[Locked] Halo Wars 2 - Patch Notes (UPDATED SEP 12, 2018)

UPDATE: APRIL 27, 2017

Alongside the release of Colony, the latest Halo Wars 2 DLC Leader, the team has implemented a host of various updates, general tweaks, and bug-fixes to improve your Halo Wars 2 experience. Check out a detailed overview of these changes below.

Core systems:
-Made various stability improvements
-Fixed some secondary objectives not triggering after loading from a save
-Fixed some more cases that could cause infinite loading
-Fixed a performance issue on Banished buildings caused by some audio looping inappropriately
-Fixed an issue causing desync for some players
Leader Powers:
-Archer Missiles now interact with Fog of War appropriately
-Fixed an issue with players being able to build toward the pop cap of temporarily stolen units with Isabel’s Ghost in the Machine
-Fixed an issue where a shield generator wouldn’t spin up if the main base was damaged during construction
-Fixed an issue where Isabel’s ‘The Best Offense’ passive power would render Scorpions unresponsive
Blitz/Firefight:
-Ark Defense spawns the correct number of Sentinels in Blitz, for all interactions with line of sight
-Grunt Mob returns the correct amount of energy on death in Blitz
-Fixed an issue with audio corruption in longer games of Blitz Firefight
Campaign/Gameplay/Settings:
-Grunts no longer shoot each other in the back, reducing their damage output
-The campaign log "Beyond the Edge" is now unlocked when completing campaign mission “The Halo”
-Neutral marines in the tutorial no longer attack and kill the player’s units, preventing them from completing the mission
-Strongholds custom game setting for “starting population count” now works as expected
-Fixed it so “Minibases count as HQ” enabled now prevents the game from ending when the player has no units and only minibases
-Added some Sentinels to capture points on Sentry and Badlands
-Marines’ grenade throw is more responsive
-Deployed Blisterbacks are now attackable by all units, not just anti-air
-Hunter upgrade no longer renders Hunters unresponsive
-Fixed an issue where Holo-decoy units under the effects of the Hellcharge ability would do damage to enemy units
-Global unit upgrades now apply to the Scorpion
-Fixed text on Forge’s Rolling Economy text to match the changes that were applied in the previous update
-Aligned Kinsano’s flame VFX for her Flamewall power with the area in which it does damage
-Fixed several translation errors in Russian, Polish and Japanese
-Fixed some instances of debug strings showing up as UI text in a few locations
AI Fixes:
-Shipmaster AI can no longer teleport units into the void
-Changed the way AI uses and reacts to Nightingale smoke ability
-Fixed an issue that allowed the AI to control a jackrabbit drone
-AI players are now more aware of cloaked bases
-AI players will retake power nodes which were reclaimed by Sentinels
-An AI will no longer kill its own units by disabling a Lightbridge while they're on it… RIP
Achievements:
-Fixed “Two Heads are Better than None” achievement

Audio/Effects:
-Fixed audio with several leader powers
-Fixed several issues with units not having appropriate audio on destruction
-Fixed several instances in campaign when background music could be heard in cutscenes or ingame cinematics
-Adjusted some leader powers' audio
-Synced some audio with animations for Kinsano’s Cyclops
-Fixed an issue with audio events getting spammed when interacting with Fog of War or Cloaking ability
-Fixed an issue with large scale battles causing some audio corruption
-Fixed death visual effects on the Veteran Flame ‘Hog in Blitz
-Fixed some particle issues with the Flame Warthog incendiary grenade
-Fixed Guard units generating noise endlessly in Blitz
-Douglas’s taunt is no longer heard globally
And now for something completely different:
-Fixed an issue where Grunt Squads turn into Grizzlies after the player kills them in any mission when loading a save file with the skull “Grunt Birthday Party” active from a previous release

UPDATE: MARCH 20, 2017
The latest update for Halo Wars 2 is rolling out today for Xbox One & Windows 10 and includes more fixes, improvements, a number of balance changes, and paves the way for our first new leader, Kinsano!

