StarCraft II Beta - Patch 3 (version 0.5.0.14219B)
Balance Changes
TERRAN
Engineering Bay
Infantry Armor: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Infantry Weapons: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Armory
Vehicle Plating: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Vehicle Weapons: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Ship Plating: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
Ship Weapons: The time required for each upgrade has been reduced by 30 seconds, decreasing each upgrade time from 190/220/250 seconds to 160/190/220 seconds.
PROTOSS
Zealot
The maximum shield capacity of this unit has been decreased from 60 to 50.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug where the Infestor’s Neural Parasite ability could cause Reapers to lose the ability to move.
Fixed an issue that could use an incorrect HDR format on some ATI cards.
Fixed a crash that could happen on some ATI cards.
StarCraft II Beta - Patch 4 (version 0.6.0.B14259B)
General
Korea
Added support to display the game rating information on the F10 in-game menu within the beta.
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I’m back after a few months without update. Blizzard made public details about new Terran unit - Crucio Siege Tank. Siege tanks were my favorite units a I looking forward to new version.
Basic info:
Builds From:Factory Armament:Twin 90mm Cannons (assault mode) , 120mm Shock Cannon (siege mode) Role:Armored Support and Mobile Artillery
“The Crucio has been designed for increased survivability with an enlarged, reinforced turret and hull. The new turret layout also features an upgraded assault-mode armament package so that the Crucio can fend for itself more successfully in an open battlefield. Force deployment costs for the Crucio have increased over the older Arclite, but the increased versatility of the powerful new siege tank more than compensates for the additional expense.”
