Star Wars Interregnum Beta 2 file

Patch Notes

** Special Subfaction and Campaigns **
*Added a new special Imperial subfaction, Reborn Emperor Palpatine's Dark Empire. Is only available on special campaign missions.

*Added 6 new "Campaign Missions". These are special missions with unique objectives and starting forces, and even voiced briefings!
*War of the Sith - Lead the Dark Empire against Darth Vader in the Interregnum universe to reclaim Coruscant for Palpatine.
*Now I am the Master - Lead Darth Vader's forces in the core worlds to rise up and kill the Emperor once and for all.
*Dark Empire - Based on the actual Legends Dark Empire comic, take control of Palpatine's forces and crush the Rebellion once and for all.
*Battle of Calamari - The other half of the canon campaigns, reorganize the fleeing Alliance forces to defend Mon Calamari and defeat the Dark Empire.
*Operation Shadow Hand - Command the Dark Empire to conquer the entire Interregnum galaxy, defeating the New Republic and Sins factions alike.
*Empire's End - Hold the line for the New Republic and work with your Triple Alliance allies to defeat the Dark Empire across the galaxy.

** New Units **
*Vigil Corvette, a light frigate which has replaced the Carrack Cruiser for the Imperial Warlords.
*Arquitens Command Cruiser, a support cruiser that has been added to all Imperial Factions.
*Golan-I Space Defense Platform, a tactical structure that has been added to all Imperial Factions.
*Procursator Star Destroyer, a capitalship that has been added to all Imperial Factions.
*RebelOne type Destroyer (modified Providence class), a capitalship that has replaced the Providence class Destroyer for the Rebel Alliance.
*Star Home Capitalship for the Hapes Consortium minor faction.
*Queen Mother Ta'a Chume, a hero unit for the Orthodox Advent.
*New fighters for Hapan units. Hapan units now use the Miy'til Starfighter and Miy'til Assault Bomber for their strikecraft.
*Eclipse Star Dreadnaught, a titan obtainable from conquering Byss.
*Emperor Palpatine, a titan for the campaign only Dark Empire subfaction.
*Shadow Droids, a special starfighter for the campaign only Dark Empire subfaction.

** Graphics **
*The following units have received significant graphical updates.
*Interdictor Star Destroyer
*Centerpoint Station
*Star Forge
*Golan-III Space Defense Platform
*Chelandion Assault Cruiser
*Firespray Interceptor
*B-wing
*X-wing
*Vengeance Frigate
*MC30c
*Assault Frigate Mrk 1

*Added a number of new player icons.
*Imperial HUD-icons now have a navy blue background color.

** Imperial Balance Changes **
*Reduce income from Warlords Blackmarket Technology research.
*Halved Imperial Capitalships innate credit generation.
*Imperial Rank research cost and time has been increased to bring it more into line with other factions fleet research.
*Warlord research lab cost are now the same as other factions.
*Warlord Ysanne Isard's Rothana Engineering Research now increases armor by 2, up from 1.
*Joining Director Isard as a Warlord now gives an extra 5% chance for all units to bypass shields due to superior intelligence data.
*Joining Grand Moff Ardus Kaine's as a Warlord now gives an additional 10% bonus to experience earned in friendly gravity wells.
*Warlord Ardus Kaine's Neutrality Proclamation now also increases the rate of enemy allegiance change by 10%.
*Slightly reduce damage/endurance of the Vindicator and Enforcer cruisers.
*The Vindicator's Escort ability now only gives the damage buff to the Vindicator, and the shield restoration to the target.
*Teren Rogriss' Deploy the 181st ability now has two levels, increases damage taken by all enemy strikecraft by 35%/55%, up from 15%.
*Imperial "Advanced Damage Control" Capitalship upgrade now begins healing the ship after 1-2 minutes of not taking damage, down from 4-8.
*Golan-III Defense Platform now requires research to unlock, as the Golan-I as taken its place as the starting defense structure.