Crashes / Errors / Performance

• Fixed a crash that occurred in Skirmish against AI opponents
• Fixed some error handling with Xbox live service messages
• Fixed a crash that can occur in a LASO play through
• Fixed a hardlock that could occur when loading into “Lights Out”
• Fixed a desync that could be hit in Firefight
• Fixed a crash that could occur while watching the prologue cinematic
• Fixed a crash that could occur while a user signs out while loading into a certain game mode
• Fixed a crash that could occur when transporting newly deployed units
• Fixed an Win 10 specific issue with the game hanging sometimes when restarting a mission
• Fixed some suspend/idle issues that caused infinite loads
• Fixed some Intel Iris Graphics 520 issues that could cause a crash
• Improved performance when running on various Intel integrated GPUs
• Fixed some improper localization strings in controller layout while playing the Basic Tutorial
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when a Wolverine is destroyed by a Lightbridge toggling off while it was on it
• Improved stability by fixing a large variety of one-off crashes
• Fixed some performance hitches in Campaign that were caused by scripted events triggering

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where players were sometimes able to quickly assign one Leader Power point to two different Leader Powers
• AI now garrisons a bit more often in Legendary when low on health
• Nightingale Smoke bombs now stop Turrets shooting outside of the smoke, identical to how units behave
• Damage against Bases show as soon as it happens
• Fixed an issue with Hornets sometimes not responding to Banished unit attacks
• Fixed an issue with pressing the ‘Q’ key twice did not select all units, if there were no units on the screen
• Fixed an issue with Challenges sometimes not progressing in Solo/Team War or Team Objective Playlists
• Fixed Shift-Right-clicking to set multiple waypoints not working in some cases
• Fixed an issue with AI ignoring Sentinel recaptured Control Points
• Fixed some units getting stuck on the campaign mission “The Halo”
• Fixed a bug where the enemy AI retreats too often on Normal
• Fixed an issue where the AI would sometimes kill its own units by toggling a Lightbridge
• Fixed an issue with units doing no damage in a specific scenario
• Fixed an issue with “Departures” video being unlocked after completing “The Halo”
• Fixed a bug with “Just the Facts” and “The full story” achievements not triggering properly
• Fixed an issue where players would get their Favorite Leader instead of the one picked
• Various unit animation fixes
• Added three new achievements unique to the upcoming “Kinsano” leader DLC

Cosmetic

• Fixed some text truncation that could occur in some Campaign missions
• Fixed some text in a few Phoenix logs
• Fixed some UI callouts for failed objectives in a previously played mission showing in a different mission

Audio

• Fixed some cases of audio corruption when multiple sound effects were played at the same time
• Fixed an issue with vehicle engine audio stuttering when on the edge of battle
• Fixed an issue with clipping/corruption occurring in higher waves of Blitz Firefight

Design & Balance Changes
Note: Balance changes affect units in standard and Blitz multiplayer modes unless otherwise noted.
For Halo Wars 2 game designer notes and context surrounding these changes, please check out the March 16th Community Update blog.

LEADER POWERS:

• Shipmaster’s Scout mines cannot be dropped on buildings anymore
• The Banished Cleansing Beam speed slightly reduced
• ODSTs cost increased from 600 to 800, HP slightly decreased

ECONOMY:

• Adjusted the Supply income curve to give less of a bonus income on the first few Supply Pads/Warehouses, but less limiting as player’s build additional pads.

LEADERS:

• Sgt. Forge: Removed the discount on Supply Pads and Reactors in the “Rolling Economy” leader power
• Sgt. Forge: Accelerated Assembly and Lotus mines swapped places

UNITS:

• Jump Pack Brutes:

o Increased HP
o Incased basic DPS
o Slight increase to move speed

• Hellbringers:

o Significant increase to HP
o Significant increase to fire damage dealt to basic infantry units
o Move speed slightly increased
o Cost reduced from 80/50 to 80/40
o Reduced pre-attack and post-attack cooldown to improve responsiveness

• Suicide Grunts (NOT Blitz Suicide Grunts)

o Increased HP
o Base damage decreased
o Base AOE range increased
o Move speed slightly increased
o Charge distance increased
o Charge speed decreased
o Cost reduced from 100/25 to 100/20

