	■	Vehicle cost bonus remains 25%
		o	All other production cost penalties reduced to 25% from 100%

NUCLEAR REACTOR
	■	Exclusive Resource Structure for Iraq
		o	Resource Structure limitations apply:
			o	Build limit set to 1
			o	Cost increased to 2500 from 1000
	■	Upgrades all cannon based tanks with nuclear enhancements
		o	Tank shell damage increased by 10% and also leave small amounts of radiation behind
		o	Unit speed increases by 1
		o	Tanks cause a mini nuclear explosion when destroyed - damage and radius depends on tank size

KIROV AIRSHIP
	■	Hover speed increased to 6 from 5
	■	Crash explosion damage increased to 66% from 33%
	■	Bomb effect depends on faction
		o	Iraqi bombs leave radiation behind
		o	Russian bombs are tesla based

MAMMOTH TANK
	■	Cost increased to 2000 from 1750
	■	HP Increased to 2000 from 1600
	■	Rate of turn reduced to 3 from 5
		o	Turret ROT reduced to 2 from 5
	■	Missiles now target ground units initially before switching to cannon (e.g. TD Mammoth Tank)
	■	Cannon damage increased to 120 from 100 (x2)

CRAZY IVAN
	■	Removed

TERRORIST
	■	Previously a Cuban exclusive, moved to Yuri's Spectre faction

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YURI
YURI CLONE
	■	Requirements change depending on faction
		o	Spectre requires Tier 3 to train Yuri Clones
		o	Psi-Corps can train Yuri Clones at Tier 1

SPECIFICS
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ALLIES

AMERICA
SUPPORT POWER (RADAR, TIER 2)
	■	You now have a choice between Paradrop and Airstrike via an upgrade through the Radar
	■	Only 1 upgrade can be active at a given time (each upgrade costs $250):-
		o	Building 2 or more radars does not give you 2 support powers

F22 RAPTOR
	■	Raptors start as veteran and no longer need the Armor Upgrade to do so
	■	Fixed a bug where it was doing 20% more damage than it should

SHATTERER
	■	Fixed Elite weapon doing 50% of damage to infantry and base defenses, now deals 100% as it should
	■	No longer able to fire uphill through cliffs
	■	Reduced damage vs vehicles depending on armor (from light to heavy):-
		o	 90/75/60% -> 80/65/50%
	■	Reduced damage vs structures by 40%

NIGHTHAWK
	■	Tripled missile speed
	■	Upon leaving stealth to fire, grants self with a 30% damage reduction shield

A10
	■	Increased HP to 1400 from 700

COMANCHE
	■	Reduced missile barrage damage by 18%
	■	Increased missile barrage damage when Elite by 20%
	■	No longer builds 25% faster than it should
	■	Increased gun damage by 25%
	■	Removed delay when switching weapons

HUMVEE
	■	TOW Upgrade available at Tier 1
		o	Allows the Humvee to fire a TOW missile every few seconds

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GERMANY

B2-B SHADOW
	■	New Tier 3 bomber unit that replaces Aurora:-
		o	Exclusive to Germany
		o	Drops prism shards that explode into prism fragments
		o	Costs 2200
		o	Slower than the Aurora but has more armor and becomes stealth when Elite

PRISM TROOP
	■	Rate of fire increased by 10%

BURST TANK
	■	Cost reduced to 600 from 700
	■	Damage vs vehicles reduced by 10%
	■	Overall damage increased by 20%

PRISM TANK
	■	Damage vs vehicles increased by 15/10/5% (from light to heavy)
	■	Range increased to 10 from 9.5
	■	Increased HP to 400  from 350

NOVA TANK
	■	New Tier 3 MBT that replaces Battle Fortress:-
		o	Exclusive to Germany
		o	Cannon for anti ground targets, autonomous laser for anti air targets

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ASIA

CHINA
MIG
	■	Napalm Upgrade removed, its effect is now standard with the MIG.
	■	Napalm flame duration doubled

HELIX
	■	Increased rate of fire by 30%
	■	Reduced HP to 1000 from 1500
	■	Damage reduced by 13%
		o	Deals 10% less damage vs all structures
	■	Armor reduced to light from medium

INFERNO CANNON
	■	Damage reduced by 13%
	■	Range reduced to 9 from 10
	■	Cost increased to 1000 from 900
    ■	Increased damage vs vehicles by 15%

FLAME TANK
	■	Reduced damage vs infantry by 45%

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NORTH KOREA
TANK HUNTER
	■	Range increased by 30% when playing as North Korea
	■	Initially trained as veteran in rank

MLRS 270
	■	Cost increased to 1000 from 900
	■	Reduced overall damage by 18%
	■	Armor type changed to medium from light
	■	Range increased to 10 from 9
	■	Projectile optimized:-
		o	Still inaccurate but flight path has been slowed and smoothed out.

ICBM
	■	Damage vs defenses increased by 20%
	■	Missile pitch increased to 90 degrees from 60
	■	Missile speed increased to 21 from 17
	■	Missile HP increased to 175 from 150
	■	Armor type changed to light from heavy
	■	Increased HP to 480 from 450

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SOVIETS

IRAQ
DEMO TRUCK
	■	Reduced area of effect by 30%
	■	Now deals singular cell damage (not based on building size)

SA'AD
	■	Previously known as Boris
	■	Exclusive sniper hero infantry for Iraq - very effective vs infantry and can neutralize enemy vehicles from afar
		o	Is camouflaged when out of combat
		o	Can occupy structures and snipe from within

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RUSSIA
TESLA TANK
	■	Range increased to 5.5 from 5

TESLA COMMANDO
	■	Exclusive assault hero infantry for Russia - effective against all ground targets
		o	Slow and heavily armored
		o	Normal bolts bounce off targets, overcharged bolt short circuits enemy vehicles and defensive structures

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YURI

SPECTRE
TERRORIST
	■	No longer explodes if killed before suiciding