Changelog for Enslavers Redux

Enslavers Redux Version 4.00.11 (BETA)

Changes/Bug Fixes

 Global

• All Protoss 4.0 updates, including compatibility with the SCMR 6.x mod, are now released.  Similar to the Terran 4.0 campaign, these also contain a plethora of updates and bug fixes to enhance gameplay.  Some key points are mentioned below.
• All Protoss maps have achievements to unlock
• Zeratul hero has an entirely new development from before.  He will now gain experience when defeating enemies (except buildings).  Upon gaining enough, he will "Level Up", improving his stats all around, and gaining a new active or passive ability.  This is tracked via a new top screen hud as well as his experience button within his unit's command card.
• Each map contains 3 or more artifacts for Zeratul to find. After finding at least 3, the game will allow Zeratul to upgrade 1 passive or active ability, from a set choice of 2 different options.  Not all abilities Zeratul gains upon Level Up are upgradable, but those that are, can be upgraded twice - once to an "Advanced" level, and once to a "Master" level.
• Each map will have 1 or more Dark Shrine to find, the amount of which will often depend on your difficulty level.  Only Zeratul can "activate" a Dark Shrine via a nearby beacon.  Once activated, Zeratul will automatically warp there upon near death, however, this effect lasts only once per shrine activated.  Only 1 shrine can be activated at any given time.  If the activated shrine is destroyed once activated, the near-death warp protection effect is also lost.
• Eredas now has the "Shadow Cannon" ability, dealing 400 damage to a single ground or air unit over a brief period of time.
• Selendis' Carrier unit has a new ability - Incineration Beam.  She can target any unit or structure and after a brief charge warmup will deal massive damage per second until the target is destroyed or 800 damage has been dealt.  Nearby enemies will take splash damage in a small area of effect of the intended target.  Selendis cannot move or focus her interceptors on a target while Incineration Beam is active.
• Ulrezaj's transmission portrait is updated to differentiate himself better from other Dark Templar portraits.
• Alan Schezar is Episode II, B canon, has a new active ability - Titan Missile.  He is capable of firing a single missile at a target location, dealing 40 damage, but draining 20 health.  There is relatively no cooldown, allowing you to fire multiple missiles in succession to cause massive area damage to the enemy, but Schezar's health will be compromised without SCV's to repair.  He can also leave the combat zone and wait several seconds before his health regenerates with "Schezar Armor"'s passive ability.
• Several changes to the Black Market Compound and the Commander's "found" ability upgrades.  You can now upgrade Flashbang Grenades, Pulse Grenades, Hellfire Blast, JetPack/Visor, and the Chrono/Stim, based on how many Palladium and/or Iridium you have, along with the cost of minerals and vespene.  They also won't appear if you never found them, of course.  Flashbang, Pulse, and Hellfire all will have the "weaker" icons when first discovered, and the upgrades will give the Commander's unit the "power" icons when upgraded.  Combat Shield and Lazarus remain purchasable as one-time passive/active abilities for your hero, respectively.
• There is now an upgrade effect when the Commander gains a Palladium or Iridium stat bonus and notification at the top of the screen.  A similar notification appears when enough Palladium and Iridium is found to unlock new upgrades at the Black Market Compound.
• The Commander's Combat Shield upgrade, purchasable at the Black Market Compound, no longer grants +100 HP.  Instead, it provides a 50% chance to nearly completely block a ranged attack, reducing it to 1 damage point.  Melee and Spell attacks remain at full strength.  Meaning, Zealots, Zerglings, Ultralisks, or Psionic Storms would still hurt the Commander with no blocking, but a Marine, Hydralisk, Wraith, Dragoon, etc, would have their attacks potentially reduced to 1 damage 50% of the time, once researched, against the Commander.  
• The Commander's Flashbang Grenade has its base stun duration reduced to 3 from 5.  The ability to upgrade this ability (as early as the first Terran mission) will bring the stun back up to 5, as well as increase its area of effect by 66%.  However, a new drawback for either standard or upgraded is that specific massive units such as Ultralisks, Archons, Battlecruisers, Carriers, etc, will have significantly reduced duration stuns, recovering much quicker than lesser enemies.