• Elite Rangers

o Significantly increased HP
o Armor type changed to be more resistant to small arms fire from Marine & Grunt squads
o Cost reworked from 80/110 to 125/90
o DPS increased

• Jackrabbit

o Cost reduced from 220/15 to 200/12

• Ghost

o Cost reduced from 265/20 to 230/15

• Chopper

o Cost reduced from 280/20 to 245/15

• Hunters

o Cost reduced from 150/200 to 160/160
o DPS reduced

• Cyclops

o Cost reduced from 120/150 to 120/120
o DPS reduced

• Wraiths

o HP significantly increased
o Shields significantly increased
o Build time reduced
o Cost changed from 550/40 to 525/70
o Plasma Cannon DPS increased
o Plasma Mortar DPS increased
o Plasma Mortar Fire rate increased
o Y ability initial damage increased significantly
o Incoming healing reduced

• Scorpion

o HP increased
o Cost changed from 650/50 to 600/90
o Machinegun DPS increased
o Cannon DPS increased
o Cannon AOE size decreased
o Canister shell DPS increased
o Canister shell AOE size increased
o Incoming healing reduced

• Grizzly

o HP increased
o Machinegun DPS increased
o Missile pod DPS increased
o Cannon DPS increased
o Missile Barrage ability damage increased

• Grunts

o Grunt squad build time reduced
o Overall DPS increased for basic and mine-upgrade squads
o Overall DPS increased for pack brother upgrade squads

• Marines

o Grenade DPS decreased significantly
o Grenade large AOE size reduced

• Anders’ Sentinels

o Move speed decreased
o No longer has a huge damage bonus vs. buildings
o General DPS decreased
o Lockdown Bolt damage decreased significantly

• Banshees

o Banshee Plasma Torpedo damage reduced

• Locusts

o Basic DPS slightly reduced
o Line of sight range reduced
o Weapon range reduced

• Base Turrets

o UNSC and Banished upgraded turrets DPS increased
o Banished turrets HP increased
o UNSC turrets build time reduced
o Banished turret build time reduced

Strongholds

• UNSC and Banished HQ HP increased to a constant, high HP amount across all tech tiers

FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Hello - A game update is rolling out today for Halo Wars 2 on Windows 10. This is essentially a "day one" update that was slightly delayed for PC and while it includes a number of improvements it does not directly address many of the issues reported by some players since the game launched. The team is working on a substantial patch for Xbox One and Windows 10 that is close to being handed off to certification at which point we will share patch notes here in this thread. The team is pushing hard and fast to get these updates into the game as soon as possible. Thank you for your feedback and patience.

Halo Wars 2 Windows 10 Update - Feb. 22
Please note that this same update was released on Xbox One last week.

• [Campaign] - Optional objective "Complete the mission with under 50% damage" on Mission 1 has been fixed
• [Campaign] - Mission 11 - Fixed an issue where loading a save created shortly after the
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  returns would cause the unit to idle and not correctly path between the Domination points.
• [Campaign] - Mission 8 will now fail when the Particle Cannon is destroyed
• [Campaign] - Fixed an issue where completing objectives in a mission, saving and loading, and then completing the mission resulted in the number of completed optional and bonus objectives being misreported on the missions log.
• [Campaign] - Fixed an issue where "Restart from Checkpoint" and "Load Game" options do not appear on Mission Failed Screen.
• Scarab minimum range has been adjusted to more effectively engage units that are very close to it
• Uber Units can no longer be built by the AI in Skirmish on Easy & Normal difficulty
• Blitz card hand input speed has been increased
• Fixed an issue where game audio could sometimes be distorted when a lot of units are in play
• Fixed an issue where pressing Alt+Enter to enter full screen and then again to exit full screen just as the client launches, just prior to the Xbox app displaying, can result in a crash.
• Fixed an issue where closing the Min. Spec dialog box could result in a crash
• Join a 2v2 match with your favorite deck for Blitz Quickmatch

KNOWN ISSUES: Please note that with the introduction of this update some players may experience a longer initial black screen during game launch.