** Alliance Balance Changes **
*The following new research items have been added to the New Republic, to help alleviate some specific weaknesses.
*Local Defense Forces: Tier 1 Defense. Newly colonized planets will build up to 3 Free XQ Platforms over time that do not use Tactical Slots.
*Standardization: Tier 5 Civic. Increases Shipbuilding rate and Hull Restore Rate.
*Economic Codevelopment: Tier 6 Civic. Increases available Logistic Slots at all worlds by 4. Requires Standardization
*The New Republics innate Planet Development bonus increased to 25% cost reduction, 55% faster build speed.
*New Repulic's Expedited Incorporation technology now adds population when colonizing a planet.
*Adjusted New Republic New Class Research costs. Most are now twice as expensive and take 50% longer to research as standard techs at the tier, but unlock 2 or more ships or improvements.
*The New Republic E-Wing and K-wing research items have been combined into a new item called "Next Generation Fighters" at tier 6.
*The Proficient Light Cruiser is now unlocked by its own research at tier 3, instead of as part of the New Class line Phase 2.
*The Liberator Cruiser is now unlocked by its own research at tier 5, instead of as part of the New Class line Phase 3.
*Viscount Star Defender's Aegis of the Alliance now heals shields. Total healing is still the same, but in a 50:50 hull to shields ratio.
*Nebula Star Destroyer's Pride of the Fleet ability now only procs when the Nebula's weapons fire, but restores antimatter to the entire fleet when it does so.
*Bothan Assault Cruiser's Exploit Vulnerabilities buffed to reduce enemy shield mitigation by 8/12/16/20%
*Bothan Assault Cruiser's quick reflexes now reduces ability cooldown time instead of antimatter regeneration. Increased rate of fire buff when it takes damage.
*Bothan Assault Cruiser's Ark'rai ability is now passive. Triggers whenever a capitalship/starbase/titan is destroyed in range, or if the owned planet the BAC is orbiting is lost.
*Sacheen Escort Frigate's Ion Strike ability no longer uses antimatter. Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds, shield damage and antimatter drain rebalanced for a net increase per minute.
*Prowler's Stealth Drive ability no longer has an initial antimatter cost.
*Majestic Cruiser's Targeting System ability range bonus increased from 15% to 20%. Added 5% extra shield bypass chance.
*Liberator Cruiser's Dual Shot ability damage buffed from 100 to 200 damager per target.
*Liberator Cruiser's range increased from 3500 to 4700.
*Liberator Cruiser's cost reduced to 1820/600/180.
*Hajen's Rupture ability damage increased from 250 to 350.
*Proficient Cruiser now also debuffs antimatter regeneration rate when firing on targets without shields.
*Proficient now has a slight chance to disable frigates with shields down that are hit by its ion cannons.
*Proficient Cruiser now has a researchable Charged Ion Blast ability, which gives it the ability to briefly disable frigates and structures.
*Slightly buffed the Proficent's Energy Weapon debuff to 5/7.5% per stack.
*The MC80 Liberty, MC80B, and MC90 are now available earlier in the tech tree.
*MC80B's Final Stand ability now gives its buff to targets on less than 33% health, up from 20%.
*CR90 Harass ability damage increased from 40 to 100 damage.
*The CR90s Harass ability research is now available at tier 2
*Rebels now get a passive 10% bonus to capitalship experience.
*Rebel On the Job Training is now available at tier 2, is now one level but gives the same 20% bonus as before.
*Rebel Modified Marauder Cruiser will now prefer to fire at max range with Proton Torpedoes, instead of closing to turbolaser range.
*MC30 Frigate now uses CAPITALSHIP damage type for its Proton Torpedoes, making it more versatile against a wider variety of targets.
*MC80 Command Cruiser's Colonize ability reworked. No longer gives a maximum population bonus, population growth rate bonus increased to 50% per level.
*MC80 Command Cruiser's Heart of the Fleet damage reduction increased to 7.5% per level.
*MC80 Command's Fortification ability now restores the hit points of the targeted planet.
*Bulk Cruiser's Spare Parts ability no longer requires research, like the Imperial Dreadnaught.
*Adjusted the Endurance Fleet Carrier's antimatter pool to be slightly better than most carriers.
*Endurance Fleet Carrier's Starfighter Controller ability now costs less antimatter, provides more shield mitigation, and gives a chance to bypass shields instead of a damage increase.
*The Providence's Half a Ship ability now restores 50% of hull on death and keeps the ship alive for 60 seconds. The ship is now destroyed only when hitting the time limit or being reduced to 0 hull again.
*Insurrection Center Superweapon now spawns a large swarm of Starfighters to join the free ships it spawns.
*Alliance Encouragement Starbase Upgrade culture spread rate reduced by ~30%.
*Launch Rogue Squadron ability on Han Solo now gives all strikecraft 50& extra chance to dodge, up from 15%.
*Assault Frigate Mrk II's Assault Shields ability Shield Restore bonus increased from 50% to 100%.

