Here Comes The Swarm Patch Notes #4386

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Patch Notes. Build #4386

CHANGES & ADDITIONS

• Added an Early Access welcome screen that appears on first startup.

• Added the Active Roadmap to the main menu.

• Removed RNG from Arcanum empowering. All essences connected to an empowered slot are now selectable.

• Added the ability to spend fragments during Expedition runs when Arcanum editing is allowed.

• Added a disclaimer indicating that Arcanum editing is not allowed during Infestation Expeditions.

• Renamed Swarm Corruption to Game Length on the Expedition Game Over screen to match Skirmish settings.

• Spell abilities are now disabled during construction, preventing use of Infusions and Radiant Nova while building.

• The default empowered slot is now always filled with the Bounce Arrows essence.

• Resource storage display increased from 9,999 → 99,999.

BALANCING

• Research Dome – Wall Health Upgrade changed from +75 HP → +25%, allowing it to scale better with stone walls.

• Science Lab – Wall Health Upgrade now only applies to stone walls and gates (no longer affects wooden walls).

• Tiamman – Fortified Logistics blessing:

  • Thorns increased 1.5 → 15

  • No longer requires a core connection

• Adjusted minor essences on Arcanum boards to better match their Deity and balance counts. All Deities now have 20 total minor essences.

• Updated the cost of the 2nd talent row from 6 -> 7

• Added additional lines to the Tiamman board.

• Reduced chest pathfinding footprint from 4×4 → 2×2, making them less effective as blockers.

• Increased Radiant Blast damage from 1000 → 5000.

• Increased Pylon health from 50 → 100.

• Updated Settlement Yield Essence:

  • Removed the wood modifier

  • Ruby yield increased 0.2% → 1%

  • Gas yield increased 0.2% → 2.5%

TALENT UPDATES

• AdjustedUnit Range talentattack range increased 20% → 25%.

• Cheaper Ascension:

  • Now also reduces wood and gas costs

  • Cost reduction lowered 80% → 40%

• Cheaper Walls:

  • Now also reduces wood costs

  • Reduction lowered 70% → 30%

• Swapped talents:

  • Red: Faster Towers with Green: Unit Maintenance

  • Red: Cheaper Units with Red: Unit Range

• Armor Penetration talent increased 2 → 5

FIXES

• Fixed an issue where Burden: Barren Trees did not reduce forest wood yield.

• Fixed a bug where supply radius visuals would not update when the supplier became inactive.

• Fixed a bug where ragdoll velocity accumulated across uses, causing physics issues.

• Fixed an issue where some Expedition UI elements did not scale properly with the UI scale setting.

• Fixed a bug where selecting the first shrine option would add the second option twice to the pool.

• Fixed various localization issues.

• Fixed an issue where the tutorial achievement would not unlock.

• Fixed a freeze when many buildings finished their Ascension upgrade while selected.

• Fixed an issue where the menu Arcanum was used in Expedition Skirmishes instead of the Expedition one.

• Fixed a bug where cost modifiers were not applied to walls and buildings.

• Fixed a bug where Ascension upgrades did not apply cost modifiers.

• Fixed an issue where Shotgun Essence was not properly filtered under the Tower category in the Essence collection.

• Fixed an issue where the boss modifier displayed 0.25 instead of x0.25 on the end screen.

• Fixed an issue where Worship ability costs did not increase with consecutive uses.

• Fixed an issue where units were healed to full after loading a save game.

• Fixed an issue where Scorpions could shoot