Patch Notes: June 28 (Part 2 of 2)
The next game update and patch for Halo Wars 2 is scheduled for release on Wednesday, June 28th.

Note:

• The patch notes contain more content than a single post will allow so please see the next post for the continuation.
• In addition to the notes below there will be a service-side balance update released after the game patch has been deployed. The details of these additional balance changes are NOT currently included in the notes below. We will update once that information is finalized.

Art:

• Fixed graphical corruption that could appear near wraiths in campaign
• Nightingale’s smoke screen no longer disappears when camera moves view off of it and back
• Colossus’ legs face the right way when targeting enemies now
• Vulture’s yellow warning light is now attached to the craft when firing its missile
• Mantis chaingun effects have been cleaned up
• Decimus’ Siphon no longer leaves green effects on the units

Audio:

• Added some audio to the Cyclops death animation
• All leaders were missing the voice over callout when the player’s base was destroyed
• Fixed Chopper’s ramming audio loop
• Corrected explosion of Lotus Mines to play the appropriate sound effect
• Anders sentinels will no longer play Grunt audio upon death
• Johnson’s EMP should no longer cause audio to stutter

Last, but not Least:

• Players affected by earlier issues with loss of progress will have their progress restored, based on their halowaypoint.com Service Record

Halo Wars 2 August 17 Patch Notes
A preview of the August Balance update can be found HERE.

UI/Navigation

• Clarified messaging when a player becomes disconnected and then is re-connected to online services.
• The Store button no longer remains highlighted after pressing.
• Added keybinding for text chat using mouse and keyboard on Windows 10.
• Fixed an issue on Windows 10 where players were unable to use keybinds to open the radial menu or access building slots if the base was not completely in camera view.
• Improved single unit selection when using mouse and keyboard on Windows 10.
• Teammate camera indicators are now colored with each individual player color.
• Fixed a mislabeled starting army icon in Blitz.
• Clickable Leader Point icon no longer displayed during Blitz gameplay on Windows 10.
• Blitz control point icons now display their proper state in 2v2 matches.

AI:

• AI will now use the Forge Pelican Transport Leader Power in Skirmish.
• Legendary AI now recycle buildings just before they are destroyed.
• Improved Skirmish AI retreating behavior.
• Made AI pathing improvements.

Buildings/Units:

• Fixed an issue where commands could not be queued for Spartans in hijacked vehicles.
• Nightingales no longer continually heal units after they are at 100% HP.
• Grunt Squad health bars now increase in size when a Skitterer is attached.
• Rally points no longer persist after their associated base is recycled or destroyed
• Fixed an issue where in attempting to use a special ability on a portal caused units to become unresponsive.
• Fixed an issue where in Detectors could remove temporary ability cloaks on some units instead of only revealing them while in range.
• Detect units now reveal bases when it touches the obstruction radius of the building instead of the center point.
• Melee units are no longer able to attack out of garrisons.
• Apex buildings placed on the corner base slot will no longer be missed by special abilities such as grenade throw.
• The Command Mantis now behaves correctly when being called down on a Lightbridge.
• Omega Team Spartans now refund energy after death in Blitz.
• Fixed an issue where some units’ attack cooldown could be reset if moved while attacking.
• Players can no longer stockpile hijacked vehicles in Campaign Co-op.
• Improved Marine pathing around resource crates.
• Fixed a base plot on MP map Vault which allowed players to build buildings as the main base is constructed.
• Enduring Locust can now regenerate full shield health over time.
• Attaching a Skitterer to a damaged unit no longer replenishes all HP.
• Fixed an issue with erratic unit movement when attempting to ram a teleporting target.
• Spartans in vehicles can no longer be given infantry based commands.

Campaign:

• Fixed some AI pathing issues in Campaign.
• Fixed an issue with the Canister Shell special ability rendering Scorpion Tanks unresponsive in Mission 9.
• The Pestilence skull no longer affects the Retriever Sentinel in Mission 8 while it is repairing.
• The After Party skull now works as expected when activated on Mission 3.
• Leader Power icon button is no longer displayed during Campaign cut scenes.

