Patch 2.1.9

[e][h]Patch 2.1.9

Patch Information

Version:

34644

SEA Release Date:

23 March 2015

NA Release Date:

24 March 2015

EU Release Date:

25 March 2015

KOR Release Date:

26 March 2015

Highlights

• General
• Bug Fixes

Chronology

  2.1.8

2.1.10  

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm - Patch 2.1.9

General

• Warcraft III Assets
  • We’ve introduced over three thousand new assets from the Warcraft III Reign of Chaos and The Frozen Throne.
  • To gain access to these assets, launch the StarCraft II Editor and add the following dependency:
    • Warcraft III (Data Mod)
      • File > Dependencies
      • Click ‘Add Other’
      • Select the ‘Battle.net’ tab
      • Click ‘Log In’ and enter your Battle.net account information
      • Double click on Warcraft III (Data Mod)
• Arcade and Custom Game Lobby Changes
  • Hosts will be able to remove players who have a pending invite.
  • If a player fails to accept an invite, additional invites from that player will be delayed.
  • The duration of a pending invite has been dramatically reduced.
• WCS Observer Interface
  • We’ve made several improvements to the WCS Observer Interface
  • Minerals, Gas, army count, and worker count can now be displayed simultaneously.
  • Unit wireframes are now displayed for single or group selection.
  • Information is displayed more consistently, making it easier for tournament organizers to display auxiliary information.
  • Hot keys have been improved and simplified.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could allow a player to join a private lobby when they were not friends with the host.
• Certain hotkeys in the Wings of Liberty campaign can now be remapped.
• Presence information displayed in the Friends List should now display the correct information.
• Fixed an issue where certain Nvidia drivers were causing certain textures to appear pink.
• Typical use of the middle mouse button should no longer cause the cursor to snap to the center of the screen.

Balance Update

On April 9, Blizzard released a Balance Update.

Zerg

• Swarm Host

• Cost modified from 200 Minerals and 100 Vespene to 100 Minerals and 200 Vespene
• Supply cost increased from 3 to 4
• Movement speed increased from 2.25 to 2.95
• Swarm Hosts now require the Burrow research in order to burrow
• Swarm Hosts no longer collide with Locusts

• Spawn Locusts – This ability has been reworked

• Auto-cast removed, Spawn Locusts must now be manually cast
• Spawn Locusts cooldown increased from 25 seconds to 60 seconds
• Casting Spawn Locusts no longer requires a Swarm Host to be burrowed

• Locust

• Weapon speed increased from .8 to .6
• Locust duration increased from 15 seconds (+10 seconds with Enduring Locusts) to 25 seconds

• Infestation Pit

• Enduring Locusts – This upgrade has been removed
• New upgrade: Flying Locusts - Allows Locusts spawned by Swarm Hosts to fly. Flying Locusts can use Swoop to land and attack

• Requires Lair
• Cost is 200 Minerals, 200 Vespene, 160 seconds
• Allows Locusts spawned by Swarm Hosts to fly. Flying Locusts can use Swoop to land and attack
• Swoop: Orders the Locust to land at the targeted location, allowing it to attack

• Viper

• Blinding Cloud range increased from 10 to 11

Terran

• Raven

• Point Defense Drone duration decreased from 180 seconds to 20 seconds

Protoss

• Tempest

• Bonus damage versus massive air units decreased from +50 damage to +14 damage.