Starcraft 2 Beta Patch 5 Release

StarCraft II Beta – Patch 5 (version 0.7.0.14356)


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Balance Changes

• PROTOSS
  • Cybernetics Core
    • Warp Gate research time increased from 60 seconds to 140 seconds.
• ZERG
  • Hatchery/Lair/Hive
    • Burrow research time increased from 50 seconds to 100 seconds.
    • Burrow research cost increased from 50 Minerals and 50 Vespene Gas to 100 Minerals and 100 Vespene Gas.
  • Nydus Network
    • Nydus Worm build time increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
  • Hydralisk
    • The delay between attacks has been increased from 0.75 seconds to 0.83 seconds.
  • Infestor
    • Neural Parasite has been redesigned:
      • The limited duration of 10 seconds has been removed.
      • Can no longer target air units.
      • Cast range decreased from 9 to 7.
    • Burrowed Infestor move speed decreased from 1.5 to 1.
    • Infestor life decreased from 120 to 90.
    • Infestors that are burrowed now have the same threat level as above-ground units for the purposes of automatically acquiring targets.

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with High graphics settings that could cause particles not to render.