Leader Power:

• Fixed input lag on some Leader Powers for Windows 10.
• Serina’s Leader Powers can no longer be seen through Fog of War.
• Serina’s Ice Barrier Leader Power can no longer be used to freeze all base production.

Engine:

• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred at the start of Mission 2.
• Trooper units no longer remain in game when a player resigns from a Blitz match.
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when using an Nvidia device with “SLI” enabled.
• Fixed some performance drops that occurred during 3v3 Strongholds gameplay.
• Fixed a crash when running the game with a 3GB AMD GPU.
• Fixed a crash when using Holo-Decoy on the Jerome hero unit and his Command Mantis at the same time.

MISC:

• Kills from the Blast Unit Ability in Blitz will now count toward the player’s score.
• Leader Power mines no longer count toward units built, units killed, and units lost stats.
• Fixed several save load issues in Campaign.

Patch Notes: September 26

NEW FEATURES
Two new multiplayer maps are available for free to all Halo Wars 2 players!

• 2v2 map, “Mirage”
• 3v3 map, “Fissure”

Introducing Spectator mode! This all new feature lets players spectate custom matches with customized HUD, game info and controls.

• Select which player you want to follow
• Toggle between following a player and free camera modes

CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS

• Attack move Command – attack move issues a command to engage any enemies encountered on the way to a specific point on the map. Units issued this move command will continue to engage any enemies they encounter until the enemies are killed or the units that were issued the attack move command die. The units will proceed to the specified point after they finish engaging with the enemy. Press the “`” key and then “LMB” on the desired location to activate attack move on the PC. Hold the “X” button until it blinks on the desired location to activate attack move on the Xbox One.
• Queued Movement Command – Players can now issue multiple queued orders to their units to follow. Hold “SHIFT” and “RMB” to activate issue multiple queued orders on the PC. Hold “RT” and tap the “X” button to issue multiple queued orders on the Xbox One.
• Hold Position Command – We have added a new command allowing players to issue a hold position order to their units. To activate hold position on the PC, select any unit and press the “H” key. To activate the hold position command on the Xbox One, hold "RT", select a unit and double tap “LB”.
• Building Command Groups – Now you can add a building to command groups. To add a building to a command group on the PC hold “CTRL” and “MMB” over the building you would like to add to the command group. Then hit “CTRL” and the number of the control group you would like to add the building to. You can set a rally point with “Y” and open the building’s radial menu with “R”. To add a building to a command group on the Xbox One, hold “RT” and press “LB” over the building you would like to add to the command group. Once selected you can assign the building to a command group like normal using “RT and the “Dpad”. The “Y” button will open the building’s radial menu when the command group is selected.

PC Only

• Keyboard shortcut icons have been added to each petal on the radial menus
• The PC controls frontend menu has been overhauled to improve the user experience.
• Players can now assign a secondary key when mapping PC controls

GAMEPLAY
Scarab -‘Y’ ability (Shield) reinstated as part of fixes for invincibility issue.Archer Missiles costs reduced for all levels

• Level 1 cost reduced 450/275 to 300/200
• Level 2 cost reduced 550/400 to 400/300
• Level 3 cost reduced 650/525 to 500/400

Glassing Beam cost reduced and DPS and speed improved

• Level 1 DPS increased +20%
• Level 2 DPS increased +6%
• Level 1 cost reduced 400/250 to 300/200
• Level 2 cost reduced 500/385 to 400/300
• Level 3 cost reduced 600/500 to 500/400
• Beam speeds at all levels increased +6%.

Wraith Scorch

• Same total damage, but over a shorter period of time
• Duration 15s -> 10s
• DPS increased +50%

Mines
Changes to all mines:

• Mines are now tougher
• All mines have a small spotting range
• All mines deal a small amount of damage and trigger effects even when not armed
• Damage to Heavy (Tier 3 Tanks) increased +40%
• Damage to Cover increased +70%
• Damage to all Heroes increased +50%
• Damage to Medium (Tier 2 Vehicles) increased +30%
• Damage to Buildings reduced -50%
• All mines benefit from Fortify upgrades, increasing their HP and damage
• All mines appear on the Minimap

Jerome's Victory Mine:

