Starcraft 2 news » Legacy of the Void Beta Patch 2.5.2

This patch brings a brand new unit to the Terran army, a chat system rework and a bevy of bug fixes to the Legacy of the Void beta. Find a full list of them in the patch notes below:

Social

• Chat System
  • The old StarCraft II Chat System has been removed and a new embedded chat dialogue has been added.
  • Type /help into chat for a full list of commands.
• Friends List
  • The Friends List has been given a slight visual refresh and should feel more responsive.
  • Players Near You has been moved from the Home Screen and placed into the Friends List.

General

• Gas geysers now contain 2000 gas.

Terran

• New Unit: Liberator
  • Mechanical Air Unit
  • Fires 2 missiles that deal 7 splash damage to air units.
  • Can be deployed to attack ground units, losing mobility and anti-air attack.
    • While deployed, the Liberator attacks any ground units in the target zone for 85 damage.
    • Single target damage.
    • Cannot attack buildings while deployed.
• Vehicle and Ship Weapon upgrades have been separated again.
• Adjusted building subgroup priorities to the following:
  • Command Center > Planetary Fortress
  • Barracks > Factory > Starport
  • Engineering Bay > Armory

Zerg

• Corruptor
  • Reverted ability to Corruption but now can be auto-cast.
• Swarm Hosts
  • Can no longer move while burrowed.
• Roaches
  • Burrow movement once again needs to be researched.
• Adjusted building subgroup priorities to the following:
  • Hatchery > Lair > Hive
  • Evolutionary Chamber > Spire > Greater Spire
  • Hydralisk Den > Lurker Den

Protoss

• Adjusted building subgroup priorities to the following:
  • Gateway > Robotics > Stargate

Bug Fixes

• The Raven ready sound no longer plays when a Cyclone is created.
• Fixed an issue that caused a newly morphed Ravager to glide on the ground.
• Neural Parasite will no longer persist through Oracle’s Stasis Trap.
• A unit can no longer be targeted with Graviton Beam while are under the effect of knock-back.
• Fixed an issue that caused units to attack destructible doodads they were railed to.
• Siege Tanks in siege mode should no longer become covered by creep when moved by a Medivac.
• Fixed an issue that prevented unburrowed Swarm Hosts from spawning locusts when selected in a group with burrowed Swarm Hosts.
• Locusts should now correctly have a life duration of 25.
• Adepts can no longer phase into buildings under construction.
• Lurker attacks should no longer be visible through the Fog of War.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Adept to glide if issued a move command immediately after using Psionic Transfer.
• Caustic Spray and Parasitic Bomb will now properly trigger an “Under Attack” alert.
• Adjusting the viewing speed of a replay should no longer cause the timestamp to jump around.
• The Hellbat's attack will now correctly appear blue with the Infernal Pre-Igniters upgrade.
• The “Activate Stasis Trap” hotkey is now available for customization.
• Cyclones will no longer automatically target disguised changelings when Lock On is set to Auto-Cast.
• You can no longer reveal a Stasis Ward by using an Overlords “Generate Creep” ability.
• The Lurker Den is no longer missing from the Zerg Structures Hotkeys Menu.
• The Battlecruiser animation on the home screen will no longer disappear if you are idle.
• The Disruptor's Purification Nova explosion effect is no longer faint on Low graphic settings.