** Galaxy Changes **
*New special Star Wars planet Fondor added. A well defended Shipyard world, Fondor improves repair rates throughout your Empire, and allows the Bellator Star Dreadnaught and Allegiance Battlecruisers to be purchased.
*New special Star Wars planet Byss added. The secret Citadel of the reborn Emperor himself, rumors say it is guarded by something called an "Eclipse Star Dreadnaught".

*Added New Minor Factions
*Balmorran Arms
*Czerka Corporation
*Intergalactic Banking Clan
*Kaarenth Dissension

*New Multiplayer Focused Maps by Caesars_Legion (Normal and Competitive Versions)
*Coruscant Conundrum
*Fondor Assault
*Bantha Poodoo
*Pinnacle
*Kuat Skirmish
*Byss Spiral
*Opportunism
*Stellar Conflict
*Core Collision

*New Atlas maps based on the Star Wars Galaxy
*Legacy of the Old Republic by Donos
*Southern Axis by Caesars_Legion

*Many maps based on the Star Wars Galaxy have been updated with guaranteed minor faction spawns (if they are turned on) on planets the minor factions actually controlled.
*Hutt Space has been reworked to be a 6 player map.
*The Core World map has been reworked to allow the new Byss planet and to make player spawns more even.
*Stock Sins "The Void" map now works with Star Wars factions.
*Coruscant now supports building three Starbases.
*Reduced the maximum population of Kuat.

** Bug and Oversight Fixes **
*Increased damage of the Broadside Cruiser and Assault Frigate Mrk II to be closer to the vanilla antimodule cruiser damage.
*Increased the Build Time of TIE Fighters and Styk Fighters to better scale with their large squadron size.
*The Nebula Star Destroyer's Torpedo Volley ability now bypasses shields as intended.
*Admiral Screed's Reconstruction ability no longer needs to face the target to be used.
*Bellator Star Dreadnaught's Horrid War ability no longer needs to face the target to be used.
*Fixed some issues with the Alliance and New Republic AI.
*Fixed a bug where Ysanne Isard's Krytos Virus was increasing hull restoration of infected ships instead of decreasing it.
*Fixed a bug where the Interdictor Star Destroyer's Gravitational Waves ability received a range decrease instead of increase at level 4.
*Fixed a bug where Grand Admiral Thrawn's Prediction ability triggered immediately, instead of after an ability cast. He also no longer needs to face the target to use this ability.
*Fixed a bug where the Alliance Rise Up research would not reduce the allegiance of adjacent enemy planets as intended.
*The Imperial II Star Destroyer's Rebel Scum ability is now properly recognized by the game as an ultimate ability.
*The Galaxy Gun and Insurrection Center superweapons no longer default to auto cast being on.
*Force Harvester artifact now heals all ships in a conquered gravity well, not just those with weapons.
*Imperial Jovan Starbase Trade Upgrade now required Trade Ports to be researched, like other starbases.
*Prince Isolder now has the intended 70% max shield mitigation for a hero unit, up from 60%.
*Increased Antimodule Cruiser XP values to be more in line with other combat frigates, as they can now attack ships.
*The MC90's Hold the Line Ability now properly reduces the damage taken of friendly planets as intended.
*All variants of Marauder Cruisers no longer have antimatter, as they have no abilities that need it.
*MC80 Command Cruiser's Cluster Shot can now target as well as damage Corvettes, as intended.
*Mandalorian Protector Gunship now uses heavy armor, as intended for an Antifighter ship.
*Fixed a UI issue where the wrong research icon for the "Torpedo Salvo" research was displayed
*"Alliance Tactical Doctrine" research now properly gives stolen income to the Rebel player
*Mad Vasari Titan Random Event no longer causes instant crashes with Sins 1.96 and above
*Standardized Dreadnuaght Heavy Cruisers weapon types to all deal COMPOSITE AKA Heavy Cruiser damage.
*Fixed a bug that caused one particular loading screen picture to never be picked to display.

** Other Changes **
*Increased the Planet Bombing range of all Titans to 5000.
*Improved the New Republic AI.
*Alliance AI Faction name Corellian Resistance renamed to Corellian Security Force to not conflict with minor faction name.