• Inspire buff radius increased +25%
• Buff duration increased 15s -> 25s
• Uses correct Inspire values (15% -> 12%, in line with the previous Inspire reduction)
• HP increased 100 -> 300/400
• Now slows targets

Lotus Mines:

• Now Slow targets

Plasma Mines:

• Now leave behind a plasma Damage Over Time on detonation

Ambush Mines:

• HP increased 100 -> 350/450

Stasis Mines:

• HP increased 100 -> 300/400

Corruption Mine:

• HP increased 300/400 -> 400/500

Cryo Mine:

• HP increased 100 -> 300/400

Scout Mine:

• HP increased 100 -> 300/400
• Line of Sight increased +33%/+43%

Frostraven survivability and effectiveness improved

• HP increased +10%
• Range increased +25%
• Chill vs non-buildings increased +20%/+20%

Glacial Storm visual and gameplay effectiveness improved

• Visual improvements
• Drops periodic Frost Bolts which deal a small amount of chill and damage
• Chill vs non-buildings increased +20%

Mastodon performance improved and costs reduced

• Acceleration increased +33%
• Turn rate increased +11%
• Population Cost reduced 4 -> 3
• Supply cost reduced 300 -> 250

Phantom costs reduced

• Population Cost reduced 4 -> 3
• Supply cost 275 -> 225

UI / NAVIGATION

• Corrected issue which prevented display of full leader names in Season Service Record screen.
• [PC] Fixed issue which prevented units from being highlighted when too many unit types were selected.
• Personal rank information now being displayed correctly in Leaderboards.
• [PC] Increased the number of keys which the Ease of access text window can now be assigned to.
• Fixed issue which caused loss of camera control when closing Radial Menu by clicking on the Minimap.
• Most successful leader results now being displayed accurately in Service Record screen.
• [PC] Fixed issue causing mouse to become unresponsive after marquee selecting the unit selection bar.
• [Controls] ‘Hold Position’ unit command changed to RT + Double-Tap LB to eliminate issues with it accidentally triggering Fast Camera movement.
• Correct button combination now shown for ‘Select Building’ (RT + LB) in Advanced Controls screen.
• [PC] Using G + Left Click on Minimap no longer displays ping location outside of playable area.
• [Strongholds] Fixed issue causing Lotus Mines and Plasma Mines to be locked in leader power Radial Menu.
• [Blitz Firefight] Fixed issue which could sometimes show zero time played in Blitz Firefight Leaderboard.
• [Blitz] Fixed issue which could result in Quickmatch players being be added to 3v3 Blitz matches rather than 2v2.

BUILDINGS / UNITS

• [Strongholds] Fixed issue which was revealing Strongholds taken by opponents through Fog of War.
• Fixed issue causing leader-specific units and powers to render textures improperly or blacked out.
• Fixed an issue which allowed the Scarab to become invincible while being affected by a buff/debuff.
• Fixed issue causing attacking Banished Ranged units to ignore commands when paired with Melee units.
• Move commands to mixed unit groups no longer interrupt special abilities (jump, ram, deploy, etc.) currently in progress.
• Heavy Grunts no longer become unresponsive when using Party’s Over special ability.
• Fixed issue which could result in Spartan units not exiting Hijacked vehicles if ordered to exit beyond jump range.
• Grunt Shrapnel Mine ‘Y’ ability responsiveness improved.
• Fixed occasional issue which caused Grunts to rapidly initiate Power Node capture.

CAMPAIGN:

• Correct subtitles are now displayed during Mission 06 (Stealthy Spartans) intro cut scene.

ENGINE:

• Improvements to overall game performance and stability.