• The Commander's Pulse Grenade has its base damage reduced to 50 from 100.  However bonus damage to biological and psionic units is increased to 50 from 25.  This means pulse grenade cannot destroy basic mechanical units like a Vulture easily but can still destroy clusters of Hydralisks with one shot without an upgrade, or clusters of Zealots with an upgrade.  This ability was always intended to be used against mainly organic enemies rather than mechanical.
• The Commander's Hellfire Blast ability has its base damage reduced to 100, with bonus damage to mechanical and structure units increased to 150.  Max charges un-upgraded remain at 5 to be held at any given time.  However, the re-charge timer has been reduced to 120, from 210.  Its upgrade will increase this damage to 200 base, and 200 bonus, and max charges will be increased to 7.  This means un-upgraded, you cannot one-shot a bunker or sunken colony, but you can severely weaken it.  Upgraded, you can easily one-shot it, and nearly destroy a Battlecruiser unassisted.  There is also a 2 second buffer between shots now.  However, if you wish to carry all 7 shots once upgraded, you can effectively dish out 7x200 or 7x400 damage at any given time to enemies, but you won't be able to re-dish this out until you regain those charges like before, now once per 2 minutes.  So choose your targets wisely Commander.
• The Commander's "Lazarus Protocol" upgrade, purchasable at the Black Market Compound, now requires a certain amount of Palladium and Iridium to be found first before purchase.  It will still be unable to be purchased until Mission 5, but you must have found all the Palladium and Iridium up to that point at least.  Otherwise it may not be available for you until Mission 6, or even, at all.  Mechanically, there is a new effect when it is activated that will showcase the Commander being healed.  His incapacitation/invulnerability will still last 20 seconds, however, he will now be FULLY healed during that 20 seconds. Once re-vulnerable and movable, the effect should have dissipated now that he was fully healed. There is also now a new "cancel" Lazarus icon on the Commander's unit card indicating the ability is still not ready while still in cooldown, as to alert you when it is still not ready.
• Magellan's Seeker Missile is now much more upgraded from the standard regular Raven's 100 damage to 300 damage.  100 damage simply wasn't cutting it to be worthwhile to waste the energy to use when his other abilities were far more useful.  Still has a 5 second buffer before launch, however, it is well worth it against clusters of enemies.  Still will not target buildings, however.  Use Kazansky or the Commander for that.
• Mojo has a new transmission portrait for better distinction among other scouts, also more in line with his unique scout unit model as well.
• Increased Perdition Turret damage to 16 with +4 damage to Biological type units.

Terran01

• Flashbang grenades can now be upgraded at the Black Market Compound in this mission once you have acquired enough palladium and iridium.

Terran02

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Commander's model from showing off his shield, an upgrade which comes pre-purchased in this mission.  Additionally new to this update, the Flashbang Grenade upgrade comes pre-purchased as well, should you have at least 3 Palladium and Iridium from the previous mission.

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• The point at which you had a decision which will give you a Flashbang Grenade upgrade/Pulse Grenade upgrade has been changed to instead give you either prototypes for Banshee's (no cloak) or Hellions (no fire upgrade) as a bonus unit.  These synergize better with the enemies you primarily face in the rest of A canon (Zerg/Torrasque)

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• The point at which you had a decision which will give you a Flashbang Grenade upgrade/Hellfire Blast upgrade has been changed to instead give you either prototypes for Vikings (fighter mode only) or Marauders (no slow effect upgrade) as a bonus unit.  These synergize better with the enemies you primarily face in the rest of B canon (Protoss/Mothership)
• Fixed a bug where Stettman wasn't moving his mouth when his transmission was playing during the prisoner cutscene.