Halo Wars 2 Patch Notes - January 16, 2018

GAMEPLAY FIXES

• Fixed a Leader Power exploit that resulted in earning Leader Points at a faster rate.
• Fixed an issue which allowed players to control opposing team units.
• Returned the cost increase of Colony’s Living Barrier leader power back to 0/0. (*this undoes the temporary change that was made to mitigate the Living Barrier exploit, which is now properly fixed)

BALANCE CHANGES
VORIDUS
Infusion damage and duration reduced
Infusion Damage

• Damage per second reduced by 8%

Infusion Duration
All Infusion Duration reduced by -11% except for:

• Infusion Mine I reduced -22%
• Infusion Mine II reduced -18%
• Infused Engineer reduced -10%
• Pool - Medium reduced -20%
• Pool - Large reduced -20%
• Pool - Extra Large reduced -20%
• Infusion Wake I reduced -25%
• Infusion Wake II reduced -20%
• Infusion Wake III reduced -15%

Infusion Duration - Blitz
All Blitz Infusion Duration reduced by -11% except for:

• Infusion Mine I - Blitz reduced -10%
• Infusion Mine II - Blitz reduced -10%

Infusion Tech
Reverts earlier increases to Infusion Tech I/II to reflect relative strength of Infusion without further boosts.
Infusion Tech I

• Damage Scaling reduced -4%

Infusion Tech II

• Damage Scaling reduced -8%

Corrupted Warlord & Mortar Warlord
Infusion pool sizes reduced slightly and substantially reduced Infusion Trail duration. Mortar Warlord Y ability cooldown increased.

Infusion Trail Duration

• Corruption Trail Duration reduced -30s

Mortar Warlord Ability

• Designator Cooldown increased +10s

Maelstrom
Effect duration reduced and cooldown increased to curb its overall effectiveness (especially in combination with other powers).

• Cooldown increased +30s
• Effect Duration reduced -17%

Cataclysm
Increased cooldown to bring power more in line with its cost effectiveness and make it more difficult to chain with other powers.

• Cooldown increased +35s

Brute Grenadier
Base DPS and Infusion siphoning benefits (damage mitigation, DPS bonus) increased to improve their value as a core unit.
Grenade DPS

• Damage Per Second increased +14%/+11%/+9%

Infusion Siphon

• Damage Reduction Scaling increased +20%
• Damage Modifier increased +33%

PAVIUM
Reduced overall cost effectiveness of Ultra Mines and increased arming time to improve player ability to avoid them.
Ultra Mine I

• Arming Delay increased +1s
• Reduced Arming Delay increased +0.5s
• Supplies 200 -> 300
• Power 200 -> 300
• Ability Cooldown increased +15s

Ultra Mine II

• Arming Delay increased +1s
• Reduced Arming Delay increased +0.5s
• Supplies 330 -> 450
• Power 330 -> 450

Cooldown

• Ability Cooldown increased +15s

Pavium’s Stand
Reduced duration and increased cost to balance cost effectiveness.

• Supplies 300 -> 425
• Power 300 -> 425
• Duration reduced -20%

Lich Vanguard
Health and damage increased slightly to improve its effectiveness as an ultimate leader power.

• Hit Points increased +13%
• Damage Per Second increased +9%

Rain of Fire
Increased cooldown time and decreased damage to help bring the power in line with cost.

• Ability Cooldown increased +20s
• Damage Per Second reduced -5%

Mortar Warlord
Reduced the effectiveness of 'Y' ability Designator and splash damage.
Designator

• Damage Reduction Scaling reduced -8%

AOE Damage

• Damage Ratio reduced -20%

Upgraded Paint Target

• Damage Ratio reduced -25%

ANTI-AIR VEHICLES
Slight increases to HP and Splash damage values to improve survivability and damage versus massed air units.

Wolverine

• AOE Damage Radius increased +25%/+20%
• Hit Points increased +10%

Reaver

• AOE Damage Radius increased +13%/+14%
• Hit Points increased +10%

ANTI-VEHICLE & TIER 3 VEHICLES
Health and effectiveness of Anti-Vehicle units improved versus Tier 2 Vehicles. Tier 3 Vehicles improved versus Tier 2 Vehicles, AA Vehicles, and Scouts.

Anti-Vehicle

• Damage versus Medium increased +19%

Tier 3 Vehicle

• Damage versus Medium increased +20%
• Damage versus MediumAA increased +40%
• Damage versus MediumScout increased +20%

Cyclops

• Hit Points increased +5%

Hunter

• Hit Points increased +5%

Scorpion - Cannister Shell

• Damage Per Second increased +14%
• AOE Radius increased +20%

Grizzly - Missile Barrage

• Damage Per Second increased +12%
• Core AOE Radius reduced -25%
• Splash AOE Radius added (DPS 50%)

Wraith - Scorch Mortar

• Damage Per Second increased +21%

Wraith - Corrupted Scorch Mortar

• Damage Per Second increased +19%

Halo Wars 2 Patch Notes - April 2, 2018

A server-side update was released today that includes additional Xbox-PC crossplay enabled playlists, various unit balance adjustments, and kicks off the start of Season 10!

MATCHMAKING
More Crossplay Hoppers and Season 10
We are happy to announce that based on feedback we have received we will making 9 of the 11 playlists crossplay. Below are the playlists that will be available during season 10. We wanted to let you all know that we are listening and can’t wait to bring more fun and new things you want to Halo Wars 2!!!

Crossplay Playlists
Versus AI
Rumble
Team War
Ranked 2v2 Objective
Ranked Solo War
Ranked 3v3 x War
Ranked 1v1 Blitz Open
Ranked 2v2 Blitz Open
3v3 Blitz

Xbox Only Non-Crossplay Playlists
Ranked 2v2 War
Ranked 3v3 War

PC Only Non-Crossplay Playlists
Ranked 2v2 War

BALANCE UPDATE
Please see THIS POST for the complete list of balance adjustments included in today's release. All of these changes were the direct result of player feedback and were designed in close partnership with the Halo Wars 2 community right here in the Halo Waypoint forums. Please keep the feedback coming!

Halo Wars 2 Patch Notes - September 12, 2018
A server-side mid-season balance update is being released today for Halo Wars 2 on Xbox One and Windows PC. Thank you to everyone who provided input and feedback to help shape this latest update. See below for full details!

Artillery
Currently this is hard to deal with, especially in late game, nerfs to Artillery are being made in general to make it less punishing to try and break bases against Siege/Artillery.

• Cost escalation added to UNSC Siege Turrets
• Damage reduced against vehicles by 10% for all artillery

UNSC
Scorpions are getting an overall damage buff to help them be more viable in general. Hornets are getting a survivability nerf as well as damage against AA reduced so that AA can be more effective against mass air spam. In addition, the Cyclops is under performing and is receiving a small HP buff for now, this will be watched closely and addressed again as needed.Scorpion

• Cannon Damage increased by 14%

Hornet

• Damage versus Anti-Air units reduced by 7%
• Health Reduced by 5%

Cyclops

• Health increased by 5%

Banished
Much like the Scorpion, the Wraith is very underwhelming, so slightly larger buffs are going to them in terms of Damage and survivability. This is to make them more viable in general as well. In addition, a slight reduction in supply cost for Banshees is being made to improve viability in mid-game against infantry comps.Wraith

• Base DMG increased by 20%
• Shield increased by 5%

Banshee

• Cost reduced from 275/0 to 250/0

Map Resource Crate Fixes
Fixing an issue that has been in since launch, found out it can be resolved through Data instead of an actual scenario change
A couple resource crate positions have been adjusted to address an issue causing units to be unable to gather them on Highway, Rift, and Bedrock.

Leader Specific Changes
Cutter

• You can now select and move the dropped Cyclops before the animation completes instead of preventing movement.
• This fix affects both Cyclops Drop and ODST Assault Group

Serina
As part of the nerfs to siege in general, the chill amount that Siege Turrets and Kodiaks apply has also been reduced.

• Chill Amount reduced on Siege Turrets and Kodiaks by 30%

Voridus

• Fixed and issue which prevented Blisterback’s from benefiting from Infusion Tech.

Shipmaster
The recent buffs to Elite Rangers caused the Spirit Support drops to over perform. Reduction on the Elite Ranger veterancy has been made.

• Veterancy on Spirit Support Elite Rangers reduced from 3 to 2

Atriox
Mines dropped by Jump Pack Brutes are over performing. Nerfs to their effectiveness have been made, especially against scout vehicles.

• Counter Measure Mine daze reduced from 10s to 4s to fall in line with other daze effects
• Counter Measure Mine damage reduced against scouts by 30%